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British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s

By Greg Morse

Book information

Publisher
Shire Publications
Year
2012
ISBN
9780747812623, 9780747811688, 9780747812692
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8681653 bytes)
Series
Shire Library, #699
Pages
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Time added
2022-07-02 16:50:52
20th centuryEuropegeneralGreat BritainHistoryModernrailroadsTransportation

Description

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.

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