A terrific pictorial tribute to the type 4 locomotives that hauled trains and served the British railways.
This informative, illustrated guide to the British Railways locomotive series covers its full production lifespan, from 1962–1965.
Illustrated with full-color photographs of all 74 of the Western Class locomotives, on a variety of workings that illustrate their versatility, this nostalgic volume gives a portrait of a much-loved, but short-lived, class of locomotive.
This series of books, The Geoff Plumb Collection, is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years.
This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives.
Explores Class 47 and 57 locomotives.
British Rail Main Line Electric Locomotives
A nostalgic look back on the heyday of steam, lavishly illustrated with rare and previously unpublished photographs.
Gives a pictorial account of Class 43 locomotives.
These started to come on stream from 1951.This programme was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselise and electrify many lines and so the last loco of the Standard types was built in 1960 and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely ...
This book provides an in-depth history of the Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric Type 2 locomotives, more frequently known collectively as the “Co-Bo’s” due to their unusual wheel arrangement.