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The LMS Handbook: The London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-47
David Wragg
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Description for The LMS Handbook: The London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-47
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 638.
The London Midland & Scottish Railway was the largest of the Big Four railway companies to emerge from the 1923 grouping. It was the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as having two short stretches of line in the Irish Republic. It was also the world's largest railway shipping operator and owned the greatest number of railway hotels. Mainly a freight railway, it still boasted the best carriages, and the work of chief engineer Sir William Stanier influenced the first locomotive and carriage designs for the nationalised British railways. Packed ... Read more
The London Midland & Scottish Railway was the largest of the Big Four railway companies to emerge from the 1923 grouping. It was the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as having two short stretches of line in the Irish Republic. It was also the world's largest railway shipping operator and owned the greatest number of railway hotels. Mainly a freight railway, it still boasted the best carriages, and the work of chief engineer Sir William Stanier influenced the first locomotive and carriage designs for the nationalised British railways. Packed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750967518
SKU
V9780750967518
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Ref
99-1
About David Wragg
David Wragg has written many books on railway, aviation, and defense subjects, including Wartime on the Railways, The Southern Railway Story, The LMS Story, The LNER Story, and The GWR Story for The History Press. He has also written on these subjects for the Sunday Telegraph, the Spectator, and the Scotsman. He lives near Edinburgh.
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