British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s

Greg Morse (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

56 Seiten

2012
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1168-8 (ISBN)

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As Britain moved from austerity to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that British Railways needed to modernise its equipment and rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport. After attempting to maintain pre-war networks and technology in the 1950s, a reversal of policy in the 1960s brought line closures, new liveries and the last breath of steam, as Dr Beeching and his successors strove to break even and build a new business from the old. From Britannia to the 'Blue Pullman', Evening Star to Inter-City, Greg Morse takes us through this turbulent twenty-year period, which started with drab prospects and ended with BR poised to launch the fastest diesel-powered train in the world.

Greg Morse is a long-time enthusiast of writer about British raiwlays, having a particular interest in the British Railways years from 1948 to the 1980s. He is co-author, with Chris Ellis, of 'Steaming Through Britain', and wrote 'John Betjeman' for Shire.

Introduction: Transition Through Time / Nationalisation: Catalyst for Change / Modernisation: Plans and Dreams / The Beeching Years / A last Breath of Steam / The Next Train / Places to Visit / Further Reading and Viewing / Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.9.2012
Reihe/Serie	Shire Library
Zusatzinfo	35 b/w; 35 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 210 mm
Gewicht	20 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7478-1168-7 / 0747811687
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-1168-8 / 9780747811688
Zustand	Neuware