Bradshaw published the world's first compilation of railway timetables in 1839, soon after the introduction of railways. It was mentioned in many novels in the nineteenth and twentietrh century, such as the storeis of Sherlock Holmes. This is an early Bradshaw of 1843; the date is both on the title page and the almanac. It is a small book, about 3 inches by 4 and a half inches, with a pale brown cover. It gives a fascinating glimpse into an early Victorian world, without motor-cars, but with servants, and horse-drawn cabs.
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| Index (more or less in order, but I've placed the maps together) |
| Front | Advert at front |
| Title page (giving year) | General Instructions for railway travellers |
| Page 2 - Great Western timetable |
| Page 3 - Great Western timetable |
| Page 4 - Great Western table of fares |
| Page 5 - London and South Western |
Page 6 - Eastern Counties
Page 6 - London and Croydon |
Page 7 - Stockton and Darlington
Page 7 - Brandling Junction
Page 7 - Whitby and Pickering
Page 7 - Taff Vale |
| Page 8 - Northern and Eastern |
| Page 9 - London and Brighton |
| Page 10 - South Eastern, or London and Dover |
Ireland
Page 10 - Dublin and Kingstown
Page 10 - Belfast to Portadown |
| Page 11 - London and Birmingham |
| Page 12 - London and Birmingham |
| Page 13 - Grand Junction |
| Page 14 - Grand Junction |
| Page 15 - Manchester and Birmingham |
| Page 16 - Manchester and Birmingham |
| Page 17 - Manchester and Birmingham fares and services available |
| Page 18 - North Union |
Page 19 - Lancaster & Preston Junction |
| Page 20 - Midland Counties |
| Page 21 - Birmingham & Derby Junction |
| Page 22 - North Midland |
| Page 23 - North Midland |
| Page 24 - Newcastle and Carlisle |
Page 24 - York and North Midland |
| Page 25 - Great North of England |
| Page 26 - Hull and Selby |
| Page 27 - Liverpool and Manchester |
| Page 28 - Manchester and Leeds |
| Page 29 - Manchester and Leeds |
| Page 30 - Birmingham and Gloucester |
| Page 31 - Sheffield, Ashton-under-Line, and Manchester |
Page 31 - Stockton, Hartlepool, Sunderland, &c. |
| Page 32 - Manchester, Bolton, & Preston |
Page 33 - Chester and Birkenhead |
Page 34 - Bolton and Leigh
Page 34 - Newcastle and North Shields |
Page 35 - Preston and Wyre |
Railways in Scotland
Page 36 - Edinburgh and Glasgow |
Page 37 - Garnkirk and Glasgow
Page 37 - Dundee and Newtyle
Page 37 - Arbroath and Forfar
Page 37 - Paisley and Renfrew |
Page 38 - Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock
Page 38 - Glasgow, Paisley, Kilomarnock, & Ayr
Page 38 - Dundee and Arbroath |
| Page 40 - Map of railways southeast from Birmingham |
| Page 41 - Map of railways north from London (rotated) |
| Page 42 - Map of railways around Oxford |
| Page 43 - Map of railways northeast from Southampton |
| Page 44 - Map of railways in Lancashire (rotated) |
| Page 45 - Map of railways northwest from Birmingham (rotated) |
| Page 46 - Map of railways southwest from Birmingham |
Page 47 - Map of railways around Bristol |
| Page 48 - Map of railways north from Sheffield |
| Page 49 - Map of railways south from Sheffield |
| Street map of London (fold-out between title page and instructions for travellers) |
| Map of railways around London (fold-out between London cab fares) |
| Street map of Birmingham |
| Street map of Bristol |
| Street map of Manchester |
| Street map of Liverpool |
| Table shewing rate of travelling per hour |
Page 55 - Names of railways in England, as numbered in the map |
| Map of railways in England (fold-out between previous two pages) |
| Page 56 - Cab fares in London |
Page 57 - Cab fares in London (contd.) |
| Page 58 - Cab fares in London (contd.) |
Page 59 - Cab fares in London (contd.) |
Page 60 - Birmingham Cab Fares
Page 60 - Bristol Fly Fares |
Page 61 - Manchester Coach & Cab Fares |
| Page 62-63 - Liverpool coach and car fares |
| Page 64 - Leeds Hackney Coach fares |
Page 65 - Glasgow Hackney Coach fares |
Page 66 - Glasgow Hackney Coach fares (contd.)
Page 66 - Southampton Flys |
Page 67 - Dublin coach and car fares |
| Page 68-69 - Table of the latitudes and longitudes and so the differences in time from Greenwich |
| Page 70 - Almanac for 1843 |
Index |
| Advert at back |
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