This book examines in words and pictures the huge changes that have
taken place in the last 50 years on the British railway network. We
see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a
streamlined modern railway. The beginning of the period saw the
final stages of the Beeching cuts, with the closure of some rural
branches and lesser-used stations. Since the 1980s the tide has
turned and numerous lines and stations have joined or rejoined the
network. As for freight, we see how the complex operations of the
20th century have been replaced by a far smaller number of
specialised terminals, while marshalling yards in the traditional
sense have all but disappeared. And the long process of updating
our railway signalling has continued apace, even though some
semaphore gems have managed to survive into the 21st century.
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