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About this book
Renowned for its express Mallard setting a world speed record (126mph) for steam locomotives that endures to this day, the LNER was the second largest of the 'Big Four' companies to emerge from the 1923 grouping and also the most diverse, with the express trains from King's Cross balanced by an intensive suburban and commuter service from Liverpool Street and a high dependence on freight. Noted for its cautious board and thrifty management, the LNER gained a reputation for being poor but honest. This authoritative new book, in series with
LMS Handbook,
Southern Railway Handbook and
GWR Handbook, provides highly detailed reference information about the LNER.
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Rail TransportationTable of contents
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction to the 2017 Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Ancestors and the Neighbours
- Chapter 2 The London Termini
- Chapter 3 LNER Destinations
- Chapter 4 Building a New Railway Company
- Chapter 5 The Managers
- Chapter 6 Steam Locomotives at the Grouping
- Chapter 7 Atlantic to Pacific
- Chapter 8 The Streamliners
- Chapter 9 Electrics and Diesels
- Chapter 10 The Named Expresses
- Chapter 11 Carrying the Goods
- Chapter 12 The Passenger Business
- Chapter 13 Publicity
- Chapter 14 The Record Setters
- Chapter 15 Shipping
- Chapter 16 Road Transport
- Chapter 17 Accidents
- Chapter 18 The Infrastructure
- Chapter 19 Railways at War
- Chapter 20 Under Attack
- Chapter 21 Peace and Nationalisation
- Chapter 22 What Might Have Been
- Appendices
- Bibliography
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