by Charles Loft
British Rail (BR) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 evaluation of APT 1
studies commissioned by 1
British Railways Board (BRB) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
British Road Services 1
British Roads Federation (BRF) 1
British Transport Authority: proposed creation of 1
British Transport Commission (BTC) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 annual report of (1961) 1
closure of M&GN routes (1958) 1, 2
central charges of 1
finances of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
freight flow map produced by (1962) 1, 2
operating surpluses of 1
personnel of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Plan for the Modernisation and Re-equipment of British Railways (Modernisation Plan) (1955) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
proposed closure of Westerham Valley Railway (1960) 1
Railway Executive of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Reappraisal (1959) 1, 2
Road Haulage Executive (RHE) 1, 2, 3, 4
shortcomings of 1
British Transport Stock 1
Brooke, Henry 1, 2
Browne, John Francis Archibald (Baron Kilmaine) 1
Buchanan, Prof. Colin 1 Mixed Blessing: The Motor in Britain (1958) 1
Traffic in Towns (1963) 1, 2, 3
Butler, Rab 1
Butterfield, Peter 1
Cadbury, Major Edgar 1, 2
Callaghan, Jim 1
Carrington, Sir William 1
Carson, Rachel: Silent Spring (1962) 1
Casserley, H. C.: Service Suspended (1952) 1
Castle, Barbara 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 British Railways Network for Development (1967) 1, 2, 3, 4
Minister of Transport, 1, 2, 3
refusal for railway line closure consent (1966) 1
Central Electricity Generating Board 1
Central Transport Consultative Committee (CTCC) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 establishment of 1
introduction of diesel engines 1
personnel of 1, 2, 3, 4
Channel Tunnel 1
Chatham and Dover 1
Chesterford, Squire 1, 2
Churchill, Winston 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Clapham Junction Rail Crash (1988) 1
Clarke, Otto 1, 2, 3, 4
Conservative Party 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 electoral manifesto (1970) 1
Conservative Party electoral performance of (1959) 1
electoral performance of (1964) 1, 2
ideology of 1, 2
links to RHA 1
members of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
support for decentralisation 1
Cooper-Key, Neil 1
Council for the Protection of Rural England: ‘Inexpensive Progress’ (1992) 1
Cousins, Frank 1
Crichel Down Affair (1954) 1
Crosland, Anthony 1
Denning, Lord Alfred 1
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) 1, 2
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) 1 Road Research Laboratory (RRL) 1, 2
Department of the Environment 1
Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes, The 1, 2, 3, 4
Dodgson, John: Rail Problem, The (1975) 1
Douglas-Home, Sir Alec 1, 2, 3
Duddington, Joseph 1
Dunnett, James 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
East Kent Light Railway 1, 2, 3, 4 branches of 1
closure of 1, 2, 3, 4
finances of 1
Eastry Rural District Council 1
Economic and Financial Obligations of the Nationalised Industries (1961) 1
Eden, Anthony 1, 2
Fiennes, Gerard 1
First World War (1914–18) 1 impact on road haulage industry 1
Western Front 1
Forbes, James 1
Foster, Sir Christopher 1
Francis, Stewart 1
Franks, Sir Oliver 1
Fraser, Tom 1, 2, 3, 4 background of 1
Minister of Transport 1
opposition to closure of railway stations 1, 2
Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway 1
Galbraith, Tom 1
General Post Office 1
George, Sir John: Scottish Chairman of Conservative Party 1
Germany 1
Gilbert, Sir Bernard 1
Glancey, Jonathan 1
Glover, Kenneth 1, 2
Gourvish, Terry 1
Grand Central Association 1, 2
Grant, Alexander 1, 2, 3, 4
Great Central Line Railway 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 acquired by LNER 1
closure of (1966) 1, 2
Great Eastern Railway (GER) 1 railway lines of 1, 2
Great Western Line: Cameron Branch 1
Great Western Railway (GWR) 1 creation of (1921) 1
personnel of 1
railcars of 1, 2
railway lines of 1, 2
Greater London Council 1
Greene, Sid 1
Gresley, Nigel 1
Guillebaud, Claude 1, 2 statement to Parliament (1960) 1
Guillebaud Report 1
Gunter, Ray 1
Hailsham, Lord (Quinton Hogg) 1
Hall, Sir Robert 1
