British Rail Designed 1948-1997

Download or read book British Rail Designed 1948-1997 written by David Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is about the design successes, and failures, of Britain's most extensive state-sponsored industry. It is a story of people and ideas, movement and design, speed and colour; it is a comprehensive celebration of the crating, operation and marketing of a national railway system, by which four main-line companies with steam-powered empires were transformed into a modern transport system.