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Steam Soot And Rust

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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015

Steam Soot And Rust written by Colin Garratt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Locomotives categories.

Steam Soot And Rust

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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-11-30

Steam Soot And Rust written by Colin Garratt 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 2015-11-30 with Transportation categories.

The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernisation Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favour of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously. Steam locomotives were an integral part of our daily lives and had been for almost one and a half centuries. Furthermore, they were still being built in large numbers. It was popularly believed that they would see the century out and probably well beyond that. But the reality was that by 1968 Ð a mere thirteen years after the Modernisation Plan Ð steam traction had disappeared from Britain's main line railways. It was harrowing to witness the breaking up of engines, which were the icons of their day, capable of working long-distance inter-city expresses weighing 400 tons on schedules faster than a mile a minute. Top speeds of 100mph were not unknown. This book chronicles the last few years as scrap yards all over Britain went into overtime, cutting up thousands of locomotives and releasing a bounty of more than a million tons of scrap whilst the engines, which remained in service, were a shadow of their former selves; filthy, wheezing and clanking their way to an ignominious end. The pictures in this book are augmented by essays written by Colin Garratt at the time. Although steam disappeared from the main line network it survives in everÐdwindling numbers on industrial systems such as collieries, ironstone mines, power stations, shipyards, sugar factories, paper mills and docks. In such environments steam traction eked out a further decade and during this time many of the industrial locations closed rendering the locomotives redundant. The British steam locomotive was born amid the coalfields and was destined to die there one and three quarter centuries later.

George Neal Steam Electric General Station Neal Unit

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977

George Neal Steam Electric General Station Neal Unit written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with categories.

United States Shipping Board And Emergency Fleet Corporation

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Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee of Inquiry into Operations, Policies, and Affairs of the United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925

United States Shipping Board And Emergency Fleet Corporation written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee of Inquiry into Operations, Policies, and Affairs of the United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Governmental investigations categories.

Contains exhibits related to the investigation of the operations, policies, and affairs of the U.S. Shipping Board and the U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.