Hardy, Richard 1, 2
Harris, Nigel 1
Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash (1952) 1
Hastings, Douglas Macdonald 1, 2
Hatfield rail crash (2000) 1
Hay, Will: Oh, Mr Porter! 1
Heath, Edward 1, 2
Henshaw, David 1 Great Railway Conspiracy, The (1991) 1, 2, 3
High Speed Train 1, 2
Hopkins, C. P. 1, 2, 3 BTC Chief Regional Officer 1, 2
Houghton, Douglas 1
Hudson, George 1
Hurcomb, Lord Cyril 1, 2
Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) 1, 2
Institute of Chartered Accountants 1
Iron and Steel Corporation 1
Isle of Wight Railway 1
Japan 1
Jenkins, Gilmour 1, 2
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 1
Kent and East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) 1, 2, 3 attempts to preserve 1
closure of (1954) 1
derailment on (1949) 1
Kent County Council 1
Labour Party 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Central Office 1
electoral manifesto of (1963) 1, 2, 3
electoral performance of (1964) 1, 2
members of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Lamb, Richard: Macmillan Years, The 1
Leathers, Lord Fredrick 1, 2, 3
Lee, Fred 1
Lennox-Boyd, Alan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Lewes and East Grinstead 1, 2
Lewes and Grinstead Railway and Transport Facilities Committee 1
Liberal Party 1
Light Railways Act (1896) 1, 2
London and North Eastern (LNER) 1, 2, 3, 4 acquisition of Great Central Railway 1
contraction of services (1930–34) 1
creation of (1921) 1
Mallard 1, 2, 3, 4
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 1
Silver Jubilee service 1
Wivenhoe-Brightlingsea line 1
London and South Western Railway 1
London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR)
London County Council 1
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) 1, 2, 3 creation of (1921) 1
personnel of 1
London Midland Region 1, 2
London Passenger Transport Board 1
London Transport 1, 2, 3, 4
M25 (South Orbital Road) 1, 2, 3 proposed development of 1
McKenna, David 1
Maclay, John 1, 2
Macleod, Iain 1
Macmillan, Harold 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Major, John 1
Marples, Ernest 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 background of 1
criticisms of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
investigation of BTC (1960) 1
Minister of Transport 1, 2, 3, 4
Parliamentary Secretary 1
Postmaster General 1
Marples Ridgway 1
Marsh, Richard 1, 2, 3
Maxwell, Robert 1
Medrington, Richard 1
Mepstead, W. H. F. 1
Merchant, Ismail A Room with A View 1
Your Britain – Fight for it Now 1
Metropolitan Railway 1
Midland and Great Northern Railway (M&GN) 1, 2 closure of (1958) 1, 2
creation of (1893) 1
stations of 1, 2
Ministerial Group on Modernisation (MGM) 1, 2
Molson, High 1, 2
Munro, Alison 1, 2, 3, 4
National Association of Corn and Agricultural Merchants 1
National Coal Board (NCB) 1, 2, 3
National Council on Inland Transport 1
National Economic Development Council 1
National Farmers Union (NFU) 1
National Freight Authority 1, 2
National Health Service (NHS) 1
National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
nationalisation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Nesbit, E.: Railway Children, The 1
Netherlands 1
Network Rail 1, 2
Noble, Michael 1, 2
Norfolk Orbital Railway 1
North British Locomotive Company 1
North Eastern 1
North Sea Flood (1953) 1
Northern Ireland 1
Office of Rail Regulation 1
Padmore, Sir Thomas 1, 2, 3, 4
Padmore Committee 1, 2 ‘Fringe Areas’ 1
members of 1, 2
shortcomings of, 1
Pageant of Progress 1
Passenger Transport Authorities 1
Peyton, John 1, 2
Pliatzky, Leo 1
Political and Economic Planning 1
Poppy Line 1, 2
Powell, Enoch 1
privatisation criticisms of 1
growth in rail usage following 1
support for 1
Profumo, John 1
Profumo Affair (1963) 1
Proposals for the Railway (1956) 1 impact of 1, 2
publication of 1
views of 1
Pryke, Richard: Rail Problem, The (1975) 1
Pursey, Commander Harry 1
Pym, Sir Charles 1
Quiller-Couch, Arthur: Cuckoo Valley Railway (1893) 1
Rail Passengers Council 1
Railtrack 1
Railway Development Association 1 personnel of 1, 2
purpose of 1
Railway Finances Act (1957) 1, 2
Railway Invigoration Society: Great Isle of Wight Train Robbery (1968) 1
Railway Ramblers 1
Railway Rates Tribunal 1
Railways Act (1974) 1
Railways Bill (2004) 1
Raymond, Stanley 1, 2
