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Author : Derek H. Aldcroft
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349007080
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)
Download or read book British Railways in Transition written by Derek H. Aldcroft and published by Springer. This book was released on 1968-06-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Blake
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526703181
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book British Railways in Transition written by Jim Blake and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensively illustrated history of the transition from steam to diesel and electric traction, and the last few decades before privatization. Jim Blake took a huge number of pictures capturing both the dramatic changes and decline of the railways pre-1997, both in the London area where he lived and around the country. This book provides a photographic history of the period, covering all aspects of the railway and its operations. It portrays the process of coming to terms with the post-Beeching, post-steam era, before a change of political will brought more rail investment. The volume looks not only at locomotives and trains, but also the overall railway scene during a tumultuous era.
Author : Derek Howard Aldcroft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)
Download or read book British Railways in Transition written by Derek Howard Aldcroft and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Evans
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445663872
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways in Transition 1965-75 written by John Evans and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Evans explores a fascinating time for Britain's railways.
Author : Colin T. Gifford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781916400108
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Transition written by Colin T. Gifford and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Oswald Stevens Nock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book British Railways in Transition written by Oswald Stevens Nock and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The north western electrification - The new great eastern - Modernising the north eastern - Diesel main-line locomotives - Modern express running - Modern signalling practice - Railcars - Glasgow suburban - Steam power - a farewell tribute.
Author : Derek H. Aldcroft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)
Download or read book British railways in transition written by Derek H. Aldcroft and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoff Plumb
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473869781
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book British Railways in the 1960s written by Geoff Plumb and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a programme of building new Standard steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951.
Author : Oswald Stevens Nock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Railways in the Transition from Steam, 1940-1965 written by Oswald Stevens Nock and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Evans
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445682680
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways in Transition 1976-90 written by John Evans and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderfully evocative selection of unpublished images as John Evans explores this fascinating period of change in Britain's railway history.
Author : David Hayes
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445685582
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways in the 1970s written by David Hayes and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic overview of the rail scene in the 1970s. The photographs in this book try to capture a flavour of the railways during this fascinating transition period.
Author : Geoff Plumb
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 147386982X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book British Railways in the 1960s: Western Region written by Geoff Plumb and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative collection of photographs covering the Western Region during a decade of great change. After the Second World War, Britain’s railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The “Big Four” railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a program of building new “Standard” steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951. This program was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselize and electrify many lines, and so the last loco of the “Standard” types was built in 1960—and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely from the BR network by 1968. This series of books is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years. This volume covers much of the Western Region, as photographed by the author in his youth, often with limited time or disposable income but always with a passion for his project. While not a complete history, it offers a vivid illustration of how things were in the relatively recent past and imparts information through comprehensive captions, which give a sense of occasion—often a “last run” of a locomotive type or over a stretch of line about to be closed down. In simple terms, it’s a look at a period not so long ago but now gone forever. Praise for the series “Profusely illustrated . . . impressively informative.” —Midwest Book Review “An evocative collection of views of the twilight of BR steam.” —Railway Modeller
Author : Michael Blakemore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781899816118
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Lner in Transition written by Michael Blakemore and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-09 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The railways seem always to have been in transition. They have only lately come through the transition from public to private ownership, but 55 years ago there was the major unheaval when they were taken into State control as British Railways. As in all transitions the railways underwent great visual change over a period of several years as the new styles and practices of British Railways gradually eliminated old company identities. Using many previously unpublished photographs, LNER in Transition looks at the transformation of the London & North Eastern Railway into BR over the years between 1947 and 1953 during which there was the last chance to see familiar old liveries, the first sightings of new locomotives commissioned in the final days of the old company and the dawning realisation that a new nationalised era was indeed beginning.
Author : Terence Richard Gourvish
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199269099
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (69 download)
Download or read book British Rail 1974-1997 written by Terence Richard Gourvish and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-29 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on privileged access to the British Railway Board's rich archives, this book provides and authoritative account of the progress made by the British Railway System prior to its privatization. It offers a unique account of the last fifteen years of nationalized railways in Britain, and it sheds light on the current problems of privatized railway systems. This volume is divided into four complete and concise sections for complete study: 'Railways Under Labour (1974-1979)', 'The Thatcher Revolution (British Rail in the 1980's)', 'On The Threshold of Privatization: Running the Railways (1990-1994)', and 'Responding to Privatization (1981-1997)'. Author Terry Gourvish is considered Britain's leading railway historian.
Author : John Nelson
Publisher : New Generation Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781789556674
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (566 download)
Download or read book Losing Track: An Insider's Story of Britain's Railway Transformation from British Rail to the Present Day written by John Nelson and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Britain's railways are organised is the book's running theme. It is an account that will interest anyone wanting to understand how things could be run better. Written by John Nelson who was centrally involved in all of the controversial changes that took place over the last half century, it draws on his own public and private sector experience to provide evidence based opinion of what needs to be done now. Along the way he describes what the post Beeching railway was like to work in; the internal battles that raged during the commercialisation of BR in the 1980s; the ideological privatisation process of the 1990s and how it nearly came unstuck; how the first franchises were awarded and the motivations of their owners; how some were saved from financial collapse; and how first Railtrack and then franchising ran into the sand. He describes how all attempts to put right the mistakes made when trains and infrastructure were separated have failed. In describing key events he explains the roles of many of the senior managers, civil servants and politicians who were centrally involved. This book shows that the country's railway was only organised effectively for a brief period during the early 1990s. Politically-motivated reforms then and since have created an industry that today is neither truly privatised nor fit for purpose.
Author : Tom Haines-Doran
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526164043
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Derailed written by Tom Haines-Doran and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why don't trains run on time? Why are fares so expensive? Why are there so many strikes? Few would disagree that Britain's railways are broken, and have been for a long time. This insightful new book calls for a radical rethink of how we view the railways, and explains the problems we face and how to fix them. Haines-Doran argues that the railways should be seen as a social good and an indispensable feature of the national economy. With passengers and railway workers holding governments to account, we could then move past the incessant debates on whether our railways are an unavoidably loss-making business failure. An alternative vision is both possible and affordable, enabling the railways to play an instrumental role in decreasing social inequalities, strengthening the economy and supporting a transition to a sustainable future. This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9, Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Author : Geoff Plumb
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473869765
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book British Railways in the 1960s written by Geoff Plumb and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalised from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a programme of building new Standard steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951.This programme was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselise and electrify many lines and so the last loco of the Standard types was built in 1960 and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely from the BR network by 1968.This series of books, 'The Geoff Plumb Collection', is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years. Each book covers one of the former Big Four, the Southern Railway, London Midland & Scottish Railway, Great Western Railway and London & North Eastern Railway, including some pictures of the Scottish lines of the LMS and LNER.The books are not intended to convey a complete history of the railways but to illustrate how things were, to a certain extent, in the relatively recent past and impart some information through comprehensive captions, which give a sense of occasion often a last run of a locomotive type or over a stretch of line about to be closed down.The photos cover large parts of the country, though it was impossible to get everywhere given the overall timetable of just a few years mainly when the author was still a schoolboy with limited time and disposable income to get around.Pictures are of the highest quality that could be produced with the equipment then available, but they do reflect real life and real times. In simple terms, a look at a period not so long ago but now gone forever.
