Author: Andrew ColePublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445662132
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Andrew Cole's pictorial account of Class 58 locos.
British Rail Class 60 Locomotives
Author: Edward GleedPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785001507
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
During the mid-1980s, in a drive for greater efficiency, British Rail required another heavy freight locomotive, some of the earlier Type 5 freight locomotives being outdated and no longer regarded as suitable for heavy freight duties. The new Class 60 locomotive was to be constructed using lessons learned from the Classes 56 and 58. Six organisations were invited to tender but only three did so. The contract was awarded to Brush Electrical Machines (today, Brush Traction, part of the Wabtec Rail Group) for a powerful 60mph Type 5 Co-Co design, which resulted in an order being placed for one hundred Class 60 diesel-electric locomotives. Using original research from the National Archives, British Rail Class 60 Locomotives is a high illustrated guide that explores the commissioning of the Class 60s and their construction, testing and running. It undertakes an in-depth technical appraisal of the class and details names, liveries, modifications and preservation and includes the 'Super 60' refurbishment programme and acquisition of ten Class 60s for Colas Rail UK, bringing the timeline to the present day. Of interest to all diesel loco enthusiasts and railway modellers, thie book is lavishly illustrated with 280 colour and black & white photographs, many previously unpublished.
Author: Barry EdwardsType 5 Heavy Freight Locomotives
Author: David CablePublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473899745
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
This photographic album portrays the four classes of locomotives introduced to operate on the British Railways system, prior to Privatization in 1994.Increasing loads and deteriorating reliability of older classes necessitated the design of new, higher horsepower classes of diesel locomotives to operate the increasing requirement to operate trains handling loads in bulk, such as coal, minerals, fuels etc.The four classes included one American design the class 59 which set new standards in haulage capacity and reliability. The other three designs classes 56, 58 and 60 were more suitable to their tasks than previous models, but in the case of the class 56, suffered a poor reputation for availability for several years, although the few remaining members of the class have now attained acceptable standards.Of the four classes, a small number of class 56s operate in private ownership, all the class 58s have been withdrawn, but all the class 59s and 60s are in daily use throughout England and Wales.This album has been written by David Cable, author of a series of illustrated books covering railways in the UK as well as overseas. The book shows examples of all four classes working a variety of duties at a wide range of locations.
Stratford Depot Locomotives
Author: Roger RouncePublisher: Gresley
ISBN: 9781911658429
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Engines from every region could be found at Stratford TMD during the 1980s and 90s - making it an ideal hunting ground for the rail enthusiast. Photographer Roger Rounce presents a collection of his own images of diesels and electrics from those days when Stratford used any Class 47 to hand for Norwich trains and journeys between Chelmsford and Liverpool Street could just as easily be hauled by an Eastfield Class 47 as one shedded at Stratford. Visiting Class 37s were also used on empty stock and Cambridge trains. Locomotives of Stratford Depot includes Class 08s, 31s, 37s and 47s alongside less common classes such as 20, 58, 60, 86 and 87. Details of each locomotive pictured include when it was built, when it was scrapped, names currently and previously held, other numbers carried, historical notes and dates.
Brel Locomotives
Author: Source WikipediaPublisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230491875
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: British Rail Class 41 (HST), British Rail Class 43 (HST), British Rail Class 56, British Rail Class 58, British Rail Class 87, British Rail Class 90, British Rail Class 91, InterCity 125, List of British Rail Class 87 locomotives, List of British Rail Class 91 locomotives. Excerpt: The InterCity 125 was the brand name of British Rail's High Speed Train (HST) fleet, introduced in 1976. The InterCity 125 train is made up of two power cars, one at each end of a fixed formation of Mark 3 carriages, and has a top speed of 125 mph (201 km/h), making it the fastest diesel-powered train in regular service in the world at the time of its introduction and for many years afterwards. Initially the sets were classified as Classes 253 and 254. A variant of the power cars operates in Australia as part of the XPT. After three decades, the majority of the HST fleet is still in front-line revenue service under privatisation, and while the InterCity 125 brand name is rarely mentioned officially by the private train-operating companies (TOCs), the HST still forms the backbone of express services on several British main lines. Most are expected to be replaced within the next 10 years by the Intercity Express Programme, but a number will continue in use on London to Devon/Cornwall services, where there are no plans to electrify the lines. Engineers from the companies responsible have calculated that, with a certain amount of rewiring, the Mark 3 carriages used can be made to last until at least 2035. The power cars now have new engines, and the coaches have been refurbished. The trains currently operate between London and Penzance, Plymouth, Newquay, Paignton, Exeter, Cardiff, Swansea, Carmarthen, Pembroke Dock, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Bristol, York, Inverness, Harrogate, Hull, Bradford, Nottingham, Sunderland, Leeds, Great Malvern, ..
