In 1838 the London and Birmingham established an entire company town in the shape of Wolverton (now part of Milton Keynes) to support their railway.
As well as building a town, they established a school to ensure a supply of skilled staff; there are contemporary accounts by visitors who've visited and been impressed by a roomful of quiet and studious working class lads learning the maths and physics required to be an engine driver.
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In 1838 the London and Birmingham established an entire company town in the shape of Wolverton (now part of Milton Keynes) to support their railway.
As well as building a town, they established a school to ensure a supply of skilled staff; there are contemporary accounts by visitors who've visited and been impressed by a roomful of quiet and studious working class lads learning the maths and physics required to be an engine driver.