Abstract
THIS book is a study in the application of science to industry, as exemplified in the organisation, operation and development of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The author discusses the design, building and repair of locomotives and rolling stock, the construction and maintenance of the permanent way, signalling, operation and control of traffic, ‘rationalisation’ and costing, and scientific research. There is also a brief chapter on the many interests of the undertaking which are ancillary to its main business of transport.
A British Railway behind the Scenes: a Study in the Science of Industry.
By J. W. Williamson. Pp. x + 213 + 25 plates. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1933.) 5s. net.
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A British Railway behind the Scenes: a Study in the Science of Industry. Nature 133, 46 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133046a0
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