Swindon Steam
| Author | : L. A. Summers |
| Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
| Total Pages | : 343 |
| Release | : 2013-08-15 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1445616963 |
This book investigates the facts behind the myths and mysteries of the Swindon Steam.
Swindon Steam
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Men of Steam
| Author | : L. A. Summers |
| Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2016-11-15 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 144565606X |
L. A. Summers discusses both well-known and less-known loco engineers of Britain.
The Steam Locomotive
| Author | : Ken Gibbs |
| Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 2012-12-15 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1445624257 |
Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history.
Steam Australia
| Author | : Tim Fischer |
| Publisher | : National Library of Australia |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2018-11-01 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0642279292 |
In 'Steam Australia', Tim Fischer takes readers into the fascinating story of steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation in Australia's history. The book also covers the great named express trains hauled by steam locomotives over the decades, such as 'Puffing Billy', Robert Gordon Menzies or 'The Ghan'. Special topics feature things such as Albury's 'break of gauge' platform (where two state track systems met), the Amiens branch line (running through Pozieres and Passchendaele stations in Queensland), some important characters such as C.Y. O'Connor and many more. The book is illustrated with over 300 exciting images from the superb National Library John Buckland collection of photography, many never seen before. Steam locomotives continue to operate as a key part of rail heritage tourism in Australia, demonstrating the ongoing legacy of these engines. The great age of steam in Australia and Fischer's salute to steam locomotion and all that it has achieved for this country is fascinating and captivating to both train novices and enthusiasts alike.
Swindon Works: The Legend
| Author | : Rosa Matheson |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 142 |
| Release | : 2016-05-02 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 0750968869 |
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.
The Steam Workshops of the Great Western Railway
| Author | : Ken Gibbs |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2014-08-19 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 0750962399 |
The nineteenth century was a time of innovation and expansion across the industrial landscape, and nowhere more so than on the railways, as the new age of iron, steel and steam, literally, gathered pace. At the head of the race up was the iconic Great Western Railway. As this mighty corporation grew, it absorbed an astonishing 353 railway companies. Many of them had their own workshops, depots and manufacturing, often assembling locomotives to the designs of other companies. All these, along with the various designs, became the responsibility of the GWR on takeover, and followed its standardisation of components where this was possible. These works became the beating heart of the GWR's vast empire, where majestic engines were built and maintained by some of the most skillful and inventive engineers of the day. Retired GWR railwayman Ken Gibbs presents a comprehensive portrait of the works from Brunel to the final days of steam in the mid-twentieth century, and beyond to the rediscovery and renovation of many of the workshops for their unique heritage.
British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation
| Author | : Malcolm Clegg |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2020-07-30 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1526760495 |
British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation, covers the history in pictorial form of steam locomotives that are now preserved as part of the national collection. Those which can be found in private collections and the ones which adorn the various heritage railways which operate throughout Britain. The book looks at each subject both in its working life and during its subsequent preservation. The pictorial content covers a wide swathe of Britain during the years before the heritage locomotives, were earmarked for preservation.
Classic British Steam Locos
| Author | : compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 570 |
| Release | : 2012-06-11 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1291079734 |
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.
The Railway Preservation Revolution
| Author | : Jonathan Brown |
| Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 231 |
| Release | : 2017-06-30 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1473891191 |
A ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while preserving the engines and equipment of past days of rail travel. Their interests even extend to the modern era of 1960's - 70's diesels.Those heritage railways themselves have a long pedigree, back to 1951, when a group of enthusiasts saved the Talyllyn Railway in mid-Wales from closure. They ran this railway as volunteers, out of their love of the little trains and a desire to keep it going. Their example was followed by many more preservation societies who preserved and restored branch lines, country lines and industrial lines for our enjoyment now.Six decades have passed, and we are now beginning to realize what an impressive history the heritage railway movement has. This book traces that history, from the humble beginnings the hopes and ambitions of the pioneers on the different railway projects. There were times of failure and frustration, as some fell by the wayside, but others have made it through times of adversity to become the major heritage businesses of today.
