tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471329571766916686.post4696547453769610001..comments2024-03-19T07:35:17.766+00:00Comments on Turnip Rail: Reducing Railway Industry Fragmentation in the early 1900sDavid Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017077771376316618noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471329571766916686.post-17027681405273470792012-03-18T23:18:12.479+00:002012-03-18T23:18:12.479+00:00In a paper of mine on Sherlock Holmes, I've in...In a paper of mine on Sherlock Holmes, I've included lots of railways material. It was that paper that led to my first comment about the working union between the SER and the LC&DR. In that paper, I've also included information about a pooling agreement in 1865 betweeen the SER and the LC&DR that preceded the working union.<br /><br />The paper's available from here: http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1337347Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471329571766916686.post-9505821421032827822012-03-12T15:23:29.610+00:002012-03-12T15:23:29.610+00:00I think that perhaps the word 'cartel' is ...I think that perhaps the word 'cartel' is a bit strong, as the agreements didn't cover every aspect of traffic. What there was was a pooling agreement on the east and west coast main lines where seven companies cooperated to divide receipts from Anglo-Scottish traffic. Indeed, after smaller pooling arrangements had been established by Capt. Mark Huish, the London and North Western Railway's General Manager, to protect that company's trade after the opening of the Great Northern Railway's link between London and York, the 1856 agreement covered more trade. It included all traffic to the north of Scotland and divided all receipts from traffic between London and Scotland, except those from Mail and Coal. Nevertheless, it fell apart after only three years because of changes in the national network and the 'competitive' routes to the north. The companies were as follows:-<br /><br />East coast - Great Northern, North Easter and North British<br />West coast - London and North western, Lancaster and Carlisle and Caledonean<br /><br />It should also be pointed out that after 1859 other, smaller pools were established between companies at certain cities and on certain lines.David Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017077771376316618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471329571766916686.post-43978585366833765062012-03-12T14:23:44.636+00:002012-03-12T14:23:44.636+00:00I have read about cartel agreements around 1857. C...I have read about cartel agreements around 1857. Could you throw some light on this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471329571766916686.post-10870868242510739332012-03-11T18:40:13.901+00:002012-03-11T18:40:13.901+00:00Yes, I completely forgot about that, it was in 189...Yes, I completely forgot about that, it was in 1899.David Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017077771376316618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471329571766916686.post-8272704267651148452012-03-11T18:22:37.590+00:002012-03-11T18:22:37.590+00:00Didn't a working union between the SER and the...Didn't a working union between the SER and the LC&DR precede the one of 1907 that you mention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com