Dangerous days on the Victorian railways: a history of the terrors and the torments, the dirt, diseases and deaths suffered by our ancestors
by Deary, Terry.
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BookPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2014ISBN: 9780297870586; 0297870580.Classification number: 385.0941 DEASubject(s): Railroads -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Railroads -- Great Britain -- Safety measures -- History -- 19th centurySubject: Often recognised as having revolutionised travel and industrial Britain, Victorian railways were perilous. Few other histories honour the lives of the people killed or injured by the diseases and disasters which accounted for thousands of deaths. The victims of the Victorian railways had names, lives and families, and they deserve to be remembered.
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| 385.0941 ATT An A-Z of railways: a nostalgic tour of Britain's railways | 385.0941 BAK Rail atlas Great Britain & Ireland | 385.0941 BRA The railways : | 385.0941 DEA Dangerous days on the Victorian railways: a history of the terrors and the torments, the dirt, diseases and deaths suffered by our ancestors | 385.0941 DRU Tracing your railway ancestors: a guide for family historians | 385.0941 ENG Eleven minutes late: | 385.0941 GIN Full steam ahead : how the railways made Britain / |
Includes index
Often recognised as having revolutionised travel and industrial Britain, Victorian railways were perilous. Few other histories honour the lives of the people killed or injured by the diseases and disasters which accounted for thousands of deaths. The victims of the Victorian railways had names, lives and families, and they deserve to be remembered.
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