LMS Handbook: The London, Midland and Scottish Railway, 1923-47
- ISBN-10
- 1844258289
- ISBN-13
- 9781844258284
- Category
- Railroad companies
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Haynes Manuals
- Author
- David W. Wragg
Description
by David Wragg This book tells the story of the London Midland & Scottish Railway, which was not only Britain s largest railway company but also the largest business in the British Empire. As well as having the most diverse route network, the LMS was famed for its expresses, while the work of its longest reigning chief engineer, Sir William Stanier, influenced the first locomotive and carriage designs for the nationalised British Railways. Packed with facts and figures as well as historical narrative, this extensively illustrated book is a superb reference source that will be of interest to all railway enthusiasts. Highly recommended. Heritage Railway
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Other editions
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- 2016-07-04
- 256 pages
- Ebook
- The History Press
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