This volume tells the story of workplace culture and identity in the railway industry before during and after privatization in the mid-1990s. It combines rich interview material from workers and managers involved in the privatization process with a fascinating background detail of nationalization. The book will be of interest to sociologists, cultural and economic historians as well as those studying culture change in business.
Author(s): Tim Strangleman
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 208
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 9
List of Acronyms......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Foreword......Page 15
1 From Nationalisation to Privatisation......Page 20
2 Creating Railway Culture, 1830–1947......Page 33
3 On Behalf of the People: Managing a Nationalised Railway from Attlee to Thatcher, 1948–79......Page 62
4 A Seat at the Table? Working for the Nationalised Railway, 1948–79......Page 86
5 Back to the Future? Railway Commercialisation and Privatisation, 1979–2001......Page 123
6 A Brave New World: Working for a Privatised Railway, 1979–2001......Page 153
7 Nostalgia for Nationalisation?......Page 183
Notes......Page 197
References......Page 199
B......Page 209
C......Page 210
D......Page 211
E......Page 212
G......Page 213
I......Page 214
L......Page 215
M......Page 216
N......Page 217
P......Page 218
R......Page 219
S......Page 220
T......Page 221
W......Page 222
Z......Page 223
