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Book Synopsis The Last Days of Steam on the London Midland Region by : E. H. Sawford
Download or read book The Last Days of Steam on the London Midland Region written by E. H. Sawford and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The London Midland Region (LMR), which served central England, played a leading role in British railway history. This famous network linked many of the key cities and towns that were essential for British manufacturing and commerce - London, Rugby, Crewe, Chester, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. The LMR was always at the heart of the railway industry.
Book Synopsis The Final Years of London Midland Region Steam by : David Mather
Download or read book The Final Years of London Midland Region Steam written by David Mather and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively illustrated with photos, a history of the many locomotives that became part of this British Railways region. This book investigates the vast number of locomotives that came to the London Midland Region in 1948 upon the nationalization of the four largest railway companies in the UK. It is a class-by-class survey with over two hundred illustrations, covering all the top link and freight classes and also looking at the smaller types of locomotive, operating on branch lines and doing more humble tasks. The author explores what happened to them, and also looks at those that eventually made their way into preservation.
Book Synopsis Last Days of Steam on the Midland Region by : Roger Malone
Download or read book Last Days of Steam on the Midland Region written by Roger Malone and published by . This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with an interest in railway history will be fascinated by this pictorial memoir. Over 150 photographs appear in the book including photographs taken at the famous Barry scrapyard where so many locomotives ended their days.
Book Synopsis London Midland Steam in Retrospect by : E. H. Sawford
Download or read book London Midland Steam in Retrospect written by E. H. Sawford and published by . This book was released on 2005-12-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from Eric Sawford's extensive archive, this volume takes a look back at the London Midland region from the 1950s right through to the end of steam. This book is for anyone who remembers the golden age of transporting, or any modeller attempting to capture the essence of this period.
Book Synopsis Confessions of A Steam-Age Ferroequinologist by : Keith Widdowson
Download or read book Confessions of A Steam-Age Ferroequinologist written by Keith Widdowson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ferroequinologist (noun) Someone who studies the 'Iron Horse' (i.e. trains and locomotives). From the Latin ferrus 'iron' and equine 'horse' + -logist As the British steam era drew to a close, a young Keith Widdowson set out to travel on as many steam-hauled trains as possible – documenting each journey in his notebooks. In Confessions of a Steam Age Ferroequinologist, he cracks these books open and blows off the dust. His self-imposed mission, that of riding behind as many Iron Horses as possible prior to their premature annihilation, led to hours of nocturnal travels, extended periods of inactivity in station waiting rooms, missed connections and fatigue. However, any downsides of his quest were compensated by the camaraderie found amongst a group of like-minded colleagues who congregated on such trains. This is a book that no self-respecting ferroequinologist should be without.
Book Synopsis The Last Days of Steam on the Eastern Region by : E. H. Sawford
Download or read book The Last Days of Steam on the Eastern Region written by E. H. Sawford and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Steam, Soot and Rust by : Colin Garratt
Download or read book Steam, Soot and Rust written by Colin Garratt and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis British Railways in the 1960s by : Geoff Plumb
Download or read book British Railways in the 1960s written by Geoff Plumb and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a programme of building new Standard steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951.
Book Synopsis Sixties Spotting Days Around the London Midland Region by : Kevin Derrick
Download or read book Sixties Spotting Days Around the London Midland Region written by Kevin Derrick and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Derrick looks back at locomotive-spotting days in the London Midland Region in the 1960s.
Book Synopsis The Last Days of BR Steam 1962-1968 by : David Christie
Download or read book The Last Days of BR Steam 1962-1968 written by David Christie and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Christie documents the final days of steam on Britain's rail network in full colour.
Book Synopsis LAST YEARS OF STEAM ON THE LONDON MIDLAN by : PAUL LEAVENS
Download or read book LAST YEARS OF STEAM ON THE LONDON MIDLAN written by PAUL LEAVENS and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Last Days of Steam in Bristol and Somerset by : Colin Maggs
Download or read book The Last Days of Steam in Bristol and Somerset written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of photographs of the last steam locomotives to run on Bristol and Somerset's railways.
Book Synopsis British Industrial Steam Locomotives by : David Mather
Download or read book British Industrial Steam Locomotives written by David Mather and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis London Midland Steam Days Remembered by : Kevin Derrick
Download or read book London Midland Steam Days Remembered written by Kevin Derrick and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic look back at the days of steam in the London Midland Region.
Book Synopsis More Last Days of Steam Around London by : David Fereday Glenn
Download or read book More Last Days of Steam Around London written by David Fereday Glenn and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "London once occupied a unique place in the world of steam, for in the fifties and early sixties locomotives from all four pre-Nationalization companies could be seen there regularly. Apart from the regional termini and the world's busiest station at Clapham Junction, boat trains serviced the Channel ports and freight routes weaved around the margins, linking the different regions with cross-London traffic." "In this volume David Fereday Glenn offers a superb glimpse into London's stations, termini and trains during the last days of steam. Largely taken from his own collection, the photographs reveal many aspects of London and its railways: here are pictures of Euston before rebuilding, Paddington prior to the HST, Victoria in the Golden Arrow era and Neasden in the Metropolitan Railway's centenary year. Although normal steam activity ceased in July 1967, a handful of trains continued to operate using steam for engineers' duties on London Transport lines until 1971. These last survivors are also captured on film. The volume closes with the magnificent King George V, heading the train that ended the infamous steam ban on British Rail lines in October 1971." "With over 240 evocative photographs and informative captions, More Last Days of Steam Around London is a worthy sequel to the highly successful Last Days of Steam Around London, and one which will fascinate railway enthusiasts everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Book Synopsis The Last Days of Steam on the Southern by : Alan Postlethwaite
Download or read book The Last Days of Steam on the Southern written by Alan Postlethwaite and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic tour around the old LSWR, when most of the services were still steam-operated, from tiny Victorian tank engines to the might of the BR standard designs, providing an evocative picture of the railway, its trains and people during the final decade of steam.
Book Synopsis Model Railways on a Budget by : Mike Lynch
Download or read book Model Railways on a Budget written by Mike Lynch and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Model Railways on a Budget details an eight-year journey into the fascinating world of railway modeling; from fumbling beginnings to a growing competence with layout design and construction.
