Thompson, His Life and Locomotives
Author: TIM. HILLIER-GRAVES
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Published: 2021-03-30
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ISBN-13: 9781526731166
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Author: TIM. HILLIER-GRAVES
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Published: 2021-03-30
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ISBN-13: 9781526731166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2020-02-19
Total Pages: 881
ISBN-13: 1526729946
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn in-depth look at the team who worked with the renowned British railway engineer, with numerous photos included. To renowned engineer Nigel Gresley must go great credit for many of the London and North Eastern Railway’s achievements, but those around him have faded into obscurity and are now largely forgotten, even though their contributions were immense. To redress this imbalance, Tim Hillier-Graves has explored the life of Gresley and his team, and sought to uncover a more expansive picture of these events. This in no way diminishes Gresley’s stunning accomplishments—but builds a fuller and more authentic view of a dynamic period in railway history. The book draws upon many sources of information, some of it previously unpublished, to present a fascinating picture of all that happened and all that was achieved, often in the most difficult of circumstances, by a very gifted team of engineers and their exceptional leader.
Author: O. S. Nock
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2013-05-31
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 147338740X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Author: Andrew Hardy
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Published: 2016-05-19
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780711038493
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: O. S. Nock
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2016-09-08
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 1473358043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Colin Alexander
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2021-09-15
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1445693356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKColin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.
Author: Oswald Stevens Nock
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Published: 1945
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13:
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Publisher: Allan
Published: 1981-01-01
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780711008922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2023-12-30
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1399059564
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHerbert Nigel Gresley’s first Pacifics, though notable in their day, were made universally famous by one of their number – 4722 Flying Scotsman. Throughout her life she has been feted and glamorised far more than any of her sisters and yet when appearing from the LNER Works at Doncaster in 1923 she was just another member of the class, but at some stage, early in her career, she acquired star status and to this day has not lost it. But why is this so and why do people care so deeply about this locomotive even though her deeds were easily exceeded by Gresley’s A4 Pacifics? Was it her styling, her name, her performance or simply the work of very talented purveyors of slick PR? Or was it an amalgam of all these issues? As Flying Scotsman reaches 100 ‘not out’ it is fascinating to reflect on these questions. But to do so we must consider how the Class came about, how they were developed, the impact they made on society as it was then, how they were sold to a waiting public and much more. From all this we may be able to understand why 4472 rose above the others and became an icon that still graces our lives today. It is, the author believes, a story without parallel in railway history.
Author: George Frederick Bird
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Published: 1903
Total Pages: 240
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