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Book Synopsis Liveries of the WR Diesel Hydraulics by : Russell Saxton
Download or read book Liveries of the WR Diesel Hydraulics written by Russell Saxton and published by Key Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WR diesel hydraulic locomotives have always exercised a special fascination for the modern traction enthusiast. One of the most interesting aspects of their history was the wide variety of different color schemes they appeared in over the comparatively short period they were in service, which encompassed almost every permutation of the old British Railways of the 1950s and 1960s, and post-1965 corporate image British Rail liveries. This book looks in detail at the liveries of these locomotives during the diesel hydraulic era from 1958 to 1977, illustrating every major and most minor variations. With over 150 images, it is an invaluable reference for the railway modeler and railway historians, and a feast of nostalgia for all fans of the glory days of diesel locomotives.
Book Synopsis WR Diesel-hydraulics by : Norman E. Preedy
Download or read book WR Diesel-hydraulics written by Norman E. Preedy and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Western Diesel Hydraulics in Preservation by : Fred Kerr
Download or read book Western Diesel Hydraulics in Preservation written by Fred Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When British Railways initiated its Modernization Plan in 1955, its Western Region elected to trial locomotive designs with hydraulic transmission whilst BR encouraged designs with electric transmission. The Western Region felt that the lighter weight of 78 tons for a diesel hydraulic locomotive producing 2000 hp, compared to an equivalent weight of 132 tons for a diesel electric locomotive producing 2000 hp, would better meet BR's requirement for a modern locomotive. BR's failure to follow up with its declared policy of having all freight vehicles fitted with brakes saw operators preferring the heavier diesel electric designs which proved more able to operate trains without through brakes at higher speed. The greatest concern was with operating costs whereby the Western Region policy of replacing components at the depot then transferring them to Swindon for repair incurred heavy costs that were reflected in the maintenance cost per locomotive. Given the smaller number of diesel hydraulic locomotives and the larger number of diesel electric locomotives it was little surprise that by the mid-1960s a cost comparison showed that the build and operation of diesel electric locomotives was increasingly cheaper over the long term. Furthermore the increased availability of diesel electric locomotives released by a combination of factors provided an opportunity to replace the diesel hydraulic fleet, which was withdrawn from service during the 1970s. The preservation of redundant locomotives was slow but once it was confirmed, by the preservation of 'Hymek' Class 35 D7017 in 1975, that public appeals could quickly fund the preservation of withdrawn examples further public appeals followed. In a short space of time 31 locomotives from a mixed fleet of 358 locomotives entered preservation to remind both enthusiasts and the public of a concept (i.e. hydraulic transmission) that had had much to offer but had been dismissed on questionable financial grounds.
Book Synopsis The Heyday of the Hydraulics by : Hugh Dady
Download or read book The Heyday of the Hydraulics written by Hugh Dady and published by Ian Allen Pub. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Western Region of BR decided to be distinct from other parts of the network by using diesel-hydraulic locomotives to replace steam traction. Now, more than thirty years after the last of the Western Region diesel-hydraulic classes was withdrawn from service, interest in the various types remains strong and is growing. In all, the Western Region acquired more than 350 diesel-hydraulics. This new color album features a selection of diesel-hydraulic types in operation across the whole WR network, and focuses on the less-familiar classes?the Hymeks and the Classes 14 and 22. The choice and selection of photographs is key in these photographic portraits, and all enthusiasts will be delighted with the fantastic array of unpublished images. It is ideal for diesel enthusiasts and for anyone modeling the Western Region.
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Book Synopsis Diesel-Hydraulics in the 1960s and 1970s by : John Jennison
Download or read book Diesel-Hydraulics in the 1960s and 1970s written by John Jennison and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title features detailed and comprehensive coverage of the Western Region's entire diesel-hydraulic fleet from inception to demise. The book is fully illustrated with new and unseen photographs.
Book Synopsis Southern Pacific & the KM Hydraulics by : Robert John Zenk
Download or read book Southern Pacific & the KM Hydraulics written by Robert John Zenk and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1959 the Southern Pacific Railroad found itself in need of higher horsepower diesel locomotives to move their increasing freight traffic across the Sierras. As American locomotive manufactures could not meet the SP requirements the company began looking overseas. In Munich Germany they found that Krauss Maffei, a respected locomotive builder, was producing diesel-hydraulic locomotives rated at 4000 horsepower. Southern Pacific and KM Hydraulics is the story of the building of these locomotives in Germany and of operating them in the United States.--Publisher.
Book Synopsis Green Diesel Days by : Derek Huntriss
Download or read book Green Diesel Days written by Derek Huntriss and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look in colour at the diesel locomotives that were brought in to take over from steam as part of the 1955 Railway Modernisation Plan.
Book Synopsis WESTERN REGION DIESEL HYDRAULICS by : ROBERT. CARROLL
Download or read book WESTERN REGION DIESEL HYDRAULICS written by ROBERT. CARROLL and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Margam Depot written by Martin Bray and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore these terrific photographs documenting this popular, and now closed, railway depot - Margam.
Book Synopsis The Blue Pullman Story by : Kevin Robertson
Download or read book The Blue Pullman Story written by Kevin Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The GWR Handbook written by David Wragg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol. Its operations stretched as far as Merseyside, it provided most services in Wales, and it was the main line to Cardiff, Bristol, Cornwall and Birmingham. This book, a classic first published in 2006, reveals the equipment, stations, network, shipping and air services, bus operations including Western National, and overall reach and history of the GWR. Forming part of a series, along with The LMS Handbook, The LNER Handbook and The Southern Railway Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the GWR.
Book Synopsis Diesels in the Western Region by : George Woods
Download or read book Diesels in the Western Region written by George Woods and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With previously unpublished images of diesel locomotives in the Western region showing them in service from 1966 to 2019.
Book Synopsis Severn Tunnel Junction by : P. D. Rendall
Download or read book Severn Tunnel Junction written by P. D. Rendall and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Severn Tunnel Junction was the largest freight marshalling yard on the Western Region of British Railways, once stretching for over two miles along the Welsh bank of the River Severn. At its height it was a goods yard, junction, station and loco depot, but it was an important railway community and small town as well. With more than 150 photographs this book describes the beginnings of the yard within the wider historical context and discusses the expansion of the site and the impact of the two World Wars. It documents the methods of working at the junction and recalls the locos, freight and passenger trains that travelled the lines. Finally, the people who worked and lived there are remembered.
Book Synopsis Yesterday's Railways by : Peter Herring
Download or read book Yesterday's Railways written by Peter Herring and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on a trip away from home. Trains were not only used to transport people; they were also an essential means for daily survival, delivering the coal that heated their homes and food that sat on the dinner table. It was a time when a train journey remained an adventure, and the steam locomotive that made such a journey possible provided a source of both awe and fascination. These times are recalled in Yesterday's Railways, a fascinating book that chronicles England's complete railway history from the ground-breaking years of the 1900's to August 1968 when the engine fires were put out for the last time. Readers will learn not only about the varied cargo, routes and destinations of these historic trains, but also how they were used during times of war as necessary tools of victory for England and its allies.
Book Synopsis Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s by : Kevin Redwood
Download or read book Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s written by Kevin Redwood and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic record of the western region's rail freight scene during the interesting period of the 1980s.
Book Synopsis The power of the Hymeks by : John Vaughan
Download or read book The power of the Hymeks written by John Vaughan and published by Opc. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Vaughan presents a detailed study of the Hymek train, utilised for passenger and freight services in the 1960s and 70s by British Rail.
