Last trains : Dr. Beeching and the death of rural England / Charles Loft
2013, First Edition. London : Biteback Publishing. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #456794
Physical description; 405 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction: a wound that has not healed -- Colonel Stephens's lost causes: the railway problem 1914-51 -- A terrible tangle: the Isle of Wight and the end of integration -- Chromium dreams: the 1955 Modernisation Plan -- The Bluebell and Primrose Line: the 1956 closure plan -- White elephants: the M & GN and the collapse of faith in the railways -- Westerham, Marples and the M25 -- The nitty gritty: shaping Reshaping -- Wells-next-the-Sea and the general election -- Unmitigated England: Tom Fraser and the Great Central -- A tiger in the tank? Barbara Castle and the stable network -- Aftermath: the management of decline -- Conclusion: ultra-modern horror. Subjects; Beeching, Richard (1913-1985), Railroads - Great Britain - History - 20th century, Railroads and state - Great Britain - History - 20th century, Transportation and state - Great Britain - History - 20th century.
Price: €10.95