Southern Steam Recollections
Southern Steam Recollections

Author: Don Benn

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2019-11-30

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1526726904

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This collection of historic photographs showcases the steam trains of England’s Southern Railway from Devon and Cornwall to Wimbledon and beyond. Train enthusiast Don Benn photographed steam locomotives along England’s Southern Railway from 1960 until steam engines were retired in 1967. In his most prolific years, between 1961 and 1963, Benn captured the last of the classic ex Southern Railway designs, such as the King Arthurs, Lord Nelson and Schools classes. Beloved trains such as the Bournemouth Belle and Lymington Pier boat trains are shown to good effect. The 150 black and white photos presented in this volume, many published here for the first time, span the Southern Region from the east to the ‘withered arm’ in Devon and Cornwall. Special focus is paid to the areas just south and south west of London, including such historic locations as the footpaths at South Croydon and Wimbledon.

The Last Days of Steam on the Southern Region
The Last Days of Steam on the Southern Region

Author: Roger Malone

Publisher:

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781841147543

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This is a collection of photographs taken at various locations across the Southern Region over 40 years ago which capture the essence of the times, as the last embers died in the fireboxes of elderly locomotives which were 'put out to grass' in West Country pastures.

Last Days of Steam Western and Southern
Last Days of Steam Western and Southern

Author: Tony Butcher

Publisher:

Published: 2014-09-22

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780857042262

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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.

China
China

Author: Gordon Edgar

Publisher: Artist's and Photographers' Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904332800

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China was the last country in the world to build steam locomotives. The final main line engines emerged from Datong workshops in December 1988 and production of steam locomotives for industrial use continued until 1999. The final few steam locomotives were withdrawn from service in 2003, making China the last country to use steam on its main lines. Total eradication of China's steam programme is set to coincide with the Olympic games in 2008. When this happens, it will be the end of the last mecca for fans of real steam. This is a photo essay detailing the end of this era.

Southern Steam Days Remembered
Southern Steam Days Remembered

Author: Kevin Derrick

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2017-02-15

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1445669781

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A nostalgic look back at the days of Steam in the Southern Region.

Southern Steam in Retrospect
Southern Steam in Retrospect

Author: Eric Sawford

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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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. ......