Last trains : Dr. Beeching and the death of rural England / Charles Loft
2013, First Edition. London : Biteback Publishing. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #457843
ISBN: 9781849545006
Physical description; 330 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: a wound that has not healed; Chapter 2: Colonel Stephens's lost causes: the railway problem 1914-51; Chapter 3: A terrible tangle: the Isle of Wight and the end of integration; Chapter 4: Chromium dreams: the 1955 Modernisation Plan; Chapter 5: The Bluebell and Primrose Line: the 1956 closure plan; Chapter 6: White elephants: the M & GN and the collapse of faith in the railways; Chapter 7: Westerham, Marples and the M25; Chapter 8: The nitty gritty: shaping Reshaping; Chapter 9: Wells-next-the-Sea and the general election.
Chapter 10: Unmitigated England: Tom Fraser and the Great CentralChapter 11: A tiger in the tank? Barbara Castle and the stable network; Chapter 12: Aftermath: the management of decline; Chapter 13: Conclusion: ultra-modern horror; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Select bibliography; Notes; Index. Subjects; Beeching, Richard 1913-1985. Beeching, Richard Baron Beeching 1913-1985. 1900-1999. Railroads Great Britain History 20th century. Railroads and state 20th century. Transportation and state Great Britain History 20th century. TRANSPORTATION Railroads Pictorial. Economic policy. Railroads. Railroads and state. Transportation and state.
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