| First published 101 years ago, this map shows the railway lines in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland with detailed enlargements of the major conurbations. The great main lines with major stations and termini are marked as well as many small village halts on the humble country branch lines.
The map bears witness to the culmination of the gargantuan engineering feat which produced 23,000 route miles in the 82 years since the first 25 miles of railway was completed between Stockton and Darlington in 1825. Compare that to the less than 11,000 miles we have a century later and use the map to explore the hundreds of routes, with their stations, which ran through so many parts of the country but survived for no more than a few generations before succumbing to the march of progress which favoured alternative means of transport.
The map comes with a booklet describing the history of the railway network up to 1907.
The overall size with printed 'mount' is 38 x 27.25 ins (96.6 x 70.5 cms). |
London Street Map 1863London Railway Map 1897
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