A History of Railway Locomotives down to the End of the Year 1831
A History of Railway Locomotives down to the End of the Year 1831

Author: Chapman Frederick Marshall

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2014-12-16

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 3845712872

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Chapman Frederick Marshall gibt in seinem Buch einen umfassenden Einblick über die Geschichte der Lokomotive bis in das frühe 19. Jahrhundert hinein. Sein Ziel war es, Lücken, die in der Darstellung dieses Gegenstandes bis dahin noch in der Literatur bestanden, zu schließen. Dabei geht er nicht nur auf die Idee des Dampfbetriebes ein, sondern nennt wichtige Persönlichkeiten, die die Entwicklung der Lokomotive beeinflusst und vorangetrieben haben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.

A History of the American Locomotive
A History of the American Locomotive

Author: John H. White

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780486238180

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Important and beautifully illustrated volume chronicles the explosive growth of the American locomotive from British imports to grand ten-wheelers of the 1870s. Over 240 vintage photographs, drawings, and diagrams tell the exciting tale. Introduction. Appendices. Index.

Zerah Colburn the Spirit of Darkness
Zerah Colburn the Spirit of Darkness

Author: John Mortimer

Publisher: arima Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 184549024X

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Zerah Colburn was a well-known nineteenth century locomotive engineer, journalist and publisher. In life he mixed with the famous men of engineering in America and Britain. Ans he was among 200 leading Americans nominated for New York University's Hall of Fame. But Colburn was an enigma, a dark and irascible man with a violent temper. His work colleagues in London called him the 'Spirit of Darkness'. But why did he shoot himself at the age of 38 at the height of his career?