Britain’s role in the mid-nineteenth century as the world’s greatest economic power was an extraordinary phenomenon, foreshadowed in the Industrial Revoluti

Discusses the cultural and social effect that the railway had on nineteenth century society in Great Britain

This is the first history of the British railway system written from a modern economic perspective. It uses conterfactual analysis to construct an alternative n

The book focuses upon three central themes: industrial organisation and technology, wages and living standards, and the monetary system. These are at the heart