The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol. 2 (of 2)
CHAPTER XIII.
RAILWAY DIRECTION (1843-6).
Director and then Chairman of the Brighton Railway Company, 16--Examination of Railway Officers, 18--Enforcement of Penalties, 19--Three Codes of Signals. Safety of the Line, 20--Excursion and Express Trains, 21--Postal facilities for Brighton, 22--Value of Shares. Resignation of Chairmanship, 23--Offer from the South-Western Company, 24--Parliament and the Railways, 25.