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 Great Western Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Western Railway originated from the desire of Bristol merchants to maintain the position of their port as the second port in the country and the chief one for American trade.
The South Wales Railway, terminating at Neyland, opened in 1850 and was connected to the GWR via Brunel's ungainly Wye bridge in 1852.
Though this appeared to be a great coup for the GWR, the coal traffic declined significantly as the use of coal as a naval fuel declined, and within a decade the GWR was itself the largest single user of Welsh coal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Western_Railway   (1558 words)

  
 Young, Arthur Young's Travels in France, Front Matter: Library of Economics and Liberty
The spread of railways, the creation of roads and other facilities of communication, must be taken into account, also the great advantages enjoyed by Brittany in respect of climate.
Great is the change that awaits the traveller in sunny, light-hearted, dance-loving Anjou.
The creation of roads and railways, the use of artificial manures and machinery, the cross-breeding of stock, had in 1862 given the Maine and Loire the fourth rank among French departments, whilst in 1880 it stood first as a corn-producing country.
www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Young/yngTF0.html   (15455 words)

  
 MSN Encarta
It can be quite hard to think of railway travel as glamorous, but the romance of the railway persists in these classic journeys.
It has been claimed that the Canadian Pacific Railway helped to seal Canada’s national sense of identity.
One of the most famous services on Britain’s railways was that provided by the Flying Scotsman.
uk.encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/quiz/Quiz.aspx?QuizID=924   (195 words)

  
 EYE - Online Information article about EYE
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encyclopedia.jrank.org /EUD_FAT/EYE.html   (601 words)

  
 RailServe.com: World Railway Historical Societies & Preservation
Railway Archive - The Last Main Line - Examines the history and continuing social, environmental, and economic impact of the Great Central Railway's London Extension, which ran between London and North Nottinghamshire between the 1890s and 1960s
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - Aims to preserve, maintain, and operate steam locomotives and historic carriages on the main line railways of Ireland; excursions operate from both Belfast and Dublin at Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and regularly during the summer months
Railways of the Far South - History of the railways, mostly narrow gauge, in the far south of South America and in the islands of the South Atlantic
www.railserve.com /Historical/World   (5721 words)

  
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A guide to the steam railways GB Pelham books
A historical survey of the forest of dean railways
Settle to Carlisle a railway over the pennines
www.roysbooks.co.uk /railway.htm   (26 words)

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