Article ID: CBB174070664

The Transport Revolution on Land and Sea: Farming, Fishing, and Railways in Great Britain, 1840-1914 (2018)

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The introduction and expansion of rapid rail transportation in Great Britain helped transform sea fishing and make fresh fish a new commodity of mass consumption. In agriculture the rail network greatly facilitated the shift from mixed cereal farming to dairy farming. To demonstrate the timing and extent of these changes in food production this article blends history and geography to create a spatial history of the subject. Using the computational tools of GIS and text mining, spatial history charts the expanding geography and size of the fresh fish industry and documents the growing concern among fishermen of over-fishing. In agricultural, huge flows of cheap wheat from the United states caused a crisis in British wheat farming, forcing many farmers to convert arable land to pasture for use in dairy farming. Given the growing demand for fresh milk in cities and increased availability of rapid rail transport in rural areas, dairy farming replaced wheat farming in outlying counties such as Wiltshire, the example examined here.

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Article Hugo Silveira Pereira (2018) Introduction – New Insights and Perceptions on Railway History. HOST: Journal of History of Science and Technology (pp. 23-30). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
White, John H., Jr.
Turner, John D.
Pelosi, Giuseppe
Angotti, Franco
Soldani, Simonetta
Acheson, Grame G.
Concepts
Railway industry
Land transportation
Railroads
Agriculture
Fisheries; fishing
Locomotives, steam
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Early modern
Medieval
18th century
Places
Great Britain
England
United States
Liverpool (England)
Mediterranean region
West Africa
Institutions
Merchants Despatch Transportation Company
New York Central Railroad Company
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Krupp AG
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