The railway age in Bedfordshire

About this volume

This is an account of the impact made by railways on Victorian society in Bedfordshire between 1846 and 1890. There are chapters about the main railway lines through and within the county; schemes that failed; contractors and navvies, travelling by rail; accidents; railwaymen; and crime. Two maps illustrate railways built 1846-1872 and those proposed but not built 1844-1910. Appendices contain a selection of timetables and fares (including five special excursion timetables) of LNWR, MR and GNR and their branches.

About the author(s)

F. G. Cockman (1)

F. G. Cockman (1902-2001) was a researcher and lecturer on the history of railways. His publications included the standard works on railways of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and specialist books on lost, preserved and unbuilt railways and railway architecture.

Publication details

The railway age in Bedfordshire, [by] F. G. Cockman. Luton, BHRS, 1974. viii, 143p. illus, maps. BHRS vol. 53

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Keywords

maps (22)

railways (2)

transport (1)

travel (2)

Time period

1844-1910