British Railways in the 1960s

British Railways in the 1960s
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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Total Pages : 195
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ISBN-10 : 9781473869783
ISBN-13 : 1473869781
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Book Synopsis British Railways in the 1960s by : Geoff Plumb

Download or read book British Railways in the 1960s written by Geoff Plumb and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a programme of building new Standard steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951.


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