British Transport: An Economic Survey from the Seventeenth Century to the Twentieth - H. J. Dyos & D. H. Aldcroft

From horse-drawn wagons and sailing ships to steam locomotives, motor cars and jet aircraft, British Transport charts the remarkable evolution of the networks that transformed Britain over three centuries. Historians H. J. Dyos and D. H. Aldcroft explore how advances in transport reshaped industry, commerce and everyday life, revealing the close relationship between technological innovation and economic growth.

Blending economic history with vivid accounts of changing modes of travel, this Pelican classic goes beyond a simple chronology of inventions to examine the social and commercial forces that drove Britain's transport revolution. Whether your interest lies in railways, shipping, aviation or industrial history, it's an engaging and accessible survey of the systems that helped build the modern world.