Ernest Marples : the shadow behind Beeching
Brandon, David, 1946-2022
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Ernest Marples revolutionised three UK government departments. At Transport (1959-1964) he appointed Dr Beeching chairman of British Railways and commissioned him to produce his infamous report, inaugurated motorways and introduced significant regulations for motorists. At Housing (1951-1954) he delivered 300,000 new houses annually and as Postmaster General (1957-1959), he reformed Post Office accounting systems and launched postcodes and Subscriber Trunk Dialling. This first biography of Marples uses newly-available archives to examine public and private transport policy, the growing power of the pro-road lobby and the identification of personal freedom with driving.
Main title:
Ernest Marples : the shadow behind Beeching / David Brandon and Martin Upham.
Author:
Brandon, David, 1946-, authorUpham, Martin, author
Imprint:
Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Transport, 2022.
Collation:
274 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781526760180 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941'.085'092941.085092920
LC class:
DA591.M3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3049070
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