Author: Anthony Coulls
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675579
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Britain’s narrow gauge railways are host to some of the oldest, most charming, varied and extraordinary locomotives to be found anywhere. This book is a fascinating survey of these appealing engines.
Narrow Gauge Locomotives
Author: Anthony Coulls
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675579
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Britain’s narrow gauge railways are host to some of the oldest, most charming, varied and extraordinary locomotives to be found anywhere. This book is a fascinating survey of these appealing engines.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675579
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Britain’s narrow gauge railways are host to some of the oldest, most charming, varied and extraordinary locomotives to be found anywhere. This book is a fascinating survey of these appealing engines.
British Railways Steam Locomotives, 1948-1968
Author: Hugh Longworth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780860936602
Category : Steam locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
An exhaustive and monumental listing of every steam locomotive operated by British Railways from Nationalisation until the end of steam in 1968, now brought completely up to date in a second edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780860936602
Category : Steam locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
An exhaustive and monumental listing of every steam locomotive operated by British Railways from Nationalisation until the end of steam in 1968, now brought completely up to date in a second edition.
The Anatomy of a Narrow Gauge Baldwin
Northamptonshire Narrow Gauge Railways in the 1960s
Author: SYDNEY A. LELEUX
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780853617525
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780853617525
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
British Industrial Steam Locomotives
Author: David Mather
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526770202
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The first steam locomotives used on any British railway, worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives, was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526770202
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The first steam locomotives used on any British railway, worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives, was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam.
Building Small Steam Locomotives
Author: Peter Jones
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
ISBN: 9781847970299
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If you have an ambition to build a small live steam locomotive, but are daunted by the skills required, then this book is for you. Written in his clear and encouraging style, Peter Jones demystifies the whole process for those with little or no previous experience. Contents include: An explanation of terms; Basic metalworking processes; Step-by-step project guides; Machining; Boilermaking; Painting; and Finishing. Fully illustrated throughout with color photographs and drawings, and including appendices of suppliers and societies, this is an invaluable work for the railway modeler.
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
ISBN: 9781847970299
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If you have an ambition to build a small live steam locomotive, but are daunted by the skills required, then this book is for you. Written in his clear and encouraging style, Peter Jones demystifies the whole process for those with little or no previous experience. Contents include: An explanation of terms; Basic metalworking processes; Step-by-step project guides; Machining; Boilermaking; Painting; and Finishing. Fully illustrated throughout with color photographs and drawings, and including appendices of suppliers and societies, this is an invaluable work for the railway modeler.
The Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
Author: BEST JAMES (JONATHAN, PAUL.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781900340717
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A 64 page A4 paperback album, profusely illustrated in color, showcasing this unique survivor, by well known writer and photographer Jonathan James in collaboration with SKLR Publicity Manager Paul Best. The modern day Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway was borne out of the railway network which previously served the giant Bowater's paper mills, just to the north of the Kent town of Sittingbourne. The heritage line uses track, locomotives and other equipment from its industrial past as it takes the traveler on a journey from suburban Sittingbourne out into the Kent marshes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781900340717
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A 64 page A4 paperback album, profusely illustrated in color, showcasing this unique survivor, by well known writer and photographer Jonathan James in collaboration with SKLR Publicity Manager Paul Best. The modern day Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway was borne out of the railway network which previously served the giant Bowater's paper mills, just to the north of the Kent town of Sittingbourne. The heritage line uses track, locomotives and other equipment from its industrial past as it takes the traveler on a journey from suburban Sittingbourne out into the Kent marshes.
Steam Locomotive Design
Author: Eustace Alfred Phillipson
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Classic British Steam Locos
Author: compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291079734
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
do you want to know everything on steam locos, how they work? Read about the technology and lots of steam locos like the flying Scotsman. Compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by dr Googelberg.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291079734
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
do you want to know everything on steam locos, how they work? Read about the technology and lots of steam locos like the flying Scotsman. Compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by dr Googelberg.
British Industrial Steam Locomotives
Author: David Mather
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526770180
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
A pictorial history of the many producers of industrial steam locomotives in Great Britain, from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The first steam locomotives used on any British railway worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam. Praise for British Industrial Steam Locomotives “A good introduction, hopefully it will encourage some of those who have only been involved during the preservation period to take a wider interest in the historical aspects of the subject.” —Industrial Locomotive Society
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526770180
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
A pictorial history of the many producers of industrial steam locomotives in Great Britain, from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The first steam locomotives used on any British railway worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam. Praise for British Industrial Steam Locomotives “A good introduction, hopefully it will encourage some of those who have only been involved during the preservation period to take a wider interest in the historical aspects of the subject.” —Industrial Locomotive Society