Author: George WoodsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781445668086
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Steam in the North West in the 1960s is captured in full colour.
The Last Years of Steam Around the Midlands
Author: Michael ClemensPublisher: Strange Chemistry
ISBN: 9781781551295
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
ALAN MAUND lived in Worcestershire all his life and had an enthusiasm for steam. He traveled extensively in Britain and built up a large railway photographic archive from the late 1950s onwards. This book is made up entirely of Alan's collection of photographs from across the Midlands. It will appeal to railway enthusiasts, modelers, and those with an interest in local history. Alan started using color film in 1959, and color slides make up the majority of these photographs. Many enthusiasts in this era had a policy of filming steam only and ignoring the new diesel interlopers, but not Alan; diesels do make appearances, and so do some early electric classes. A particular passion of Alan's was small industrial steam locomotives, and he restored a Kerr Stuart 'Wren' class 0-4-0 to working order between 1959 and 1961. So in addition to larger British Railways locomotives, their smaller relations are also seen across the Midlands. Alan passed on in 1983 and his widow, Wendy, gave Alan's collection of railway photographs to filmmaker and author Michael Clemens, whose late father was a friend of Alan's. Alan's collection lives on today at film shows around the country and now in this book.
Author: Patrick BennettBritish Railways Steam in the 1960s
Author: E. H. SawfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"In this book, the follow-up to his highly successful British Railways Steam in the 1950s, Eric Sawford traces the last days of steam on British Railways, showing a wide variety of engines and locations. A superb collection of over 250 photographs, complemented by informed commentary and captions, this is a book that the steam enthusiast will not want to miss."--BOOK JACKET.
British Steam BR Standard Locomotives
Author: Keith LangstonPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1845631463
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
After WWII the existing railway companies were all put into the control of the newly formed British Transport Commission and that government organization spawned British Railways, which came into being on 1st January 1948. The railway infrastructure had suffered badly during the war years and most of the steam locomotives were 'tired' and badly maintained and or life expired. Although the management of British Railways was already planning to replace steam power with diesel and electric engines/units they still took a decision to build more steam locomotives (as a stop gap). Some 999 (yes just 1 short) Standard locomotives were built in 12 classes ranging from super powerful express and freight engine to suburban tank locomotives. The locomotives were mainly in good order when the order came in 1968 to end steam, some only 8 years old.There still exists a fleet of 46 preserved Standards of which 75% are in working order in and around the UKs preserved railways, furthermore 3 new build standard locomotives are proposed. Steam fans who were around in the 1960s all remember the 'Standards'.
Shed Side in South Lancashire and Cheshire
Author: Kenn PearcePublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750959991
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In the 1950s and 1960s south Lancashire and Cheshire was criss-crossed by a web of railway lines, servicing the various needs of local industries. The region was a haven for railway enthusiasts who pursued the hundreds of steam workhorses based at British Railways depots in ‘chemical towns’ such as Warrington, Widnes, Wigan and Sutton Oak, besides Southport and Northwich. While these facilities appeared less glamorous than larger counterparts in Liverpool or Manchester, the stories of the engines, trains and the men who were based at the depots in these towns was no less fascinating. Shed Side in South Lancashire and Cheshireprovides a fascinating portrait of the daily operations of the freight and passenger trains of the region during the final decade of Britain’s steam era. It evokes a period of grimy, metal-clattering, smoke-filled industry, and of an era forever etched in our industrial heritage.
The Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Author: Chris BoothPublisher: Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 'the Dukeries Route'
ISBN: 9781781556283
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
In the days when coal was king, an ambitious plan was laid for an east-to-west cross country rail route, connecting the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington to a new dock near the small east coast village of Sutton-on-Sea. Grandly titled The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway, history was to show that this line would reach neither Warrington nor Sutton-on-Sea with only the Chesterfield to Pyewipe Junction section and a branch to Sheffield ever being completed. Taken over by the G.C.R. in 1907, the route was primarily a coal-carrying railway, although it did have a passenger service that lasted until 1955. Discover the former LD&ECR, the self-styled 'Dukeries Route' and its branches, through the lenses of photographers from over 100 years. From the main line between Chesterfield and Lincoln, the Beighton Branch, the Sheffield District Railway and the Mansfield Railway, to the motive power depots at Chesterfield, Tuxford and Langwith Junction. This is a photographic journey bringing you the story of the railway from the early days to its final days, including the last coal train to use the route.
Class 158 and 159 DMUs
Author: Andrew ColePublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445682141
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Unpublished photographs celebrating Class 158 and Class 159 DMUs. Examining their varied operations, from Scotland to the south-west and Wales to East Anglia.
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