Diesel Locomotives of Great Britain
Author: Source WikipediaPublisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230547473
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 110. Chapters: British Rail diesel locomotives, LMS diesel shunters, InterCity 125, British Rail Class 37, Class 47 renumbering, British Rail Class 50, British Rail Class 47, British Rail Class 42, British Rail Class 55, British Rail Class 52, British Rail Class 24, British Rail Class 31, British Rail Class 40, British Rail Class 43, British Rail Class 45, British Rail Class 20, British Rail Class 33, British Rail Class 66, British Rail Class 25, EMD Series 66, British Rail Class 03, British Rail Class 57, British Rail HS4000, British Rail Class 59, British Rail Class 70, BR Class 37 renumbering, British Rail Class 26, British Rail Class 35, MaK / Vossloh G1206, British Rail Class 08, British Rail Class 60, British Rail Class 14, British Rail Class 23, British Rail Class D20/2, List of preserved British Rail Class 08 locomotives, British Rail Class 17, British Rail Class 67, British Rail Class 07, British Rail Class 56, British Rail 10100, British Rail Class 58, List of preserved British Rail Class 47 locomotives, British Rail Class 15, List of British Rail Class 52 locomotives, British Rail Class 27, British Rail Class 97/6, British Rail Class 04, British Railways DP1, British Rail Class 09, British Rail Class 28, British Rail Class D3/12, British Rail Class 22, British Rail Class 53, British Rail Class 21, British Rail Class 11, British Rail Class 46, London Underground diesel locomotives, British Rail Class 01, British Railways Janus, British Rail Class D16/1, British Rail Class 16, British Rail Class 44, Walrus, British Rail 10800, British Rail Class 48, Dolphin, British Rail Class 02, LMS diesel shunters 7059-7068, British Rail Class 05, British Rail Class 29, Deltic 9000 Fund, British Rail Class D16/2, British Rail Class 12, British Rail DP2, British Rail D0260, British Rail Class 13, NZR DS class, British Rail Class...
Author: Kenny BarclayGreat Western: Small-Wheeled Double-Framed 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives
Author: David MaidmentPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1473896479
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The Great Western Railway experienced the trauma and disruption of the end of the broad gauge in 1892 and were faced with equipping the network with suitable motive power, especially in Devon and Cornwall where the last track conversion had taken place. West of Newton Abbot, the GWR had relied on a variety of 4-4-0, 2-4-0, 0-4-2 and 0-4-4 side and saddle tanks, often doubled-headed, and Dean set about designing a sturdy outside-framed powerful 4-4-0 with 5ft 8in coupled wheels, the 'Dukes', to tackle increasing loads over the heavily graded main line. Then, Churchward came to assist the ailing Locomotive Superintendent, using his knowledge and experience of American and continental practice to develop the Dean designs. He improved the efficiency and performance of the boilers, using the Belgian Belpaire firebox, then developed the tapered 'cone' boiler, and applied it to the chassis of the 'Duke's to form the 'Camel' class, later known as the 'Bulldogs', which eventually numbered 156 locomotives. Finally, in the 1930s when engines of the 'Duke' route availability were still required but their frames were life-expired, their boilers were matched with the stronger frames of the 'Bulldogs' to form the 'Dukedog' class, which lasted until the 1950s, particularly on the former Cambrian lines in mid-Wales. This book recounts the design, construction and operation of these small-wheeled outside-framed locomotives with many rare photos of their operation in the first decade of the twentieth century as well as in more recent times.
Author: Joseph Russell Howden