The Fifties Railway

by Greg Morse

Under-maintained and over-worked during the Second World War, Britain's railways emerged from the conflict carrying a 'poor bag of physical assets'. Yet the new government of 1945 saw a need to bring the nation's great industries into public ownership - a move that saw the creation of a single railway network three years later. At first, it seemed like 'business as usual', but as the 1950s dawned and BR's deficit grew deeper, it was clear that costs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445679191
• ISBN13: 9781445679198
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages