British Railways in Transition: The Corporate Blue and Grey Period, 1964–1997

An extensively illustrated history of the transition from steam to diesel and electric traction, and the last few decades before privatization.

Jim Blake took a huge number of pictures capturing both the dramatic changes and decline of the railways pre-1997, both in the London area where he lived and around the country. This book provides a photographic history of the period, covering all aspects of the railway and its operations. It portrays the process of coming to terms with the post-Beeching, post-steam era, before a change of political will brought more rail investment. The volume looks not only at locomotives and trains, but also the overall railway scene during a tumultuous era.

© 2018 Pen & Sword Transport (E-bog): 9781526703187

Release date

E-bog: 30. september 2018