Br Swindon Type 1
DOWNLOAD
Download Br Swindon Type 1 PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Br Swindon Type 1 book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Br Swindon Type 1
DOWNLOAD
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Br Swindon Type 1 written by Anthony P. Sayer 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 2022-06-30 with Transportation categories.
In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as too expensive for their requirements. After completion of design work on the ‘Western’ locomotives, Swindon turned to creating a cheap ‘no-frills’ Type 1. At 65% of the cost of the Bo-Bo alternative, the Swindon 0-6-0 represented a better ‘fit’ for the trip-freight niche. Since 1957 the privatised road-haulage industry had decimated BR’s wagon-load sector; whilst the 1962 Transport Act released BR from its financially-debilitating public-service obligations, the damage had been done, and the 1963 Beeching Plan focused on closing unprofitable routes and associated services. By 1963 the original requirement for 400 Type 1s had been massively reduced. Fifty-six locomotives were constructed in 1964/65. Continuing traffic losses resulted in the whole class becoming redundant by 1969. Fortuitously, a demand for high-powered diesels on the larger industrial railway systems saw the bulk of the locomotives finding useful employment for a further twenty years. This book covers the life of these locomotives on British Railways; a companion volume will provide an extensive appraisal of "Their Life in Industry" for the forty-eight locomotives which made the successful transition after withdrawal from BR
Br Swindon Type 1 0 6 0 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Class 14
DOWNLOAD
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2022-08-09
Br Swindon Type 1 0 6 0 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Class 14 written by Anthony P. Sayer 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 2022-08-09 with Transportation categories.
A pictorial survey of the Class 14 locomotive’s twenty-year history in British industry. In 1957 the Western Region of British Railways identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties, but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as too expensive for their requirements. After completion of design work on the ‘Western’ locomotives, Swindon turned to creating a cheap ‘no-frills’ Type 1. At 65% of the cost of the Bo-Bo alternative, the Swindon 0-6-0 represented a better ‘fit’ for the trip-freight niche. Since 1957 the privatised road-haulage industry had decimated BR’s wagon-load sector; whilst the 1962 Transport Act released BR from its financially-debilitating public-service obligations, the damage had been done, and the 1963 Beeching Plan focused on closing unprofitable routes and associated services. By 1963 the original requirement for 400 Type 1s had been massively reduced. Fifty-six locomotives were constructed in 1964/65. Continuing traffic losses resulted in the whole class becoming redundant by 1969. Fortuitously, a demand for high-powered diesels on the larger industrial railway systems saw the bulk of the locomotives finding useful employment for a further twenty years. This companion book to “Their Life on British Railways” provides an extensive appraisal of “Their Life in Industry” for the forty-eight locomotives which made the successful transition after withdrawal from BR in 1968/69. “Inside is the most extensive published work on Class 14s in industry with illustrations, tabulated data, complete dates and records, plus information and maps about the coal and steel sites at which they worked. Comprehensive.” —Trackside magazine “The amount of detail and level of research is impressive, and this series of books is invaluable for anyone interested in modern traction history.” —Railways Illustrated
Br Swindon Type 1 0 6 0 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Class 14 Their Life On British Railways
DOWNLOAD
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-05-30
Br Swindon Type 1 0 6 0 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Class 14 Their Life On British Railways written by Anthony P. Sayer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-30 with Transportation categories.
In 1957, the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as too expensive for their requirements. After completion of design work on the 'Western' locomotives, Swindon turned to creating a cheap 'no-frills' Type 1. At 65% of the cost of the Bo-Bo alternative, the Swindon 0-6-0 represented a better 'fit' for the trip-freight niche. Since 1957 the privatized road-haulage industry had decimated BR's wagon-load sector; whilst the 1962 Transport Act released BR from its financially-debilitating public-service obligations, the damage had been done, and the 1963 Beeching Plan focused on closing unprofitable routes and associated services. By 1963 the original requirement for 400 Type 1s had been massively reduced. Fifty-six locomotives were constructed in 1964/65. Continuing traffic losses resulted in the whole class becoming redundant by 1969. Fortuitously, a demand for high-powered diesels on the larger industrial railway systems saw the bulk of the locomotives finding useful employment for a further twenty years. This book covers the life of these locomotives on British Railways; a companion volume will provide an extensive appraisal of "Their Life in Industry" for the forty-eight locomotives which made the successful transition after withdrawal from BR.
North British Type 2 B B Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Br Class 22 Volume 1 Setting The Scene
DOWNLOAD
Author : Anthony P Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2024-07-04
North British Type 2 B B Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Br Class 22 Volume 1 Setting The Scene written by Anthony P Sayer 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 2024-07-04 with Transportation categories.
The British Railways ‘Pilot Scheme’ orders of 1955 included six Type 2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Co., these being introduced during 1959 for use on the Western Region. Without operational experience, a further fifty-two locomotives were delivered between 1959 and 1962. The fleet survived intact until 1968, when approximately half of the class was withdrawn as a result of declining traffic levels across the UK, with successive National Traction Plans progressively selecting the less successful, non-standard and ‘numerically challenged’ classes for removal from traffic. All fifty-eight locomotives were withdrawn by New Years Day, 1972. This book, the first of two, sets the scene surrounding the short history of the Class 22s covering the introduction of the fleet, technical aspects, appearance design, delivery and acceptance testing, works histories and allocations. Detailed individual histories of each of the fifty-eight locomotives are included.
