Lines of Power
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Lines of Power

The Electrification of British Railways. Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs

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eBook - ePub

Lines of Power

The Electrification of British Railways. Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs

About this book

Written by John Buxton and Don Heath, two experienced rail professionals, Lines of Power delivers a comprehensive record of the stuttering progress of electrification and modernisation of Britain's railway network, exposing the furtive manoeuvring by competing factions within the railway industry during the 1950s. The book is highly critical of the excessive scepticism of the Department of Transport (DoT later DfT) and the frequent disproportionate, and often imprudent, interventions by politicians that have collectively thwarted the opportunity to progress a more comprehensive and cost effective 'rolling programme' of electrification.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. Preface
  6. Glossary (including references to specific types of railway rolling stock)
  7. Chapter 1: Pioneers
  8. Chapter 2: The First Rapid Transit Schemes
  9. Chapter 3: Early Main Line Schemes
  10. Chapter 4: LNER Electrification Schemes Deferred by the Second World War
  11. Chapter 5: Attempts at Standardisation
  12. Chapter 6: British Railways Attempts at Developing an Electrification Strategy
  13. Chapter 7: British Railways Approach to Electrification Following the Modernisation Plan
  14. Chapter 8: Schemes Promoted by British Railways 1950–1974
  15. Chapter 9: Schemes Promoted by British Railways between 1974 and 1994
  16. Chapter 10: Channel Tunnel – 5/94 (Not a BR Scheme)
  17. Chapter 11: Schemes Started by BR and Finished Post-Privatisation
  18. Chapter 12: Post-Privatisation Schemes in England since 2003
  19. Chapter 13: Post-Privatisation Schemes in Scotland since 2005
  20. Chapter 14: London Overground
  21. Chapter 15: South Wales Metro
  22. Chapter 16: Electrification – The Economics and Politics
  23. Chapter 17: Achieving Sustainability, Decarbonisation and Affordability
  24. Chapter 18: Prospects for Electrification Projects Going Forward
  25. Appendix 1: Electrification OLE Information (courtesy of G. Keenor)
  26. Appendix 2: Geographical Description of the West Coast Main Line (WCML) Route and Electrification Dates
  27. Appendix 3: Reduced Clearances at the Cardiff Intersection Bridges
  28. Appendix 4: Electrification Reports and Documents
  29. Appendix 5: London Tilbury and Southend and Great Eastern Recollections – the Sparks Effect
  30. Appendix 6: Great Western Electrification Project – Monitoring Systems to Ensure Safe Track Lowering Works in Tunnels
  31. Appendix 7: National Electrification Efficiency Panel (NEEP) Initiatives
  32. Bibliography
  33. Abbreviations
  34. Acknowledgements
  35. Index
  36. Copyright