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Last Trains : Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Last Trains
Language: English
Published by Biteback Publishing, GB, 2023
ISBN 10: 1785908065 ISBN 13: 9781785908064
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. During the course of the 1950s England lost confidence in its rulers and convinced itself it must modernise. The failing steam-powered local railways, run by Colonel Blimp, symbolised everything that was wrong with the country - surely the future lay in motorways and high-speed express trains? Along came Dr Beeching with his diagnosis, and suddenly branch-line Britain was gone for ever.The debate about the Beeching cuts has raged ever since. In this superbly researched examination, Charles Loft exposes the political failures that bankrupted the railways and lays bare the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they were trying to serve. The result is a fascinating study of a nation grappling to come to terms with modernity.
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Last Trains: Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Last Trains : The Myth of Beeching and the Making of Modern Britain
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Last Trains (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Biteback Publishing, London, 2023
ISBN 10: 1785908065 ISBN 13: 9781785908064
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. During the course of the 1950s England lost confidence in its rulers and convinced itself it must modernise. The failing steam-powered local railways, run by Colonel Blimp, symbolised everything that was wrong with the country - surely the future lay in motorways and high-speed express trains? Along came Dr Beeching with his diagnosis, and suddenly branch-line Britain was gone for ever.The debate about the Beeching cuts has raged ever since. In this superbly researched examination, Charles Loft exposes the political failures that bankrupted the railways and lays bare the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they were trying to serve. The result is a fascinating study of a nation grappling to come to terms with modernity. In this superbly researched examination, Charles Loft exposes the political failures that bankrupted the railways and lays bare the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they were trying to serve. The result is a fascinating study of a nation grappling to come to terms with modernity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Last Trains: Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. During the course of the 1950s England lost confidence in its rulers and convinced itself it must modernise. The failing steam-powered local railways, run by Colonel Blimp, symbolised everything that was wrong with the country - surely the future lay in motorways and high-speed express trains? Along came Dr Beeching with his diagnosis, and suddenly branch-line Britain was gone for ever. The debate about the Beeching cuts has raged ever since. In this superbly researched examination, Charles Loft exposes the political failures that bankrupted the railways and lays bare the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they were trying to serve. The result is a fascinating study of a nation grappling to come to terms with modernity.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9781849545006.
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9781849547123.
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Last Trains
Language: English
Published by Biteback Publishing, GB, 2023
ISBN 10: 1785908065 ISBN 13: 9781785908064
Paperback. Condition: New. During the course of the 1950s England lost confidence in its rulers and convinced itself it must modernise. The failing steam-powered local railways, run by Colonel Blimp, symbolised everything that was wrong with the country - surely the future lay in motorways and high-speed express trains? Along came Dr Beeching with his diagnosis, and suddenly branch-line Britain was gone for ever.The debate about the Beeching cuts has raged ever since. In this superbly researched examination, Charles Loft exposes the political failures that bankrupted the railways and lays bare the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they were trying to serve. The result is a fascinating study of a nation grappling to come to terms with modernity.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. as new unused.
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Last Trains: Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. 2023. Paperback. . . . . .
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Last Trains: Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England
Language: English
Published by Robson Press, United Kingdom, 2014
ISBN 10: 1849547122 ISBN 13: 9781849547123
Seller: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. paperback, illustrated, 330 pages, fine. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf N49.
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Hardback. Condition: As New. During the course of the 1950s England lost confidence in its rulers and convinced itself to modernise. The bankrupt steam-powered railway, run by a retired general, symbolised everything that was wrong with the country; the future lay in motorways and high speed electric - or even atomic - express trains. But plans for a gleaming new railway system ended in failure and on the roads traffic ground to a halt. Along came Dr Beeching, forensically analysing the railways' problems and expertly delivering an expert's diagnosis - a third of the nation's railways must go. This was the point at which the reality of modernisation dawned and rural England fell victim to the road and car - at least that is how Dr Beeching is remembered today. Last Trains examines why and how the railway system contracted, exposing the political failures that bankrupted the railways and examining officials' attempts to understand a transport revolution beyond their control. It is a story of the increasing alienation of bureaucrats from the public they thought they were serving, but also of a nation that thinks it lives in the countryside trying to come to terms with modernity.
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No Binding. Condition: VG+. Col-204-85. A good or better original 8 x 10 still. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.
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Last Trains: Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Last trains : Dr. Beeching and the death of rural England / Charles Loft
Language: English
Published by London : Biteback Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1849545006 ISBN 13: 9781849545006
First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 330 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: a wound that has not healed; Chapter 2: Colonel Stephens's lost causes: the railway problem 1914-51; Chapter 3: A terrible tangle: the Isle of Wight and the end of integration; Chapter 4: Chromium dreams: the 1955 Modernisation Plan; Chapter 5: The Bluebell and Primrose Line: the 1956 closure plan; Chapter 6: White elephants: the M & GN and the collapse of faith in the railways; Chapter 7: Westerham, Marples and the M25; Chapter 8: The nitty gritty: shaping Reshaping; Chapter 9: Wells-next-the-Sea and the general election. Chapter 10: Unmitigated England: Tom Fraser and the Great CentralChapter 11: A tiger in the tank? Barbara Castle and the stable network; Chapter 12: Aftermath: the management of decline; Chapter 13: Conclusion: ultra-modern horror; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Select bibliography; Notes; Index. Subjects; Beeching, Richard 1913-1985. Beeching, Richard Baron Beeching 1913-1985. 1900-1999. Railroads Great Britain History 20th century. Railroads and state 20th century. Transportation and state Great Britain History 20th century. TRANSPORTATION Railroads Pictorial. Economic policy. Railroads. Railroads and state. Transportation and state. 3 Kg.
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9781849545006.
