| Topic: | Re:Non w4 residents get Strand permits fiasco | |
| Posted by: | John Whitworth | |
| Date/Time: | 12/02/19 18:49:00 |
| BA > "By the 1830s..." What then led to the subsequent decline in the state of our roads? "When railways took off from the 1840s, the coaching trade died, leaving roads almost unused and in poor condition. Cyclists were the first vehicle operators in a generation to go on long journeys, town to town. Cyclists helped save many roads from being grubbed up." The rest of the fascinating story of the development of *modern* roads is in the linked article in my earlier posting in this thread. |