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The British Transport Police: An Illustrated History
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The British Transport Police has the most diverse history of any police force in the world. It can trace its origins back to 1826, and is made up from over 240 railway, dock and canal forces. Early railway companies maintained their own police forces, but following the First World War these smaller companies were amalgamated into four large companies. In 1948 following the nationalisation of the transport infrastructure the force took responsibility for policing the railways, ports and canals as the British Transport Commission Police, the first national police force in the United Kingdom. The BTC was dissolved in 1963 but the force remained as the British Transport Police. From the beginning the force has been at the forefront of policing innovation such as being the first force to use dogs, employing women as uniformed officers, the introduction of a computerised crime reporting procedure and the first to use technology to arrest a murder suspect. Although diminished in size and areas of responsibility since privatisation of the UK transport infrastructure, the force has moved with the demands of modern policing. This book is an illustrated history of this unique force working to keep the travelling public safe.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing, Illustrated edition (15 Oct. 2015) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 96 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1445651041 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1445651040 |
| Dimensions | 16.51 x 0.76 x 23.39 cm |
by Mr.William E Reed
Brilliant book with in depth insight to the Work of the British Transport Police dog section. Well written and a good read.
by Funk
A very well put together, informative book. Running through the history of the BTP from the initial railway police forces right until present day, it gives a great insight into the force in an easy to access package. The book touches on topics including forming history, the current force, training, uniforms, women in the force and the dog sections.
Throughout the book there are plenty of vintage and colour photographs that really do help to bring it alive. Printed on glossy paper the actual physical presentation is excellent. It isn’t particularly long, you can go from cover to cover inside a day, but full of well researched information.
Well recommended for anyone with an interest in the BTP and a must read for anyone looking to join the force.
by GT
Ok
by Аmazon Customer
Good history. Bought for a Christmas present for a BTP person. They even knew some of the people in the book so made it even better.
by HENRY
got this for my son who loved it and found it very interesring.
by Pendragon
Brilliant book, a good depiction of BTP. The photos are exceptionally good, especially the one of me. 🙂
by Harry
Reads more like press release than an objective history. Contains some interesting bits on early railway police but next to no history on the BTP itself and no recent history. The Olympics is mentioned in passing but the 21st century modernisation/professionalalisation isn’t mentioned. 7/7 (one of the biggest incidents in the force’s history) barely gets a few lines. A comprehensive history of the BTP would make a fascinating read but this book is not that.
by G. Ella
Made a great gift for somebody going into the BTP.