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Antecedents from the UK include the Railway Mania of the 1840s[0] and (to a lesser extent) the Canal Mania of the 1790s to 1810s[1]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.
by cjs_ac 3y ago
Antecedents from the UK include the Railway Mania of the 1840s[0] and (to a lesser extent) the Canal Mania of the 1790s to 1810s[1].
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Mania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Mania
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Mania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Mania
- tuatoru 3y agoThe story of the Newry Canal, the first one, is amazing. Over a hundred years from first order to construct, to opening. Much delay, neglect of oversight, scope creep, fraud, misaligned interests and lack of drive. I had no idea Wikipedia could tell such good stories! 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newry_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newry_Canal