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The Sixties Railway
Greg Morse
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Description for The Sixties Railway
Paperback. The 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. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; WGF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
This is a portrait of a railway network that became beloved of the last generations lucky enough to experience mainline steam. The 1960s saw great change in British society, which was moving ever further from the deference that had been ebbing since the Great War and ever faster towards the `white heat' of new technology. For British Railways, the move to modernise had begun the previous decade, though it soon became clear that it would have to rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport. With the ... Read more
This is a portrait of a railway network that became beloved of the last generations lucky enough to experience mainline steam. The 1960s saw great change in British society, which was moving ever further from the deference that had been ebbing since the Great War and ever faster towards the `white heat' of new technology. For British Railways, the move to modernise had begun the previous decade, though it soon became clear that it would have to rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport. With the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Britain's Heritage Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445665764
SKU
V9781445665764
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Greg Morse
Greg Morse was instilled with a love of trains at an early age. Growing up in the Great Western town of Swindon in the 1970s, he witnessed the end of the celebrated diesel-hydraulics and the birth of the Inter-City 125s. He has written many articles and books on railway history and is now privileged to work for the industry he ... Read more
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