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Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country: Sheffield to Bristol 1957 - 1963
John Palmer
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Description for Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country: Sheffield to Bristol 1957 - 1963
Hardback. Covers an operating history of Midland mainline between 1957 to 1963 inclusive. Covers all the mainlines of the Midlands, both from London to Sheffield/Manchester as well as Bristol to Sheffield via Birmingham. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 colour illustrations and 103 black and white illustrations, maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; WGF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 216. .
The history of British Railways in the late 1950s/early 1960s is characterised 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. That eventually resulted in the arrival of class 7 steam motive power and later also benefitted the cross country Midland route. This book details, year by year, the changes that ... Read more
The history of British Railways in the late 1950s/early 1960s is characterised 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. That eventually resulted in the arrival of class 7 steam motive power and later also benefitted the cross country Midland route. This book details, year by year, the changes that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473885578
SKU
V9781473885578
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About John Palmer
John Palmer was born into a railway family, who have served the industry for many generations, living near Derby and the Midland Main Line from St Pancras to Sheffield. He is a life-long railway enthusiast and professional railwayman. John spent thirty-three years in the industry and his work took him to nineteen different countries. Although the author has spent most ... Read more
Reviews for Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country: Sheffield to Bristol 1957 - 1963
A quality product from Pen & Sword and a must for those seeking to be reminded or wanting to know, second hand, what it was like.
Railway Observer (07/01/2017)
Railway Observer (07/01/2017)