Southern Handbook

The Southern Railway 1923-1947

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Railroads, History, Reference, Guides & Handbooks
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Author: David Wragg ISBN: 9780750985062
Publisher: The History Press Publication: August 1, 2017
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: David Wragg
ISBN: 9780750985062
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: August 1, 2017
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

The Southern Railway may not have been the most glamorous of the ‘Big Four' companies that emerged from the grouping of 1923, but it was the great innovator. In the 1930s the Southern pioneered the first main-line electrification and created the largest electrified suburban railway network in the world. It was also one of the few to offer regular departures and the first to run true international services, introducing the ‘Night Ferry' through-trains from London to Paris using special ferries. Forming part of a series, along with The GWR Handbook, The LMS Handbook and The LNER Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the Southern Railway.

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The Southern Railway may not have been the most glamorous of the ‘Big Four' companies that emerged from the grouping of 1923, but it was the great innovator. In the 1930s the Southern pioneered the first main-line electrification and created the largest electrified suburban railway network in the world. It was also one of the few to offer regular departures and the first to run true international services, introducing the ‘Night Ferry' through-trains from London to Paris using special ferries. Forming part of a series, along with The GWR Handbook, The LMS Handbook and The LNER Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the Southern Railway.

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