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British Rail Class 60 Locomotives - Edward Gleed

British Rail Class 60 Locomotives

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Buch | Hardcover
192 Seiten
2016
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78500-149-9 (ISBN)
CHF 46,90 inkl. MwSt
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During the mid 1980s, in a drive for greater efficiency, British Rail required another heavy freight locomotive, some of the earlier Type 5 freight locomotives being outdated and no longer regarded as suitable for heavy freight duties. The new Class 60 locomotive was to be constructed using lessons learned from the Classes 56 and 58. Six organisations were invited to tender but only three did so. The contract was awarded to Brush Electrical Machines (today, Brush Traction, part of the Wabtec Rail Group) for a powerful 60mph Type 5 Co-Co design, which resulted in an order being placed for one hundred Class 60 diesel-electric locomotives. Using original research from the National Archives, British Rail Class 60 Locomotives is a high illustrated guide that explores the commissioning of the Class 60s and their construction, testing and running. It undertakes an in-depth technical appraisal of the class and details names, liveries, modifications and preservation and includes the 'Super 60' refurbishment programme and acquisition of ten Class 60s for Colas Rail UK, bringing the timeline to the present day.

Edward Gleed was born in Shropshire and spent most of his childhood with a grandstand view of the Cardiff-Crewe main line from his garden. Working presently as a signalman, he spends both his working and leisure time in some way connected with railways. He has received a long service award for his service in the Operations Department of the Railway industry, and is a member of a local model railway club and a keen railway photographer.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo Halftones, black and white; Halftones, color; Illustrations
Verlagsort Ramsbury
Sprache englisch
Maße 215 x 260 mm
Gewicht 868 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Modellbau
Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schienenfahrzeuge
Technik Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10 1-78500-149-3 / 1785001493
ISBN-13 978-1-78500-149-9 / 9781785001499
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