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Author : Kenny Barclay
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445670065
Kenny Barclay documents the diesel locomotives and DMUs in the closing decades of the British Rail era.
Author : Kenny Barclay
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445670225
This book, a companion to British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs, exhibits a selection of some of his finest photographs from this period.
Author : Hugh Longworth
Publisher : Ian Allen Pub
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0860936120
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.
Author : John Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445675978
A collection of photographs of second generation Diesel Multiple Units in action on Britain's railways.
Author : Andrew Cole
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445682143
Unpublished photographs celebrating Class 158 and Class 159 DMUs. Examining their varied operations, from Scotland to the south-west and Wales to East Anglia.
Author : Greg Morse
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781784421793
After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'.
Author : Kevin Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Diesel locomotives
ISBN : 0711029709
Although the first diesel multiple-units (DMUs) first appeared in the 1930s and the first of the Derby lightweight units shortly after Nationalisation, it was the Modernisation Plan of 1955 that resulted in the mass introduction of DMUs on to the British Railways network. The DMU was seen as essential to the future of secondary and branch lines, offering better quality rolling stock than traditionally provided, with lower operating costs. Indeed, the launch of DMU services on many lines did result in a temporary improvement in the performance of the affected routes and by the early 1960s several thousand first-generation DMUs were to be seen in operation over much of the network. However, the Beeching Report was to cast a shadow over the next decade and few new units were introduced between the early 1960s and the late 1970s when the urgent need to replace the increasingly aged first generation units became apparent. However, almost 50 years after the first of the Modernisation Plan units entered service the last of the type remain operational.In the second of Ian Allan Publishing's new 'British Railway Pictorial' series, Kevin Robertson pays tribute to this essential workhorse of the modern railway era. With the aid of over 175 mono illustrations, he examines the genesis of the type, the great variety of examples constructed and the range of services operated. For a whole generation of railway enthusiasts, the DMU was the unsung hero of the railway industry. Whilst it may have lacked the glamour of steam, it provided a reliable standard of service for more than four decades. Now that the majority have been withdrawn, the once familiar sights are no more. This new pictorial portrait, paying tribute to the DMU, will be of interest to the modeller, historian and preservationist alike.
Author : Patrick Bennett
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445675190
A nostalgic look back at a time of great change on Britain's railways in eastern and southern England.
Author : Greg Morse
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781784421809
After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'.
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526762016
This informative, illustrated guide to the British Railways locomotive series covers its full production lifespan, from 1962–1965. In the early 1960s, the Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive known as The Clayton was conceived as the new standard for British Railways, superseding other Type 1 classes. While the early classes suffered from poor driver visibility, the Claytons were highly successful and popular with operating crews. However, the largely untested high-speed, flat Paxman engines proved to be highly problematic. As a result, the Claytons were eventually withdrawn from BR service by December 1971. Anthony Sayer draws on considerable amounts of archive material to tell the full story of these ‘Standard Type 1’ locomotives and the issues surrounding their rise and fall. Further sources provide insights into the effort and money expended on the Claytons in a desperate attempt to improve their reliability. Supported by over 280 photographs and diagrams, dramatic new insights into this troubled class have been assembled for both historians and modelers alike.
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526742827
A thorough history of the Metropolitan-Vickers locomotive, also known as “Class 28,” featuring 160 color and black & white photos. This book provides an in-depth history of the Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric Type 2 locomotives, more frequently known collectively as the “Co-Bo’s” due to their unusual wheel arrangement. Twenty locomotives were constructed during the late-1950s for use on the London Midland Region of British Railways. The fleet was fraught with difficulties from the start, most notably due to problems with their Crossley engines, this necessitating the need for extensive rehabilitation work during the early-1960s. Matters barely improved and the option to completely re-engine the locomotives with English Electric units was debated at length, but a downturn in traffic levels ultimately resulted in their demise by the end of 1968 prior to any further major rebuilding work being carried out. Significant quantities of new archive and personal sighting information, supported by over 180 photographs and diagrams, have been brought together to allow dramatic new insights into this enigmatic class of locomotives, including the whole debate surrounding potential re-engining, their works histories, the extended periods in storage, together with in-depth reviews of the various detail differences and liveries.
Author : David Reed
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781398109964
Previously unpublished images documenting the early post-steam years of Britain's railways in the Southern Region and the early preservation years.
Author : Peter Green
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781399017831
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 home town 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 railtours, 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.
Author : Mick Hymans
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0750966017
'I remember how excited I was when I saw my first diesel. I was waiting for the usual West Country Class to come through Hampden Park when a Class 33 arrived instead. It was the talk of all the trainspotters at the junior school.'Author Mick Hymans' excitement soon turned to resentment as diesels replaced his beloved steam engines. They became rarer and rarer until in 1968 they disappeared altogether. Today the diesel engine enjoys a vast following in its own right. Preserved railways now run 'diesel days', steam-free days, which prove to be some of the most popular events in their calendars. Covering the whole railway system from the north of Scotland and Wales right down to Cornwall, British Rail Diesels presents a wide collection of photographs illustrating a lost world on the nation's railways.
Author : Patrick Bennett,Peter Lovell
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781398102941
A terrific photographic tribute to freight traffic in the final period of the British Rail era of 1980-1995.
