Adrian Vaughan

The Great Western's Last Year (eBook, ePUB)

Efficiency in Adversity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In 1947 the GWR was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, there had been no maintenance for 6 years and the government couldn't supply the steel they needed for repair. The staff coped with rationing, a desperately cold winter and blazing hot summer, and dealt with floods, collisions, broken rails and failing locomotives. The incredible strength of character and can-do attitude of GWR workers kept the railway running through it all. This history, drawn from GWR papers, reveals the details of everyday and the problems and difficulties the staff faced. Above all it shows how well they overcame their problems with only muscle power and a steam crane to help - and, of course, no H&SE regulations and arguments to slow them down.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780752494289
• Artikelnr.: 39419127

Autorenporträt

ADRIAN VAUGHAN began to learn about the railway in 1946 at only 6 years old, riding the engines and asking questions. He started learning signal-box work in 1950 and was coached in engine driving, hands-on, in 1953-54. After leaving the army, he joined British Railways (WR) as a lad porter (one was not deemed adult until the age of 21). A signalman from 1961 to 1975, he began writing about the railway in 1970 and has now published over thirty books on the subject. He lives in Norfolk.