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The End of the Line: The Last Ten Years at Swindon Works

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An active-participant account of the final ten years of Swindon Works - bringing to an end 147 years of railway engineering

In 1977, the iconic Swindon Works was building locomotives. By 1986, it was shut down. In The End of the Line, Ron Bateman recounts t...

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Product ID:9780750993128
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:The End of the Line
Subtitle:The Last Ten Years at Swindon Works
Authors:Author: Ron Bateman
Subjects:Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Industrialisation and industrial history, Sociology: work and labour, History of specific companies / corporate history, Transport industries, Railway technology, engineering and trades, Railway trades, Local history, Industrialisation & industrial history, Sociology: work & labour, History of specific companies / corporate history, Railway transport industries, Railway technology, engineering & trades, Railway trades, Local history
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An active-participant account of the final ten years of Swindon Works - bringing to an end 147 years of railway engineering

In 1977, the iconic Swindon Works was building locomotives. By 1986, it was shut down. In The End of the Line, Ron Bateman recounts the fight to save Swindon Works, its 3,500 jobs and the livelihood of the entire community it represented. Initially joining through the Works Training School in 1977, Ron witnessed this tragic struggle and the crushing blow dealt to the industry that had defined Swindon for generations. Combining personal recollections with information and interviews from many other insiders and railmen, this book provides the only comprehensive chronicle on the final decade of 147 years of railway engineering and a fateful milestone in the history of Swindon.


Imprint Name:The History Press Ltd
Publisher Name:The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2020-04-07