| Description |
1 online resource (736 pages) |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations (Cartoons and Plates); List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Interviewees; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; 1 Introduction: British Rail after 25 Years of Nationalisation; Part 1 Railways under Labour,1974-9; Part 2 The Thatcher Revolution? British Rail in the 1980s; Part 3 On the Threshold of Privatisation: Running the Railways,1990-4; Part 4 Responding to Privatisation,1981-97; Appendices; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
Britain's privatised railways continure to provoke debate about the organisation, financing, and development of the railway system. This important book, written by Britain's leading railway historian, provides an authoritative account of the progress made by British Rail prior to privatisation, and a unique insight into its difficult role in the government's privatisation planning from 1989. Based on free access to the British Railway Board's rich archives, the book provides acomprehensive analysis of the main themes: a process of continuous organisational change; the existence of a persistent |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
British Rail (Firm) -- History -- 20th century
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| SUBJECT |
British Rail (Firm) fast |
| Subject |
Railroads and state -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Privatization -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Privatization
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Railroads and state
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British Railways.
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Spoorwegmaatschappijen.
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Privatisering.
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press
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| ISBN |
0199250057 |
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9780199250059 |
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9780191719516 |
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019171951X |
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