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The building of railways has had a profound but largely ignored physical impact on Britain's coasts. This book explores the coming of railways to the edge of Britain, the ruthlessness of the companies involved and the transformation of our coasts through the destruction or damage to the environment.

Table of Contents
Preface; Chapter 1 Cometh the Railway; Chapter 2 Over the Edge; Chapter 3 The Edge of Collapse; Chapter 4 Across Salt Marsh, Mudflat, Slob and Sleech; Chapter 5 Removing Shingle from the Beach is Prohibited; Chapter 6 A Little Exercise of Observation and Reflection.

On the Edge

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 31 January 2015
      ISBN-13 9780748697625
      978-0748697625
      ISBN-10 0748697624
      Also in:
      Transport industries Social impact of environmental issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The building of railways has had a profound but largely ignored physical impact on Britain's coasts. This book explores the coming of railways to the edge of Britain, the ruthlessness of the companies involved and the transformation of our coasts through the destruction or damage to the environment.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Chapter 1 Cometh the Railway; Chapter 2 Over the Edge; Chapter 3 The Edge of Collapse; Chapter 4 Across Salt Marsh, Mudflat, Slob and Sleech; Chapter 5 Removing Shingle from the Beach is Prohibited; Chapter 6 A Little Exercise of Observation and Reflection.

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