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The Railway Clearing House Clay Lane

All but forgotten today, the RCH was one of the most important steps forward in British industrial history.

The humble Railway Clearing House (RCH) brought real co-operation to Victorian Britain’s many different private railway companies, and gave yet further impetus to the country’s accelerating industrial revolution. Its success should be a reminder to private companies that they and their passengers actually share very similar interests.

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