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LNER 150: The London and North Eastern - A Century and a Half of Progress ISBN: 0715313819 ISBN13: 9780715313817 LNER 150: The London and North Eastern - A Century and a Half of Progress By: David St.John Thomas ; Patrick Whitehouse Publisher: David & Charles PLC Format: Paperback Our Price: 9.35 Discount: 28% RRP: 12.99

The railway at the heart of Britain, carrying the nation's coal and transporting produce from the vast East Anglian farmlands, the LNER was a workhorse. It also held the unbeaten world steam speed record, and ran the Jazz suburban services - contrasts which are explored in this history of 150 glorious years. The LNER comes across as an enormous and often struggling business, but a very human affair. Its varied role touched the lives of many, and first-hand recounts of the railway bring its history to life. From Scottish ports to Lowestoft in the east, there were many faces to the LNER and management encouraged devolution like no other rail company of its time. This book contains many stirring stories of the days when the vast majority of its passengers and most its staff never dreamt of getting to know other than their small corners of the system, and when boarding the Flying Scotsman was the ultimate in adventure.


Contents:

1

Introduction - The Eastern Counties main line to 1843 - Tree of growth - 2

Freight - Working the fish - 3

An Observer Remembers - Soldier enthusiast in wartime East Anglia - 4

Stations - Peterborough - 5

East Anglia - LNER personalities - 6

Locomotives - Locomotive stock and allocations - 7

Scotland - Named trains summer 1939 - 8

The Golden Years of High Speed Trains - Signalling and safety - 9

Sheds and Workshops - Problems with the North Circular - 10

Branch Line Miscellany - Seen at York - 11

Coaches: Jazz Quins to Coronation Luxury - Joint lines - LNER into BR - Publicity and public relations - Preservation - Station interludes - Britain's New Premier Line - LNER Chronology - Acknowledgements - Index


Brief Description:

The railway at the heart of Britain, carrying the nation's coal and transporting produce from the vast East Anglian farmlands, the LNER was a workhorse. It also held the unbeaten world steam speed record and ran the Jazz suburban services - contrasts which are explored in this 150-year history.

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