British Railways 1948 - 1997
British Railways
The Reshaping of British Railways - Report and Maps [Beeching Report]
Part One - Report & Part Two - Maps
British Transport Commission
All Along the Line
BR 1959 publicity booklet giving an overview of operations, facts and figures. Illustrated with fine black and white period photographs, including the modernisation plan. A back pocket included copies of photographs in the book and a map.
CALVERT, Roger
The Future of Britain's Railways
Published in 1965 this work argues for an alternative approach to Britains' railways from the Beeching Report, exposing many of the flaws in official policy.
CASSERLEY, H.C.
Railways Since 1939
Study of the railways during the war and the aftermath to the 1960s with a 40 page introduction followed by eighty pages of photographs with extended captions.
COOPER, J.H.L.
The State Takes Over
Railphotos 1
Booklet featuring the photographs of Ken Nunn and covering the 1947 to 1960 period.
COURSE, Edwin
Railways Then and Now - The Changing Railway Scene in Britain
One of the first books of comparison images showing the railways in the 1960's and 1970's with the same location in earlier years. Chapters cover each area of the country and include extended captions to the photographs.
CREER, Stanley
BR Diary 1948 - 1957
The first of a series of four albums covering the main developments on BR between 1948 and 1985. Photographs throughout with appendices of traffic volume and other information. Search using 'BR Diary' for the listing of other volumes.
CREER, Stanley; GLOVER, John & HEAPS, Chris
BR Diary 1948 - 1957 / 1958 - 1967 / 1968 - 1977 / 1978 - 1985
A year by year account of British Railways from inception to the eighties, published in four volumes and illustrated throughout. This listing is for the complete set, search using 'BR Diary' for individual volumes.