British Railways, 1948-73 : a business history / T.R. Gourvish ; research by N. Blake ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gourvish, T. R. (Terence Richard)

Contributor:

Blake, N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Railways--History.

British Railways.

History.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 781 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map (folded) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.

Contents:

1 Introduction: nationalisation

Part I the British Transport Commission and the Railway Executive, 1948-53

2 Organisation

3 Investment

4 Revenue costs and labour relations

Part II The British Transport Commission 1953-62

5 The new railway organisation

6 Deficits, markets and closures

7 Wages, unions and productivity

8 The Modernisation Plan and investment

Part III The British Railways board, 1963-73

9 The 'Beeching Revolution': organisation and reorganisation

10 Financial performance and rationalisation

11 Markets, pricing and commercial strategy

12 Investment, labour relations and productivity

13 Conclusion

Part IV Statistical Appendices.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 756-763.

ISBN:

0521264804

OCLC:

13497977