Doncaster. Town of train makers, 1853-1990
Details:
- Author(s) Bagwell, Philip S
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1991
- Pages 136pp; illus
- Publisher Doncaster Books
- Place Published Doncaster
Topics:
- Name Worker / employee welfare inc working conditions, compensation, etc
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Informed popular account by a retired scholar of railway engineering in a leading 'workshop town' from its beginning in the mid 19th century to 20th century privatisation. Chapters include: 'Establishment of the Plant Works at Doncaster, 1851-55'; 'Regime of Arthur Sturrock, 1850-66'; 'Regime of Patrick Stirling, 1866-95'; 'H A Ivatt and the Atlantics'; 'Working conditions at the Plant Works before 1914'; 'The GNE Sick Society'; 'From nationalization to Beeching Plan, 1948-62'; 'From Beeching to British Rail Engineering Ltd, 1962-70; 'Reorganisation and privatisation, 1970-90', Touches on British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL); Great Northern Railway Co; London & North Eastern Railway