[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Dr Beeching

Subject: Re: Dr Beeching
From: Sue McNaughton <Sue@wandleys.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 21:57:12 +0000
Newsgroups: uk.railway, aus.rail
References: <7718qd$2bv$1@eplet.mira.net.au><771u23$od4$1@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net><na.a3bde748c0.a700a0tbc002@argonet.co.uk><36973881.6079802@news.freeserve.co.uk> <3696913b.24256312@news.lboro.ac.uk><369e7a07.17579568@news.freeserve.co.uk> <369815a3.36842459@news.lboro.ac.uk><369e202c.15781132@news.freeserve.co.uk>

In article <369e202c.15781132@news.freeserve.co.uk>, Tony Polson
<news@nospam.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>
>IMHO a much better read, and a better basis for discussions about this period
>would perhaps be "I tried to run a railway" by G. Fiennes which is about the
>trials and tribulations of a BR senior manager who really cared about the
>railways.
>
And who seems to have been remarkably unconcerned about upsetting
people, no matter how powerful, if he thought they were wrong.  A most
enjoyable book.
-- 
Sue

(This sig is temporarily closed for refurbishment)

http://www.wandleys.demon.co.uk/index.htm

References:
- Dr Beeching
  - From: "Daryl Cheshire" <daryl.cheshire@dse.vic.gov.au>
- Re: Dr Beeching
  - From: "David Proctor" <daproc@spam_this.umpires.com>
- Re: Dr Beeching
  - From: "Barry S. Doe" <tbc002@argonet.co.uk>
- Re: Dr Beeching
  - From: news@nospam.freeserve.co.uk (Tony Polson)
- Re: Dr Beeching
  - From: R.J.Drew@lboro.ac.uk (Richard Drew)
- Re: Dr Beeching
  - From: news@nospam.freeserve.co.uk (Tony Polson)
- Re: Dr Beeching
  - From: R.J.Drew@lboro.ac.uk (Richard Drew)
- Re: Dr Beeching
  - From: news@nospam.freeserve.co.uk (Tony Polson)

Prev by Date: Re: CityRail site - anyone having trouble?
Next by Date: Re: Passengers say the darndest things!
Prev by thread: Re: Dr Beeching
Next by thread: Re: Dr Beeching
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread