1st Edition
Government, the Railways and the Modernization of Britain Beeching's Last Trains
By Charles Loft
Copyright 2007
240 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
226 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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More than 40 years after its publication, the 1963 Beeching Report on British railways remains controversial for recommending the closure of a third of Britain’s railways.
In this book, Charles Loft examines:
why the nationalized railways were in such dire financial straits by 1963
how government work on future transport needs led to conclusions which would have cut Britain’s... Read more
1 ‘A wound that has not healed’ 2 The railway problems 3 The success of the Modernisation Plan 4 Reappraisals 5 ‘The nitty-gritty of actually doing things’ 6 Top gear 7 White heat/red light 8 The management of decline? 9 Conclusion
Biography
Charles Loft is a researcher, who worked as a musician and freelance investigator before becoming a historian. He has taught at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Huddersfield University and was Fulbright[1]Robertson Professor at Westminster College, Missouri, 2000–1.
