British Rail Class 60 Locomotives

British Rail Class 60 Locomotives
Author: Edward Gleed
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1785001507
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During the mid-1980s, in a drive for greater efficiency, British Rail required another heavy freight locomotive, some of the earlier Type 5 freight locomotives being outdated and no longer regarded as suitable for heavy freight duties. The new Class 60 locomotive was to be constructed using lessons learned from the Classes 56 and 58. Six organisations were invited to tender but only three did so. The contract was awarded to Brush Electrical Machines (today, Brush Traction, part of the Wabtec Rail Group) for a powerful 60mph Type 5 Co-Co design, which resulted in an order being placed for one hundred Class 60 diesel-electric locomotives. Using original research from the National Archives, British Rail Class 60 Locomotives is a high illustrated guide that explores the commissioning of the Class 60s and their construction, testing and running. It undertakes an in-depth technical appraisal of the class and details names, liveries, modifications and preservation and includes the 'Super 60' refurbishment programme and acquisition of ten Class 60s for Colas Rail UK, bringing the timeline to the present day. Of interest to all diesel loco enthusiasts and railway modellers, thie book is lavishly illustrated with 280 colour and black & white photographs, many previously unpublished.

British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s

British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s
Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2016-07-28
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1784421804
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After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'.

British Rail Class 20 Locomotives

British Rail Class 20 Locomotives
Author: Pip Dunn
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2016-03-31
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1785000993
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The first of the English Electric Type 1 design, what we now know as the Class 20s, appeared in June 1957. With their distinctive 'chopper' engine sound, these single-cabbed locomotives soon gained a reputation for rugged reliability brought about by their simplicity and use of tried and tested components. British Rail Class 20 Locomotives looks back at the operations of these fine locomotives since 1957, covering their varied workings and duties, regional use and railtour operations. The book also covers the technical aspects and specifications of the locomotives, including liveries and detailing. This book will be of great interest to all railway and diesel loco enthusiasts. Fully illustrated with 195 colour photographs.

The Clayton Type 1: Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives—British Railways Class 17

The Clayton Type 1: Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives—British Railways Class 17
Author: Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2021-05-30
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1526762013
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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.

Power of The 60s

Power of The 60s
Author: Gavin W. Morrison
Publisher: Opc
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2007-11-29
Genre: Class 60 (Diesel locomotives)
ISBN: 9780860936091
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As they enter the twilight of their careers, this is a detailed pictorial survey of the last main line diesel locomotives constructed for British Rail and the last such locomotives constructed in Britain.

British Rail Standard Diesels of the 1960s

British Rail Standard Diesels of the 1960s
Author: David Clough
Publisher: Ian Allan Pub
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2009-08-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780711033733
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In 2005, Ian Allan Publishing published Diesel Pioneers, which provided a complete overview of the development of the early diesel classes inherited by BR and those that were developed as part of the Modernisation Plan of 1955. This lovely new book takes the subject forward and covers the standard diesel locomotive designs that were made during the early 1960s which include the Class 33s, the 37s, the 47s, the Hymeks, the Westerns and the Deltics as well as the less successful Claytons. A number of these early classes proved successful and were built in significant numbers between their introduction and the ceasing of production in the late 1960s. Many of the most productive classes were, in fact, not to arise from the Modernisation Plan but were developed from the early 1960s onwards and this book covers these in detail. The book explores the background to the development of each class and provides an extended overview of diesel locomotive development of this period. Illustrated with unseen photographs, many with colour throughout, this book will appeal to the growing numbers of diesel modellers and enthusiasts.

Class 87 Locomotives

Class 87 Locomotives
Author: Andrew Cole
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-12-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445666936
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Andrew Cole documents Class 87 locomotives. Thirty-six members of Class 87 were built at Crewe Works from 1973 onwards and were an instant success.

Diesel Locomotives of Great Britain

Diesel Locomotives of Great Britain
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230547473
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 110. Chapters: British Rail diesel locomotives, LMS diesel shunters, InterCity 125, British Rail Class 37, Class 47 renumbering, British Rail Class 50, British Rail Class 47, British Rail Class 42, British Rail Class 55, British Rail Class 52, British Rail Class 24, British Rail Class 31, British Rail Class 40, British Rail Class 43, British Rail Class 45, British Rail Class 20, British Rail Class 33, British Rail Class 66, British Rail Class 25, EMD Series 66, British Rail Class 03, British Rail Class 57, British Rail HS4000, British Rail Class 59, British Rail Class 70, BR Class 37 renumbering, British Rail Class 26, British Rail Class 35, MaK / Vossloh G1206, British Rail Class 08, British Rail Class 60, British Rail Class 14, British Rail Class 23, British Rail Class D20/2, List of preserved British Rail Class 08 locomotives, British Rail Class 17, British Rail Class 67, British Rail Class 07, British Rail Class 56, British Rail 10100, British Rail Class 58, List of preserved British Rail Class 47 locomotives, British Rail Class 15, List of British Rail Class 52 locomotives, British Rail Class 27, British Rail Class 97/6, British Rail Class 04, British Railways DP1, British Rail Class 09, British Rail Class 28, British Rail Class D3/12, British Rail Class 22, British Rail Class 53, British Rail Class 21, British Rail Class 11, British Rail Class 46, London Underground diesel locomotives, British Rail Class 01, British Railways Janus, British Rail Class D16/1, British Rail Class 16, British Rail Class 44, Walrus, British Rail 10800, British Rail Class 48, Dolphin, British Rail Class 02, LMS diesel shunters 7059-7068, British Rail Class 05, British Rail Class 29, Deltic 9000 Fund, British Rail Class D16/2, British Rail Class 12, British Rail DP2, British Rail D0260, British Rail Class 13, NZR DS class, British Rail Class...