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London & North Western Railway, The by MC Reed w dust jacket
The London & North Western Railway by MC Reed Reflections from the lights on some photos.
Hard Cover w/Dust jacket
248 pages
Copyright 1996
CONTENTS
Preface and acknowledgementsv
Conventions and abbreviationsvi
List of maps, other figures, and tables in the textviii
IntroductionThe Premier Line1
Chapter One The Origins of the System3
Chapter Two Competition and Amalgamation28
Chapter Three Testing times39
Chapter Four Dropping the Pilot57
Chapter Five Recovery and Expansion76
Chapter SixHigh Moon120
Chapter Seven A New Era and a New Century159
Chapter Eight Peace and War191
Chapter Nine The Final Years212
Statistical and financial appendix228
Sources and bibliography237
Index242
List of maps, other figures, and tables
Figure 1.1 London & North Western Railway: constituents and connecting lines4
Figure 1.2 Early railways in Lancashire16
Figure 3.1 Dividends of some leading railway companies, 1846-6040
Figure 3.2 Growth of the LNWR system 1846-5142
Figure 4.1 Growth of the LNWR system 1852-6061
Figure 5.1 The LNWR and its connections in the London area82
Figure 5.2 Railways in Lancashire and north Cheshire, 1861-8085
Figure 5.3 Railways in the west midlands prior to 187596
Figure 5.4 Railways in Cumberland101
Figure 5.5 The LNWR in south Wales111
Figure 6.1 Growth of the LNWR system 1861-91121
Figure 6.2 Connections north of Denton130
Figure 6.3 Junctions in the Wigan area132
Figure 6.4 LNWR freight revenue and tonnage, 1871-91136
Figure 6.5 LNWR coaching revenue and passenger journeys, 1871 and 1873141
Figure 9.1 LNWR system map, 1921216
Table 9.1 LNWR statistics, 1921 and 1922223
Statistical and financial appendix
Table Al Capital, revenue, costs, and dividends, 1846-1922228
Table A2 Mileage and traffic statistics, 1846-1922229
Table A3 Mileage, revenue, and traffic volumes, 1849 and 1852-4235
Table A4 Passenger and freight train mileage, revenue, costs, and profit, 1849-68 236
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION:
THE LONDON & North Western Railway was fully entitled to style itself the Premier Line. It had the biggest locomotive fleet, the largest staff of any railway in Britain and the greatest mileage of quadruple track. At its zenith, its superbly turned-out trains were a magnificent sight to behold.
Financially, the LNWR remained the busiest carrier right up to the grouping, earning the highest net revenue of all British railway companies. Its paid-up capital was greater than any of its contemporaries, its position as the country's largest joint-stock undertaking remaining unchallenged.
Historically, the company had impeccable antecedents. It included the Liverpool & Manchester - the line on which railway technology underwent the transformation that made the creation of a new national transport system a practical possibility. George Stephenson's wayward genius also played a key role in the Premier Line's other trunk constituents and was suitably acknowledged by his statue which dominated Euston's cathedral-like Great Hall.
All in all, the LNWR remained the most significant component of the British railway system throughout its independent life. All the more remarkable therefore that - almost alone among the major pre-grouping companies - it has not hitherto been the subject of a comprehensive modern history. Malcolm Reed has at last remedied this deficiency with a work that skillfully intertwines and interprets the many facets of this vast undertaking. The product of over thirty years' research, it is that rare thing among railway histories: immensely factual and at the same time a good read.
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