Speed of Trains in Britain, 1910-2008: Railway Timetables
Leunig, T.
(2010).
Speed of Trains in Britain, 1910-2008: Railway Timetables.
[Dataset]. UK Data Service.
https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6384-1
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. This dataset is part of a study which tried to figure out how and why trains got faster during the last 100 years by comparing 48 train routes in 1910, 1923, 1930, 1939, 1946, 1951, 1961, 1976, 1987, 1995, 2000 and 2008. The data in this dataset was transcribed from Bradshaws, ABC and BR railway timetables.
| Item Type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| Publisher | UK Data Service |
| DOI | 10.5255/UKDA-SN-6384-1 |
| Date made available | 9 March 2010 |
| Keywords | transport and travel, history, public services, velocity, railway tracks, railway networks, railway transport, railway travel, performance |
| Temporal coverage |
From To 1910 2008 |
| Geographic coverage | United Kingdom |
| Resource language | Other |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Economic History |
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