Author: Andrew Cole
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445666413
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Andrew Cole looks at the first generation of DMUs.
First Generation DMUs
Author: Andrew Cole
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445666413
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Andrew Cole looks at the first generation of DMUs.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445666413
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Andrew Cole looks at the first generation of DMUs.
First Generation Scottish DMUs
Author: Colin J. Howat
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445691884
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
With previously unpublished, First Generation DMUs in Scotland covers virtually the whole of Scotland and encompasses locations from Arbroath in the north to just south of the border to Carlisle.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445691884
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
With previously unpublished, First Generation DMUs in Scotland covers virtually the whole of Scotland and encompasses locations from Arbroath in the north to just south of the border to Carlisle.
British Railways First Generation DMUs
Author: Hugh Longworth
Publisher: Ian Allen Pub
ISBN: 9780860936121
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
First introduced in the early 1950s, the diesel multiple-unit represented an attempt to produce a vehicle that would replace steam traction on the countrys branch lines and secondary routes at a time when the railway industry was in desperate need of a cheaper alternative to steam in order to improve the finances of these increasingly unremunerative lines. Initially introduced in areas such as the north west of England, the West Riding of Yorkshire and East Anglia, the arrival of the new and much cleaner Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) undoubtedly helped to stem both the loss of passenger traffic and improve, at least briefly, the economics of the lines over which they operated. Between the early 1950s and the start of the following decade, several thousand of these units were produced by a variety of manufacturers for service nationwide. However, despite the cost savings that these units represented, the financial position of the railways continued to deteriorate with the result that many of the lines for which they were designed were closed in the wake of the Beeching Report. Following refurbishment from the early 1970s onwards, many first generation DMUs were to survive in service until the late 1980s or early 1990s. Indeed a handful can still be found in operation almost 50 years after the first of the type entered service. Although most were scrapped after withdrawal, a significant number of these vehicles have been preserved on the nations heritage railways. In 2005 OPC published Hugh Longworths British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948-1968. This definitive listing of every steam locomotive operated by BR between 1948 and 1968 was one of the most successful railway titles of 2005 and was quickly reprinted on three occasions. Having examined the steam locomotive fleet in detail, Hugh Longworth now turns his attention to all of the first generation DMUs constructed. As with the earlier book, each type is covered in detail with information given about construction, technical specifications, entry into service, withdrawal and its fate. Alongside the detailed tabular material the book also includes some 125 mono illustrations recording the great variety of DMU constructed as part of the programme. Comprehensive in its coverage, this new addition to the OPC list will be sought after by all those modellers, preservationists and historians seeking a detailed reference work on the history of these first generation DMUs.
Publisher: Ian Allen Pub
ISBN: 9780860936121
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
First introduced in the early 1950s, the diesel multiple-unit represented an attempt to produce a vehicle that would replace steam traction on the countrys branch lines and secondary routes at a time when the railway industry was in desperate need of a cheaper alternative to steam in order to improve the finances of these increasingly unremunerative lines. Initially introduced in areas such as the north west of England, the West Riding of Yorkshire and East Anglia, the arrival of the new and much cleaner Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) undoubtedly helped to stem both the loss of passenger traffic and improve, at least briefly, the economics of the lines over which they operated. Between the early 1950s and the start of the following decade, several thousand of these units were produced by a variety of manufacturers for service nationwide. However, despite the cost savings that these units represented, the financial position of the railways continued to deteriorate with the result that many of the lines for which they were designed were closed in the wake of the Beeching Report. Following refurbishment from the early 1970s onwards, many first generation DMUs were to survive in service until the late 1980s or early 1990s. Indeed a handful can still be found in operation almost 50 years after the first of the type entered service. Although most were scrapped after withdrawal, a significant number of these vehicles have been preserved on the nations heritage railways. In 2005 OPC published Hugh Longworths British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948-1968. This definitive listing of every steam locomotive operated by BR between 1948 and 1968 was one of the most successful railway titles of 2005 and was quickly reprinted on three occasions. Having examined the steam locomotive fleet in detail, Hugh Longworth now turns his attention to all of the first generation DMUs constructed. As with the earlier book, each type is covered in detail with information given about construction, technical specifications, entry into service, withdrawal and its fate. Alongside the detailed tabular material the book also includes some 125 mono illustrations recording the great variety of DMU constructed as part of the programme. Comprehensive in its coverage, this new addition to the OPC list will be sought after by all those modellers, preservationists and historians seeking a detailed reference work on the history of these first generation DMUs.
British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs
Author: Kenny Barclay
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445670062
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Kenny Barclay documents the diesel locomotives and DMUs in the closing decades of the British Rail era.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445670062
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Kenny Barclay documents the diesel locomotives and DMUs in the closing decades of the British Rail era.
British Rail DMUs and Diesel Railcars
Author: Brian Morrison
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711023840
Category : Diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711023840
Category : Diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Dmu and Emu Recognition Guide
Author: Colin J. Marsden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711037403
Category : Diesel multiple units
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Although, in 1948 British Railways inherited a number of multiple-units, the vast majority of which were EMUs designed for operation on the electrified networks around London, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, over the next decade there was a revolution in the provision of motive power with the first-generation DMUs coming into service in large numbers and with further extensions to the Southern's electrified network requiring additional stock. This volume provides complete coverage of all types of DMU and EMU fleets.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711037403
Category : Diesel multiple units
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Although, in 1948 British Railways inherited a number of multiple-units, the vast majority of which were EMUs designed for operation on the electrified networks around London, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, over the next decade there was a revolution in the provision of motive power with the first-generation DMUs coming into service in large numbers and with further extensions to the Southern's electrified network requiring additional stock. This volume provides complete coverage of all types of DMU and EMU fleets.
Britain's DMUs: 1966-1985
Author: George Woods
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398115630
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Explore these rare and previously unpublished photographs documenting the first generation of DMUs in Britain.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398115630
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Explore these rare and previously unpublished photographs documenting the first generation of DMUs in Britain.
Second Generation DMUs
Author: John Jackson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675978
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
A collection of photographs of second generation Diesel Multiple Units in action on Britain's railways.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675978
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
A collection of photographs of second generation Diesel Multiple Units in action on Britain's railways.
Second Generation Scottish DMUs
Author: Colin J. Howat
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445691981
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Offers a portrait of the Second Generation DMUs in Scotland which covers the modern diesel multiple units introduced by BR from 1981.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445691981
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Offers a portrait of the Second Generation DMUs in Scotland which covers the modern diesel multiple units introduced by BR from 1981.
Heritage DMUs
Author: Roger Marks
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445640295
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Through his superb photographs Roger Marks explores the disappearing ‘heritage’ DMUs – a new golden age for the railways?
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445640295
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Through his superb photographs Roger Marks explores the disappearing ‘heritage’ DMUs – a new golden age for the railways?