The Railways and Britain's Nuclear Industry

by David McAlone

This book shows the important role played by the nation's railways in the nuclear industry and how the need to secure that service through the turbulence of privatization led to the creation of the nation's most diverse railway company, Direct Rail Services.

1945 marked the beginning of the Labour government that would nationalize the railways and witnessed the start of British nuclear weapon development, which led to a civil nuclear industry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913295656
• ISBN13: 9781913295653
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Key Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages