Western Region Steam Locomotive Depots

Author : Laurence Waters
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1399070231
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Region Steam Locomotive Depots written by Laurence Waters and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the opening of the Great Western Railway in 1838 through to the end of steam traction on the Western Region in 1965 the ‘engine shed’ formed an important role in both the infrastructure and operation of the railway. As the Great Western system expanded so did the need for larger locomotive servicing facilities and from the 1870s right through to the 1930s many sheds were rebuilt into larger locomotive depots or in some cases replaced by entirely new structures Nationalisation of the railways in 1948 saw the formation of the ‘British Railways Western Region’. Apart from a few early sub-shed closures the number of Western Region steam depots and sub-sheds remained almost unaltered until the regional boundary changes of 1958. Using black and white and color images from the Great Western Trust archive at Didcot, the book illustrates Western Region steam depots and ‘sub sheds’ that were in operation in the mid 1950s. With many previously unpublished photographs the book should interest modellers, historians and enthusiasts of the Western Region. Today the unique atmosphere of the steam ‘shed’ can be still be experienced at Didcot, where the original 1932 locomotive shed forms the centrepiece of the Didcot Railway Centre.

Author : Laurence Waters
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1399070258
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Region Steam Locomotive Depots written by Laurence Waters and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the opening of the Great Western Railway in 1838 through to the end of steam traction on the Western Region in 1965 the ‘engine shed’ formed an important role in both the infrastructure and operation of the railway. As the Great Western system expanded so did the need for larger locomotive servicing facilities and from the 1870s right through to the 1930s many sheds were rebuilt into larger locomotive depots or in some cases replaced by entirely new structures Nationalisation of the railways in 1948 saw the formation of the ‘British Railways Western Region’. Apart from a few early sub-shed closures the number of Western Region steam depots and sub-sheds remained almost unaltered until the regional boundary changes of 1958. Using black and white and color images from the Great Western Trust archive at Didcot, the book illustrates Western Region steam depots and ‘sub sheds’ that were in operation in the mid 1950s. With many previously unpublished photographs the book should interest modellers, historians and enthusiasts of the Western Region. Today the unique atmosphere of the steam ‘shed’ can be still be experienced at Didcot, where the original 1932 locomotive shed forms the centrepiece of the Didcot Railway Centre.

Author : John Sargent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781876249595
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam Locomotive Depots: Part one written by John Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Geoff Plumb
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 147386982X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Railways in the 1960s: Western Region written by Geoff Plumb and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative collection of photographs covering the Western Region during a decade of great change. After the Second World War, Britain’s railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The “Big Four” railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a program of building new “Standard” steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951. This program was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselize and electrify many lines, and so the last loco of the “Standard” types was built in 1960—and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely from the BR network by 1968. This series of books is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years. This volume covers much of the Western Region, as photographed by the author in his youth, often with limited time or disposable income but always with a passion for his project. While not a complete history, it offers a vivid illustration of how things were in the relatively recent past and imparts information through comprehensive captions, which give a sense of occasion—often a “last run” of a locomotive type or over a stretch of line about to be closed down. In simple terms, it’s a look at a period not so long ago but now gone forever. Praise for the series “Profusely illustrated . . . impressively informative.” —Midwest Book Review “An evocative collection of views of the twilight of BR steam.” —Railway Modeller

Author : David Norman Dunn Preedy
Publisher : Steam Memories on Shed : 1950's-1960's
ISBN 13 : 9781909625976
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Region Engine Sheds 2 written by David Norman Dunn Preedy and published by Steam Memories on Shed : 1950's-1960's. This book was released on 2018-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Sargent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781876249649
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam Locomotive Depots: Part two written by John Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael G Harvey
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752475622
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forget the Anorak written by Michael G Harvey and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Harvey's book brings to its readers the excitement of trainspotting in the 1950s and '60s, the hobby's heyday. It was the advent of the famous Ian Allan ABC Locospotters books that really gave the hobby its impetus, as they gave trainspotters all the information they required. Forget the Anorak sets out to provide the reader with a personal account of what the hobby entailed - teenagers roaming the railways of Britain, sleeping on deserted platforms on porters' trolleys, 'bunking' dimly lit depots and eluding capture, travelling hundreds of miles on a platform ticket, and stink bombs on the Underground. You'll be able to smell the steam, soot and unwashed socks, and taste the boiled egg sandwiches, the chips wrapped in newspaper and the hot jam doughnuts, all washed down with warm Tizer. Illustrated with Michael Harvey's own photographs and a selection of maps, Forget the Anorak appeals to anyone who experienced the golden days of trainspotting, as well as to anyone interested in the social history of Britain after the Second World War.

Author : David E. Longest
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738541310
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana written by David E. Longest and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through photographs of depots, freight houses, and other railroad structures, long demolished yet an integral part of community development, "Railroad Depots of Northern Indiana" reviews the history of the cities and towns that used the rail to transport raw materials and finished manufactured products across the state.

Author : Kevin McCormack
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445694565
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glory Days: Western Region Steam Around London written by Kevin McCormack and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic tribute to the former GWR in the postwar years up to the end of Western Region steam on 31 December 1965.

Author : Fred Kerr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781399004930
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Diesel Hydraulics in Preservation written by Fred Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When British Railways initiated its Modernization Plan in 1955, its Western Region elected to trial locomotive designs with hydraulic transmission whilst BR encouraged designs with electric transmission. The Western Region felt that the lighter weight of 78 tons for a diesel hydraulic locomotive producing 2000 hp, compared to an equivalent weight of 132 tons for a diesel electric locomotive producing 2000 hp, would better meet BR's requirement for a modern locomotive. BR's failure to follow up with its declared policy of having all freight vehicles fitted with brakes saw operators preferring the heavier diesel electric designs which proved more able to operate trains without through brakes at higher speed. The greatest concern was with operating costs whereby the Western Region policy of replacing components at the depot then transferring them to Swindon for repair incurred heavy costs that were reflected in the maintenance cost per locomotive. Given the smaller number of diesel hydraulic locomotives and the larger number of diesel electric locomotives it was little surprise that by the mid-1960s a cost comparison showed that the build and operation of diesel electric locomotives was increasingly cheaper over the long term. Furthermore the increased availability of diesel electric locomotives released by a combination of factors provided an opportunity to replace the diesel hydraulic fleet, which was withdrawn from service during the 1970s. The preservation of redundant locomotives was slow but once it was confirmed, by the preservation of 'Hymek' Class 35 D7017 in 1975, that public appeals could quickly fund the preservation of withdrawn examples further public appeals followed. In a short space of time 31 locomotives from a mixed fleet of 358 locomotives entered preservation to remind both enthusiasts and the public of a concept (i.e. hydraulic transmission) that had had much to offer but had been dismissed on questionable financial grounds.