New book tells the story of British Rail in the 1970s.

176 pages… over 200 colour and black & white photos… contemporary publicity and advertising… eyewitness contributions from BR managers who were there…

‘Any Colour You Like’ tells the story of British Rail in the 1970s, an often overlooked decade in railway history which followed the decade of Beeching and the end of steam.

Investment in electrification, Inter-City 125 and Freightliner promised a bright future, yet the bright new railway operated alongside traditional practices and often poor service.