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The North Eastern Railway underwent extreme change after the outbreak of war in August 1914. Within months, the company raised its own battalion of men and was
Britain's Railways in the First World War
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Pages: 292
Authors: Michael Foley
Categories: Transportation
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It is easy to believe that the only part that Britain’s railways played in the First World War was to carry the soldiers to the ships that would take them to
The British Home Front and the First World War
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Authors: Hew Strachan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-03-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The fullest account yet of the British home front in the First World War and how war changed Britain forever.
The LNER Handbook
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Authors: David Wragg
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-03 - Publisher: The History Press

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Renowned for its express locomotive Mallard setting a world speed record (126mph) for steam locomotives that endures to this day, the London & North Eastern Rai
The Long Haul
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Authors: Michael Seth-Smith
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Originally published in 1975 this book charts the history of Foden, a name inseparably linked with the growth and development of the haulage industry. The histo