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Canal & Railway Investment

Writing about the development of transport in Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Professor Eric Richards describes ‘two structural changes’ which took place between 1750 and 1850. ...

Developing the Railways and Accommodating the Canals: William Huskisson & James Loch

The letter featured above was written by James Loch to William Huskisson, a politician and close associate of the Leveson-Gower family. Huskisson was extremely influential in the development of the railways ...

George Stephenson and the Development of Railway Schemes in 1824

Mr. Fenton wrote to James Loch with information about the railways at the end of August 1824. Fenton writes that the Prospectus for ‘the Birmingham Railway…is not yet published’. He adds that the reason ...

George Stephenson: Success at the Rainhill Trials and Competing Railway Interests, 1829

As well as the competition which new railways would bring to the canals, as an investor in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, the Marquis of Stafford faced competition from other railway companies ...

James Brindley Canal Plans

The Leveson-Gower family were instrumental in the development of navigable waterways in Britain. In the middle of the nineteenth century Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803)invested ...

Thomas Telford and Improvements to the Canals: James Loch’s Response

The letter above was written by James Loch in response to Bradshaw’s letter of the 25th. The letter reveals Loch’s concern over Bradshaw’s opposition to the railways. As Professor Eric Richards writes, ...

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