British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s

Greg Morse (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2016
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-1-78442-033-8 (ISBN)

Infos

After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain’s railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain’s diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated ‘Westerns’ and the more successful ‘Deltics’.

Autor

Greg Morse was instilled with a love of trains at an early age. Growing up in Swindon in the 1970s, he witnessed the end of the celebrated diesel hydraulics and the birth of the Inter-City 125s. He has written many articles on railway history and is now privileged to work for the industry he loves as an Operational Safety Specialist.

Inhalt

Introduction / Planning for the Future / Pilot Pioneers / Power Struggle / Setting the Standards / The Rate of Change / Planning for the Future (Again) / Diesel Locomotive Types Featured in this Book / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.07.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Shire Library
• Zusatzinfo: 73 col
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 149 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 149 g
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-78442-033-6 / 1784420336
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78442-033-8 / 9781784420338
• Zustand: Neuware