British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s an...

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Beschreibung

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'.

Über den Autor

Greg Morse

Zusammenfassung

Covers a lesser-known development of British rail history, often overshadowed by the decline in Steam-power and the InterCity 125 trains that came later.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781784420338
ISBN-10:	1784420336
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Morse, Greg
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	211 x 128 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Greg Morse
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.07.2016
Gewicht:	0,146 kg