Show beginning 0 0 of time tables it Is just sixty five years ago since george bradshaw the quaker engrav er and map maker ot of manchester england first inspired to publish his time table it was a tiny pamp bound in green cloth and was nothing more than a collection of the bontly time tables issued by the seven railway companies then in ex istance in england of this volume there are now only four copies in ex istance but they are worth their weight in gold so encouraged was bradshaw ty the success of this time table that in 1840 he published his railway corn com panion a volume of thirty eight pages with maps which sold at a shilling these early guides were published rather irregularly because of the difficulty ol 01 learn learning ing the changes in times from the railway au an ties they resented Brad bradshaw shaws s interference and put ayery obstacle in the way of his obtaining informs tion at last through the quaker quakers a perseverance they finally agreed to adjust their time tables by the begin ning of the month thereafter it was smooth sailing the guide continued to grow and prosper and to make itself a necessity these rhese early railway guides make interesting reading the trains are described as first class elass second class delass mixed fast and mall mail third class travelers had the choice of sitting on the roots roofs or in open wagons lesem bling cattle trucks gentlemen charbel riding ridin in their own carriages were charged second class clasp tare fare baggage was car ried tied on the roof and passengers who sat there were cautioned to their overcoats and provide them selves with gauze spectacles first class fare between london and bir was nearly double what it it today to day and an annual subscription subscript loo ticket from london to brighton and back cost |