John Reginald Kellett creator John Reginald Kellett text Railroad transportation-Railroads -- Great Britain -- History. xxu London : Routledge , 2007 monographic eng

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xxi, 466 pages ;24 cm. The arrival of the railway was one of the most far reaching events in the history of the Victorian city. This study, based upon case histories of Britain's five largest cities, shows how the railways gave Victorian cities their shape, influenced topography and character of their central districts, and determined the nature of suburban expansion. 1. Introduction and summaryPart One: 'Natural Growth' in Urban Railways 2. Did the Victorians count social costs? 3. Railway profits and the Victorian city 4. Municipal authority and the railway companiesPart Two: Case Histories 5. Birmingham 6. Manchester 7. Liverpool 8. Glasgow 9. London Part Three: The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities 10. The railway as an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the city center 11. The railway as an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the inner city districts and the suburbs 12. Railways and land market /John Reginald Kellett Commerce 385.0941 KEL 9780415848909 International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002 181128 20181130154341.0