Locomotive Designers in the Age of Steam
Author | : J. N. Westwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : J. N. Westwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William L. Withuhn |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2019-03-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0253039347 |
For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Author | : Colin Garrett |
Publisher | : Southwater |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-01-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781780193960 |
Over 1500 photographs of locomotives from around the world. A definitive history of locomotive technology from the great steam engines of the 1830s to the electronic speed trains of the present day. Detailed specification boxes given for over 100 key locomotive designs.
Author | : Alfred W. Bruce |
Publisher | : New York : W.W. Norton |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John K. Brown |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2001-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780801868122 |
Winner of the Hilton Book Award from the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society The largest maker of heavy machinery in Gilded Age America and an important global exporter, the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia achieved renown as one of the nation's most successful and important firms. Relying on gifted designers and skilled craftsmen, Baldwin built thousands of standard and custom steam locomotives, ranging from narrow gauge 0-4-0 industrial engines to huge mallet compounds. John K. Brown analyzes the structure of railroad demand; the forces driving continual innovation in locomotive design; Baldwin's management systems, shop-floor skills, and career paths; and the evolution of production methods.
Author | : William L. Withuhn |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 738 |
Release | : 2019-03-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0253039355 |
For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Author | : J. Parker Lamb |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2003-07-08 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780253342195 |
Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine eventually found numerous applications in transportation, especially in railroad technology. J. Parker Lamb traces the evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United States from England. Lamb then shifts the scene to the development of the American steam locomotive, first by numerous small builders, and later, by the early 20th century, by only three major enterprises and a handful of railroad company shops. Lamb reviews the steady progress of steam locomotive technology through its pinnacle during the 1930s, then discusses the reasons for its subsequent decline.
Author | : Martin Evans |
Publisher | : Fountain PressLtd |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Locomotives |
ISBN | : 9780852428177 |
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.
Author | : Jonathan Glancey |
Publisher | : Atlantic Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 2014-08-07 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1782395660 |
The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and performance to remarkable limits, taking these powerful and beautifully designed machines to new heights against a backdrop of the political upheavals and military conflicts of the mid twentieth century. Glancey tells the stories of the greatest of the 'steam men', the charismatic engineers who designed these machines and put them to use. Giants of Steam also reveals how steam design has continued to progress against the odds in recent decades, while enthusiasm for the steam locomotive itself is far from burning out.