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Impact of Steam on Road Transport

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Bob the Groom

bar036: Dates 1844~1850|

A Groom put out of work by railways tells of the consequent ups and downs of his life.

Pleasures Of Travelling By Steam

bar141b: Dates 1838~1840|

Anticipates the benefits of the railway

Brighton Railway

bar045: Dates 1857~1861|

Description of journey from  London to Brighton.

Dirge of the Dragsman

bar626: Dates 1836~----|

A coachman laments that the railways will put him out of work.

George Stephenson

bar535: Dates 1865~1869|

Celebration of George Stephenson, railway engineer.

When This Old Hat Was New

bar549: Dates 1843~----|

Lament for the times including a mention of the impact of steam power. 

Shillibeers Original Omnibus versus the...

bar378: Dates 1834~1834|

Pre-emptive propaganda against the proposed London and Greenwich railway

Stagecoachman's Lament

bar554: Dates 1832~1834|

 A stage coach driver bids farewell to his coach. He refuses the offer of work on the railway.

Steam! Steam!! Steam!!!

bar416c: Dates 1834~1835|

Post boys and Innkeepers put out of work.

When George III Was King

bar545: Dates 1856~----|

Times are altered for the worse. Mentions steam coaches and Stevenson.

Western Railroad

bar473b: Dates 1863~1863|

The discomforts of road travel and dishonest coachmen are in the past.

Johnny Green's Trip Fro' Owdhum To See...

bar199: Dates 1830~1842|

A weaver describes the railway - notes that it has depressed stage coach trade - but expects new railways to benefit weavers. [199Synopsis] 

Sonnet on Steam

bar732: Dates ----~1834|

An ostler laments the coming of steam power.

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