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This work explains the background to, and politics behind, the infamous Beeching Report, which recommended the closure of a third of Britain's railways.
Author : Charles Loft
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135773661
This work explains the background to, and politics behind, the infamous Beeching Report, which recommended the closure of a third of Britain's railways.
Author : Sean McCartney
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000880966
The privatisation of the British railway industry was a unique political and economic event. An integrated industry was broken-up into numerous component parts and sold off to private sector interests. The result was a highly fragmented industry that was structurally unsound and operationally dysfunctional. This authoritative volume presents an enlightening portrait of an industry that is less efficient, more costly and still more dependent on state subsidy today than its nationalised predecessor. The nine chapters in this work present a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of how and why the industry has become so dysfunctional and costly, supported by detailed financial analysis and industry examples. Seven chapters comprise a series of peer-reviewed academic papers by Professor McCartney and Dr Stittle and published in leading international journals over the period 2004–2017 which analyse selected key segments of the privatised industry: where appropriate, updates are provided at the end of these chapters outlining developments since initial publication relevant to the analysis therein. Two chapters are published here for the first time: Chapter 7 reviews the performance of the freight sector, while Chapter 1 ‘bookends’ the volume by providing first, an account of how rail privatisation was conceived and implemented in the 1980s/90s, and then reviews the impact of the pandemic and the proposals of the Williams-Shapps White Paper of 2021 which, if enacted, will effectively end the Major government’s experiment. Going far beyond the usual superficial analysis of the topic, this volume will be of significant interest to researchers and advanced students of accounting, economics, business history, transport studies, as well as industry and specialised business interests in transport and privatisation.
Author : Simon Bradley
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 21,49 MB
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1847653529
Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.
Author : Simon Bradley
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 13,96 MB
Release : 2024-10-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1782834141
'A lifetime of railway love distilled into a most beautiful volume' Lucy Worsley 'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' Michael Palin In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with the opening of the world's first public steam railway. What the S&DR had pioneered soon picked up speed, transforming lives and landscapes, connecting far-flung corners of the nation and creating its own distinctive environments and working worlds. This ambitious and lavishly illustrated volume brings the story of Britain's railways to life, spanning two centuries of achievement and change. Full of colour and incident, it is an exhilarating journey through time and space, revisiting favourite themes and introducing unfamiliar stories and places. With original and engaging entries on everything from dining saloons to collecting dogs, wartime salvage efforts and the iconic Rail Alphabet, Simon Bradley gives George Bradshaw's famous 19th century guide a run for its money in this fresh and distinctive chronicle of the making of Britain's railways.
Author : Derek H. Aldcroft
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 1968-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1349007080
Author : Qamar Mahboob
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1351978799
The Handbook of RAMS in Railway Systems: Theory and Practice addresses the complexity in today's railway systems, which use computers and electromechanical components to increase efficiency while ensuring a high level of safety. RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) addresses the specifications and standards that manufacturers and operators have to meet. Modeling, implementation, and assessment of RAM and safety requires the integration of railway engineering systems; mathematical and statistical methods; standards compliance; and financial/economic factors. This Handbook brings together a group of experts to present RAM and safety in a modern, comprehensive manner.
Author : Great Britain. Dept. of the Environment
Publisher :
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : H. Raynar Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,43 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Railroad accidents
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Murray
Publisher : Verso
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 2002-11-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781859844960
A damning indictment of the chaos on the British railways.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 11,2 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Railroads
ISBN :