Download or read book British Railways Steam in Retrospect written by Eric Oldham and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 1st January 1948, the big four railway companies were nationalized to form British Railways. This collection of photographs captures the last two decades of steam power following this date, as steam gave way to diesel and electrification. The black-and-white pictures evoke the days of steam.