Publisher's Synopsis
A hundred years on from the legislation that grouped Britain's private railway companies into the 'Big Four', this book explores the often fraught relationships between government, parliament and the railway. The 1923 grouping closely followed the creation of the Ministry of Transport in 1919 and marked the start of the political intervention that continues to this day. 'Signals Passed at Danger' traces the stormy relationships between politicians and railway people, the origins of mistrust which led to constant political interference in the industry and the unending upheaval caused by frequent reorganisations as various political theories were tried and found wanting.
