T. R. Gourvish

British Railways 1948-73

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1986, this is a business history of the first twenty-five years of nationalised railways in Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 844
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 49mm
• Gewicht: 1344g
• ISBN-13: 9780521188838
• ISBN-10: 0521188830
• Artikelnr.: 32733892

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
List of charts, figures and maps
List of tables
Foreword
Preface
List of abbreviations
Chronology
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
Select bibliography
Index.