A History of the American Locomotive

A History of the American Locomotive
Author: John H. White
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486238180

Important and beautifully illustrated volume chronicles the explosive growth of the American locomotive from British imports to grand ten-wheelers of the 1870s. Over 240 vintage photographs, drawings, and diagrams tell the exciting tale. Introduction. Appendices. Index.

The LEGO Trains Book

The LEGO Trains Book
Author: Holger Matthes
Publisher: No Starch Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1593278195

Learn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs. Inside you'll find: -A historical tour of LEGO trains -Step-by-step building instructions for models of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), the Swiss “Crocodile,” and a vintage passenger car -Tips for controlling your trains with transformers, receivers, and motors -Advice on advanced building tech­niques like SNOT (studs not on top), micro­striping, creating textures, and making offset connections -Case studies of the design process -Ways to use older LEGO pieces in modern designs For ages 10+

Model Locomotive Boilers

Model Locomotive Boilers
Author: Martin Evans
Publisher: Fountain Press, Limited
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1976
Genre: Locomotive boilers
ISBN: 9780852424834

Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance

Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance
Author: Ernest Leopold Ahrons
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance is a collected work by E. L. Ahrons, published after his death. E. L. Ahrons was a British engineer and author, most famous for his magnum opus, The British Steam Railway Locomotive. As an engineer, he published numerous articles on locomotives, though he never managed to collect them and issue them as a book. Instead, his followers assembled his writing into the presented here books.