Author: David LarkinPublisher: Acquired Wagons of British Railways
ISBN: 9780860936947
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Author: British Railways Locomotives
Author: David LarkinWagons of the Early British Railways Era
Author: David LarkinPublisher: Kestrel Railway Books
ISBN: 9780954485986
Category : Freight cars
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
David Larkin is well-known for his study of British Railways goods wagons, and this new work pays particular attention to those ordered by BR in the earliest years of its existence. The Big Four pre-Nationalisation companies all had outstanding wagon orders under construction in 1948, and these continued to be delivered with their original numbers, albeit with new prefix letters. In addition, the newly-created BR acquired a fleet of wagons from the erstwhile Ministry of War Transport. These are also considered in this book, together with the early BR orders for wagons based on existing Big Four designs and on its own early standard designs in the period up to the eve of the Modernisation Plan of 1955. Profusely illustrated, this book includes Lot and Diagram details, wagon number ranges, information on the builders and livery details. The wagons featured are very diverse and include Lowfits wagons, open wagons, containers and container wagons, mineral wagons, ventilated vans, railtanks, cattle wagons and brake vans.
Author: David LarkinWagons of the Middle British Railwa
Author: David LarkinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781905505067
Category : Freight cars
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Continues where the previous volume ended, covering some of the new designs that were introduced by BR during a period of great change. Lot and diagram details, number ranges, builders and livery details are included.
Author: R. J. Essery
Author: Paul W. Bartlett
Author: British Railways 1948-73
Author: T. R. GourvishPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521264804
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1690
Book Description
Originally published in 1986, this is a business history of the first twenty-five years of nationalised railways in Britain. Commissioned by the British Railways Board and based on the Board's extensive archives, it fully analyses the dynamics of nationalised industry management and the complexities of the vital relationship with government. After exploring the origins of nationalisation, the book deals with the organisation, financial performance, investment and commercial policies of the British Transport Commission (1948-2), Railway Executive (1948-53) and British Railways Board (1963-73). Calculations of profit and loss, investment, and productivity are provided on a consistent basis for 1948-73. This business history thus represents a major contribution not only to the debate about the role of the railways in a modern economy but also to that concerning the nationalised industries, which have proved to be one of the most enduring problems of the British economy since the war.
