Victorian and Edwardian Locomotive Portraits, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
Victorian and Edwardian Locomotive Portraits, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

Author: Anthony Burton

Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport

Published: 2024-07-30

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1036100553

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The Victorian and Edwardian periods saw the development of the steam locomotive in Britain from a comparatively simple machine to a powerful main line express capable of speeds of a hundred miles an hour. The book starts with an introduction dealing with the main lines of development in the north of Britain and that is followed by a picture section with over a hundred photographs. Each illustration has an extended caption giving details of the engine and its history. The material is arranged geographically, with sections dealing with the north of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and a separate section on light railways. The photographs are all of the locomotives in their working days, many showing them in action on both passenger and goods trains. This splendid collection shows the rich diversity of Britain’s railways and how different companies and their engineers produced engines of great individuality. This is a book that will be enjoyed by all lovers of the golden age of steam railways.

The Steam Locomotive in Great Britain from 1914
The Steam Locomotive in Great Britain from 1914

Author: G. Gibbard Jackson

Publisher: Cole Press

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1447446925

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This 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.

Preserved Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives of Great Britain
Preserved Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives of Great Britain

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: Booksllc.Net

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781230808246

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Alice (locomotive), Chaloner (locomotive), DHR 778 (locomotive), Dolgoch (locomotive), Doll (locomotive), Douglas (locomotive), Edward Thomas (locomotive), Festiniog Railway 0-4-0TT, Ffestiniog Railway rolling stock, Holy War (locomotive), Locomotives of the Vale of Rheidol Railway, Maid Marian (locomotive), Polar Bear (locomotive), Rishra (locomotive), Russell (locomotive), Sea Lion (locomotive), Sir Haydn (locomotive), South African Class NG15 2-8-2, South African Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2, Talyllyn (locomotive), Tom Rolt (locomotive), Townsend Hook (locomotive), Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway No.1 The Earl and No.2 Countess, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway steam locomotive number 19. Excerpt: The Ffestiniog Railway owns and operates a number of heritage and modern-day steam and diesel locomotives. A full list of these locomotives with details of their operational status is provided below. Double Fairlie David Lloyd George running round its train at Blaenau Ffestiniog 2005 Where the name of the locomotive is linked, the link points to the person or place that the locomotive is named after. The list includes past locomotives and present locomotives that are owned by, or permanently housed at, the Ffestiniog Railway: For more detailed information on current and past rolling stock, visit the Railways own Heritage Group Wikipedia These are the existing vehicles that are owned by or are permanently housed on the Ffestiniog Railway: - The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it becomes available. The principal source of information for this table is the: "Rheilffordd Ffestiniog Railway Traveller's Guide" by the FR Company circa 2002, supplemented by later information as it...

Small Island by Little Train
Small Island by Little Train

Author: Chris Arnot

Publisher: AA Publishing

Published: 2018-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780749579265

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From stalwart little locomotives of topographic necessity, to the maverick engines of one man's whimsy, Britain's narrow-gauge steam trains run on tracks a world apart from its regimented mainlines. In Small Island by Little Train, eccentricity enthusiast Chris Arnot sets out to discover their stories. Stories include miniature railway on the Kent coast, used for Home Guard military trains during World War II, and now the school commute for dozens of local school children. The UK's only Alpine-style rack-and-pinion railway, scaling one of Britain's highest mountains. The five different gauges of railway circling one man's landscaped garden, and the team building their own trains to run on it. Far more than mere relics of the nation's industrial past, or battered veterans of wartime Britain, these are also stories of epic feats of preservation, volunteerism, tourism, and local history. They are an exploration of idiosyncrasy, enthusiasm and eccentricity. Or, to put it another way, a tale of Britishness.