By comparison with their English counterparts, Scottish nineteenth-century railways have suffered from a degree of neglect by economic historians. Most of the e

The rich diversity of Scotland's railway network has never before been the subject of a specialist atlas. This book showcases 181 topographical and railway maps

The British railway network was a monument to Victorian private enterprise. Its masterpieces of civil engineering were emulated around the world. But its perfor

This book argues for the significance of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in Britain's industrialisation.

The field of business history has changed and grown dramatically over the last few years. There is less interest in the traditional `company-centred' approach a