British Railways Engineering, 1948-80
Author: John Johnson
Publisher:
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 656
ISBN-13:
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British Railways 1948-73
Author: T. R. Gourvish
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 1690
ISBN-13: 0521264804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1986, this is a business history of the first twenty-five years of nationalised railways in Britain. Commissioned by the British Railways Board and based on the Board's extensive archives, it fully analyses the dynamics of nationalised industry management and the complexities of the vital relationship with government. After exploring the origins of nationalisation, the book deals with the organisation, financial performance, investment and commercial policies of the British Transport Commission (1948-2), Railway Executive (1948-53) and British Railways Board (1963-73). Calculations of profit and loss, investment, and productivity are provided on a consistent basis for 1948-73. This business history thus represents a major contribution not only to the debate about the role of the railways in a modern economy but also to that concerning the nationalised industries, which have proved to be one of the most enduring problems of the British economy since the war.
British Railways in the 1970s and ’80s
Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-08-10
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 0747814090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often belied real achievements, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s. But while television advertisements told of an 'Age of the Train', Monday morning misery continued for many, the commuter experience steadily worsening as rolling stock aged and grew ever more uncomfortable. Even when BR launched new electrification schemes and new suburban trains in the 1980s, focus still fell on the problems that beset the Advanced Passenger Train, whose ignominious end came under full media glare. In British Railways in the 1970s and '80s, Greg Morse guides us through a world of Traveller's Fare, concrete concourses and peak-capped porters, a difficult period that began with the aftershock of Beeching but ended with BR becoming the first nationalised passenger network in the world to make a profit.
The Fifties Railway
Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-08-15
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 1445679205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe decade of crimson and cream coaches and black and red locomotives, the 1950s was a decade of renewal and optimism on Britain’s rails, here encapsulated by Greg Morse in full colour.
British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s
Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-09-20
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 0747812624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs 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.
The Sixties Railway
Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2017-04-15
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1445665778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe decade when steam gave way to diesels on Britain’s railways is fondly remembered by thousands of baby boomers who are now Britain’s greatest train lovers.
The Seventies Railway
Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-02-15
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 1445672251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe decade of blue and grey, of red-striped container trains, and curly sandwiches, once derided but now beloved of a generation of train lovers, here encapsulated by Greg Morse in full colour.
Railway Workshops of Britain, 1823-1986
Author: Edgar J. Larkin
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1988-06-18
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1349080748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated history of Britain's railway workshops, covering the period from 1823 to 1986, this book deals with the history of the main railway workshops of Britain, a subject of wide-ranging mechanical and electrical engineering interest.
The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959 (Volume 2)
Author: Peter Tuffrey
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Published: 2022-07-02
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK• The first detailed study of this huge mainline through its operational history • Features extended commentaries from the authors, rich in detail • Superbly illustrated with black and white photographs, many never seen before In this second and final volume, the whole of the East Coast Main Line between King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley stations is examined closely, with a particular emphasis on the ways and structures: the line, stations, connections, yards, and other physical features. Interposed are accounts of the traffic at the principal stations – including connecting and branch line services – with observations on changes over the period 1939 to 1959. Some emphasis is placed on freight traffic on account of its importance and, perhaps, its relative unfamiliarity to the reader. The lines, stations and many other elements are described as they were in August 1939, but as some plans on which they are based are dated before the late 1930s, there may be marginal differences from the precise layout in 1939.
British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s
Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-07-28
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1784421804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'.
