British Coaching Stock

British Coaching Stock PDF Author: John Dedman
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144567095X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
John Dedman examines the coaching stock found on Britain's railways through an intriguing collection.

BR Mark 1 and Mark 2 Coaching Stock

BR Mark 1 and Mark 2 Coaching Stock PDF Author: Hugh Longworth
Publisher: Strange Chemistry
ISBN: 9780860936503
Category : Railroad cars
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A comprehensive, number-by-number record of each type of Mark 1 and Mark 2 coach operated by British Railways from 1951 onwards.

British Railway Coaching Stock in Colour

British Railway Coaching Stock in Colour PDF Author: Robert Hendry
Publisher: Ian Allan Pub
ISBN: 9781857801453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
The first colour book to explore the development of coaching stock with vehicles from over 30 different railway companies, including London Transport and Great Northern Railway of Ireland. From a personal archive of colour images, the author has selected an outstanding compilation, tracing coaches from early examples to BR Mark 1s. Diesel railcars and electric stock are included, all with lengthy and informative captions.

The Regional Railways Story

The Regional Railways Story PDF Author: Gordon Pettitt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780860936633
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Gordon Pettitt, former Managing Director of Regional Railways and the last General Manager of BR's Southern Region, writes the inside story of the history of the third passenger sector of British Rail with insights from other leading personnel in the industry at the time.

LNER Carriages

LNER Carriages PDF Author: Michael Harris
Publisher: Noodle Books
ISBN: 9781906419523
Category : Railroad cars
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The name Michael Harris will be synonymous with that as the acknowledged expert on LNER and a number of other types of railway coach. This book reproduces his work on LNER carriages.

British Railways First Generation DMUs

British Railways First Generation DMUs PDF Author: Hugh Longworth
Publisher: Ian Allen Pub
ISBN: 9780860936121
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
First introduced in the early 1950s, the diesel multiple-unit represented an attempt to produce a vehicle that would replace steam traction on the countrys branch lines and secondary routes at a time when the railway industry was in desperate need of a cheaper alternative to steam in order to improve the finances of these increasingly unremunerative lines. Initially introduced in areas such as the north west of England, the West Riding of Yorkshire and East Anglia, the arrival of the new and much cleaner Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) undoubtedly helped to stem both the loss of passenger traffic and improve, at least briefly, the economics of the lines over which they operated. Between the early 1950s and the start of the following decade, several thousand of these units were produced by a variety of manufacturers for service nationwide. However, despite the cost savings that these units represented, the financial position of the railways continued to deteriorate with the result that many of the lines for which they were designed were closed in the wake of the Beeching Report. Following refurbishment from the early 1970s onwards, many first generation DMUs were to survive in service until the late 1980s or early 1990s. Indeed a handful can still be found in operation almost 50 years after the first of the type entered service. Although most were scrapped after withdrawal, a significant number of these vehicles have been preserved on the nations heritage railways. In 2005 OPC published Hugh Longworths British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948-1968. This definitive listing of every steam locomotive operated by BR between 1948 and 1968 was one of the most successful railway titles of 2005 and was quickly reprinted on three occasions. Having examined the steam locomotive fleet in detail, Hugh Longworth now turns his attention to all of the first generation DMUs constructed. As with the earlier book, each type is covered in detail with information given about construction, technical specifications, entry into service, withdrawal and its fate. Alongside the detailed tabular material the book also includes some 125 mono illustrations recording the great variety of DMU constructed as part of the programme. Comprehensive in its coverage, this new addition to the OPC list will be sought after by all those modellers, preservationists and historians seeking a detailed reference work on the history of these first generation DMUs.
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