An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837 1947
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An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837 1947
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Author : Harold Holcroft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837 1947 written by Harold Holcroft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Locomotives categories.
An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice
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Author : H. Holcroft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice written by H. Holcroft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Locomotives categories.
An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837 1947
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Author : Harold Holcroft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837 1947 written by Harold Holcroft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Collection locomotives categories.
An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice Eighteen Thirty Seven To Nineteen Forty Seven
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Author : H. Halcroft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986-08
An Outline Of Great Western Locomotive Practice Eighteen Thirty Seven To Nineteen Forty Seven written by H. Halcroft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-08 with categories.
Great Western Castle Class 4 6 0 Locomotives 1923 1959
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Author : David Maidment
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2023-02-16
Great Western Castle Class 4 6 0 Locomotives 1923 1959 written by David Maidment and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-16 with Transportation categories.
The Great Western Castles were one of the most successful locomotive designs of the twentieth century in terms of both performance and efficiency. Designed by Charles Collett in 1923, based on the 1907 Churchward ‘Star’ class, 155 were constructed almost continuously, apart from the war years, between 1923 and 1950, in addition to fifteen rebuilt ‘Stars’ and one rebuilt from the Great Bear pacific. Many were modernised with increased superheat and double-chimneys in the late 1950s and the class continued to be the mainstay of all Western Region express passenger services to the West Country, South Wales, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and the West Midlands until replaced by the WR diesel hydraulic fleet in the early 1960s. This book covers their design in a chapter written by Bob Meanley, who masterminded the restoration at Tyseley Works of the Castles Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Clun Castle, and their history, operation and performance from the high speed of the 1930s through to their rejuvenation in the 1950s, leaving experience of their last years and preservation to another volume. David Maidment had close experience of the class when working at Old Oak Common between 1957 and 1962 and includes his personal experiences there and on the road from his first encounter with one as a six-year old boy. The book includes 350 photographs, some 40 in color, and 23 detailed Swindon technical drawings.
Great Western Saint Class Locomotives
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Author : Laurence Waters
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-01-30
Great Western Saint Class Locomotives written by Laurence Waters and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-30 with Transportation categories.
Churchwards 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most of the other railway companies in this country used the same 2 cylinder 4-6-0 formula in the design of their own mixed traffic locomotives. Over the years the Saints saw a number of modifications, with many of the class passing into BR ownership. The last member of the class, no. 2920 Saint Martin, was withdrawn from service in 1953 and was sadly not preserved. However, the Great Western Society are now constructing a replica Saint at Didcot Railway Centre. Numbered 2999 it will be named Lady of Legend.In this book author Laurence Waters charts the remarkable history of the class from the construction of the prototype Saint at Swindon in 1902, right through to the final withdrawals in 1953. Using many previously unpublished black and white photographs, accompanied by informative captions, each member of the class is illustrated. This book should appeal to those interested in the history of Great Western Locomotive development as well as modellers of the Great Western and Western Region.
Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks
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Author : Robin Jones
language : en
Publisher: Crowood
Release Date : 2014-01-31
Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks written by Robin Jones and has been published by Crowood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-31 with Transportation categories.
The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. However, the Swindon empire also produced extensive fleets of all-purpose tank engines - everyday reliable workhorses and unsung heroes - which were standout classics in their own right. The most distinctive and immediately recognizable type in terms of shape, all but unique to the GWR, was the six-coupled pannier tank. With hundreds of photographs throughout, Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks covers the supremely innovative pannier tank designs of GWR chief mechanical engineer Charles Benjamin Collett, the appearance of the 5700 class in 1929, and the 5400, 6400, 7400 and 9400 classes. Also, the demise of the panniers in British Railways service and the 5700s that marked the end of Western Region steam, followed by a second life beneath the streets - 5700 class panniers on London Underground. Also covers Panniers in preservation, plus cinema and TV roles and even a Royal Train duty. Superbly illustrated with 260 colour and black & white photographs.
Classic British Steam Locos
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Author : compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2012-06-11
Classic British Steam Locos written by compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
do you want to know everything on steam locos, how they work? Read about the technology and lots of steam locos like the flying Scotsman. Compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by dr Googelberg.
Early Railway Chemistry And Its Legacy
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Author : Colin A Russell
language : en
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Release Date : 2019-04-05
Early Railway Chemistry And Its Legacy written by Colin A Russell and has been published by Royal Society of Chemistry this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-05 with Science categories.
One of the most important parts of British heavy industry today is our railway system. Its constant appearances in news bulletins, its enormous appeal to fans or "enthusiasts", its permanent role in the lives of most of us, and its economic significance today, all underline its importance. Railway historians and enthusiasts will be surprised to learn that chemists played an important part in the development of the railway industry in Britain. Chemists themselves are well aware of the many and wide-ranging applications of their discipline, but the fact that their predecessors were involved in the technological development of railways will come as a surprise to many. This book is the first detailed study of this important interaction and covers the crucial role that chemistry played in the development of the British railway industry from its beginnings in the early 19th century up to the grouping of the railways of 1923 into GWR, SR, LNER, and LMSR. The book describes the vital relationship between chemistry and the railway industry, all very recently discovered. It shows that the railway system would simply have not been possible without chemical inputs, chiefly but by no means entirely analytical. This discovery about a huge revenue-earning industry in Britain came from rare documents recently unearthed and other archival material and the book contains many rare illustrations and vast amounts of previously unpublished material. For the historian, it is a classic case of where history of science and history of technology converge. A great many engineers contributed to the enormous technological development which occurred in the railway industry between 1830 and 1923, but working alongside the engineers were the chemists, and in certain critical areas their contribution to this development was vital. It is a contribution which up until now has not been adequately recognised, and this book puts the record straight. The book has an unusually wide appeal, being of interest to practising chemists, those interested in the history of chemistry and its role in society, historians of science and technology, mechanical engineers, and not least railway enthusiasts and railway historians. The chemist will be justly proud of the extreme importance of the subject for industry and the railway enthusiast will gain a wholly new picture of the development of the industry in Britain.
An Introduction To Great Western Locomotive Development
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Author : Jim Champ
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-02-28
An Introduction To Great Western Locomotive Development written by Jim Champ and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-28 with Transportation categories.
The first thought, when contemplating a new study of the Great Western Railway locomotive fleet, must surely be to ask what can there be left to say? But there is no single source which gives a general introduction to the Great Western locomotive fleet. There are monographs on individual classes, an excellent multi-volume detail study from the RCTS, and superb collections of photographs, but nothing that brings it all together. This work is intended to provide that general introduction.The volume begins with a series of short essays covering general trends in design development, whilst the main body of the volume covers individual classes. For each class there is a small table containing some principal dimensions and paragraphs of text, covering an introduction, renumbering, key changes in the development of the class and information on withdrawal.The volume concludes with appendices covering the development and types of standard boilers, the various numbering schemes used by the GWR, the arcane subject of locomotive diagrams and lot numbers, and a short reference on the many lines the GWR engulfed.The majority of illustrations are new profile drawings to a consistent format. Described as sketches, they are drawn to a consistent scale, but do not claim to be scale drawings. Much minor equipment has been omitted and the author has certainly not dared to include rivets! Although most are based around GWR weight diagrams, they are not simple traces of the original drawings. Detail has been added from other sources, components copied from different drawings and details have been checked against historical and modern photographs. One must also bear in mind that steam locomotives were not mass produced. Minor fittings frequently varied in position and changes were made over the locomotives' lifetimes. Nevertheless, this collection of drawings provides a uniquely consistent view of the GWR locomotive fleet.
