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100 1 _aAnonymous
245 1 0 _aRailway Reform :
_bou considérations sur la nécessité de réformer les bases du système qui a créé et qui dirige les chemins de fer de la Grande Bretagne, et des moyens à employer pour atteindre ce but.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-01-05
508 _aAdrian Mastronardi, Eleni Christofaki, The Philatelic Digital Library Project and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"Railway Reform" by Anonymous is a critical analysis of the railway system in Great Britain, written in the early 19th century. The work discusses the shortcomings and monopolistic practices associated with privately owned railways, contrasting them with more equitable systems in other nations. The text highlights various economic and social implications of the current railway practices, particularly focusing on the high costs burdening the public. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the economic context of Britain in 1843, pointing out a significant decline in commerce and industry, leading to widespread public suffering. It outlines a detailed examination of the railway system's functioning, emphasizing the detrimental effects of monopolistic control on pricing and service quality. The author argues for reform, emphasizing the necessity for public accountability and government oversight, as well as examining both the financial burdens and the public inconveniences caused by current railway practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRailroads -- Great Britain
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64220
999 _c105043
_d105043