Southern Steam Swansong
Author: Paul Cooper
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Published: 2017-06-30
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ISBN-13: 9781909328679
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Author: Paul Cooper
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Published: 2017-06-30
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ISBN-13: 9781909328679
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alan J. Goodwin
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2018-01-30
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1473891159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the beginning of 1967 the writing was clearly on the wall for Southern Steam, with the intention of eliminating it altogether on the 18th June of that year. From the 2nd January, with the Brush type 4s working many main line trains including the Bournemouth Belle, steam was reduced to thirteen departures from Waterloo, three of which were in the early hours.From the 3rd April this was further reduced to just five day and three night time departures. However, by this time it was realized that due to late delivery of the new electric stock, the deadline for the demise of steam was put back to the 9th July and an interim timetable introduced from 12th June.Using information gathered from many sources, Countdown to Extinction chronicles the events of 1967, with the final five weeks in detail, including events that formed the background to the time.
Author: Don Benn
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2017-06-30
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1473863082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is first and foremost the story of the enginemen and their steeds which brought the steam era to an end on the Southern. It is therefore primarily about locomotive performance but enlivened by stories about how that was achieved and also about the band of young men who followed the exploits of men and machines, day and night over those last two years. It includes a substantial contribution from an ex-Nine Elms fireman and many anecdotes about the enginemen. The book contains about eighty train running logs plus records of lineside observations, detailed descriptions of the work covered by the locomotives and crews from the various steam motive power depots, copies of the actual duty rosters posted at Nine Elms, together with a unique collection of about 150 black and white and color images taken in the 1965 to 1967 period covered by this book. It is the most comprehensive story of those last few years yet produced, and it is truly The Untold Story, a fine tribute to the enginemen who performed near miracles with their doomed and run-down fleet of locomotives, in the very different world of the mid–1960's railway, unequaled anywhere else in Britain.
Author: Eric Sawford
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 152
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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: Oswald Stevens Nock
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Terence Dorrity
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Published: 2018-12-03
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781911262183
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Leslie Smith
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780851532448
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tony Fairclough
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780851531960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steve Gradidge
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Published: 1983-01-01
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780949817211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Hugh Ballantyne
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780710603364
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