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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 17 They were used by the Eastern Counties and East Anglian Railways respectively. About the same time (1845-50) rival … were promoted by the Great Northern and Eastern Counties Railways. The former company proposed a new cut to the river … generally, and was due no doubt to the damage done by railways to the trade of the port. For the next generation …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1862 George Dawbarn, a Wisbech merchant, stated that 'the railways have almost annihilated the coal trade' ( Fenland N. …
A History of the County of Oxford
A History of the County of Oxford
… sufficient cheap coal for mechanization at Witney. 91 Railways The urgent need for a railway link, both to improve … that 'if it did for our fathers it will do for us'. 260 Underground sewers were finally installed in 1874 and …