| Description |
xxvii, 781 pages, 35 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations; List of charts, figures and maps; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chronology; 1. Introduction: nationalisation; Part I. the British Transport Commission and the Railway Executive, 1948-53: 2. Organisation; 3. Investment; 4. Revenue costs and labour relations; Part II. The British Transport Commission 1953-62: 5. The new railway organisation; 6. Deficits, markets and closures; 7. Wages, unions and productivity; 8. The Modernisation Plan and investment; Part III. The British Railways board, 1963-73: 9. The 'Beeching Revolution': organisation and reorganisation; 10. Financial performance and rationalisation; 11. Markets, pricing and commercial strategy; 12. Investment, labour relations and productivity; 13. Conclusion; Part IV. Statistical Appendices; Notes; Select bibliography; Index |
| Analysis |
Great Britain Railway services: British Rail, to 1972 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 756-763 |
| Subject |
British Railways -- History.
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| Author |
Blake, N.
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| LC no. |
86009671 |
| ISBN |
0521264804 |
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