George
Bradshaw
was born in Pendleton, Lancashire in 1801. He moved to Manchester
where he found work as an engraver. In 1830 Bradshaw had the task
of producing maps of British canals, rivers and railways. This gave
him the idea of forming a company to publish railway timetables. The
first issue of Bradshaw's
Monthly Railway Guide
appeared in 1838. Bradshaw also published the Continental
Railway Guide,
the Railway
Manual
and the Railway
Shareholders' Guide.
Bradshaw was a Quaker and was involved in
several of the movement's campaigns. George
Bradshaw died of cholera while visiting Oslo in 1853.
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