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Author: Robert Tufnell
Publisher: Salamander Books
Published: 2000-12
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780862882631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll aspects of development and design are covered in this complete guide to more than 1000 locomotives from 1804 through today. Facts, charts. superb illustrations, and photos highlight steam, diesel, electric, and the modern high-speed trains that have revolutionized trade and transport in our world.
Author: Robert Tufnell
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781861603456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis
Publisher:
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 630
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprehensive collection of railway pictures ever published.
Author: Paul Malmassari
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2016-11-14
Total Pages: 1603
ISBN-13: 1848322631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fully illustrated encyclopedia of military trains around the world, from the early 19th century to today, arranged alphabetically from Angola to Vietnam. European military forces were quick to put railways to use in warfare, whether for deploying soldiers or moving heavy artillery. Soon enough, the train became a potent weapon in its own right—a battleship on rails. Armed and armored, they became the first self-propelled war machines, which by the time of the American Civil War were able to make significant contributions to battlefield success. Thereafter, almost every belligerent nation with a railway system made some use of armored rolling stock, ranging from low-intensity colonial policing to the massive employment of armored trains during the Russian Civil War. And although they were somewhat eclipsed as frontline weapons by the development of the tank and other AFVs, armored trains were still in use as late as the civil wars of the former republic of Yugoslavia. This encyclopedic book covers, country by country, the huge range of fighting equipment that rode the rails over nearly two centuries. While it outlines the place of armored trains in the evolution of warfare, it concentrates on details of their design through photographs and meticulous drawings. Published in French in 1989, this highly regarded work has been completely revised and expanded for this English edition. It remains the last word on the subject.
Author: Colin Garratt
Publisher:
Published: 2018-02-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780754834397
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA detailed history of locomotive technology and the trains of the world, with 700 photographs.
Author: P. Ransome-Wallis
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-04-10
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 0486142760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthoritative international survey reviews everything from standard steam engines, diesels and gas turbines to subways and electric motor coaches. Includes details of construction, problems of operation, and building methods. More than 300 illustrations, photographs.
Author: Robert Tufnell
Publisher:
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781845732677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Thompson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738556017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWillamette Valley Railways tells the story of the electric interurban railways that ran through Oregon's Willamette Valley and of the streetcars that operated in the towns they served. Long before modern light rail vehicles, electric trains were providing Portland and the Willamette Valley with reliable, elegant transportation that was second to none. Between 1908 and 1915, two large systems, the Oregon Electric Railway and the Southern Pacific Red Electrics, joined smaller competitors constructing railways throughout the region. Portland became the hub of an impressive interurban network in a frenzy of electric railway building. Yet all too soon, this brief but glorious interurban era was over. Highway improvement and the growth of automobile ownership made electric passenger trains unprofitable in the sparsely populated valley. By the early 1930s, the company that had launched the nation's first true interurban was the only one still offering passenger service here.
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-07-20
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 1849089698
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil War and the technology traveled east into the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent war with Japan. It saw service on the Russian Front in World War II, but was increasingly sidelined because of its vulnerability to air attack. Steven J Zaloga examines the origins and development of the armored train, focusing equally on the technical detail and on the fascinating story of how armored trains were actually used in combat. This title will appeal to armor, military history and railroad enthusiasts alike.
Author: Paul Malmassari
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591146070
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMilitary forces around the world were quick to see the advantages of railways in warfare, whether for the rapid deployment of men or the movement of heavy equipment like artillery. From this realization, it was a short step to making the train a potent weapon in its own right a mobile fort or a battleship on rails. Armed and armored, they became the first practical self-propelled war machines. As demonstrated in the American Civil War, these trains were able to make a significant contribution to battlefield success. This truly encyclopedic book covers, country by country, the range of fighting equipment that rode the rails over nearly two centuries. While this book outlines the place of armored trains in the evolution of warfare, it concentrates on details of their design through a vast array of photographs and the author's meticulous drawings.
