British Railways in the 1970S and '80S

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British Railways in the 1970S and '80S

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Author :   Greg Morse
Publisher :   Shire Publications
Published :   10/08/2013
ISBN :   9780747812517
Format :   Paperback
Pages :   64
Size (mm) :   210x149x5
Weight (g) :   150

For British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often belied real achievements, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s. Still Monday morning misery continued... Read more
 
For British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often belied real achievements, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s. Still Monday morning misery continued for many, the commuter experience steadily worsening as rolling stock aged and grew ever more uncomfortable. Even when BR launched new electrification schemes and new suburban trains in the 1980s, focus still fell on the problems that beset the Advanced Passenger Train. Greg Morse guides us through a world of Traveller's Fare, concrete concourses and peak-capped porters.