The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1700}}}1990 [Hardcover]

An important survey of the development of road transport in Britain.Most books about Britain's transport history have concentrated on canals and railways. This important survey of the new evidence and argument for road transport development will be an essential text for genealogists, geographers and motor engineers, as well as transport specialists.Most books about Britain's transport history have concentrated on canals and railways. This important survey of the new evidence and argument for road transport development will be an essential text for genealogists, geographers and motor engineers, as well as transport specialists.Most books about Britain's transport history have concentrated on canals and railways. It is now clear that a great deal of traffic went by road even before turnpikes, and that goods as well as passenger services were much more highly developed than previously thought. Development of road transport continued during the Canal and Railway Ages and expanded with the advent of more efficient but more environmentally damaging motor vehicles. This book will be an essential book not only for transport specialists but also for genealogists, geographers, motor engineers, and those interested in technical change.Introduction; 1. Goods transport to the 1830s; 2. Passenger transport to the 1830s; 3. Road transport in the railway age; 4. Motor transport between the wars; 5. The motorway age; Notes; Bibliography; Index.