Losing track :: an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 /
"How Britain's railways are organised is the book's running theme. It is an account that will interest anyone wanting to understand how things could be run better. Written by John Nelson who was centrally involved in all of the controversial changes that took place over the last half...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "How Britain's railways are organised is the book's running theme. It is an account that will interest anyone wanting to understand how things could be run better. Written by John Nelson who was centrally involved in all of the controversial changes that took place over the last half century, it draws on his own public and private sector experience to provide evidence based opinion of what needs to be done now.Along the way he describes what the post Beeching railway was like to work in; the internal battles that raged during the commercialisation of BR in the 1980s; the ideological privatisation process of the 1990s and how it nearly came unstuck; how the first franchises were awarded and the motivations of their owners; how some were saved from financial collapse; and how first Railtrack and then franchising ran into the sand. He describes how all attempts to put right the mistakes made when trains and infrastructure were separated have failed. In describing key events he explains the roles of many of the senior managers, civil servants and politicians who were centrally involved.This book shows that the country's railway was only organised effectively for a brief period during the early 1990s. Politically-motivated reforms then and since have created an industry that today is neither truly privatised nor fit for purpose."--Publisher's description. |
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| spelling | Nelson, John, 1947 June 19- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjrfjPvJ8H88wgd37hBGjK http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015143041 Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / by John Nelson. [Place of publication not identified] New Generation Publishing, 2019. © 2019 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Chapter one: 1968-81: a good grounding: working on the front line -- Chapter two: 1981-97: the advent of the commercial railway: my part in its creation -- Chapter three: The railways after BR: I go 'private' -- Chapter four: 1981 - 1992: the commercialisation of British rail -- Chapter five: To vertical integration and back -- Chapter six: Letting the first franchises -- Chapter seven: Franchises get off the ground - Some fly, some crash, one burns -- Chapter eight: The death of privatisation? -- Chapter nine: It's not going well: let's have a review -- Chapter ten: What next? "How Britain's railways are organised is the book's running theme. It is an account that will interest anyone wanting to understand how things could be run better. Written by John Nelson who was centrally involved in all of the controversial changes that took place over the last half century, it draws on his own public and private sector experience to provide evidence based opinion of what needs to be done now.Along the way he describes what the post Beeching railway was like to work in; the internal battles that raged during the commercialisation of BR in the 1980s; the ideological privatisation process of the 1990s and how it nearly came unstuck; how the first franchises were awarded and the motivations of their owners; how some were saved from financial collapse; and how first Railtrack and then franchising ran into the sand. He describes how all attempts to put right the mistakes made when trains and infrastructure were separated have failed. In describing key events he explains the roles of many of the senior managers, civil servants and politicians who were centrally involved.This book shows that the country's railway was only organised effectively for a brief period during the early 1990s. Politically-motivated reforms then and since have created an industry that today is neither truly privatised nor fit for purpose."--Publisher's description. Print version record. Railroads Great Britain History 20th century. Railroads Great Britain History 21st century. Railroads and state Great Britain. Railroads Privatization Great Britain. Transports ferroviaires Politique gouvernementale Grande-Bretagne. Railroads fast Railroads and state fast Great Britain fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP 1900-2099 fast History fast has work: Losing track (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFB6DtrDFXjK6vDM4rfwRX https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Nelson, John, 1947 June 19- Losing track. [Place of publication not identified] New Generation Publishing, 2019 9781789556674 (OCoLC)1126218170 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2492587 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Nelson, John, 1947 June 19- Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / Chapter one: 1968-81: a good grounding: working on the front line -- Chapter two: 1981-97: the advent of the commercial railway: my part in its creation -- Chapter three: The railways after BR: I go 'private' -- Chapter four: 1981 - 1992: the commercialisation of British rail -- Chapter five: To vertical integration and back -- Chapter six: Letting the first franchises -- Chapter seven: Franchises get off the ground - Some fly, some crash, one burns -- Chapter eight: The death of privatisation? -- Chapter nine: It's not going well: let's have a review -- Chapter ten: What next? Railroads Great Britain History 20th century. Railroads Great Britain History 21st century. Railroads and state Great Britain. Railroads Privatization Great Britain. Transports ferroviaires Politique gouvernementale Grande-Bretagne. Railroads fast Railroads and state fast |
| title | Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / |
| title_auth | Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / |
| title_exact_search | Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / |
| title_full | Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / by John Nelson. |
| title_fullStr | Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / by John Nelson. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Losing track : an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / by John Nelson. |
| title_short | Losing track : |
| title_sort | losing track an insider s story of britain s railway transformation from british rail to the present day 1968 to 2019 |
| title_sub | an insider's story of Britain's railway transformation from British Rail to the present day, 1968 to 2019 / |
| topic | Railroads Great Britain History 20th century. Railroads Great Britain History 21st century. Railroads and state Great Britain. Railroads Privatization Great Britain. Transports ferroviaires Politique gouvernementale Grande-Bretagne. Railroads fast Railroads and state fast |
| topic_facet | Railroads Great Britain History 20th century. Railroads Great Britain History 21st century. Railroads and state Great Britain. Railroads Privatization Great Britain. Transports ferroviaires Politique gouvernementale Grande-Bretagne. Railroads Railroads and state Great Britain History |
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