Report of the Proceedings of the Conference on Inland Navigation, Birmingham, February 12th, 1895: With Map of English Canals (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

M. Walton Brown

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656987782 ISBN 13: 9780656987788

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the debates that shaped Britain’s inland waterways in 1895.

This volume collects the proceedings of a landmark conference on inland navigation, featuring expert papers and lively discussion on canals, railways, and the future of transport.

Readers gain a clear view of the issues facing canals and waterways, from competitive pressures with railways to questions of governance, costs, and technical feasibility. The collection highlights how industry leaders weighed routes, proposed improvements, and policy options at a pivotal moment in transportation history.

• Foundational perspectives on why inland navigation mattered to mining and regional trade.
• Debates over railway vs. canal efficiency, pricing, and potential consolidation or reform.
• Evaluations of specific routes, engineering challenges, and practical routes to sea outlets.
• Context for how transport infrastructure influenced economic strategy in late 19th-century Britain.

Ideal for readers of transport history, engineering history, and anyone curious about how past decisions shaped modern logistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656987782
• ISBN 13: 9780656987788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 148