The Great Railway Conspiracy: Fall and Rise of Britain's Railways Since the 1950's - Softcover

Henshaw, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0948135484 ISBN 13: 9780948135484

Publisher: Leading Edge Press & Publishing Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

This volume throws new light on the manner in which Britain's railways were "stitched up" by powerful political interests in the roads lobby during the 1960s and 1970s. Although commentators had referred before to the manner in which road transport was able to exert political pressure to gain supremacy, David Henshaw uncovered important new evidence giving a clearer picture of the true extent of the web of intrigue and deception which was spun. Crucially, however, the author found that some of the documents which might have proved particularly interesting had disappeared from public records - a fact he found tempting to link with his general conclusions. Now, Henshaw smells the whiff of more dark Government deeds, apparently calculated further to enhance the supremacy of road transport over rail. In 32 new additional pages, this book draws parallels between the actions of the present Government and that of its predecessor that masterminded the Beeching closure policy. Its conclusions should interest those who believe that rail transport offers the best and least environmentally damaging solutions to the present transport crisis. The original text is also comprehensively updated. This book should be of interest to railway enthusiasts and those with an interest in transport matters and politics generally. For the ardent train buff, David Henshaw's collection of photographs provides a record of some of the locomotives and trains which disappeared during the Beeching years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Leading Edge Press & Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948135484
• ISBN 13: 9780948135484
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Lehan Bill, Henshaw David
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288