Great Westerns Last Year

Efficiency in Adversity

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Railroads, History
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Author: Adrian Vaughan ISBN: 9780752494289
Publisher: The History Press Publication: September 2, 2013
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Adrian Vaughan
ISBN: 9780752494289
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: September 2, 2013
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

In 1947 the Great  Western Railway (GWR) was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, there had been no maintenance for 6 years and the government couldn’t supply the steel they needed for repair. The staff coped with rationing, a desperately cold winter and blazing hot summer, and dealt with floods, collisions, broken rails, and failing locomotives. The incredible strength of character and can-do attitude of GWR workers kept the railway running through it all. This history, drawn from GWR papers, reveals the everyday details and the problems and difficulties the staff faced. Above all it shows how well they overcame their problems with only muscle power and a steam crane to help—and, of course, no health and safety regulations and arguments to slow them down.

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In 1947 the Great  Western Railway (GWR) was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, there had been no maintenance for 6 years and the government couldn’t supply the steel they needed for repair. The staff coped with rationing, a desperately cold winter and blazing hot summer, and dealt with floods, collisions, broken rails, and failing locomotives. The incredible strength of character and can-do attitude of GWR workers kept the railway running through it all. This history, drawn from GWR papers, reveals the everyday details and the problems and difficulties the staff faced. Above all it shows how well they overcame their problems with only muscle power and a steam crane to help—and, of course, no health and safety regulations and arguments to slow them down.

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