9780331819656 - A Collection of the Public General Acts Relating to Railways in Scotland: Including the Companies, Lands, and Railways Clauses Consolidation ... With General Index ... (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the laws and regulations governing the conveyance of mails by railways in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. Beginning with the 1844 Act that first authorised the Post Office to require railway companies to carry mail, the author examines the various legal frameworks that were put in place to ensure the safe, efficient, and affordable delivery of mail by rail. The book also explores the tensions between the Post Office and the railway companies, as each sought to protect their own interests. The author argues that the legal framework that emerged was a complex and often contradictory patchwork of legislation, which reflected the rapidly changing nature of the railway industry and the challenges of regulating a new and powerful technology. Despite these challenges, the book demonstrates how the law played a vital role in shaping the development of the railway system and ensuring that the public benefited from this new mode of transportation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.