BR in the Eighties
A look at British Rail during the 1980s, this book tells of a decade in which surprisingly fewer than expected secondary main lines and branch services were closed. The developments in special and charter train services, increases in passenger volumes and cuts in Government subsidies are examined.
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
9780715398548, 0715398547
21292984
The age of the train; memories of the 1980s; regions, sectors and PTEs; expresses ever faster; special and charter trains; network south east; provincial; catering; freight ever more specialist; coaches; closures and openings; a revolution in motive power; signalling, safety and control; the tenuous link with steam; the channel tunnel; chronology.
Includes index