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Nature of the opposition to railwaysEarly advocates in favour of railways . COMPETITION OF RAILWAYS AND CANALSDescription of the various carrying systems on railways Railways working to exclude private carriers from their lines Pros and cons of the carrying question .... Means used to drive the carriers off the railway lines Canals had to lower rates under railway competition . Decreased revenues of canals shown in decreased prices of shares Working agreements formed between railways and canals after competition had reduced their revenues and profits ......

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