The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley

The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley

Author: O. S. Nock

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-05-31

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 147338740X

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A book perfect for train enthusiasts, Gresley is one of Britain's greatest steam locomotive engineers of all time and here are some of the masterpieces he designed and built.


The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley 1911- 1921

The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley 1911- 1921

Author: O. S. Nock

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-09-08

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1473358043

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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.


Mallard

Mallard

Author: Don Hale

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2019-09-02

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 0750992913

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Just over eighty years ago on the East Coast main line, the streamlined A4 Pacific locomotive Mallard reached a top speed of 126mph – a world record for steam locomotives that still stands. Since then, millions have seen this famous locomotive, resplendent in her blue livery, on display at the National Railway Museum in York. Here, Don Hale tells the full story of how the record was broken: from the nineteenth-century London–Scotland speed race and, surprisingly, traces Mallard's futuristic design back to the Bugatti car and the influence of Germany's nascent Third Reich, which propelled the train into an instrument of national prestige. He also celebrates Mallard's designer, Sir Nigel Gresley, one of Britain's most gifted engineers. Mallard is a wonderful tribute to one of British technology's finest hours.


The Golden Age of Streamlining

The Golden Age of Streamlining

Author: Colin Alexander

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2021-09-15

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1445693356

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Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.


Mallard and the A4 Class

Mallard and the A4 Class

Author: David McIntosh

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780711032972

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A tribute to some of the most iconic of all British locomotives, published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Mallard's record breaking speed run in 1938.