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Originally published in 1968, and using official records, this book charts the history of the Railway Clearing House and shows the vital role it played in the development of British railways and the growth of the economy. The Clearing House established a common classification of goods; standardized signalling systems and telegraphic codes among the 120 railway companies which operated in Britain before the First World War. It was the nerve centre of the railway for nearly a century and at one time more than 2, 500 clerks were employed in its huge offices near Euston Station in London.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations Used in the Text
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- I The Transport Bottlenecks Before 1842
- II The Foundation of the Railway Clearing House
- III The Passenger Traffic
- IV The Goods Traffic
- V The Parcels Traffic: The Clearing House and the GPO
- VI The Organisation of the Clearing House
- VII The Clearing House Staff: The Clerks
- VIII The Clearing House Staff: The Number Takers
- IX Standardisation: Rolling Stock and Locomotives
- X Standardisation: Operation
- XI Pooling Agreements and Rate Conferences
- XII The Railway Clearing House in Wartime and After
- 1 Chairmen and Secretaries of the Clearing House Committee, 1842–1955
- 2 Membership of the Clearing House
- 3 Route Miles of the Companies Which Were Members of the Clearing House
- 4 Comparative Statement of the Traffic on all the Railways of the United Kingdom for the Years 1845–1854
- 5 Through Traffic of Companies in the Railway Clearing House for the Year Ending December 31, 1845
- 6 The Receipts Cleared Through the Railway Clearing House, 1842–1913
- 7 The Proportion of Goods and Total Traffic Receipts Passing Through the Railway Clearing House, 1842–1913
- 8 The Volume of Work Undertaken by the Railway Clearing House Establishment
- 9 The Costs of Maintaining the Railway Clearing House Establishment
- Bibliography
- Index