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George Hudson and Railway Mania (1845–47)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “York — the Railway King”

1845–1847 — From York, George Hudson controls over a thousand miles of railway. He began as a linen draper and became a railway financier, riding the railway mania until it collapses in 1847. His fraudulent dividends are exposed in 1849.

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Turning point
Chapter
Early railways and Railway Mania (chapter 4 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing George Hudson and Railway Mania (1845–47), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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