A “poor man’s carriage”: system building and social interactivity in UK urban tramway development, 1860–1890
Coles, Anne-Marie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0383-9253, Clarke, Ian and Piterou, Athena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4138-113X (2023) A “poor man’s carriage”: system building and social interactivity in UK urban tramway development, 1860–1890. Industrial and Corporate Change:dtac063. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0960-6491 (Print), 1464-3650 (Online) (doi:10.1093/icc/dtac063)
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Abstract
Large technical systems (LTS) are socially structuring, reconfiguring governance practices and social norms. In this article, socio-technical dynamics that influenced the emergence of UK urban tramways, as examples of local LTS, are investigated, considering the role of dominant discourses in normalizing new systems. It examines how the 1870 Tramways Act attempted to adjudicate between competing interests, which shaped the context for new tramway routes. The concept of system builders is used to explain how new projects recruit public support. This case identifies constraints faced by system builders and indicates that their interaction with prevailing socio-political contexts impacts the system development and stability.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | large technical systems; history of technology; infrastructure changes; tramway history |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation |
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: | Greenwich Business School > Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) |
Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2024 16:08 |
URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38143 |
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