Dorian Gerhold
Biographic Data
| ID | 1008068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dorian Gerhold |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dorian |
| FAMILY NAME | Gerhold |
| SIGNATURE | GERHOLD D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The development of stage coaching and the impact of turnpike roads, 1653-1840
This article uses newspaper advertisements to chart the changes in speeds and fares of stage coaches, identifying the main periods of increasing speeds among London coaches as the 1760s-80s and 1810s-20s, separated by a period when speeds declined. It then measures productivity growth. Fares of London coaches in 1835-6 were about 27 per cent of what they would have been but for improvements in horses, vehicles, and roads from 1750, and the two ma…
Productivity Change in Road Transport before and after Turnpiking, 1690-1840
R esearch in recent decades on road transport before the railways has restored it to its rightful place as one of the principal modes of transport during the industrial revolution, and has provided much new information about its structure, its rapid growth, and its uses.2 However, the impact of change in road transport on its productivity has remained obscure. Attention has been focused almost exclusively on turnpikes, starting in I972 with Alber…
The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1700-1990
Packhorses and Wheeled Vehicles in England, 1550–1800
Analyse historique de deux processus majeurs du transport routier en Angleterre entre 1550 et 1800.1)- introduction des vehicules a roues 2)- substitution des charettes a deux roues par des vehicules a quatres roues
The growth of the London carrying trade, 1681-1838
Productivity Change in Road Transport before and after Turnpiking, 1690-1840
R esearch in recent decades on road transport before the railways has restored it to its rightful place as one of the principal modes of transport during the industrial revolution, and has provided much new information about its structure, its rapid growth, and its uses.2 However, the impact of change in road transport on its productivity has remained obscure. Attention has been focused almost exclusively on turnpikes, starting in I972 with Alber…
The development of stage coaching and the impact of turnpike roads, 1653-1840
This article uses newspaper advertisements to chart the changes in speeds and fares of stage coaches, identifying the main periods of increasing speeds among London coaches as the 1760s-80s and 1810s-20s, separated by a period when speeds declined. It then measures productivity growth. Fares of London coaches in 1835-6 were about 27 per cent of what they would have been but for improvements in horses, vehicles, and roads from 1750, and the two ma…
The growth of the London carrying trade, 1681-1838
Packhorses and Wheeled Vehicles in England, 1550–1800
Analyse historique de deux processus majeurs du transport routier en Angleterre entre 1550 et 1800.1)- introduction des vehicules a roues 2)- substitution des charettes a deux roues par des vehicules a quatres roues
The growth of the London carrying trade, 1681-1838
Packhorses and Wheeled Vehicles in England, 1550–1800
Analyse historique de deux processus majeurs du transport routier en Angleterre entre 1550 et 1800.1)- introduction des vehicules a roues 2)- substitution des charettes a deux roues par des vehicules a quatres roues
The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1700-1990
Productivity Change in Road Transport before and after Turnpiking, 1690-1840
R esearch in recent decades on road transport before the railways has restored it to its rightful place as one of the principal modes of transport during the industrial revolution, and has provided much new information about its structure, its rapid growth, and its uses.2 However, the impact of change in road transport on its productivity has remained obscure. Attention has been focused almost exclusively on turnpikes, starting in I972 with Alber…
The development of stage coaching and the impact of turnpike roads, 1653-1840
This article uses newspaper advertisements to chart the changes in speeds and fares of stage coaches, identifying the main periods of increasing speeds among London coaches as the 1760s-80s and 1810s-20s, separated by a period when speeds declined. It then measures productivity growth. Fares of London coaches in 1835-6 were about 27 per cent of what they would have been but for improvements in horses, vehicles, and roads from 1750, and the two ma…
Economics (4 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Productivity (2 works) · Road transport (2 works) · Transport engineering (2 works)