Download or read book Class 47 Locomotives written by Martin Measures and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated celebration of these popular workhorse locomotives. Fitting tribute to the Brush Type 4s.
Download or read book Class 47 and 57 Locomotives written by Ross Taylor and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores Class 47 and 57 locomotives.
Download or read book Class 47s written by Ian McLean and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This was a period of change, as the first Class 47s to be withdrawn started to fall by the wayside in 1986, since seriously damaged crash victims were no longer likely to be rebuilt. It was also a time of change regarding how trains were heated, as steam heat became rare. With over 200 images, this book provides a visual journey of Class 47s.
Download or read book Sulzer Type 4 Locomotives written by George Woods and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously unpublished photographs of the iconic Sulzer Type 4 locomotives, showing the locos in service from 1966 to 2019.
Download or read book British Rail Class 60 Locomotives written by Edward Gleed and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the mid-1980s, in a drive for greater efficiency, British Rail required another heavy freight locomotive, some of the earlier Type 5 freight locomotives being outdated and no longer regarded as suitable for heavy freight duties. The new Class 60 locomotive was to be constructed using lessons learned from the Classes 56 and 58. Six organisations were invited to tender but only three did so. The contract was awarded to Brush Electrical Machines (today, Brush Traction, part of the Wabtec Rail Group) for a powerful 60mph Type 5 Co-Co design, which resulted in an order being placed for one hundred Class 60 diesel-electric locomotives. Using original research from the National Archives, British Rail Class 60 Locomotives is a high illustrated guide that explores the commissioning of the Class 60s and their construction, testing and running. It undertakes an in-depth technical appraisal of the class and details names, liveries, modifications and preservation and includes the 'Super 60' refurbishment programme and acquisition of ten Class 60s for Colas Rail UK, bringing the timeline to the present day. Of interest to all diesel loco enthusiasts and railway modellers, thie book is lavishly illustrated with 280 colour and black & white photographs, many previously unpublished.
Download or read book British Rail Main Line Locomotives Specification Guide written by Pip Dunn and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Rail Main Line Locomotives Specification Guide identifies the major detail differences and livery variations that have appeared on all British Rail, ex-British Rail and privatized railway diesel and electric main line classes from 14 to 92. The book provides a record of the main specifications of each class of locomotive, and details of variations, including: numbers, liveries, headcodes, headlights, wheel arrangements and bogies, brakes, names and - where appropriate - details of refurbishment programmes.Diesel locomotives are a relative newcomer to the railway enthusiast and modelling scenes, and this book brings together information on detail changes in a coherent reference form for the first time, illustrated with photographs of major changes. A useful resource for modellers and those with an interest in the differences that have occurred to the British Rail fleet. Superbly illustrated with around 300 colour photographs.
Download or read book Bristol Traction written by Hugh Llewelyn and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of mainly colour, but with some black and white, photographs of modern and classic diesel traction around Bristol.
Download or read book Modelling the Midland Region from 1948 written by Colin Boocock and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The London Midland Region covered a huge part of England from London to the north and north west, from the Scottish borders into the south west. It served huge metropolitan cities and towns, supported heavy industry, and ran through areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the Peak District and Lake District. Modelling the Midland Region from 1948 is an essential guide to creating your own model based on the London Midland Region of the British Railways era. It covers the history of the London Midland Region; British Rail and LMS locomotives; passenger and goods rolling stock; structures and scenery unique to the region, and signalling and electrification. The authors of this book are trustees of the charity Famous Trains model railway and directors of its operating company Famous Trains Ltd. An essential guide to creating your own model based on the London Midland region, for all scales and levels of interest, and fully illustrated with 232 colour photographs and 15 diagrams.
