_Fourth Edition. With 56 Illustrations. 8vo. 14s._

CONTENTS:--

NORTH WESTERN.
MIDLAND.
GREAT NORTHERN.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, & LINCOLN.
NORTH EASTERN.
SOUTH WESTERN.
GREAT WESTERN.
GREAT EASTERN.
BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST.
CHATHAM & DOVER.
SOUTH EASTERN.

"Although most people have some conception and experience of the miracle
of the age known as the railway, there are few who have even a general
understanding of it, and fewer still who possess definite knowledge of
its ramifications and details. Some such summary as Mr. Acworth gives is
requisite to convey a real and lasting impression of the immensity of
the organization and its daily effect upon the present conditions of
life."--_Birmingham Daily Gazette_.


_BY THE SAME AUTHOR_.

_THE RAILWAYS OF SCOTLAND_.

THEIR PRESENT POSITION, WITH A GLANCE AT THEIR PAST, AND A FORECAST OF