Creator
Thomas Gray
Title
Observations On A General Iron Rail-Way
Coverage
London
Publisher
Baldwin, Cradock and Joy
Date
1822
Description
This work is an early proposal for an entire network of railroad lines in Great Britain. Thomas Gray was a railroad promoter in Great Britain who advocated for steam rather than horse powered trains and sought to have all of the major cities in the UK linked by rail. The rail network that developed in the ensuing decades matches much of Gray’s proposal.