Class 55 Deltics

Author : Colin Alexander
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445656965
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Class 55 Deltics written by Colin Alexander and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful collection of photographs showing the last years of the Deltics, their retirement from service and preservation.

Author : Andrew Fowler
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1473870119
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Deltics & Baby Deltics written by Andrew Fowler and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Fowler is a well known writer of railway history, with a regular feature in Railway Herald Magazine. The Deltic class 55 Locomotives were some of the most successful, first generation diesels introduced to British Railways, being constructed from 1960-1962 and numbering twenty two, in the production class. The prototype machine was constructed in 1956 and was tested extensively on express trains on the London Midland and Eastern Regions of B R, until 1960. The interest and enthusiasm, for the class is reflected in the fact, that six examples of the class are preserved, including the 1956 prototype. The Baby Deltics, were a derivative Locomotive design, using one rather then two engines, for use on outer suburban and short main line semi fast services. Only ten Baby Deltics were constructed between 1961-1962, for use on services out of London Kings Cross. The Baby Deltics were all withdrawn within a decade, as they were not very successful in main line service.

Author : Colin Alexander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445656953
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Class 55 Deltics written by Colin Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful collection of photographs showing the last years of the Deltics, their retirement from service and preservation.

Author : John Stuart Whiteley
Publisher : Oxford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780902888975
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of the Deltics written by John Stuart Whiteley and published by Oxford Publishing. This book was released on 1977 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduced in 1961, the Class 55 Deltic locomotives rapidly became popular with their crews due to their high average speeds and ability to clock up large mileages. This volume celebrates the Deltic, and traces the number of technical changes that were made to the locomotive over the years.

Author : Ross Taylor
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445652803
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preserved Diesels in the UK written by Ross Taylor and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the preserved diesel locomotives of the UK.

Author : Brian Webb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Deltic Locomotives of British Rail written by Brian Webb and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Clough
Publisher : Ian Allan Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780711033733
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Rail Standard Diesels of the 1960s written by David Clough and published by Ian Allan Pub. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, Ian Allan Publishing published Diesel Pioneers, which provided a complete overview of the development of the early diesel classes inherited by BR and those that were developed as part of the Modernisation Plan of 1955. This lovely new book takes the subject forward and covers the standard diesel locomotive designs that were made during the early 1960s which include the Class 33s, the 37s, the 47s, the Hymeks, the Westerns and the Deltics as well as the less successful Claytons. A number of these early classes proved successful and were built in significant numbers between their introduction and the ceasing of production in the late 1960s. Many of the most productive classes were, in fact, not to arise from the Modernisation Plan but were developed from the early 1960s onwards and this book covers these in detail. The book explores the background to the development of each class and provides an extended overview of diesel locomotive development of this period. Illustrated with unseen photographs, many with colour throughout, this book will appeal to the growing numbers of diesel modellers and enthusiasts.

Author : David Mather
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526770180
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Industrial Steam Locomotives written by David Mather and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of the many producers of industrial steam locomotives in Great Britain, from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The first steam locomotives used on any British railway worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam. Praise for British Industrial Steam Locomotives “A good introduction, hopefully it will encourage some of those who have only been involved during the preservation period to take a wider interest in the historical aspects of the subject.” —Industrial Locomotive Society

Author : Greg Morse
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784421790
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s written by Greg Morse and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'.

Author : Norman Preedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Book of the Deltics, British Rail Class 55's ... written by Norman Preedy and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: