Anti-Revolutionary Roads - The Distributive and Political Impact of Belgian Workmen’s Trains KU Leuven
The invention of the steam engine in the 18th century started a transport revolution that would gradually erode the costs of moving goods, people and ideas. Belgium was a global frontrunner in this revolution and was among the first to build railroads on such a large scale that, by the end of the 19th century, it had the densest track system in the world. Due to a unique government policy of cheap workmen’s tickets, it became one of the first ...