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I Tried to Run a Railway by Gerard Fiennes (Paperback, 2018)
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'BR rebel chairman resigns' THE GUARDIAN. This is the notorious book that got Gerard Fiennes sacked from British Railways while he was Chairman and General Manager of the Eastern Region in 1968. When he got there, he knew the service was ripe for a revolution. and he believed he was the man to lead it.
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A vivid, witty and caustic view of the dying days of the golden age of rail, from a British Railways insider. ' BR rebel chairman resigns ' THE GUARDIAN. ' Rebel rail chief in row ' DAILY MAIL. ' I don't take it back says sacked rail chief ' DAILY EXPRESS. This is the notorious book that got Gerard Fiennes sacked from British Railways while he was Chairman and General Manager of the Eastern Region in 1968. Fiennes became a railwayman by accident, joining the L.N.E.R as a Traffic Apprentice in 1928. Over the next four decades he worked himself up to the top of the management tree, experiencing all facets of railway life - steam through diesel to electrification - on his way to the top. When he got there, he knew the service was ripe for a revolution... and he believed he was the man to lead it. But of course, it was the wrong time for a manager who thought that railways could be a success - Dr. Beeching was sharpening his axe and unprofitable lines were closed rather than turned round. After being resisted, circumvented, delayed and blocked, G. F. Fiennes ran out of patience and put pen to paper and ran his career into the buffers as he told the story of what happens when non-railwaymen tried to run the railway.Product Identifiers
PublisherHead of Zeus
ISBN-139781786691286
eBay Product ID (ePID)235204510
Product Key Features
Book TitleI Tried to Run a Railway
AuthorGerard Fiennes
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicRailway
Publication Year2018
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGerard Fiennes
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 16 Apr, 2019
As biographies go, this is one of the best that I have read.
An honest warts and all biography that apparently led to the sacking of the author from BR, although the content, in my view, does not seem to warrant that action. Perhaps it was just because Gerard Fiennes did not allow the board to approve it before publication. He owned up to errors on his part, and for that he deserves respect. I found that it was easy to read, although the grammar was a bit weird in places, but enjoyable nevertheless. Worth reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 May, 2020
An interesting historical perspective
Throws light on a crucial time in railway history. Some of the early chapters require a good knowledge of railway procedures to follow easily but after that fascinating and enlightening.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Mar, 2022
Essential reading!
The book should be considered essential reading for everyone who has worked or who is working in the railway industry. It is as relevant today as it was when it was written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Dec, 2021
trying to run a railway
it looks an intresting book i've yet to read itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
