The History of the Midland Railway (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of the Midland Railway<br><br>The fact that ''the Midland line has been built up by amalgamations extensions and purchases has rendered the work more difficult than it would otherwise have been; it has been necessary to give not only the names of these small lines but also the reason why they were acquired together with a short account of their previous history. The extent of these amalgamations may be gathered from the tabulated statements on pages 348 and 349.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.