British Transport Hotels (BTH) was the hotels and catering business of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain.
Read more about British Transport Hotels: Origins of The Company, The Hotels Executive (1948-1953), British Transport Hotel and Catering Services (1953-63), British Transport Hotels Ltd (1963-83), The End (1983-4), Hotel Portfolio, Gallery
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