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Henry Booth

Henry Booth (4 April 1788 – 28 March 1869) was a British corn merchant, businessman and engineer particularly known as one of the key people behind the construction and management of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M), the world's first steam railway conducting both scheduled passenger services and freight. Provided by Wikipedia

An account of the Liverpool and Manchester railway : comprising a history of the parliamentary proceedings preparatory to the passing of the act, a description of the railway in an excursion from Liverpool to Manchester, and a popular illustration of the mechanical principles applicable to railways ; also, an abstract of the expenditure from the commencement of the undertaking, with observations on the same by Henry Booth / by Henry Booth

Participants: Booth, Henry [ VerfasserIn ]
Published: 1831