The Runway Map Of Industrial Decline

Rail Map Online is a Google Map of United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland railway lines, showing both the introduce United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland rails network as well as historical (now closed) railway lines.

The map provides a slap-up overview of the UK's historical rails network. Zoom inwards most anywhere on the map as well as you lot tin come across how extensive the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland rails network used to be. In fact the map provides a pretty impressive snapshot of a ane time powerful industrial land moving towards a post-industrial age.


When you lot zoom inwards on the map as well as switch to satellite stance you lot mightiness wonder why as well as thence many rails lines were built to service what await similar but empty fields. Luckily the map besides includes a lay out of historical map options. Switch to the Ordnance Survey 6in map as well as you lot volition in all likelihood respect that those at ane time empty fields were ane time factories, mills or mines.


It turns out that an historical map of the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland rails network besides provides a fascinating insight into the UK's industrial decline.