The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959, 9781781555514
Paperback
The period 1939-1959 was a crucial one in the history of the East Coast Main Line stretching from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. The book takes a snapshot of the line in the 1930s then pays meticulous attention to the impact of the Second World War and the creation of British Railways fo…

The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959

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  • Paperback

    216 pages

  • Release Date

    20 November 2017

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Summary

The book takes an in-depth look at the East Coast Main Line-King’s Cross to Edinburgh-between 1939 and 1959. This is carried out in a series of chapters. In the first one a picture is painted of the state of the network in the late 1930s. It is followed by an account of the historical context of the changes on the ECML over the subject years. This includes wartime 1939-1945 and the fortunes of British Railways in the post-war period until the end of the 1950s; then follows an account of passe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781781555514
ISBN-10:1781555516
Author:Insight Guides
Publisher:Fonthill Media Ltd
Imprint:Fonthill Media Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:216
Release Date:20 November 2017
Weight:571g
Dimensions:248mm x 172mm x 12mm
About The Author

Insight Guides

Peter Tuffrey was born in Doncaster in 1953 and studied Fine Art at Doncaster College of Art from 1970 to 1971. He held the position of Keeper of Fine and Decorative Arts at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. Tuffrey was the PR Media Consultant for Doncaster Rovers and in his spare time, has built up a massive photographic archive of the region’s towns and villages. With this, he has produced over fifty publications including Doncaster’s Electric Transport and Rotherham from the Scrivens Collection. He has also written many articles for local and regional newspapers.

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