2006, ISBN: 9781899816149

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York, England: Pendragon Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 89 pages index b/w photos. - The privatisation of British Railways in the 1990s led to a massive reor… More...

York, England: Pendragon Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 89 pages index b/w photos. - The privatisation of British Railways in the 1990s led to a massive reorganisation of the way the railway system is operated, but 50 years earlier there had been another major upheaval when the 1947 Transport Act brought the nation's railways into state ownership. In 1948 25,000 route miles of track, 20,000 locomotives, 1.23 million goods wagons, 70 hotels, 50,000 tons of shipping, important harbours such as Hull and Southampton, 1,640 miles of canals and 52,000 houses passed into Government control. A.J. Mullay's carefully researched book looks at how the nationalisation of the railways was achieved - what was done, why it was done the way it was, how it all unfolded in that crucial first year and how decisions taken at that time were to affect Government policy towards rail transport for the next twenty years. Individual chapters consider the Transport Act itself, the British Transport Commission, the Railway Executive and the Transport Users' Consultative Committees, the Regions and the other transport executives within the BTC. This revealing, fascinating and immensely readable account is essential reading for all interested in British railway history., Pendragon Publishing, 2006, 6<

2006, ISBN: 9781899816149

Pendragon Publishing, Taschenbuch, 89 Seiten, Publiziert: 2006-08-31T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Eisenbahn, Ingenieurwissenschaft & Technik, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Kategorien,… More...

Pendragon Publishing, Taschenbuch, 89 Seiten, Publiziert: 2006-08-31T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Eisenbahn, Ingenieurwissenschaft & Technik, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Kategorien, Bücher, Pendragon Publishing, 2006<