# Railway Adventures And Anecdotes Extending Over More Than Fifty

Author: Unknown

Genre: Public Domain

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: Local public-domain TXT source

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## Summary

Although railways are comparatively of recent date we are so accustomed to them that it is difficult to realize the condition of the country before their introduction. How different are the present day ideas as to speed in travelling to those entertained in the good old times. The celebrated historian, Niebuhr, who was in England in 1798, thus describes the rapid travelling of that period:—“Four horses drawing a coach with six persons inside, four on the roof, a sort of conductor besides the coachman, and overladen with luggage, have to get over seven English miles in the hour; and as the coach goes on without ever stopping except at the principal stages, it is not surprising that you can...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/25/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/26/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/28/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/27/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/railway-adventures-and-anecdotes-extending-over-more-than-fifty-2849ca41/chapters/29/index.md)