Author: Philip HortonPublisher: Silver Link Publishing
ISBN: 9781857945768
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Last Years of BR Steam in Wessex
Author: Philip HortonPublisher: Silver Link Publishing
ISBN: 9781857945768
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Last Years of BR Steam in Wessex
Author: Philip HortonPublisher: Silver Link Publishing
ISBN: 9781857945775
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Steam, Soot and Rust
Author: Colin GarrattPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473844134
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernisation Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favour of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously. Steam locomotives were an integral part of our daily lives and had been for almost one and a half centuries. Furthermore, they were still being built in large numbers. It was popularly believed that they would see the century out and probably well beyond that. But the reality was that by 1968 a mere thirteen years after the Modernisation Plan steam traction had disappeared from Britain's main line railways. It was harrowing to witness the breaking up of engines, which were the icons of their day, capable of working long-distance inter-city expresses weighing 400 tons on schedules faster than a mile a minute. Top speeds of 100mph were not unknown.This book chronicles the last few years as scrap yards all over Britain went into overtime, cutting up thousands of locomotives and releasing a bounty of more than a million tons of scrap whilst the engines, which remained in service, were a shadow of their former selves; filthy, wheezing and clanking their way to an ignominious end. The pictures in this book are augmented by essays written by Colin Garratt at the time. Although steam disappeared from the main line network it survives in everdwindling numbers on industrial systems such as collieries, ironstone mines, power stations, shipyards, sugar factories, paper mills and docks. In such environments steam traction eked out a further decade and during this time many of the industrial locations closed rendering the locomotives redundant. The British steam locomotive was born amid the coalfields and was destined to die there one and three quarter centuries later.
Railways & Recollections
Author: Philip HortonPublisher: Recollections
ISBN: 9781857944778
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
BR Steam in the North of England
Author: John WhiteleyPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398116459
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
A wonderful photographic survey of the last years of steam on British Railways in the North of England.
Steam Into Wessex
Author: Mike EsauPublisher:
ISBN: 9780711019980
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
BR Steam
Author: Andrew KennedyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781910415504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The Beeching Legacy
Author: Phil HortonPublisher: Silver Link
ISBN: 1911658794
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The first edition of this popular volume has been out of print for several years and has become much sought after. Produced in black and white, the first edition was the first volume in the series, taking a detailed regional look at the Beeching Report, its proposals for closures and modifications of the UK railway network. The report has become legendary and the interest and debate it generated is no less today than it has ever been since first published. Indeed, with railways now rejuvenated and passenger numbers growing ever larger, the reflection on what Beeching got right and what perhaps in hindsight got very badly wrong makes for fascinating reading. This new, expanded second edition has been completely reworked and is now published with color illustrations both new and replacing the original black and white images where possible. The text has been expanded and updated as appropriate and there are 32 extra pages, bringing the new edition to 192 pages.
Last Years of British Steam
Author: Waterloo to Weymouth
Author: Mike EsauPublisher:
ISBN: 9780711038011
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This is a large format landscape photographic album showcasing atmospheric and unpublished steam scenes along the route from London into Wessex from the camera of leading railway photographer, Mike Esau.