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Story of the Big Four Railway Companies

Colin G. Maggs
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cornish reviera expres
coronation scot
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diesel power
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GWR photographs
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lms
LMS photographs
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LNER
LNER photographs
LNER pictures
london midland and scottish
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rail history
rail nationalisation
railway historian
railway owned buses
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remembering steam
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southern electrics
southern region
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SR photographs
SR pictures
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train history
train photographs

Product details

  • ISBN 9781803996134
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Apr 2024
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description

GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of the Cornish Riviera Express, the streamlined Coronation Scot, the streamlined Coronation with its beaver tail, and the Southern Electrics, yet three of these companies only enjoyed a life of 25 years.

Colin G. Maggs, one of the country’s leading railway historians, tells the story of how these Big Four companies came into being and their enormous success following the rundown of the railways during the First World War. The remarkable, if surprisingly brief, era of the Big Four saw great changes and achievements, including streamlining, speed records, electrification, diesel power, railway-owned buses and aircraft, and a real sense of cooperation between companies. The Story of the Big Four Railway Companies is a memorable illustrated history of their reign.
About Colin G. Maggs
COLIN G. MAGS has had 105 books published to date, mostly on railway history. In 1993 HM the Queen awarded him an MBE for services to railway history. He has written countless railway newspaper and magazine articles, given broadcasts on TV and radio, talks to societies, and lectured on railway history at the University of Bath. He lives in Bath.

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