enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport...

    Road transport grew rapidly during the 1920s, stimulated by the cheap sale of thousands of war-surplus vans and lorries and the subsidised construction of new roads, which was mainly funded by local authorities. The revenues of the railway companies suffered because of the loss of freight to road haulage in particular.

  3. History of rail transport in Great Britain 1830–1922 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport...

    The history of rail transport in Great Britain 1830–1922 covers the period between the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), and the Grouping, the amalgamation of almost all of Britain's many railway companies into the Big Four by the Railways Act 1921. The inaugural journey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, by A.B ...

  4. List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_companies...

    The Railways Act 1921 only extended to Great Britain. Railways in Ireland and the Crown Dependencies were not affected unless owned by a railway company in Great Britain. The railways included in this section were standard gauge, unless otherwise noted: Alderney Railway; Belfast and County Down Railway; 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)

  5. History of rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport...

    The "Big Four" were joint-stock public companies. During the 1920s and 1930s, rising competition from road transport reduced revenues, leading to a lack of investment and thus a period of slow decline. The "Big Four" cooperated closely during the Second World War and continued to run the railway system up until 31 December 1947.

  6. Railways Act 1921 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railways_Act_1921

    Geddes' proposals became the 1920 white paper, Outline of Proposals as to the Future Organisation of Transport Undertakings in Great Britain and their Relation to the State (Cmd. 787). That suggested the formation of six or seven regional companies, and suggested worker participation on the board of directors of the company.

  7. Rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/.../Rail_transport_in_Great_Britain

    The growth in road transport during the 1920s and 1930s greatly reduced revenue for the rail companies. Rail companies accused the government of favouring road haulage through the subsidised construction of roads. The railways entered a slow decline owing to a lack of investment and changes in transport policy and lifestyles.

  8. Category:1920s in transport - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1920s_in_transport

    Pages in category "1920s in transport" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Christie suspension

  9. History of rail transport in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport...

    The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and previously consisted of Great Britain and the whole of Ireland. Rail transport systems developed independently on the two islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and most of the railway construction in the Republic of Ireland was undertaken before independence in 1922.