Redmayne, Martin 1
Regional Economic Planning Councils (REPCs) 1, 2
Regional Railway Boards 1
Regional Study Groups (RSGs) 1, 2
Road Haulage Association (RHA) 1, 2, 3, 4
Roads Campaign Council 1
Robbins, Michael: Railway Age, The (1962) 1
Robens, Alf 1
Robertson, General Sir Brian 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Rusholme, Lord (Robert Palmer) 1
Salter, Arthur 1
Salter Conference on transport (1932) 1
Sampson, Anthony: Anatomy of Britain (1962) 1
Scott-Malden, Peter 1
Second World War (1939–45) 1, 2, 3 belligerents of 1, 2
Serpell, Sir David 1, 2, 3, 4
Shanks, Michael: Stagnant Society, The 1
Sheppey Light Railway 1, 2
Smith, Sir Frank Ewart 1
Society for the Reinvigoration of Unremunerative Branch Lines in the United Kingdom 1
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) 1
Somerset and Dorset line 1, 2
South Eastern and London 1
South Eastern Railway 1, 2
Southern Railway 1, 2, 3 creation of (1921) 1
electrification programme of 1, 2
lines of 1, 2
personnel of 1
Southern Vectis 1
Spa Valley Railway 1
Spearman, Sir Alexander 1
Special Advisory Group (SAG) 1, 2 members of 1
Reorganisation of the Nationalised Transport Undertakings (1960) 1
Square Deal (1938) 1
Steadman, George 1, 2
Stedeford, Sir Ivan 1, 2
Steel, David 1
Stephens, Colonel H. F. background of 1
death of (1931) 1
railway lines owned by 1, 2, 3, 4
Stevenson, Matthew 1, 2, 3
Stevenson, Melford 1, 2, 3
Stonham, Lord (Victor Collins) 1, 2, 3
Strategic Rail Authority 1
Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive 1
Street, R. G. M. 1
Suez Crisis (1956) 1, 2, 3
Talyllyn Railway 1
Thatcher, Margaret 1, 2
Third Reich (1933–45) 1
Thomas, David St John Country Railway, The 1
Rural Transport Problem 1
Thomas, Edward: ‘Adlestrop’ 1
Thomas, George 1
Titfield Thunderbolt, The 1
Transport Act (1947) 1 impact of 1, 2
opposition to 1
provisions of 1, 2, 3, 4
purpose of 1
Transport Act (1953) 1, 2 debates regarding 1
provisions of 1
shortcomings of 1, 2, 3, 4
Transport (Railway Finances) Act (1957) 1
Transport Act (1962) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 aims of 1
provisions of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Transport Act (1968) 1, 2, 3
Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) 1, 2
Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association 1
Transport Tribunal 1, 2, 3
Transport Users Consultative Committees (TUCCs) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 East Anglian 1
East Midland 1, 2, 3
Eastern 1
establishment of 1
London 1
Transport Users Consultative Committees (TUCCs) North Western 1
personnel of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
process of 1, 2, 3
public hearings (1953) 1
Wales and Monmouth 1
Yorkshire 1
Tube Investments 1
United Kingdom (UK) Aberdeen 1;
Aylesbury 1, 2;
Ayr 1;
Barnstable 1;
Bedford 1;
Bere Alston 1;
Bicester 1;
Bideford 1;
Birmingham 1, 2;
Blackburn 1;
Bletchley 1, 2;
Bourne 1;
Bournemouth 1;
Bradford 1;
Brighton 1, 2, 3;
Bristol 1, 2;
Bude 1, 2;
Burnley 1;
Cambridge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
Canterbury 1, 2;
Cardiff 1, 2;
Carlisle 1;
Chichester 1;
Cirencester 1;
Colchester 1;
Colonial Office 1;
Coniston 1;
contraction of passenger railway network of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14;
Cowes 1;
Cromer 1, 2, 3, 4;
Croydon 1, 2, 3;
Dartmoor 1;
Dereham 1, 2;
Donc
aster 1;
Dover 1;
Dumfries 1;
Dundee 1;
Dunton Green 1, 2, 3;
Edinburgh 1, 2, 3, 4;
Exeter 1, 2, 3, 4;
Folkestone 1;
Fort William 1;
Fraserburgh 1;
general election of (1964) 1;
Glasgow 1, 2, 3;
Grantham 1, 2;
Great Yarmouth 1;
Grimsby 1, 2;
Hadfield 1;
Hereford 1;
Hornsea 1, 2;
House of Commons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11;
Hull 1, 2, 3;
Hunstanton 1;
Ilfracombe 1, 2;
Inverness 1;
Ipswich 1;
Isle of Wight 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11;
Kemble 1;
King’s Lynn 1, 2;
Launceston 1;
Leeds 1, 2;
Leicester 1, 2, 3, 4;
Lincoln 1;
Liverpool 1, 2, 3;
London 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25;
Loughborough 1;
Mablethorpe 1, 2, 3;
Manchester 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;
Margate 1;
Melton Constable 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
Middlesbrough 1;
Milton Keynes 1;
Newcastle 1, 2, 3;
Newhaven 1;
Newport 1, 2;
