Broad Gauge Locomotives

Author : Geof Sheppard
Publisher : Noodle Books
ISBN 13 : 9781906419097
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broad Gauge Locomotives written by Geof Sheppard and published by Noodle Books. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled from contemporary records and exciting new research by Geof Sheppard and fellow members of the Broad Gauge Society, this sensational new volume is beautifully illustrated with both familiar and newly uncovered pictures. In addition, the book contains a full index of all locomotive names and numbers as well as appendices listing all the various builders and operators.

Author : Tim Bryan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784422843
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broad Gauge Railways written by Tim Bryan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 81⁄2in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft 1⁄4in. Describing the rationale behind the choice of broad gauge, and also the unique track and locomotives used, this beautifully illustrated introduction to broad gauge railways chronicles the building of the original GWR between Bristol and London, and the expansion of that original 112-mile main line into a network stretching across the West of England, Wales and the Midlands. It describes how the clash between broad and narrow led to the 'Battle of the Gauges' and also provides a list of places to visit where broad gauge artefacts still survive.

Author : Railway correspondence and travel society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780901115324
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2 (pbk). written by Railway correspondence and travel society and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kenn Pearce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781864770698
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broad Gauge Steam written by Kenn Pearce and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway written by Railway Correspondence and Travel Society and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Howard Fleming
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrow Gauge Railways in America written by Howard Fleming and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : BRIAN. ARMAN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911038764
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book BROAD GAUGE ENGINES OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY written by BRIAN. ARMAN and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marshall Monroe Kirkman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.5F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Science of Railways written by Marshall Monroe Kirkman and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hugh Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780950346946
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam Locomotives in India written by Hugh Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Maidment
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473896479
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Western: Small-Wheeled Double-Framed 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives written by David Maidment and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Western Railway experienced the trauma and disruption of the end of the broad gauge in 1892 and were faced with equipping the network with suitable motive power, especially in Devon and Cornwall where the last track conversion had taken place. West of Newton Abbot, the GWR had relied on a variety of 4-4-0, 2-4-0, 0-4-2 and 0-4-4 side and saddle tanks, often doubled-headed, and Dean set about designing a sturdy outside-framed powerful 4-4-0 with 5ft 8in coupled wheels, the 'Dukes', to tackle increasing loads over the heavily graded main line. Then, Churchward came to assist the ailing Locomotive Superintendent, using his knowledge and experience of American and continental practice to develop the Dean designs. He improved the efficiency and performance of the boilers, using the Belgian Belpaire firebox, then developed the tapered 'cone' boiler, and applied it to the chassis of the 'Duke's to form the 'Camel' class, later known as the 'Bulldogs', which eventually numbered 156 locomotives. Finally, in the 1930s when engines of the 'Duke' route availability were still required but their frames were life-expired, their boilers were matched with the stronger frames of the 'Bulldogs' to form the 'Dukedog' class, which lasted until the 1950s, particularly on the former Cambrian lines in mid-Wales. This book recounts the design, construction and operation of these small-wheeled outside-framed locomotives with many rare photos of their operation in the first decade of the twentieth century as well as in more recent times.