Despite their rearguard action, however, freight handling has been concentrated at larger stations, destroying the role of the small station in the community.
The time taken to complete the partnership was short: initial costs were high, but running costs were low and freight charges were extremely high.
Three other sectors closely related to the forest sectors - coal mining, construction, and railway freight - are also identified.
More vulnerable than the buildings were the passengers and freight travelling on the new tracks.
Signalling and braking systems differed according to individual railroads and freight cars.
He calculated it in both passenger terms and freight terms in 1865.
Cooperatives could secure for their participants cheaper freight costs and a more even quality.
The theft of materials from the sidings, freight yards and railway works was a particularly notable crime to arise from the operation of the railways.
