British Railways in the 1970s and ’80s

Greg Morse

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English

Shire Publications
20 May 2012

Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Model railways; Trains & railways: general interest

Series: Shire Library

For British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often belied real achievements, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s. But while television advertisements told of an ‘Age of the Train’, Monday morning misery continued for many, the commuter experience steadily worsening as rolling stock aged and grew ever more uncomfortable. Even when BR launched new electrification schemes and new suburban trains in the 1980s, focus still fell on the problems that beset the Advanced Passenger Train, whose ignominious end came under full media glare. In British Railways in the 1970s and ’80s, Greg Morse guides us through a world of Traveller’s Fare, concrete concourses and peak-capped porters, a difficult period that began with the aftershock of Beeching but ended with BR becoming the first nationalised passenger network in the world to make a profit.

By: Greg Morse
Imprint: Shire Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 753
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 150g
ISBN: 9780747812517
ISBN 10: 0747812519
Series: Shire Library
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 20 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction / The Quest for Passengers / The Network Spreads / Age of the Train? / Serpell, Strikes and Sectorisation / Towards the 1990s / Places to Visit / Further Reading and Viewing / Index

Greg Morse is a writer and railway professional, and the author of ‘British Railways in the 1960s and 60s’. He also wrote ‘John Betjeman’ for Shire.