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Almost from the dawn of the railway age there was both a need for and an interest in railway atlases. From a commercial standpoint, atlases were essential works of reference that allowed for inter-company payments to be made when passengers and traffic were handled by more than one company. For the burgeoning enthusiast fraternity, maps were also essential works of reference, that allowed for the inter-relationship of railways to be distinguished and convoluted journeys to be plotted. The Railway Clearing House was established in the 19th century to facilitate the inter-company payments and during its life the RCH produced numerous highly colourful maps outlining complex junctions. Inevitably, one of the most complex networks was that serving London, where lines of all the 'Big Four' companies formed an intricate web of lines that radiated to all points of the compass. The 1930s were, in many ways, the apogee of the railway age. It was the era when railway was still the primary means of transport for both passenger and freight and when the railways still represented the 'Common Carrier'. It was an age when modernisation was starting to have an impact in terms of electrification but it was also an age when traditional operating practices were still predominant. This resulted in numerous passenger and freight stations throughout the region, many of which are now but a memory.
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Almost from the dawn of the railway age there was both a need for and an interest in railway atlases. From a commercial standpoint, atlases were essential works of reference that allowed for inter-company payments to be made when passengers and traffic were handled by more than one company. For the burgeoning enthusiast fraternity, maps were also essential works of reference, that allowed for the inter-relationship of railways to be distinguished and convoluted journeys to be plotted. The Railway Clearing House was established in the 19th century to facilitate the inter-company payments and during its life the RCH produced numerous highly colourful maps outlining complex junctions. Inevitably, one of the most complex networks was that serving London, where lines of all the 'Big Four' companies formed an intricate web of lines that radiated to all points of the compass. The 1930s were, in many ways, the apogee of the railway age. It was the era when railway was still the primary means of transport for both passenger and freight and when the railways still represented the 'Common Carrier'.It was an age when modernisation was starting to have an impact in terms of electrification but it was also an age when traditional operating practices were still predominant. This resulted in numerous passenger and freight stations throughout the region, many of which are now but a memory.
Almost from the dawn of the railway age there was both a need for and an interest in railway atlases. From a commercial standpoint, atlases were essential works of reference that allowed for inter-company payments to be made when passengers and traffic were handled by more than one company. For the burgeoning enthusiast fraternity, maps were also essential works of reference, that allowed for the inter-relationship of railways to be distinguished and convoluted journeys to be plotted. The Railway Clearing House was established in the 19th century to facilitate the inter-company payments and during its life the RCH produced numerous highly colourful maps outlining complex junctions. Inevitably, one of the most complex networks was that serving London, where lines of all the 'Big Four' companies formed an intricate web of lines that radiated to all points of the compass. The 1930s were, in many ways, the apogee of the railway age. It was the era when railway was still the primary means of transport for both passenger and freight and when the railways still represented the 'Common Carrier'. It was an age when modernisation was starting to have an impact in terms of electrification but it was also an age when traditional operating practices were still predominant. This resulted in numerous passenger and freight stations throughout the region, many of which are now but a memory.
Synopsis
Almost from the dawn of the railway age there was both a need for and an interest in railway atlases. From a commercial standpoint, atlases were essential works of reference that allowed for inter-company payments to be made when passengers and traffic were handled by more than one company. For the burgeoning enthusiast fraternity, maps were also essential works of reference, that allowed for the inter-relationship of railways to be distinguished and convoluted journeys to be plotted. The Railway Clearing House was established in the 19th century to facilitate the inter-company payments and during its life the RCH produced numerous highly colourful maps outlining complex junctions. Inevitably, one of the most complex networks was that serving London, where lines of all the 'Big Four' companies formed an intricate web of lines that radiated to all points of the compass. The 1930s were, in many ways, the apogee of the railway age. It was the era when railway was still the primary means of transport for both passenger and freight and when the railways still represented the 'Common Carrier'.It was an age when modernisation was starting to have an impact in terms of electrification but it was also an age when traditional operating practices were still predominant. This resulted in numerous passenger and freight stations throughout the region, many of which are now but a memory.