Author: G. M. Kichenside
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
An edited photographic history of diesel and electric locomotives containing descriptions and quotes compiled by Geoffrey Kichenside.
Diesels and Electrics in Action
Author: G. M. Kichenside
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
An edited photographic history of diesel and electric locomotives containing descriptions and quotes compiled by Geoffrey Kichenside.
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
An edited photographic history of diesel and electric locomotives containing descriptions and quotes compiled by Geoffrey Kichenside.
Diesels and Electrics in Action
Author: Geoffrey Kichenside
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781446305812
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
An edited photographic history of diesel and electric locomotives containing descriptions and quotes compiled by Geoffrey Kichenside.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781446305812
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
An edited photographic history of diesel and electric locomotives containing descriptions and quotes compiled by Geoffrey Kichenside.
A picture history of British Rail diesels and electrics in action
Operation and Maintenance of Diesel-electric Locomotives
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electro-diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electro-diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Modern Diesel Power
The Diesel That Did It
Author: Wallace W. Abbey
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253062802
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The Diesel That Did It tells the story of the legendary diesel-electric locomotive, the FT. As war loomed in 1939, American railroads were on the precipice of railroad transformation. In an obscure factory in La Grange, Illinois, a group of gifted engineers and designers were planning a revolution that would shake railroading to its foundations and eventually put the steam locomotive out of business. Their creation, the FT, was a diesel-electric, semi-streamlined freight engine. The FT would establish a new standard for reliability, flexibility, and cost, but its arrival unsettled many railroad employees and gave fresh ammunition to their labor unions, who believed that it threatened a century-old culture. Wallace W. Abbey's The Diesel That Did It is the story of a revolution. He explores how EMC (and its successor Electro-Motive Division of General Motors) conceived the FT, and how it ultimately emerged as the dominant locomotive power plant for 20 years. However, for Abbey, the history of the Santa Fe Railway and the FT go hand in hand. The Diesel That Did It also offers a penetrating look at how the great American railroad, at the height of its Super Chief glamor, threw its conservative mechanical traditions aside to bet big on the diesel. Showcasing more than 140 exquisite photographs by Abbey and other noted photographers, The Diesel That Did It is a captivating story not to be missed by railroaders and railfans.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253062802
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The Diesel That Did It tells the story of the legendary diesel-electric locomotive, the FT. As war loomed in 1939, American railroads were on the precipice of railroad transformation. In an obscure factory in La Grange, Illinois, a group of gifted engineers and designers were planning a revolution that would shake railroading to its foundations and eventually put the steam locomotive out of business. Their creation, the FT, was a diesel-electric, semi-streamlined freight engine. The FT would establish a new standard for reliability, flexibility, and cost, but its arrival unsettled many railroad employees and gave fresh ammunition to their labor unions, who believed that it threatened a century-old culture. Wallace W. Abbey's The Diesel That Did It is the story of a revolution. He explores how EMC (and its successor Electro-Motive Division of General Motors) conceived the FT, and how it ultimately emerged as the dominant locomotive power plant for 20 years. However, for Abbey, the history of the Santa Fe Railway and the FT go hand in hand. The Diesel That Did It also offers a penetrating look at how the great American railroad, at the height of its Super Chief glamor, threw its conservative mechanical traditions aside to bet big on the diesel. Showcasing more than 140 exquisite photographs by Abbey and other noted photographers, The Diesel That Did It is a captivating story not to be missed by railroaders and railfans.
English Electric Class 50 Diesels
Author: Peter Green
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399017853
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A gallery of spectacular photos celebrating the history of these popular locomotives of the late twentieth century. Peter J. Green first photographed Class 50 diesels in action in 1975, while they were still being transferred from the London Midland to the Western Region of British Rail. But it was in the early 1980s, when they were named and painted in Large Logo livery, that his interest in the class really took off. For Peter, they stood out from most other locomotives that were painted in the rather drab Rail Blue livery. The sound of the locomotives, particularly when running at speed, was also very impressive, producing shouts of “50!” from waiting photographers, even before the train was in sight. The class became a particular target for his railway photography and many of his trips were made with them in mind. They regularly worked trains around his hometown of Worcester, so if he did not want to go too far, it was easy to find a satisfactory subject at which to point his camera. Before their withdrawal in the late 1980s and early 1990s, they were used on many rail tours, which always provided good photographic opportunities. Today, with many of the class working on heritage railways, and a number of privately owned locomotives registered for main line use, there is still plenty to keep his cameras occupied. A selection of Peter’s best photos of the Class 50 diesels, taken over a period of forty-five years, appear in these pages.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399017853
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A gallery of spectacular photos celebrating the history of these popular locomotives of the late twentieth century. Peter J. Green first photographed Class 50 diesels in action in 1975, while they were still being transferred from the London Midland to the Western Region of British Rail. But it was in the early 1980s, when they were named and painted in Large Logo livery, that his interest in the class really took off. For Peter, they stood out from most other locomotives that were painted in the rather drab Rail Blue livery. The sound of the locomotives, particularly when running at speed, was also very impressive, producing shouts of “50!” from waiting photographers, even before the train was in sight. The class became a particular target for his railway photography and many of his trips were made with them in mind. They regularly worked trains around his hometown of Worcester, so if he did not want to go too far, it was easy to find a satisfactory subject at which to point his camera. Before their withdrawal in the late 1980s and early 1990s, they were used on many rail tours, which always provided good photographic opportunities. Today, with many of the class working on heritage railways, and a number of privately owned locomotives registered for main line use, there is still plenty to keep his cameras occupied. A selection of Peter’s best photos of the Class 50 diesels, taken over a period of forty-five years, appear in these pages.
Mechanic Diesel Solved Papers
Author: YCT Expert Team
Publisher: YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
2023-24 RRB ALP Mechanic Diesel Solved Papers
Publisher: YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
2023-24 RRB ALP Mechanic Diesel Solved Papers
Electric Starting of Diesels
Author: Electric Storage Battery Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Operating manual, diesel electric locomotives
Author: United States. National Mediation Board
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description