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Railway Workshops of Britain, 1823-1986

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Edgar J. Larkin
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  2. John G. Larkin
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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Railway History Affecting the Workshops

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Main Works of the Former GWR

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 20-36

  4. The Main Works of the Former LMS

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 37-67

  5. The Main Works of the Former LNER

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 68-89

  6. The Main Works of the Former SR

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 90-102

  7. Repair of Locomotives, Carriages and Wagons

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 103-110

  8. Building a Locomotive of the ‘Princess Royal’ Type in 1935

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 111-115

  9. Works Organisation and Management

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 116-125

  10. Production Planning and Control

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 126-140

  11. Quality Assurance

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 141-148

  12. Machinery and Plant

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 149-165

  13. Specialised Activities

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 166-172

  14. The Railway Workshops in Two World Wars

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 173-181

  15. Training of Staff

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 182-193

  16. Industrial Relations

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 194-202

  17. Financial Control

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 203-210

  18. Towards AD 2000

    • Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin
    Pages 211-219

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 220-266
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About this book

An illustrated history of Britain's railway workshops, covering the period from 1823 to 1986, this book deals with the history of the main railway workshops of Britain, a subject of wide-ranging mechanical and electrical engineering interest.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Railway Workshops of Britain, 1823-1986

  • Authors: Edgar J. Larkin, John G. Larkin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08074-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-08074-8Published: 18 June 1988

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 301

  • Topics: Popular Science in Technology, History of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

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