Main Themes and Motifs
- Faster transport of produce to market
- Benefits to the general rural economy
Chronology
1820-29
1830-39
1840-49 205; 327; 458; 663
1850-59
1860-69 203; 473;
1870-79 148
1880-89
1890-99
1900-09
1910-19
Historical Background
The railways made it much easier for country folk to get both themselves and their produce into town.
Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1831 (Detail)