Jane's World Railways
Jane's World Railways

Author: Jane's

Publisher: Ihs Global Incorporated

Published: 2002-06

Total Pages: 908

ISBN-13: 9780710624536

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Contents include - Over 450 railway systems - Organisational structures - Locomotives and powered/non-powered passenger vehicles - Statistics - Traction and rolling stock manufacturers and suppliers of component systems - Signalling and communications systems suppliers - Permanent way equipment and services companies - Workshop, repair and maintenance equipment - Suppliers, manufacturers and service companies - Information technology systems for rail applications - Station equipment - Consultancy services - Leasing companies

Loco Spotter’s Guide
Loco Spotter’s Guide

Author: Stuart Black

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-02-23

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1472820509

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A pocket guide to 60 of the most iconic British locomotives of the last two centuries, which will have wide appeal as a handy yet detailed reference book on British locomotives. Since the 1800s locomotives have steamed, chugged and sparked their way into the nation's affections. These powerful engines were the drivers of the Industrial Revolution, and to the present day carry passengers and freight to every corner of Britain. But do you know your Locomotion from your Rocket, or your Gresley Class A4 from your Princess Coronation Class? How heavy is the Flying Scotsman? And who designed the Britannia Class? The Loco Spotter's Guide answers all of these questions, with first-class illustrations portraying more than 60 of the most important steam, diesel and electric designs, including all-important specifications and technical details to aid any would-be loco spotter.

The AC Electrics
The AC Electrics

Author: Colin J. Marsden

Publisher: Oxford Publishing

Published: 2007-09-27

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780860936145

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Little is available on Britain's successful AC routes and the stock built for them and with the demise of older types of rolling stock and even the preservation of some samples, this is an appropriate time for a retrospective such as this book.

The Locomotives of Robert Riddles
The Locomotives of Robert Riddles

Author: Colin Boocock

Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport

Published: 2023-10-30

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 139909999X

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The Locomotives of Robert Riddles guides the reader in the quest to understand how Robert Riddles career on the LMS and in war service shaped his knowledge and character and led to him becoming the obvious choice for leading the locomotive engineering function within the newly-formed Railway Executive. The book outlines the substantial impact Riddles had on the design and supply of locomotives that were to support the Allied military campaigns in the second world war, including useful analysis of the types of locomotives specifically designed for that work. The bulk of the book outlines the decision-making processes that led to the twelve designs of standard steam locomotives that were intended to be the future stop-gap before electrification, and the political and practical reasons for successive policy changes that led to their unexpectedly short lives. Those events include the 1955 Modernization Plan with its emphasis on dieselization, and the subsequent railway rationalizations that reduced the need not only for new steam locomotives but also made relatively new diesels redundant. Each BR standard locomotive type is described in its own chapter. The performance of each class is given its rightful emphasis. The book is comprehensively illustrated with largely unpublished pictures that cover a wide range of locations and locomotive duties.

Practical Railway Engineering
Practical Railway Engineering

Author: Clifford F. Bonnett

Publisher: Imperial College Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1860945155

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This textbook covers the very wide spectrum of all aspects of railway engineering for all engineering disciplines, in a 'broad brush' way giving a good overall knowledge of what is involved in planning, designing, constructing and maintaining a railway. It covers all types of railway systems including light rail and metro as well as main line. The first edition has proved very popular both with students new to railways and with practicing engineers who need to work in this newly expanding area.In the second edition, the illustrations have been improved and brought up to date, particularly with the introduction of 30 colour pages which include many newly taken photographs. The text has been reviewed for present day accuracy and, where necessary, has been modified or expanded to include reference to recent trends or developments. New topics include automatic train control, level crossings, dot matrix indicators, measures for the mobility impaired, reinforced earth structures, air conditioning, etc. Recent railway experience, both technical and political, has also been reflected in the commentary.

Railway Workshops of Britain, 1823-1986
Railway Workshops of Britain, 1823-1986

Author: Edgar J. Larkin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1988-06-18

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1349080748

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An illustrated history of Britain's railway workshops, covering the period from 1823 to 1986, this book deals with the history of the main railway workshops of Britain, a subject of wide-ranging mechanical and electrical engineering interest.