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The Journal of Transport History aims to circulate and promote the best and the widest possible range of peer reviewed analysis and commentary on all facets of transport pasts. More here: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/JTH
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A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Women and the Travel Guidebook, 1870–c.1910 by Jasmine Proteau", by Cristina Luís.

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November 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: The Development of China’s Transport Industry (1978–2018) by Xiaoyan Lin and Xiuying Liu", by Dirk Forschner.

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November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Histoire des transports et des mobilités en France, XIXe-XXIe siècle (History of Transport and Mobility in France, 19th-21st Century) by Louis Baldasseroni"
by Stéphanie Le Gallic.

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November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚆 Railway 200 – Celebrating Two Centuries of Railways

The JTH has curated a virtual collection of 17 articles focused on Britain’s railways — exploring their global connections, innovations, and social impact.

📚 Free access from 3–10 November

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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A new Article has been published in JTH!

"The (de)regulation of passenger air transport in post-war Germany and its impact on airlines, routes and airfares, 1945 to 2019", by Mark Spoerer and Jana Vinga Martins

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October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A new Article has been published in JTH!

"Steamers, refugees, and empires: The maritime displacement of Circassians in the Eastern Mediterranean", by Matteo Barbano.

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October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: The Emergence of Privateering by J.D. Ford", by David John Starkey.

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October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Railroads & Economic Regulation (An Insider’s Account) by Frank N. Wilner", by Thomas C. Cornillie.

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October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: The Regulation of Air Transport. From Protection to Liberalisation, and Back Again by Barry Humphreys", by Javier Vidal.

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October 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Otherness in Literary and Intercultural Communication: Crossing Borders, Crossing Cultures by Cândido de Oliveira Martins, Carmen Ramos Villar and Michela Graziani", by Ana Cristina Pereira.

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Book Review: Otherness in Literary and Intercultural Communication: Crossing Borders, Crossing Cultures by Cândido de Oliveira Martins, Carmen Ramos Villar and Michela Graziani - Ana Cristina Pereira,...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Moving Workers. Historical Perspectives on Labour, Coercion and Im/mobilities", by Carvalhal Hélder.

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October 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Articulating Publicness in Infrastructure: The History of Municipal Streets, Water and Sanitation in Sweden by Pär Blomkvist", by Jonas Hallström.

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Book Review: Articulating Publicness in Infrastructure: The History of Municipal Streets, Water and Sanitation in Sweden by Pär Blomkvist - Jonas Hallström, 2025
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October 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Holding Patterns: Air Transport and Foreign Policy in The Netherlands by Marc Dierikx and Jean Guillaume Petit", by Giles Scott-Smith.

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October 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A new Article has been published in JTH!

"A well-tracked path? Assessing the factors behind the expansion of Spain's nineteenth-century railway network" by Guillermo Esteban-Oliver, Víctor Sanchís-Maldonado, Rafael Barquín Gil

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September 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Dear Followers,

‼️JTH created an open-access collection of papers to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first railway journey in Britain‼️

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September 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A new Brief Report has been published in JTH!

"Expometro: Behind the Scenes of the Mexico City Metro", by Luis David Berrones-Sanz.

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September 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Everyday Mobilities in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century British Diaries by Colin G. Pooley and Marilyn E. Pooley", by Anna-Leena Toivanen.

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September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A new Article has been published in JTH!

"“Very V.I.P.”: Pan American's Clipper Clubs, the regulatory state, and exclusive spaces in commercial aviation, 1949–1974", by Kevin J. James.

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September 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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August 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Travel Experiences: 3rd century BCE–8th century CE by Susanne Luther, Pieter B. Hartog and Clare E. Wilde", by Simone Fari.

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August 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A new Book Review has been published in JTH!

"Book Review: Hubbing for Tourists. Airports, Hotels and Tourism Development in the Indo-Pacific by Evan R. Ward", by Domingo Cuéllar.

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August 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A new Article has been published in JTH!

"The ‘bad’ Black driver: Respectability, criminality and cars in Washington, D.C., 1910s–1930s", by Sandra R. Heard.

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August 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A new Article has been published in JTH!

"The crisis of the secondary railways: The deadwood policy in Italian transport after World War II (1945–1960)", by Leandro Stacchini.

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July 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A new Brief Report has been published in JTH!

"(De)valued railway heritage – The case of Barreiro, Portugal", by Breno Borges.

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July 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM