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As the pioneer in railway development in the nineteenth century, the United Kingdom developed a great deal of experience in contracting for design and construction and was able to export its expertise throughout the world. It provides an interesting case study in the rise and fall of an earlier generation of contracting for public services.
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| The Railway Builders: Lives and Works of the Victorian Railway Contractors |
| Joby, R.S. , 1983 |
| Newton Abbot: David & Charles |
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| The Railway Navvy |
| Brooke, David , 1983 |
| Newton Abbot: David & Charles |
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| Life & Labours of Mr Brassey |
| Helps, Arthur , 1872 |
| New York: August M. Kelley, 1969 |
| Biography of one of the great railway contractors |
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| USA |
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