Abstract
In June 1832 a battle had been lost, but for all the steam promoters except Gurney, the war was far from over. The old campaigners fought on, and new ones, undiscouraged by the Lords decision, entered the fray. During the remainder of 1832, however, activity was slow to build up. The recorded journeys were few; but one of these made up for the lack of numbers with sheer spectacle.
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Prospectus, Common Road Steam Conveyance Company (1839).
B.P.P., Select Committee (1831) 18, 31.
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Nicholson, T.R. (1982). The End of the Steam Coach, the Beginning of the Motor Car, 1831–42. In: The Birth of the British Motor Car 1769–1897. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03792-6_3
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