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Published by Biteback, 2013
ISBN 10: 1849545006ISBN 13: 9781849545006
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Foxing to the pages.
Published by Biteback Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1849545006ISBN 13: 9781849545006
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. During the course of the 1950s England lost confidence in its rulers and convinced itself to modernise. The bankrupt steam-powered railway, run by a retired general, symbolised everything that was wrong with the country; the future lay in motorways and high speed electric - or even atomic - express trains. But plans for a gleaming new railway system ended in failure and on the roads traffic ground to a halt. Along came Dr Beeching, forensically analysing the railways' problems and expertly delivering an expert's diagnosis - a third of the nation's railways must go. This was the point at which the reality of modernisation dawned and rural England fell victim to the road and car - at least that is how Dr Beeching is remembered today. Last Trains examines why and how the railway system contracted, exposing the political failures that bankrupted the railways and examining officials' attempts to understand a transport revolution beyond their control. It is a story of the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they thought they were serving, but also of a nation that thinks it lives in the countryside trying to come to terms with modernity. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Biteback, 2013
ISBN 10: 1849545006ISBN 13: 9781849545006
Seller: The Topsham Bookshop, EXETER, DEVON, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Damp stain on bottom right hand corner of dustwrapper,cover and the first few pages of the book. 25 mm scratch on bottom of dustwrapper on back cover. Otherwise in very good condition. 330 pp.
Published by Biteback Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1849545006ISBN 13: 9781849545006
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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hardcover. Condition: New. New. book.