Democratization of public transportation since 1820

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Göran Andolf - University of Gothenburg, Department of History

Description

The study deals with the variations of caravan traffic, i.e. the number of departed horses per year in the whole country and in various counties (1855-1906) and in tax charge districts and at single inns (about 1820-1920). Furthermore the variations in sea passenger traffic, i.e. yearly incomes for 66 passenger vessels in domestic traffic during the period of 1860 to 1920. Above this there is information on opening and closing hours per year of Göta Kanal and Trollhätte Kanal and the person kilometers of the railways.

Subject area

TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL, HISTORY (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Transport Systems and Logistics, History (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

freight transport, road transport, sea transport, railway transport, public transport, passengers, canals

Principal organisation

University of Gothenburg

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Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg, Department of History

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Göran Andolf - University of Gothenburg, Department of History

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SND-ID: SND 0037

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Language

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated

1820-01-01 — 1920-12-31

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Unit of analysis

Event/Process/Activity

Subject area

TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL, HISTORY (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Transport Systems and Logistics, History (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

freight transport, road transport, sea transport, railway transport, public transport, passengers, canals

Associated documentation

0037-001kben.pdf

0037-001kbsv.pdf

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2013-12-17
https://doi.org/10.5878/001623

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1986-04-20
https://doi.org/10.5878/001592