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The Princess Royal Pacifics

Author : Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473885809
Total Pages : 697 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Princess Royal Pacifics written by Tim Hillier-Graves and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Stanier joined the LMS in 1932, as their CME, he was expected to breathe new life into this ailing giant. Since its formation it had steadily lost ground to its main rival, the LNER. In Doncaster, Nigel Gresley and his team, with an eye to advancing locomotive design at the same time as making the company commercially successful, had quickly begun producing a series of high performance and iconic Pacific engines to pull their high profile express trains. Their impact left the LMS trailing in their wake.Under previous CMEs, the LMS had concentrated on 4-6-0 designs to pull their express services, but many felt they lacked sufficient power and had little to offer in performance or glamour when compared to their rivals.Stanier, heavily influenced by his mentor, George Churchward, his work on the GWR and the potential of the Pacific design, saw such a class as essential to the success of the LMS. And so the Princess Royal Class came into being, against a background of some opposition and cultural differences. Despite this, they proved their worth and became popular with their crew and managers. Within a few short years, however, their premier position in the company had been taken by a very worthy successor, the Princess Coronation Class.Overshadowed and often overlooked, they tend to be seen as a stepping stone to something better. Yet, in reality they stand up well to the closest scrutiny, and this book tells the story of these engines through the eyes of those who came into contact with them. They also best represent the impact William Stanier had on locomotive design and best describe the way he changed the culture of the LMS to allow it to grow successfully. It is a story of great endeavor and courage that can only be told by revealing and discussing political, social, economic and engineering issues.

The Turbomotive: Stanier's Advanced Pacific

Author : Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473885760
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Turbomotive: Stanier's Advanced Pacific written by Tim Hillier-Graves and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turbomotive was unique in Britain's railway history, and an experimental engine that proved successful but came too late to effect the direction of steam development or deflect the onset of diesel and electric locomotives. It was the brainchild of two of the most influential engineers of the twentieth century William Stanier of the LMS and Henry Guy of Metropolitan Vickers. They hoped that turbine power, which had already revolutionized ships propulsion and power stations, would do the same for the railways.When Turbomotive appeared in 1935, she became a PR phenomenon at a time when commercial rivalry between the LMS and the LNER was reaching its height. Its launch at Euston in June was accompanied by a great fanfare and much publicity. Such was the interest in this 'revolutionary' idea that the engine would attract attention all her life.Although producing good but not remarkable performances, she remained in service, plying her trade between London and Liverpool for longer than anyone predicted. Most expected a quick rebuild to conventional form, but the coming of war and lack of resources meant that she carried on until 1950 in turbine form.Inevitably, change came when maintenance costs seemed likely to escalate and rebuilding seemed unavoidable. She reappeared in August 1952, part Princess and part Coronation, but her new life was cut short by the disaster at Harrow in October. Although many thought her repairable, she was scrapped to make way for another 'experimental' steam engine.This book presents the compulsive and fascinating story of this remarkable locomotive, drawn from a wide variety of sources, many previously untapped and unpublished, including memories of the designers, the crew who drove her, accountants and hardheaded business men, PR teams, the press, the passengers and many more.

The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, The Final Years & Preservation

Author : David Maidment
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399022652
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, The Final Years & Preservation written by David Maidment and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows on from the author’s book on the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives from their construction in 1937 to their operation in 1956. It picks up from the story in 1957 with their operation and performance on the ‘Caledonian’, ‘Royal Scot’ and ‘Midday Scot’ accelerated services of the late 1950s, their continuing heavy work as dieselization of the West Coast mainline is implemented and the sudden withdrawal of the remaining examples at the end of the 1964 summer timetable. Included are the author’s personal experiences and photographs and the descriptions by three Crewe men who fired these engines on the heavy overnight Crewe – Perth sleeper services in the late 1950s, two of whom, Les Jackson and Bill Andrew, drove 6229 and 6233 in the preservation era. As well as their stories of their experiences in BR days, they describe runs with the preserved locomotives and have included photographs from their personal collections. Crewe Works fitter, Keith Collier includes his experiences of their maintenance and the author in conclusion compares them with the finest steam locomotives of France, Germany and the USA.

