Railway Mania

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:category economic bubbles
rail transport history
gptkbp:causedBy speculation
lack of regulation
public enthusiasm for railways
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:The_Times
Parliamentary records
gptkbp:effect gptkb:railway_line
gptkb:urban_development
British economy
gptkbp:endDate market crash
gptkbp:followedBy consolidation of railway companies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Railway Mania
gptkbp:involves investors
railway companies
speculators
gptkbp:legislature numerous railway acts
gptkbp:mainActivity speculative investment in railways
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
gptkb:George_Hudson
gptkbp:notableFor 1846
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:period 1840s
gptkbp:precededBy canal mania
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
British railway history
gptkbp:resultedIn bankruptcies
economic downturn
financial bubble
rapid railway expansion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_railway_companies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8