British Rail (eBook)

The Nation's Railway

Tanya Jackson (Autor)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
160 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-9742-6 (ISBN)

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British Rail was a success. British Rail is a contentious company, as controversial as Dr Beeching and his axe. However, this examination of BR's passenger services shows just how vital the organisation was. It successfully carried millions of commuters to and from their jobs every day; organised its trunk route services to yield a profit under the brand name 'Inter-City'; and pioneered world-beating research and technological development through its own research centre and engineering subsidiary. It transformed the railway system of Britain from a post-Second World War state of collapse into a modern, technologically advanced railway. And it did all this despite being starved of cash and being subjected to the whims of ever-fickle politicians. British Rail: The Nation's Railway is a story, expertly weaved by Tanya Jackson, of how all this was achieved against the odds. Complemented by stunning black-and-white and colour images, this is certainly a volume that no rail enthusiast should be without.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2013
• Vorwort: Chris Green
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: british railway network • commuters • Dr Beeching • inter-city • Intercity • nationalisation • passenger services • Public Ownership • the nation's railway • the nation's railway, dr beeching, passenger services, commuters, trunk route services, intercity, inter-city, british railway network, nationalisation, public ownership • trunk route services
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-9742-1 / 0752497421
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-9742-6 / 9780752497426