The Railways of Bradford and Leeds: Their History and Development

by Peter Waller

It was to the south-west of Leeds that one of the key lines in the development of Britain's railway network - the Middleton Railway - established the principle of seeking parliamentary sanction for the construction of a new form of transport. Five decades later in the early nineteenth century it was again the Middleton Railway that was at the forefront of the use of steam - rather than animal - power to move coal from colliery to market.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526773422
• ISBN13: 9781526773425
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 208 Pages