British Rail, 9780241456200
Hardcover
Revolution, ridicule, and ruin: the untold story of British Rail.

British Rail

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  • Hardcover

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    9 June 2022

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Summary

From Rails to Rust: The Untold Story of British Rail

You think you know British Rail. Stale sandwiches, inefficiency, and violent yellow carriages – we haven’t looked kindly on the last of our state-owned organizations to be privatized.

But through its 50-year lifetime, British Rail transformed our transport system and, for a time, provided one of the fastest regular rail services in the world.

Born into postwar austerity, impoverished, and exploited by a hostile pre…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241456200
ISBN-10:0241456207
Author:Christian Wolmar
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Michael Joseph Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:9 June 2022
Weight:685g
Dimensions:240mm x 162mm x 38mm
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Praise for Christian Wolmar

Wolmar’s book is impeccably organized and makes a fast, enjoyable read * The Times Literary Supplement *Wolmar is the high priest of railway studies * Literary Review *Praise for Christian Wolmar * - *The greatest expert on British trains * The Guardian *Our most eminent transport journalist * The Spectator *

About The Author

Christian Wolmar

Acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading commentators on transport matters, Christian Wolmar is an award-winning writer and broadcaster specializing in transport, and the author of a series of books on railway history. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, regularly appears on TV and radio, and writes for a wide variety of publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Oldie, and Public Finance. His books include The Great British Railway Disaster (1997), Stagecoach (1999), Down the Tube (2002), The Subterranean Railway (2004), Broken Rails (2001, updated 2005), On the Wrong Line (2005), Fire and Steam (2009), Blood, Iron and Gold (2009), Engines of War (2010), The Great Railway Revolution (2013), and Railways and The Raj (2017). He has been described as “our most eminent transport journalist” by The Spectator and “the greatest expert on British trains” by The Guardian.

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