Mid-Pacific Magazine

Author : Alexander Hume Ford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Mid-Pacific Magazine written by Alexander Hume Ford and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Pacific Expositor

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Expositor written by and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History

Author : Academy of Pacific Coast History
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 966 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History written by Academy of Pacific Coast History and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Steam: Pacific Power

Author : Keith Langston
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783469234
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book British Steam: Pacific Power written by Keith Langston and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pacific, collectively a name applied to steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement is perhaps more commonly associated with express passenger engines but that is not the whole story, there were also Pacific Tank Engines. The LNER is famously associated with their streamlined Gresley A4 Pacific locomotives and that most celebrated of locomotives, Flying Scotsman. The new build Pacific Tornado has raised the profile of the 4-6-2 type to even greater heights. The LMS produced powerful Pacific locomotives to a Stanier design; whilst the Southern Railway constructed Bullied air smoothed 4-6-2 engines. The GWR, who built Britains first Pacific type, actually entered the BR era without a 4-6-2 type on their stock list! However Riddles included 4-6-2 engines in his multi regional BR Standard range. The locomotive specifications are illustrated and presented in a manner which will appeal equally to enthusiasts, model makers and railway historians.

North Pacific Ports

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North Pacific Ports written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Merchant Vessels of the United States

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1860 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 1860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Modified Bulleid Pacifics

Author : Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526721678
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Modified Bulleid Pacifics written by Tim Hillier-Graves and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This British Railways history recounts the life of a controversial steam engine and its miraculous transformation at the hands of a brilliant engineer. As Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, Oliver Bulleid designed what were perhaps the most controversial steam locomotives ever built in Britain: the Pacifics. Loved and loathed in equal measure, the debate over their strengths and weaknesses took on a new dimension when British Railways decided to modify them in the 1950s. When noted engineer Ron Jarvis was charged with improving on Bulleid’s designs, he displayed a master’s touch, saving the best of Bulleid’s work while incorporating other established design principles. What emerged was described by Bert Spencer, Gresley’s talented assistant, as taking ‘a swan and creating a soaring eagle.’ This book explores all the elements of the lives of these Pacifics and their two designers. It draws on previously unpublished material to describe their gradual evolution, which didn’t start or finish with the 1950s major rebuilding program.

The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 6

Author : Neil Chambers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315475928
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 6 written by Neil Chambers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook. Volume 6 Letters 1801–1805

The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 3

Author : Neil Chambers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315476002
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 3 written by Neil Chambers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook. Volume 3 Letters 1789–1792

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World

Author : George Vancouver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World written by George Vancouver and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Outline of the History of the Pacific Northwest, with Special Reference to Washington

Author : Ceylon Samuel Kingston
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Outline of the History of the Pacific Northwest, with Special Reference to Washington written by Ceylon Samuel Kingston and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typescript "An Outline of the Pacific Northwest" by Ceylon Kingston, 90 pp, circa 1920-1926. Author's working copy.

Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest

Author : William L. Lang Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610699262
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest written by William L. Lang Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the adventures of coastal and ocean explorers who made key discoveries and landmark observations from northern California up the coastline to Alaska during the mid-1700s to the early 1800s, this anthology of primary source journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings enables readers to "discover" the Northwest Coast for themselves. More than 200 years ago, explorers traveled from Central America, Russia, and even Europe to explore the coastline of the American Pacific Northwest, with goals of developing new trade routes, claiming territory for their home countries, expanding their fur trade, or exploring in the name of scientific discovery. This book will take readers to the decks of the great ships and along for the adventures of legendary explorers, such as James Cook, Alejandro Malaspina, and George Vancouver. This book collects primary source materials such as journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings that document how explorers first experienced the unknown Pacific Northwest coast, as seen through the eyes of non-native people. Readers will learn how explorers such as Vitus Bering and Robert Gray used the full extent of their powers of observation to record the landscape, animals, and plants they witnessed as well as their interactions with indigenous peoples during their search for the mythic Northwest Passage. The book also explains how the maritime explorers of this period mapped the remote regions of the Northwest Coast, working without the benefit of modern technology and relying instead on their knowledge of a range of sciences, mathematics, and seamanship—in addition to their ability to endure harsh and dangerous conditions—to produce exceptionally detailed maps.

Passenger and Merchant Ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways

Author : David R.P. Guay
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459735579
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Passenger and Merchant Ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways written by David R.P. Guay and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-07-02 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, two giants of Canadian rail transportation, each operated maritime shipping ventures during the early twentieth century. Numerous vessels, including sidewheel, paddlewheel, and propeller steamers, tugboats, and barges, helped to build and serve these railways. Passenger and merchant ships sailed the West Coast, the Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River, and served Canadian and European ports, in a time when groundings, shipwrecks, and sinkings often claimed lives. These same steamship lines played an important role in World War I, when Canadian vessels ferried men and war supplies. Many troopships and freighters were torpedoed, and Canadian Northern’s entire transatlantic fleet was virtually obliterated. Illustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, this book pays tribute to the maritime enterprises of two trailblazing Canadian railway greats.

The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 4

Author : Neil Chambers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000558487
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 4 written by Neil Chambers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook.