The Story of the Big Four Railway Companies

GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of the Cornish Riviera Express, the streamlined Coronation Scot, the streamlined Coronation with its beaver tail, and the Southern Electrics, yet three of these companies only enjoyed a life of 25 years. Colin G. Maggs, one of the country's leading railway historians, tells the story of how these Big Four companies came into being and their eno...