TY  - GEN
AU  - Schabas,Michael
TI  - The railway metropolis : : how planners, politicians and developers shaped modern London 
SN  - 9780727761804 (hbk.)
U1  - 385.094212 SCH 23
PY  - 2017///.
CY  - London : 
PB  - ICE Publishing
KW  - Railroads
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21th century
KW  - Railroads, Local and light
KW  - City planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index.; 	1. The Road Not Taken: London Says No to Sprawl and Motorways 2. Mrs Thatcher's Urban Development Revolution 3. The Tide Begins to Turn: Creating the Docklands Light Railway 4. The Birth of Canary Wharf 5. Making the Toy Train into a Real Railway: Fixing the DLR 6. "Take Derelict Land, Add Railway and Stir": Extending the DLR 7. From Big Bang to Big Bust: Jubilee versus Crossrail 8. Mission Creep: Building the Jubilee Line Extension 9. A New Gateway to Europe: St Pancras, Stratford and the Channel Rail Link 10. A Real "Tram" for London: Croydon Tramlink 11. Reform and Innovation: Creating Transport for London 12. Low-Hanging Fruit: The London Overground 13. Crossrail: The Hare? 14. Thameslink: The Tortoise? 15. Looking Backwards and Forwards
N2  - The Railway Metropolis describes the fascinating story of how planners, politicians and developers shaped rail developments in modern London. It is an essential read for all those involved in the industry, including engineers, architects, city planners, railway operators and politicians
ER  -