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Bob Reid's Railway Revolution: Sir Robert Reid, how he transformed Britain's railways to be the best in Europe

Name: Bob Reid's Railway Revolution: Sir Robert Reid, how he transformed Britain's railways to be the best in Europe
ISBN: 9781914414756

By
- George Muir
Publisher
- Unicorn

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Language: English
Format
Category: Non-Fiction

Bob Reid's Railway Revolution describes the life and career of the first Bob Reid, always known as Bob Reid One, and the history of the railways since nationalisation. It shows how the organisational changes he forced through when Chief Executive from 1980 to 1990 turned British Rail into one of the best railways in Europe. His reforms, described as revolutionary, saw Inter-City become profitable, the creation of Network SouthEast and for the first time in 30 years, a growth in passenger numbers and freight.

Release date

Ebook: 19 October 2021