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XXL RAILWAYS AND THE STATE . .258 



XXII. DECLINE OF CANALS . .294 



XXIII. DECLINE OF TURNPIKES 312 



XXIV. END OF THE COACHING ERA . . 325 



XXV. RAILWAY RATES AND CHARGES . . - 335 

 



XXVI. THE RAILWAY SYSTEM TO-DAY . . -359 



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XXVII. WHAT THE RAILWAYS HAVE DONE . . .385 

 XXVIII. RAILWAYS A NATIONAL INDUSTRY . . .405 



XXIX. TRAMWAYS, MOTOR - BUSES AND RAIL -LESS 



ELECTRIC TRACTION 453 



XXX. CYCLES, MOTOR-VEHICLES AND TUBES . . 472 



XXXI. THE OUTLOOK 494 



AUTHORITIES . . . . . . 514 



INDEX 522 



