Bradshaw's Guide

Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-Book for Travellers in Belgium, 1856
Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, 1891
Bradshaw's Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland, 1882

Bradshaw's was a series of railway timetables and travel guide books published by W.J. Adams and later Henry Blacklock, both of London. They are named after founder George Bradshaw, who produced his first timetable in October 1839. Although Bradshaw died in 1853, the range of titles bearing his name (and commonly referred to by that alone) continued to expand for the remainder of the 19th and early part of the 20th century, covering at various times Continental Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand, as well as parts of the Middle-East. They survived until May 1961, when the final monthly edition of the British guide was produced.[1][2][3] The British and Continental guides were referred to extensively by presenter Michael Portillo in his multiple television series.[a]

  1. ^ John Leighton (3 November 1906). "Early Railway Guides: a Retrospective". Chambers's Journal. Vol. 9.
  2. ^ "Bradshaw Legacy". Bradshaw's Guides. UK: Old House Books & Maps. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. ^ "The Passing of "Bradshaw"". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 107, no. 721. London: Tothill Press. May 1961. p. 298. ISSN 0033-8923.


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