Download or read book British Rail Class 47 s written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railway Centre York written by David Mather and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient city of York has been closely associated with railways since their conception and promotion by the ‘Railway King’, George Hudson. Its impressive station and engine sheds have played host to the elite of East Coast Main Line traction as well as a wide variety of ‘locals’. The major stabling point of York North shed, coded 50A was home to a diverse collection of steam locomotives as well as welcoming visiting engines from the wider network. As such it attracted interest from enthusiasts not only of steam power but later on as an important diesel depot, finally closing but later to be reborn as the National Railway Museum. Constructed in 1877 it was the largest railway station in the world. Legendary expresses have called at the platforms under the imposing curved glass and iron roof, now a Grade II* listed building. Today’s ‘flyers’ race between London and Edinburgh at speeds unheard of in steam days while cross-country services also bring visitors keen to explore York’s historic and cultural heritage. Yet the sight and sound of steam traction is still a major attraction in this modern era, with crowds flocking to see preserved locomotives at the head of the trains which regularly grace these famous tracks. David Mather has brought together a collection of his images which represents York’s railway heritage from its earliest days through to the present and which shows the city to be still justified in claiming the title ‘Railway Centre’.
Download or read book Freightliner Locomotives written by Dave Smith and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Smith offers a fascinating selection of photographs featuring locomotives of the iconic Freightliner company.
Download or read book Class 47 written by Simon Lilley and published by Opc. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume marks the 50th anniversary of Class 47 and is the result of many years of detailed research in the archives, rewriting much of the accepted wisdom of the type's history.
Download or read book Class 47s written by Mark V. Pike and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A total of 512 Class 47s were built Brush's Falcon Works in Loughborough and at BR's Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, which made the most numerous class of British mainline diesel locomotive. As of December 2021, 78 locomotives still exist as Class 47s, including 31 that have been preserved. Beautifully illustrated with over 150 images from around the country, this book charts the routes and services undertaken by the BR Class 47s.
Download or read book Britain s Railways Through the Seasons written by David Goodyear and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time. Living in the temperate zone we experience four distinct seasons. The railway scene reflects such in its own special character - cold winter air enhances the bountiful steam escaping from the hissing steam locomotive impatiently awaiting its departure, while autumn enchants with trees that exude a variety of hues which embellish any image of even the most mundane suburban train. Springtime blossom and wild flowers bestow railway cuttings with a bounty of generous bright colors while coastal railways often look most inviting on warm sunny days as they pass alongside azure seas and golden beaches. The seasons each add their own dimension for the photographer to encapsulate, and railways passing through the ever-changing landscape provide their own tribute to this inspirational tapestry. As readers travel through each season, so they are invited to share this awe and constant source of inspiration from nature's kaleidoscope of color. Photographs are provided with captions and reflective commentary to enlighten the knowledgeable rail enthusiast alongside those who equally enjoy such a portrait of landscape and scenery through the seasons. The range of photographs ranges from the mid -1980's to the present with the majority from the last two decades.
Download or read book Britain s Railways in Transition 1976 90 written by John Evans and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderfully evocative selection of unpublished images as John Evans explores this fascinating period of change in Britain's railway history.
Download or read book Dorset Railways Through Time written by Mike Phipp and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-10-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the fascinating photographic comparison between Dorset's past and present railways through time.
Download or read book The A4 Pacifics After Gresley written by Ronald Hillier and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their book ‘Gresley’s Silver Link’ the authors analyzed the evolution of the A4s Gresley’s and their service up to Gresley’s death in 1941. This book takes this compelling story from the early years of the war up to their demise in the 1960s After four years of service pulling the LNER’s most prestigious trains the A4s took on a more utilitarian role and for six years worked hard to support Britain’s war effort. From this they emerged bowed, but unbeaten, although in an extremely jaded condition. Once restored they took up where they had left off in 1939 and did exceptional service for the rest of their days. With the help of previously unpublished material the authors analyze the second phase of the A4s careers, first as LNER engines, then, from 1948, under British Railways management. Without a diesel or electric fleet of engines to replace them they entered a second golden age of fast running in the ‘50s. Then in the ‘Swinging Sixties’ they faced, as some thought, a premature end as part of a much delayed modernisation programme. Until withdrawn from service they continued to astound their footplate crew and performed exceptionally well, even when maintenance standards had slipped and their condition had deteriorated. They were thoroughbreds and have become a fitting memorial to the master engineers who produced and sustained them for 30 years or more.
