51L: The finely detailed railway model. A brief background to British Railways

British Railways: A Brief Biography

British Railways came into being on the 1st of January 1948 as a result of the nationisation of the railways by the incoming 1945 Labour government.

We suggest the following reading:

British Railways Wagons the first half million, D Rowland

An Illustrated History of BR Wagons, Volume 1; P Bartlett, D Larkin, T Mann, R Silsbury, A Ward

A Pictorial Record of British Railways Dielsel Multiple Units, B Golding

Many of the these books may be obtained from specialised book sellers for some suggestions press here.

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