Author: Colin AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN: 9781445656953
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A wonderful collection of photographs showing the last years of the Deltics, their retirement from service and preservation.
Author: Colin Alexander
Author: The Deltics & Baby Deltics
Author: Andrew FowlerPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1473870119
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Andrew Fowler is a well known writer of railway history, with a regular feature in Railway Herald Magazine. The Deltic class 55 Locomotives were some of the most successful, first generation diesels introduced to British Railways, being constructed from 1960-1962 and numbering twenty two, in the production class. The prototype machine was constructed in 1956 and was tested extensively on express trains on the London Midland and Eastern Regions of B R, until 1960. The interest and enthusiasm, for the class is reflected in the fact, that six examples of the class are preserved, including the 1956 prototype. The Baby Deltics, were a derivative Locomotive design, using one rather then two engines, for use on outer suburban and short main line semi fast services. Only ten Baby Deltics were constructed between 1961-1962, for use on services out of London Kings Cross. The Baby Deltics were all withdrawn within a decade, as they were not very successful in main line service.
The Power of the Deltics
Author: John Stuart WhiteleyPublisher: Oxford Publishing
ISBN: 9780902888975
Category : Deltic (Diesel locomotive)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Introduced in 1961, the Class 55 Deltic locomotives rapidly became popular with their crews due to their high average speeds and ability to clock up large mileages. This volume celebrates the Deltic, and traces the number of technical changes that were made to the locomotive over the years.
Author: Brian Webb
Author: Norman PreedyDeltics
Author: Alastair McLeanPublisher: Tempus Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780752435596
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In their heyday, the Deltics were the most powerful diesel locomotives in service and generated an immense following by enthusiasts. This pictorial history traces the last season of the Deltics before they were withdrawn and, apart from 6 saved for preservation, went to the scrap yards.
Author: Ross TaylorBritish Rail Standard Diesels of the 1960s
Author: David CloughPublisher: Ian Allan Pub
ISBN: 9780711033733
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In 2005, Ian Allan Publishing published Diesel Pioneers, which provided a complete overview of the development of the early diesel classes inherited by BR and those that were developed as part of the Modernisation Plan of 1955. This lovely new book takes the subject forward and covers the standard diesel locomotive designs that were made during the early 1960s which include the Class 33s, the 37s, the 47s, the Hymeks, the Westerns and the Deltics as well as the less successful Claytons. A number of these early classes proved successful and were built in significant numbers between their introduction and the ceasing of production in the late 1960s. Many of the most productive classes were, in fact, not to arise from the Modernisation Plan but were developed from the early 1960s onwards and this book covers these in detail. The book explores the background to the development of each class and provides an extended overview of diesel locomotive development of this period. Illustrated with unseen photographs, many with colour throughout, this book will appeal to the growing numbers of diesel modellers and enthusiasts.
