A safe mode of transport today, the railways were far from vehicles of sleepy commute when they first came into service; indeed, accidents were commonplace and sometimes were a result of something far more sinister. In this fresh approach to railway history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim and grisly railway past.
These horrible happenings include memorable disasters and accidents, the lack of burial grounds for London's dead, leading to the 'Necropolis Railway', the gruesome necessity of digging up the dead to accommodate the railways and how the discovery of dynamite gave rise to the 'Dynamite Wars' on the London Underground in the 1880s and 1890s. Join Rosa as she treads carefully through the fascinating gruesome history of Britain's railways.
| ISBN: | 9780750998949 |
| Publication date: | 24th February 2022 |
| Author: | Rosa Marie Matheson |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Trains and railways: general interest Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) |
A safe mode of transport today, the railways were far from vehicles of sleepy commute when they first came into service; indeed, accidents were commonplace and sometimes were a result of something far more sinister. In this fresh approach to railway history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim and grisly railway past.
These horrible happenings include memorable disasters and accidents, the lack of burial grounds for London's dead, leading to the 'Necropolis Railway', the gruesome necessity of digging up the dead to accommodate the railways and how the discovery of dynamite gave rise to the 'Dynamite Wars' on the London Underground in the 1880s and 1890s. Join Rosa as she treads carefully through the fascinating gruesome history of Britain's railways.
Death, Dynamite and Disaster features in the following genres: Trains and railways: general interest, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)
Death, Dynamite and Disaster is available in Paperback, Hardback
Death, Dynamite and Disaster was written by Rosa Marie Matheson and published by The History Press
Death, Dynamite and Disaster has 224 pages
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