Commuter City: How the Railways Shaped London torrent

By David Wragg

On the eve of the railway age, London was the world's largest and most populous city - and one of the most congested. Traffic-clogged roads and tightly packed buildings meant that travel across the city was tortuous, time-consuming and unpleasant.

Then came the railways. They transformed the city and set it on a course of extraordinary development that created the metropolis of the present day. This is story that David Wragg explores in his fascinating new book.

Genre: Non-fiction. History. Economy