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100 1 $aScholey, K. A.
245 10 $aLondon's great railway century :$b1850-1950 /$cKeith Scholey.
260 $aStroud :$bHistory,$c2012.
300 $a1 volume ;$c24 cm
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505 0 $aIntroduction -- 1. 1850: Whims and oddities -- eccentricities of London's early railways -- 2. 1860: At the railway station -- London's early termini -- 3. 1870: Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new -- South London suburban boom -- 4. 1880: About, about, in reel and rout -- London's railway circles -- 5. 1890: Now night comes on -- London's railway hotels -- 6. 1900: With peacock's eyes and the wares of Carthage: London's goods depots -- 1910: A traveller came by, silently, invisibly -- London's first Tubes -- 1920: Early electric! -- London's suburban electrics -- 1930: The light and the water, earth and men -- London's industrial railways -- 1940: The injustice of the air:- the city's railways Blitzed -- 1950: Base details -- London's engine sheds.
520 $a"The hundred years from 1850 to 1950 were London's railway century, an era during which the city was defined and shaped by its railways: grimy and utilitarian yet at the same time elegant and innovative. This ... book explores the many contemporary transport schemes of London termini, including goods depots, electrified lines, industrial railways and Southern [London] suburban lines..."--Back cover.
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