Ken Gibbs

The Steam Rail Motors of the Great Western Railway (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Self-propelled carriages were a major innovation at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the GWR was quick to develop a large number of steam motor cars to link farms and scattered villages across the South West to the new branch lines. Their steam motor cars ran from 1903 to 1935, stopping during the war, and were so effective at making rural areas accessible they became victims of their own success. Wagons brought in to meet the high demand proved too heavy for the carriages and they struggled on hills. Soon the steam rail motor services were in decline. After its cancellation all ninety-nine steam carriages were eventually scrapped. Engineer Ken Gibbs reveals the unique GWR carriages, a window into early twentieth-century transport, and the modern replica he helped build, now the only way of viewing these charming historic vehicles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750965958
• Artikelnr.: 42883246

Autorenporträt

Ken Gibbs spent his career working for the GWR, staring an apprenticeship into Fitting, Turning and Steam Locomotive Erecting in 1944. He was the fourth generation of his family to do so, following his great grandfather in 1849, his grandfather in 1875, and his father in 1909. After a period in the RAF he returned to the shop floor in 1953, later become an industrial consultant on Plant Maintenance. He retired early and joined the GW Society at Didcot and the Firefly project. Constructing a broad guage replica from scratch, a 23-year project for which he became technical director. He also writes history books.