Author: Philip HortonPublisher: Silver Link Publishing
ISBN: 9781857945768
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Author: Philip HortonLast Days of Steam Western and Southern
Author: Tony ButcherPublisher:
ISBN: 9780857042262
Category : Steam locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
In 1955, the Modernisation Plan had just been issued which showed that steam traction's future was doomed. In the Southern Region many old classes had kept working due to the Second World War and the subsequent austerity period. No the SR 4-4-0 classes gradually disappeared, hastened by the 1961 electrification of the Kent lines. The Western Region had a more balanced engine set of 4-6-0s and tank engines, but was to see steam finish earlier. In this book, Tony Butcher's black and white images portray the poetry and the power of these living machines.
Author: Andrew Kennedy
Author: Colin Dennis Garratt
Author: David Christie
Author: Modelling the Western Region
Author: John EmersonPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785005286
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The Western Region of British Railways has always held a special appeal for railway modellers. Formed in 1948, the Western Region carried on the traditions of The Great Western Railway more or less unchallenged until the regions were abolished in the 1990s. Modelling the Western Region provides all the advice you need to model your own railway layout based on this fascinating region and era. This book considers the historical background of the Western Region; it reviews available ready-to-run and kit-built steam and diesel motive power; explains Western Region signalling practice; discusses rolling stock typically used on the Western Region and, finally, provides practical suggestions for branch and main line layouts. An essential reference book, fully illustrated with 203 colour, 46 black and white photographs and 19 illustrations, for all modellers of all abilities and in any scale, who wish to model the Western Region.
Steaming Into History
Author: Michael ClutterbuckPublisher:
ISBN: 9781913166038
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The stories tell the tale of some of the North West's footplatemen following the Second World War, as the railways undergo a series of dramatic changes due to nationalisation, the introduction of diesel engines, and the slow but steady demise of the Age of Steam.
Author: Colin Maggs