Author: Ross TaylorPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445658720
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Looks at locomotive-hauled passenger trains on Britain's main lines.
LOCO-HAULED PASSENGER TRAINS
Author: Andy FlowersPublisher:
ISBN: 9781913295721
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This book looks at a wide selection of locomotive types. From special workings to day-to-day operations, the whole range of loco-hauled trains are featured. These trains range from the early 1980s to now, with all the popular types of diesel and electric locos shown. Each historic photo gives a comprehensive overview of loco-hauled travel.
Freight-Train Formations... ... .
Author: David RatcliffePublisher:
ISBN: 9780711034471
Category : Freight cars
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Covering the operation of freight trains since the end of main-line steam in 1968, this title is a largely pictorial examination of the considerable variety of traffic and the vast array of different types of wagon - including both air - and vacuum-braked - that have been utilised by the railways over the past 40 years.
Author: Kevin Redwood
Author: Brian Solomon
Author: The Complete Encyclopedia of Locomotives
Author: Mirco De CetPublisher: Rebo International
ISBN: 9789036615051
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Just like today, with high-specification computers being used to design even higher specification models for the next generation, the making of machines to make machines was one of the most important aspects of the Industrial Revolution. The lathe, for example, is the oldest known machine tool and dates back to antiquity, but it wasn't until the late 17th century that such industries as clock making, the building of scientific instruments, furniture and gun makers, began to convert from woodworking lathes to ones that ware capable of machining metal. Craftsmen needed precise machines that could shape metal gears, cut metal screws and stamp shapes out of metal, thus enabling others to assemble their products.
Railway Transportation Systems
Author: Christos N. PyrgidisPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482262169
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Incorporates More Than 25 Years of Research and ExperienceRailway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation presents a comprehensive overview of railway passenger and freight transport systems, from design through to construction and operation. It covers the range of railway passenger systems, from conventional and high speed inter
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