Isbn: 9781473862005 - railway renaissance: britain's railways after beeching (10 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condición: New. Hardback, 320 pagesPublished Price £30 When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report ,'The re-shaping of British Railways', was published in March 1963. In his report, Dr Riochard Beeching recommended sweeping closures of lines across the UK to improve the financial performance of British railways, which led to wholesale closures over the following decade and a reduction in the UK rail network from 18,000 miles in 1963, to some 11,000 miles a decade later. But since that low point was reached in the early 1970s a revolution has been taking place. Passenger traffic on the railways is now at its highest level since the 1940s and from Alloa to Aberdare, as well as from Mansfield to Maesteg, closed lines have reopened and the tide of Beeching closures has been gradually rolled back. Scores of stations have been reopened and on many of the newly revived lines, passenger traffic is far exceeding the forecasts used to support their reopening. Book. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Condición: New. Original black cloth, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in colour, 4to.

Condición: New. Original black cloth, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in colour, 4to.

hardcover. Condición: New.

Hard Cover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. First Edition. A comprehensive survey of new and re-opened railways and stations across England, Scotland and Wales. It looks at how lines that were earmarked for closure in Dr Beeching's 1963 report, but escaped the axe, have fared and reviews the host of further routes, which are either set to be re-opened or are the focus of re-opening campaigns. 330 pages + 6 prelims. Many colour photographs, plus a fwe maps. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 25.5 Cm x 18 Cm.…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 1st edition. 330 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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