This is a most fascinating book, written by one of Britain’s leading railway engineering executives, and covers his life up to the mid-1990’s.

Bradford Railway Circle

A lively account of management progress, running depots, introducing HSTs, dealing with unions, managing the ‘Bed-Pan’ line and developing good communications with irate commuters, then improving Red Star parcels and Royal Mail contracts. There are insights obtained from international travels, even driving a train through the Hudson Valley.
This book is good for an engineering approach but also for understanding proper management. Note his efforts to remove management perks and for rooting out drinking on duty. It’s a good book to understand the managerial issues of British Rail.

Society of Model and Experimental Engineers

If one were to list the most significant contributions to the history of British Railways, this would surely be included.

Railway & Canal Historical Society

A most interesting read. Quite apart from the picture it paints of one man's journey through the ranks, it also conveys a lot of valuable detail about the realities of life as a railway manager over recent decades. The author's frankness and strong opinions give it an added spice.

Journal of the Friends of the National Railway Museum No.165