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British railways today and tomorrow / by G. Freeman Allen.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, G. Freeman (Geoffrey Freeman)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- British Railways.
- Railroads--Great Britain.
- Railroads.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Dust jackets (Binding)
- Physical Description:
- 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Ian Allan, 1959.
- Contents:
- Preface
- British Railways in the second half of the twentieth century
- The twilight of steam power
- The advent of the diesel
- The future is electric
- Passenger trains and traffic
- Towards faster freight transits
- Everything under control: the organization of traffic
- The motive power organization
- Signalling for swifter operation
- The upkeep of the track
- Index.
- OCLC:
- 6803035
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