THE

RAILWAYS

OF THE

UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON:

SPOTTISWOODES and SHAW,

New-street-Square.

THE

RAILWAYS

OF

THE UNITED KINGDOM

STATISTICALLY CONSIDERED,

IN RELATION TO

THEIR EXTENT, CAPITAL, AMALGAMATIONS,

DEBENTURES, FINANCIAL POSITION, ACTS OF PARLIAMENT BY WHICH REGULATED,
CREATION AND APPROPRIATION OF SHARES, CALLS, DIVIDENDS,

AND VARIOUS OTHER MINOR PARTICULARS ;

Concisely arranged from solely authentic Documents;

TOGETHER WITH THE

RAILWAY ACCOUNTS, RENDERED UPON A UNIFORM PLAN.

BY HARRY SCRIVENOR,

SECRETARY TO THE LIVERPOOL STOCK EXCHANGE,

AND AUTHOR OF "A HISTORY OF THE IRON TRADE."

"In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas corpora.

LONDON:

SMITH, ELDER, AND CO., 65. CORNHILL.