SR 150: A Century and a Half of the Southern Railway
By (author): "Patrick Whitehouse, David St. John Thomas"
Genres:History books Railways books
Publish Date:
September 29th 1988
ISBN0715313762
ISBN139780715313763
AsinSR 150: A Century and a Half of the Southern Railway
Original titleSR 150: A Century and a Half of the Southern Railway
SeriesBig Four 150 #3
Celebrating 150 years of the smallest of the companies formed in the Grouping era in the early 1920s, this book captures the heart of the Southern Railway. With its Golden Arrow Pullman service and its through Night Ferry operations, the Southern had very special Continental associations, while its achievements in World War II - including its part in the evacuation from Dunkirk - are legendary. It also presided over the world's largest suburban electrification. This book is an explorations of everything that made this railway special.