British Rail

The Nation's Railway

Tanya Jackson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2014
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6076-2 (ISBN)

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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.

Tanya Jackson is the transfer development manager of the Historical Model Railway Society, and has been in the society since 2000. Prior to this she worked as a journalist for a number of years, and also wrote comedy for BBC Radio.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2014
Vorwort	Chris Green
Zusatzinfo	8 Plates, color; 16 Plates, black and white; 16 Illustrations, color; 32 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Technik
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
ISBN-10	0-7509-6076-0 / 0750960760
ISBN-13	978-0-7509-6076-2 / 9780750960762
Zustand	Neuware