British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s EPUB
by Greg Morse
Part of the Shire Library series
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After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel.
Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail.
This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives.
It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'.
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- Pages:64 pages, 73 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/07/2016
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- ISBN:9781784421793
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:64 pages, 73 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/07/2016
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- ISBN:9781784421793
