Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country: Sheffield to Bristol 1957 - 1963

by John Palmer

The history of British Railways in the late 1950s/early 1960s is characterized by change; massive change, as its management attempted to meet statutory obligations against a background of social, economic and political influences.

The Modernisation Plan of 1955 paved the way for the electrification of the route from Manchester to London Euston, with a consequential effect of the Midland route services via Derby needing to be enhanced and improved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473885574
• ISBN13: 9781473885578
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 240 Pages