Author: Veenendaal, A. J.
Title: Railways in the Netherlands : A Brief History, 1834-1994
Description: Stanford [CA], Stanford University Press, 2001. orig.cloth. 28x22cm, x,235 pp. Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-224) and index.. ill. maps, photoplates. Minor rubbing. Light top page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Contents: Early Railway Projects, 1834-1860; The State Builds the Missing Links, 1860-1870; The Network Nears Completion, 1870-1890; Railway Operation before 1890; Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Light Railways and Tramways; The Reorganization of 1890; The Great Railway Strikes of 1903; The Glory Days of the Steam Locomotive; War and the Move to Public Ownership; Meeting Competition from the Road; Technical Innovation Between the Wars; War and Destruction; The Railways Resurrected; Post-War Development to 1958; The Last Years of the Twentieth Century; Bibliographic Essay

Keywords: Netherlands Railways, Railroads, Rail Transport, Transportation, Economic History, , , ,