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Frederick Smeeton Williams (1829-86) was a Congregational minister and pioneering railway historian. His first major transport work, Our Iron Roads (1852), enjoyed huge popularity, reaching its seventh edition by 1888. This, his second such effort, first published in 1876, is a history of the incorporation and development of one of Britain's first major railway companies following the earliest large-scale railway amalgamation of the Victorian age. It describes the building of the Settle and Carlisle line, a notoriously difficult and expensive route to construct, with costs reaching £3.8 million by the time of its opening in 1875. Williams's spirited style lends colour to his portrayal of the Midland Railway's beginnings, its increasing competitiveness and the everyday concern of railway operations, making this an engaging resource for historians of transport, business and engineering.

Midland Railway Company --- History. --- Midland Railway (Great Britain) --- Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Company --- Midland Counties Railway Company --- North Midland Railway (Great Britain) --- London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company --- Leicester & Swannington Railway --- Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway