Barry

Author: Peter Brabham
Publisher: Opc
ISBN: 9780860936435
Category : Railroad yards
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
If it had not been for the scrapyard of Woodham Bros at Barry, in South Wales, the railway preservation movement in the British Isles would have been a fraction of the scale that it is today and a number of steam locomotive classes would have been rendered extinct. The story of Woodham Bros has become part of railway folklore because it tells how 200 steam locomotives were rescued from scrapping as a result of unforeseen circumstances.

The Great Western Eight Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives

Author: David Maidment
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 178383109X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Great Western Eight-Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives' is the first of a series of 'Locomotive Profiles' to be published by Pen & Sword. It will describe the conception, design, building and operation of the fleet of powerful locomotives built in the first half of the twentieth century to meet the demands of the growing South Wales coal and steel industries and the West Midlands area served by the Great Western Railway. Whilst concentrating mainly on the standard designs of the great locomotive engineer, George Jackson Churchward, the 28XX and 47XX 2-8-0 locomotives, it will also cover the 2-8-0 and 2-8-2 tank engines designed for the South Wales Valleys mining areas and coal exports through Newport, Cardiff, Barry and Swansea Docks, and other 2-8-0 locomotives acquired by the Great Western to cope with the increased industrial needs during both world wars - the RODs, Swindon built 8Fs, WDs and American S160s. It will also cover the earliest designs of the Barry and Port Talbot Railways intended to cope with the valley coal traffic. The book will be copiously illustrated with 150 black and white and 50 coloured photographs and is a comprehensive record of some outstanding freight locomotives, many of the oldest engines still operating to the end of steam on British Railways in the mid 1960s, sixty years after they were designed."

Journey's End: Locomotives and Rolling Stock for Scrap in Great Britain

Author: Gordon Edgar
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398118486
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Stunning original photographs illustrate this document of locomotives and railing stock in the UK after their working life has come to an end.

Cohen's

Author: Jeffery Grayer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780860936800
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Emergency Maneuver Training

Author: Rich Stowell
Publisher: Rich Stowell, Master CFI-A
ISBN: 9781879425927
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
Emergency Maneuver Training is a textbook for emergency maneuvers and other unusual attitude training programs as well as a source book for independent study. It explains the EMT (Emergency Maneuver Training) Program developed by the author and taught to acclaim throughout the USA. The book--enhanced by 115 illustrations--helps pilots develop an integrated understanding of the direct effects of airplane controls when applied individually and in combination; of human factors and variables introduced into the flight process by pilots; and of proper pilot procedures to remedy difficult situations encountered in flight.

Stories from small museums

Author: Fiona Candlin
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526166852
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
During the late twentieth century, the number of museums in the UK dramatically increased. Typically small and independent, the new museums concentrated on local history, war and transport. This book asks who founded them, how and why. In order to find out more, Fiona Candlin, a professor in museology, and Toby Butler, an expert oral historian, travelled around the UK to meet the individuals, families, community groups and special interest societies who established the museums. The rich oral histories they collected provide a new account of recent museum history – one that weaves together personal experience and social change while putting ordinary people at the heart of cultural production. Combining academic rigour with a lively writing style, Stories from small museums is essential reading for students and museum enthusiasts alike.

Classic British Steam Locos

Author: compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291079734
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description
do you want to know everything on steam locos, how they work? Read about the technology and lots of steam locos like the flying Scotsman. Compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by dr Googelberg.

Steam Engines and Steam Railways

Author: Stuart Hylton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445656698
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
A guide to steam engines and steam railways for young people.

British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation

Author: Malcolm Clegg
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526760495
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation, covers the history in pictorial form of steam locomotives that are now preserved as part of the national collection. Those which can be found in private collections and the ones which adorn the various heritage railways which operate throughout Britain. The book looks at each subject both in its working life and during its subsequent preservation. The pictorial content covers a wide swathe of Britain during the years before the heritage locomotives, were earmarked for preservation.

Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks

Author: Robin Jones
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847976549
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. However, the Swindon empire also produced extensive fleets of all-purpose tank engines - everyday reliable workhorses and unsung heroes - which were standout classics in their own right. The most distinctive and immediately recognizable type in terms of shape, all but unique to the GWR, was the six-coupled pannier tank. With hundreds of photographs throughout, Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks covers the supremely innovative pannier tank designs of GWR chief mechanical engineer Charles Benjamin Collett, the appearance of the 5700 class in 1929, and the 5400, 6400, 7400 and 9400 classes. Also, the demise of the panniers in British Railways service and the 5700s that marked the end of Western Region steam, followed by a second life beneath the streets - 5700 class panniers on London Underground. Also covers Panniers in preservation, plus cinema and TV roles and even a Royal Train duty. Superbly illustrated with 260 colour and black & white photographs.