This book, first published in 1923, examines the states of Britain’s rail network at the cusp of great change. The Railways Act of 1921 placed public service on behalf of the community as the raison d’etre of a railway company’s existence – rather than the private gain of shareholders.
1. The Net Freight Train Load
2. The Gross Train Load
3. The Tractive
Capacities of Locomotives
4. The Drivers Report
5. The Guards Journal
6.
The Wagon Load
7. Loaders and Loading
8. Common User of Goods Wagons
9.
Wagons and Tares
10. The Organisation of a Goods Station
11. Transhipping
12.
The Marshalling Yard
13. Statistics as a Factor in Freight Train Operating
Philip Burtt
