Steam On The Southern And Western

Author : Keith Langston
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473853303
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Steam Military Connections: GWR, SR, BR & WD Steam Locomotives written by Keith Langston and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-07-30 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects, however a large number of those represented direct links with military personnel, regiments, squadrons, naval vessels, aircraft, battles and associated historic events. For example, all but one member of the famous Royal Scot class were named in honor of British regiments. Also the Southern Railway created a Battle of Britain class of locomotives, which were named in recognition of Battle of Britain squadrons, airfields, aircraft and personnel. In addition, the Great Western Railway renamed some of its engines after Second World War aircraft. The tradition has continued into modern times as the newly built A1 class locomotive is named Tornado in recognition of the jet fighter aircraft of the same name. This generously illustrated publication highlights the relevant steam locomotives and additionally examines the origin of the military names.

Author : Jim Angel and Ashley Mantooth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467102881
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota written by Jim Angel and Ashley Mantooth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955.

Author : Philip Horton
Publisher : Silver Link Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857945775
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Years of BR Steam in Wessex written by Philip Horton and published by Silver Link Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book De Bow's Commercial Review of the South & West written by James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Industrial Resources, Etc., of the Southern and Western States: Embracing a View of Their Commerce, Agriculture, Manufacturers, Internal Improvements written by James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Industrial Resources Etc. of the Southern and Western States written by James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Knapman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473892422
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam on the Southern and Western written by David Knapman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steam on the Southern and Western is a personal record of railway views that were captured on black and white film in the late 1950s and 1960s, until the demise of steam on British Railways.The style of the book is the well-tried and- tested picture and captions format, and the majority of the pictures are black and white photography. Not every picture portrays a train as there are interesting branch line and infrastructure scenes to view as well. Furthermore, the book is intended to represent an eclectic mix of subjects and not to solely show main line scenes, for example.The book covers the Southern and Western regions of British Railways, with the Somerset and Dorset Railway included for good measure, as it fits neatly into the areas of the country for this volume. It also carries its share of photographs of British Railways standard locomotives in the locations appropriate to the regions. Where preservation starts to overlap with the still-active steam scene, some historic photographs are included.Photographs are grouped together by a particular location, for example, the Redhill to Reading line of the Southern, and Oxford on the Western. Each of these topic areas provides a flavour of the railway activity at the time. Overall, the book presents the reader with a gentle meander through the 1950's and 1960's railway scene and will stir the memories that so many of us have seen and still treasure today.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1510 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 1510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jim Wrinn
Publisher : TLC Publishing (VA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam's Camelot written by Jim Wrinn and published by TLC Publishing (VA). This book was released on 2001-05-06 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When diesel power began to displace steam in earnest during the early 1960s, the publicity departments at Southern and later at Norfolk Southern (after the merger of the former with Norfolk & Western) began offering excursions on passenger trains pulled by classic locomotives like Southern Railway No. 4501, N&W Class J No. 611, and the giant N&W A-Class No. 1218. For three decades, these steam-powered excursions delighted railfans throughout the Southeast. Color photography of these bygone behemoths and others in action transport readers back to the pastoral steam era, just as the excursion trains did for 30 years. A fascinating text details the nostalgia-filled public relations steam operations of 1964 to 1994, and is accompanied by rosters of every excursion documented during the period.