To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



The Times End of the Line: British railway closures from 1948 to Beeching

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Times End of the Line: British railway closures from 1948 to Beeching
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Julian Holland
By (author) Times Books
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 282,Width 219
Category/GenreIndustrialisation and industrial history
Trains and railways
Nostalgia - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780008468002
ClassificationsDewey:385.0941
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Collins
NZ Release Date 13 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Covering the period from 1948 to 1996, The Times End of the Line chronologically traces the history of more than 400 long forgotten railway lines, region by region, from their opening to closure and a few cases to reopening. For such a small country, Britain once possessed one of the most extensive rail networks in the world which, by the outbreak of the First World War, it had reached a peak of 23,440 route miles. Two world wars and nationalisation of the railways brought about significant closures. Then on 27 March 1963 Dr Richard Beeching's report, The Reshaping of British Railways, was published. This was the final nail in the coffin for Britain's railways which eventually brought closure over the following years to a further 4,500 route miles, 2,500 stations and the loss of 67,700 jobs. This comprehensive guide will be illustrated with regional maps and rare archive photographs, transporting the reader back to the era of steam when railways still played an important role in daily life.

Author Biography

From a very young age Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is a writer and photographer on many railway books, including the highly acclaimed and award winning The Times Mapping the Railways (2011), Exploring Britain's Lost Railways (2013) and Great Railway Journeys of the World (HarperCollins, 2014).

Reviews

"If the author is Julian Holland, and the subject is railways, you know you're going to be in for a treat" Cotswold Life