The story of the Big Four railway companies
Maggs, Colin Gordon2024
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GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of the Cornish Riviera Express, the streamlined Coronation Scot, the streamlined Coronation with its beaver tail, and the Southern Electrics, yet three of these companies only enjoyed a life of 25 years. Colin G. Maggs, who was born in this era and is one of the country's leading railway historians, is perfectly placed to tell the story of how these Big Four companies came into being and their enormous success following the rundown of the railways during the First World War, which system of neglect led to 26 companies becoming 4. The remarkable, if surprisingly brief, era of the Big Four saw great changes and achievements, including streamlining; speed records; electrification; diesel power; railway-owned buses and aircraft; and a real sense of cooperation between companies at last.
Main title:
The story of the Big Four railway companies / Colin G. Maggs.
Author:
Maggs, Colin Gordon, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2024.
Collation:
1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781803996134 (pbk)
Dewey class:
385.06541385.0654385.065
LC class:
HE3018
Local class:
385.065
Language:
English
Subject:
Railroad companies -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryRailroad companies -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st centuryGreat Western Railway (Great Britain) -- HistoryLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway Company -- HistoryLondon and North Eastern Railway -- HistorySouthern Railway (Great Britain) -- HistoryTransport
BRN:
3918497
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