Greg Morse

British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and '60s (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s. Ideal for anyone interested in Britain's railways and the evolution of rail transport.

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'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784421793
• Artikelnr.: 45259262

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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