British Rail In The 1980s And 1990s Diesel Locomotives And Dmus

Author : Kenny Barclay
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445670062
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs written by Kenny Barclay and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenny Barclay documents the diesel locomotives and DMUs in the closing decades of the British Rail era.

Author : Kenny Barclay
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445670224
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Electric Locomotives, Coaches, DEMU and EMUs written by Kenny Barclay and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, a companion to British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs, exhibits a selection of some of his finest photographs from this period.

Author : Hugh Longworth
Publisher : Ian Allen Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780860936121
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Railways First Generation DMUs written by Hugh Longworth and published by Ian Allen Pub. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First introduced in the early 1950s, the diesel multiple-unit represented an attempt to produce a vehicle that would replace steam traction on the countrys branch lines and secondary routes at a time when the railway industry was in desperate need of a cheaper alternative to steam in order to improve the finances of these increasingly unremunerative lines. Initially introduced in areas such as the north west of England, the West Riding of Yorkshire and East Anglia, the arrival of the new and much cleaner Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) undoubtedly helped to stem both the loss of passenger traffic and improve, at least briefly, the economics of the lines over which they operated. Between the early 1950s and the start of the following decade, several thousand of these units were produced by a variety of manufacturers for service nationwide. However, despite the cost savings that these units represented, the financial position of the railways continued to deteriorate with the result that many of the lines for which they were designed were closed in the wake of the Beeching Report. Following refurbishment from the early 1970s onwards, many first generation DMUs were to survive in service until the late 1980s or early 1990s. Indeed a handful can still be found in operation almost 50 years after the first of the type entered service. Although most were scrapped after withdrawal, a significant number of these vehicles have been preserved on the nations heritage railways. In 2005 OPC published Hugh Longworths British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948-1968. This definitive listing of every steam locomotive operated by BR between 1948 and 1968 was one of the most successful railway titles of 2005 and was quickly reprinted on three occasions. Having examined the steam locomotive fleet in detail, Hugh Longworth now turns his attention to all of the first generation DMUs constructed. As with the earlier book, each type is covered in detail with information given about construction, technical specifications, entry into service, withdrawal and its fate. Alongside the detailed tabular material the book also includes some 125 mono illustrations recording the great variety of DMU constructed as part of the programme. Comprehensive in its coverage, this new addition to the OPC list will be sought after by all those modellers, preservationists and historians seeking a detailed reference work on the history of these first generation DMUs.

Author : Greg Morse
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784421790
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s written by Greg Morse and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'.

Author : Andrew Cole
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445682141
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Class 158 and 159 DMUs written by Andrew Cole and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unpublished photographs celebrating Class 158 and Class 159 DMUs. Examining their varied operations, from Scotland to the south-west and Wales to East Anglia.

Author : Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526762013
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Clayton Type 1: Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives—British Railways Class 17 written by Anthony P. Sayer and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Mick Hymans
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750966016
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Rail Diesels written by Mick Hymans and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I remember how excited I was when I saw my first diesel. I was waiting for the usual West Country Class to come through Hampden Park when a Class 33 arrived instead. It was the talk of all the trainspotters at the junior school.'Author Mick Hymans' excitement soon turned to resentment as diesels replaced his beloved steam engines. They became rarer and rarer until in 1968 they disappeared altogether. Today the diesel engine enjoys a vast following in its own right. Preserved railways now run 'diesel days', steam-free days, which prove to be some of the most popular events in their calendars. Covering the whole railway system from the north of Scotland and Wales right down to Cornwall, British Rail Diesels presents a wide collection of photographs illustrating a lost world on the nation's railways.

Author : Patrick Bennett
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445675196
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Later Years of British Rail 1980-1995: Eastern and Southern England written by Patrick Bennett and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic look back at a time of great change on Britain's railways in eastern and southern England.

Author : John Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445675978
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Second Generation DMUs written by John Jackson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of photographs of second generation Diesel Multiple Units in action on Britain's railways.

Author : Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526742829
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives written by Anthony P. Sayer and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough history of the Metropolitan-Vickers locomotive, also known as “Class 28,” featuring 160 color and black & white photos. This book provides an in-depth history of the Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric Type 2 locomotives, more frequently known collectively as the “Co-Bo’s” due to their unusual wheel arrangement. Twenty locomotives were constructed during the late-1950s for use on the London Midland Region of British Railways. The fleet was fraught with difficulties from the start, most notably due to problems with their Crossley engines, this necessitating the need for extensive rehabilitation work during the early-1960s. Matters barely improved and the option to completely re-engine the locomotives with English Electric units was debated at length, but a downturn in traffic levels ultimately resulted in their demise by the end of 1968 prior to any further major rebuilding work being carried out. Significant quantities of new archive and personal sighting information, supported by over 180 photographs and diagrams, have been brought together to allow dramatic new insights into this enigmatic class of locomotives, including the whole debate surrounding potential re-engining, their works histories, the extended periods in storage, together with in-depth reviews of the various detail differences and liveries.