North British Type 2 B B Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Br Class 22 Volume 1 Setting The Scene
DOWNLOAD
Author : Anthony P Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2024-07-04
North British Type 2 B B Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives Br Class 22 Volume 1 Setting The Scene written by Anthony P Sayer 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 2024-07-04 with Transportation categories.
The British Railways ‘Pilot Scheme’ orders of 1955 included six Type 2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Co., these being introduced during 1959 for use on the Western Region. Without operational experience, a further fifty-two locomotives were delivered between 1959 and 1962. The fleet survived intact until 1968, when approximately half of the class was withdrawn as a result of declining traffic levels across the UK, with successive National Traction Plans progressively selecting the less successful, non-standard and ‘numerically challenged’ classes for removal from traffic. All fifty-eight locomotives were withdrawn by New Years Day, 1972. This book, the first of two, sets the scene surrounding the short history of the Class 22s covering the introduction of the fleet, technical aspects, appearance design, delivery and acceptance testing, works histories and allocations. Detailed individual histories of each of the fifty-eight locomotives are included.
The B T H And North British Type 1 Bo Bo Diesel Electric Locomotives British Railways Classes 15 And 16
DOWNLOAD
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2021-12-30
The B T H And North British Type 1 Bo Bo Diesel Electric Locomotives British Railways Classes 15 And 16 written by Anthony P. Sayer 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 2021-12-30 with Transportation categories.
The British Railways ‘Pilot Scheme’ orders of 1955 included ten BTH and ten NBL Type 1 locomotives, these being introduced during 1957-61 for use in East London, and on the Great Eastern and London, Tilbury & Southend lines. The BTH fleet subsequently expanded to forty-four, as a consequence of their light axle-loading and the availability of spare manufacturing capacity which BR chose to exploit in their quest to eliminate steam traction. Further construction of these two classes ceased after the fifty-four units, with preference being given to the highly reliable English Electric product which by mid-1962 had proliferated to 128 examples. The NBL fleet survived until 1968, being withdrawn after ten years of indifferent performance. The BTH locomotives followed by 1971, although four lingered on as carriage pre-heating units. Dramatic reductions in goods traffic during the 1960s/70s particularly impacted local trip and transfer freight duties, the ‘bread and butter’ work for the Type 1s, and it was inevitable that the less successful classes were retired from traffic first. This book looks at the short history of these two classes, making extensive use of archive sources, combined with the primary observations of numerous enthusiasts. Previously unpublished information, covering the introduction, appearance design and performance issues of the locomotives, form a central focus, and, allocations, works histories, storage and disposals, liveries and detail differences are covered in the same level of detail as previous volumes in the ‘Locomotive Portfolio” series.
The Clayton Type 1 Bo Bo Diesel Electric Locomotives British Railways Class 17
DOWNLOAD
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2021-05-30
The Clayton Type 1 Bo Bo Diesel Electric Locomotives British Railways Class 17 written by Anthony P. Sayer 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 2021-05-30 with Transportation categories.
This informative, illustrated guide to the British Railways locomotive series covers its full production lifespan, from 1962–1965. In the early 1960s, the Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive known as The Clayton was conceived as the new standard for British Railways, superseding other Type 1 classes. While the early classes suffered from poor driver visibility, the Claytons were highly successful and popular with operating crews. However, the largely untested high-speed, flat Paxman engines proved to be highly problematic. As a result, the Claytons were eventually withdrawn from BR service by December 1971. Anthony Sayer draws on considerable amounts of archive material to tell the full story of these ‘Standard Type 1’ locomotives and the issues surrounding their rise and fall. Further sources provide insights into the effort and money expended on the Claytons in a desperate attempt to improve their reliability. Supported by over 280 photographs and diagrams, dramatic new insights into this troubled class have been assembled for both historians and modelers alike.
The Railway Magazine
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01
The Railway Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01 with Railroads categories.
Swindon Works The Legend
DOWNLOAD
Author : Rosa Matheson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-05-02
Swindon Works The Legend written by Rosa Matheson and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-02 with Transportation categories.
The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.
British Steam Br Standard Locomotives
DOWNLOAD
Author : Keith Langston
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-01-01
British Steam Br Standard Locomotives written by Keith Langston and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Transportation categories.
After WWII the existing railway companies were all put into the control of the newly formed British Transport Commission and that government organization spawned British Railways, which came into being on 1st January 1948. The railway infrastructure had suffered badly during the war years and most of the steam locomotives were 'tired' and badly maintained and or life expired. Although the management of British Railways was already planning to replace steam power with diesel and electric engines/units they still took a decision to build more steam locomotives (as a stop gap). Some 999 (yes just 1 short) Standard locomotives were built in 12 classes ranging from super powerful express and freight engine to suburban tank locomotives. The locomotives were mainly in good order when the order came in 1968 to end steam, some only 8 years old.There still exists a fleet of 46 preserved Standards of which 75% are in working order in and around the UKs preserved railways, furthermore 3 new build standard locomotives are proposed. Steam fans who were around in the 1960s all remember the 'Standards'.