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North Eastern Railway in the First World War
Rob Langham
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Description for North Eastern Railway in the First World War
Paperback. The fascinating story of how one railway revolutionised transport in the First World War Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 3JJF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
The North Eastern Railway underwent extreme change after the outbreak of war in August 1914. Within months, the company raised its own battalion of men and was the only railway company to do so. The NER also set to work adapting to the changes and requirements the war would bring. Not only would there be a drop in regular passenger traffic levels and increase in freight, transporting both war material and troops, but the workshops formerly used to build locomotives were turned over to making weapons of war. In December 1914, the railway came under attack from the Imperial German ... Read more
The North Eastern Railway underwent extreme change after the outbreak of war in August 1914. Within months, the company raised its own battalion of men and was the only railway company to do so. The NER also set to work adapting to the changes and requirements the war would bring. Not only would there be a drop in regular passenger traffic levels and increase in freight, transporting both war material and troops, but the workshops formerly used to build locomotives were turned over to making weapons of war. In December 1914, the railway came under attack from the Imperial German ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781554555
SKU
V9781781554555
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Ref
99-50
About Rob Langham
Rob Langham is a young First World War historian who has been writing magazine articles for numerous titles for several years. As well as conducting research on topics as varied as First World War railways to pubs bombed by Zeppelins, he also travels to sites related to the war both in the UK and abroad to get a feel for ... Read more
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