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Author : George Woods
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445684406
An evocative collection of photographs documenting the final days of steam on the railways of North East England.
Author : Malcolm Clegg
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 40,6 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 : David Mather
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526770202
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.
Author : E. H. Sawford
Publisher : Alan Sutton Publishing
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Photography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029105082
In this volume, Eric Sawford uses a selection of photographs to tell the story of the last days of steam power on the Eastern Region. His pictures show that, while steam locomotives were not withdrawn from the Eastern Region until the mid 1960s, the 1950s was their swan song. The author's photographs document the range of motive power that could be seen on the track in that era. Locomotives are depicted in action and at rest, on the express routes, shunting or being repaired. Also recorded are neglected locomotives during their declining years, when they were used on secondary duties or were laid up before being scrapped.
Author : Brian J. Dickson
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0750970014
R.J. (Ron) Buckley's photographs show the changing locomotive scene taking place throughout the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire, illustrating from the later 1930s those pre-grouping classes that were still working. These included the work of such well known designers as Wilson Wordsell and Vincent Raven of the North Eastern railway, John Aspinall of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway and Samuel Johnson and Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway. Ron's later photographs, from 1946 onwards, continue to show remaining working pre-grouping locomotives and also portray the newer designs of William Stanier, Charles Fairburn, Edward Thompson and Arthur Peppercorn, as well as standard examples designed under Robert Riddles.
Author : Peter Swinger
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445699653
A highly illustrated survey of the glory days of steam in Essex, Sussex, Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire.
Author : David Christie
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445668079
David Christie documents the final days of steam on Britain's rail network in full colour.
Author : compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 45,8 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 : PAUL LEAVENS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909625965
Author : Colin Garratt
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781473844131
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.
Author : Tony Butcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0857042734
In the 1950s a magnificent array of steam locomotives still operated on the lines that criss-crossed the North and East of Britain. However, in 1955 the Modernisation Plan was issued that showed that steam traction was doomed. By 1960/61 the Beeching Report was starting to have a major effect on the steam fleet and some major and well-liked classes disappeared entirely. All the Princess Royals were withdrawn by the end of 1962 and the Duchesses were eliminated south of Crewe by 1963. All of the 440s were gone by the end of 1962 and many well before that date.
Author : David Mather
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-20
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781399090858
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’.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UOM:39015065069117
Author : Richard Gaunt
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0752486144
In the late 1950s and '60s, steam motive power depots attracted railway enthusiasts like pins to a magnet. There was no need to wait on a platform for something to turn up; particularly at weekends and evenings, sheds would be packed with machines waiting their turn, being disposed of, getting fixed, or stored for another day. Enthusiasts flocked to these grimy railway havens as places of enchantment. This beautifully illustrated book, produced in association with the National Railway Museum, travels back to those days, combining Richard Gaunt's atmospheric photographs with quotes from people working on the railways at the time, and instructions and reports from 'the management' who - despite all appearances - were trying to give a good service at an acceptable cost. This evocative and nostalgic book brings the past to life and is sure to appeal to people who remember the north eastern railways and the drama of working steam sheds.
Author : Graeme J. Milne
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 1843832402
The development of the coalfield and the riparian manufacturing districts moulded new industrial landscapes; the growth of ports and conurbations demanded innovative approaches to government and administration; and the business strategies of North East entrepreneurs challenged conventional boundaries. The author concludes that riverside districts, on the Tyne, Tees and Wear, represented more viable working horizons than any 'regional' North East in this era, and raises important questions about the study of the English regions in their historical context."--Jacket.