Author: Ian Allan PublishingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780711030602
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Locoshed
Author: Ian Allan PublishingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780711030602
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
British Railways Locomotives
Author: Ian AllanPublisher: Ian Allen Pub
ISBN: 9780711030220
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A reprint of the classic Ian Allan combined volume listing all locomotives in operation on Britain's railways as at July 1960 for the Western, Southern, Scottish and London Midland regions and August for the Eastern and North Eastern. Includes diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units and all the original 192 black/white photos, providing a nostalgic look back in time and an essential collector's item. 264 pages. Laminated pocket size hardback
The ABC, Or, Alphabetical Railway Guide
Author: Willing's Press Guide
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Coverage of publications outside the UK and in non-English languages expands steadily until, in 1991, it occupies enough of the Guide to require publication in parts.
A Bibliography of British Railway History
Author: Publisher: London : Allen & Unwin
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Fire and Steam
Author: Christian WolmarPublisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1848872615
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Now in paperback, Fire and Steam tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history. The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a country-wide network to emerge. The rise of the steam train allowed goods and people to circulate around Britain as never before, stimulating the growth of towns and industry, as well many of the facets of modern life, from fish and chips to professional football. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the railways' magnificent contribution in two world wars, the checkered history of British Rail, and the buoyant future of the train, Fire and Steam examines the social and economical importance of the railway and how it helped to form the Britain of today.
British Railway Enthusiasm
Author: Ian CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
This is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the postwar train-spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways. For many in this cohort, train spotting ignited a lifetime's interest. British Railway Enthusiasm traces this postwar cohort and those who followed, as they moved through the life cycle. As the years turned these people invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm--train spotting, railway modeling, collecting railway relics--and then, in response to widespread grief at main line steam traction's death, Britain's now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors.
The Clayton Type 1: Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives—British Railways Class 17
Author: Anthony P. SayerPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526762013
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 777
Book Description
This informative, illustrated guide to the British Railways locomotive series covers its full production lifespan, from 1962–1965. In the early 1960s, the Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive known as The Clayton was conceived as the new standard for British Railways, superseding other Type 1 classes. While the early classes suffered from poor driver visibility, the Claytons were highly successful and popular with operating crews. However, the largely untested high-speed, flat Paxman engines proved to be highly problematic. As a result, the Claytons were eventually withdrawn from BR service by December 1971. Anthony Sayer draws on considerable amounts of archive material to tell the full story of these ‘Standard Type 1’ locomotives and the issues surrounding their rise and fall. Further sources provide insights into the effort and money expended on the Claytons in a desperate attempt to improve their reliability. Supported by over 280 photographs and diagrams, dramatic new insights into this troubled class have been assembled for both historians and modelers alike.
Official Catalogue of the British Section
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission for the Paris Exhibition (1878)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Exposition universelle de 1878
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Author: