Social railways

Torben Holvad and Anna Gigantino

A chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society, 2025, pp 374-375 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: For two centuries, railways have played an important role across the world, starting with the first lines being constructed in England, then rapidly spreading to the rest of Europe and beyond over the following decades. Railways have had transformative impacts on societies by facilitating trade and travel, manifested through changes in where people and companies are located, expanded access to labour, capital and goods markets, resulting in significantly increased movements and exchanges within regions and countries as well as across continents. Railways are therefore social, as they significantly influence and continue to influence interactions and exchanges between individuals, businesses, communities and countries.

Keywords: Railways; Social; Society; Impacts; Sustainability; Multimodality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330515
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