{"product_id":"government-the-railways-and-the-charles-loft-9780714653389","title":"Government, the Railways and the Modernization of Britain: Beeching's Last Trains","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than 40 years after its publication, the 1963 \u003cem\u003eBeeching Report\u003c\/em\u003e on British railways remains controversial for recommending the closure of a third of Britain's railways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Charles Loft examines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy the nationalized railways were in such dire financial straits by 1963\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow government work on future transport needs led to conclusions which would have cut Britain's railways down by thousands of miles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat difficulties eventually halted attempts by Conservative and Labour governments to implement these cuts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be invaluable to anyone interested in how transport policy is made or how it has arrived at its current state and sheds fascinating new light on the working of government, the economy and the mood of the times under Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Loft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0714653381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780714653389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.32w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 126","brand":"Charles Loft","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065048379647,"sku":"9780714653389","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59e28481-d0b4-4a47-b6d7-03d1c8d60537.jpg?v=1768672795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/government-the-railways-and-the-charles-loft-9780714653389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}