"Old Rail Map UK by Tallis" is an expertly crafted map with detailed information on UK's centuries-old rail lines. Featuring a clear and informative layout, this map makes it easy to explore the long-lost routes of Britain.
This stunning railway map was created by the magical combination of John Tallis and John Rapkin who produced some of the greatest maps of the nineteenth century.
This particular map shows the incredible expansion of railway transportation as it stood in 1851 only 22 years after the Rainhill Trials. This truly was the beginning of the Golden Age of steam locomotive railways. Great Britain was brought closer together by this new, fast form of movement. The railways allowed delivery of fresh foods, goods and materials to the rapidly expanding towns and cities. This truly was the Industrial Revolution in which the railways played a key role in putting the Great into Great Britain!
