Swindon Works 1930-1960

Swindon Works 1930-1960
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Publisher : Tempus Publishing Limited
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 0752444034
ISBN-13 : 9780752444031
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Download or read book Swindon Works 1930-1960 written by Peter Timms and published by Tempus Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were controlled by the Great Western Railway from 1930-1960, the beginning of the modern period for the railway with mechanical accounting, up to the decline of the railway from 1957.


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