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Author : Hugh Longworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Steam locomotives
ISBN : 0860936600
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.
Author : Hugh Longworth
Publisher : Opc
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Steam locomotives
ISBN : 0860935930
An account of each and every steam locomotive operated by the Nationalised railway between 1948 and 1968.
Author : Hugh Longworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Steam locomotives
ISBN : 0860936422
A comprehensive companion volume to Hugh Longworth's 'British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948-1968', this latest title provides a locomotive-by-locomotive allocation record from 1948 to1963.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:756352190
Author : George Dent
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781847978523
During the twenty years in which Britain's nationalized railway operated mainline steam locomotives, a vast array of individual designs complemented the British Railways 'Standard' machines, built up to 1960. Such was the variety of motive power to be seen on the network that this 'early' period of BR's existence has proved to be the most enduring amongst enthusiasts and modellers. The ready-to-run market has reflected this popularity in terms of models and liveries available off-the-shelf. Despite constantly rising levels of detail, finish and performance, r-t-r models can never cater for every variation in components, equipment or livery that invariably arose within large and long-lived fleets. Nor can they offer particular running numbers and names to satisfy every customer, while older products may also require work to bring them up to the standard of contemporary offerings. Therefore, being able to change factory-applied decals, add period or individual locomotive-specific details, modify a livery or create an authentic weathered finish can prove vital to achieving a heightened sense of realism and individuality within our traction fleets. Aimed at modellers of all abilities and serious model railway enthusiasts, this book gives details of a wide range of techniques, materials and tools and is lavishly illustrated wtih 400 colour photographs.
Author : Hugh Longworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Engine houses (Railroads)
ISBN : 0860936619
Following the success of the author's 'British Railways Steam Locomotive Allocations', published in 2011, Hugh Longworth produced a complementary volume which gave the complete allocation history for every BR steam locomotive from 1948 to 1968, and this detailed reference book proved extremely successful. This has now been updated to provide an even more comprehensive approach to the subject.
Author : Hugh Longworth
Publisher : Ian Allen Pub
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,8 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 : F.G. Cockman
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0747803722
This book describes the principal classes of steam locomotive working actively in Britain between 1948 and 1968.
Author : Keith Langston
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845631468
After WWII the existing railway companies were all put into the control of the newly formed British Transport Commission and that government organization spawned British Railways, which came into being on 1st January 1948. The railway infrastructure had suffered badly during the war years and most of the steam locomotives were 'tired' and badly maintained and or life expired. Although the management of British Railways was already planning to replace steam power with diesel and electric engines/units they still took a decision to build more steam locomotives (as a stop gap). Some 999 (yes just 1 short) Standard locomotives were built in 12 classes ranging from super powerful express and freight engine to suburban tank locomotives. The locomotives were mainly in good order when the order came in 1968 to end steam, some only 8 years old.There still exists a fleet of 46 preserved Standards of which 75% are in working order in and around the UKs preserved railways, furthermore 3 new build standard locomotives are proposed. Steam fans who were around in the 1960s all remember the 'Standards'.
Author : Malcolm Clegg
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526778611
L M S & L N E R Steam Locomotives, is the result of over two decades of photographing steam locomotives in action in many parts of Britain covered by the former LMS and LNER Railway Companies. They were the two largest of the ‘Big Four’ Railway Companies which operated in Britain between 1923 and 1948. The majority of the photographs were taken during the British Railways era between 1948 and 1968. Although the author Malcolm Clegg has a sizeable collection of steam locomotive photographs taken during this period, the photographs which appear in this book are from the private collection of his lifelong friend and family relative, Mr Peter Cookson (a retired school-master), himself a railway historian, author and amateur photographer, who has kindly provided the photographs for publication in this book. Many of the photographs selected are rare and unusual for a variety of reasons which should appeal to railway historians and steam enthusiasts alike.
Author : Geoff Plumb
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781473869820
An evocative collection of photographs covering the Western Region during a decade of great change. After the Second World War, Britain’s railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The “Big Four” railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a program of building new “Standard” steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951. This program was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselize and electrify many lines, and so the last loco of the “Standard” types was built in 1960—and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely from the BR network by 1968. This series of books is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years. This volume covers much of the Western Region, as photographed by the author in his youth, often with limited time or disposable income but always with a passion for his project. While not a complete history, it offers a vivid illustration of how things were in the relatively recent past and imparts information through comprehensive captions, which give a sense of occasion—often a “last run” of a locomotive type or over a stretch of line about to be closed down. In simple terms, it’s a look at a period not so long ago but now gone forever. Praise for the series “Profusely illustrated . . . impressively informative.” —Midwest Book Review “An evocative collection of views of the twilight of BR steam.” —Railway Modeller
Author : Paul Smith,Shirley Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 0711038007
This is a single, comprehensive reference work covering all departmental locomotives operated by British Rail between 1948 and 1968.
Author : Chris Banks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 0860934667
Author : compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781291079739
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.
Author : HUGH. LONGWORTH
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910809721
