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British Rail In The Fifties

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Author : British Railways
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977

British Rail In The Fifties written by British Railways and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Locomotives categories.

British Railways In The 1950s And 60s

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Author : Greg Morse
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-09-20

British Railways In The 1950s And 60s written by Greg Morse and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-20 with Transportation categories.

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.

British Railways In The Fifties

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Author : British Railways
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977

British Railways In The Fifties written by British Railways and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Railroads categories.

British Diesel Locomotives Of The 1950s And 60s

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Author : Greg Morse
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-07-28

British Diesel Locomotives Of The 1950s And 60s written by Greg Morse and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-28 with Transportation categories.

After 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'.