Last Days Of Southern Steam From The Bill Reed Collection

Author : Peter Tuffrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781554890
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Days of Southern Steam from the Bill Reed Collection written by Peter Tuffrey and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This album of 160 color photographs was taken in the Southern Region of B.R., which was formerly the lines constituting the Southern Railway. Bill Reed took the pictures between 1958 and 1967 during a number of visits to stations, sheds and areas offering attractive vantage points of locomotives. From Greater London in the north, at sheds and stations including Bricklayers Arms, Feltham and Victoria, to Brighton, Southampton and Bournemouth on the south coast. Dover and Folkestone in the south east were visited as well as Exeter, Yeovil and Wadebridge on the south west. The Isle of Wight is also included as the area was incorporated into the S.R. upon Grouping and later the Southern Region of B.R. This book contains a selection of photographs taken on numerous branch lines around the region and these are particularly evocative of the final years of steam under B.R. operation. From a modern perspective they also give an indication why there was such an eagerness on the part of B.R. for their closure. Many of the lines utilized locomotives that had been in service for a number of years and were perhaps coming to the end of their life span.

Author : Tony Butcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857042262
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Days of Steam Western and Southern written by Tony Butcher and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1955, the Modernisation Plan had just been issued which showed that steam traction's future was doomed. In the Southern Region many old classes had kept working due to the Second World War and the subsequent austerity period. No the SR 4-4-0 classes gradually disappeared, hastened by the 1961 electrification of the Kent lines. The Western Region had a more balanced engine set of 4-6-0s and tank engines, but was to see steam finish earlier. In this book, Tony Butcher's black and white images portray the poetry and the power of these living machines.

Author : Eric Sawford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Southern Steam in Retrospect written by Eric Sawford and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the days of steam each of the six British Railways regions had its dedicated enthusiasts, none more so than the Southern, a region of contrasts headed by the magnificent Bullied Pacifics. These comprised the 'Merchant Navy' class, all of which were eventually seen in rebuilt form, to the lighter 'West Country' and 'Battle of Britain' 4-6-2s. ......

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760345864
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Twilight of Steam written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A region-by-region look at remarkable 1950s black-and-white photography of steam railroading take by Robert A. Buck, George C. Corey, Gordon S. Crowell, John Gruber, Fred Matthews, Bob Meiborg, John E. Pickett, Gordon R. Roth, Jim Shaughnessy, Richard Steinheimer, J. William Vigrass, Philip A. Weibler, Ron Wright, and Richard H. Young"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Tony Butcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857042736
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Days of Steam Northern and Eastern written by Tony Butcher and published by . This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s a magnificent array of steam locomotives still operated on the lines that criss-crossed the North and East of Britain. However, in 1955 the Modernisation Plan was issued that showed that steam traction was doomed. By 1960/61 the Beeching Report was starting to have a major effect on the steam fleet and some major and well-liked classes disappeared entirely. All the Princess Royals were withdrawn by the end of 1962 and the Duchesses were eliminated south of Crewe by 1963. All of the 440s were gone by the end of 1962 and many well before that date.

Author : DON. BENN
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 9781526726896
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Southern Steam Recollections written by DON. BENN and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author started taking photographs of steam locomotives and steam hauled trains on the Southern in 1960 and continued until the end of steam in July 1967. The quality of most of the very early photographs isn't good enough for reproduction but better cameras enabled improved images to be obtained during the most prolific years of 1961 to 1963 which fortunately enabled the last of the classic ex Southern Railway designs, such as the King Arthurs, Lord Nelson and Schools classes to be captured for posterity. This book contains 150 black and white photographs ranging across the Southern Region starting in the east and then moving gradually westwards to include a few taken on the 'withered arm' in Devon and Cornwall. Most though are taken in the areas just south and south west of London and include such once popular locations such as the footpaths at South Croydon and Wimbledon. Trains such as the Bournemouth Belle and the Schools class hauled 525 pm London Bridge to Reading and Lymington Pier boat trains are shown to good effect. The vast majority of the photographs are previously unpublished and this book will appeal to all Southern devotees.

Author : Maurice Dart
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780862999254
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Days of Steam in Devon written by Maurice Dart and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 1991 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nostalgic portrayal of steam locomotives in Devon during their last sixteen years of operation.

Author : Don Benn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781473863071
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Twilight of Southern Steam written by Don Benn and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. A. C. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840331790
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fife's Last Days of Steam written by W. A. C. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the magnificence of the Forth Bridge to the beauty of the (now closed) coastal route from Leven to St Andrews, Fife has a rich rail heritage. The railways served the county's industries - of coal, paper-making and distilling - as well as providing vital passenger services and carrying tourist traffic. Here are 55 of Bill Smith's excellent railway photographs with informative captions showcasing the heyday of steam travel in Fife.

Author : Alan Postlethwaite
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780750912051
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Days of Steam on the Southern written by Alan Postlethwaite and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: