British Railways in Transition: The Corporate Blue and Grey Period, 1964–1997

By: Jim Blake

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Synopsis: An extensively illustrated history of the transition from steam to diesel and electric traction, and the last few decades before privatization.Jim Blake took a huge number of pictures capturing both the dramatic changes and decline of the railways pre-1997, both in the London area where he lived and around the country. This book provides a photographic history of the period, covering all aspects of the railway and its operations. It portrays the process of coming to terms with the post-Beeching, post-steam era, before a change of political will brought more rail investment. The volume looks not only at locomotives and trains, but also the overall railway scene during a tumultuous era.