Southern Regional Through the 1950s Year by Year

Recording an iconic and important decade in the s of Southern Rail, Michael Hymans offers a unique and fascinating year-by-year photographic record of the changes that took place. With an accessible, easy-to-read style, Southern Rail in the 1950s: Year by Year acts as a wonderful guide for new readers, as well as the experienced enthusiast. Touching on a variety of ideas and themes that dominated the decade, including the publication of the Modernisation Plan in 1955 and the continued growth in popularity of the personal automobile and road haulage, this lavishly illustrated volume utilises a wealth of rare and unpublished photographs to offer a nostalgic guide to an important decade in the history of Southern Rail.