British Rail Standard Pacifics features steam locomotives in the Britannia,Duke of Gloucester, and Clan classes. – There are photographs of every Britannia class locomotive, the Duke of Gloucester and all the Clan class engines. – A book of this nature has not been seen hitherto. – There is a considerable number of evocative colour pictures as well as an abundance of pin-sharp black and white images. – The total number of pictures is around 300. – The captions are well researched and informative. – The Britannia class locomotives are seen in various locations up and down the country: in London, the West Country, East Anglia, North West, Yorkshire and many other areas. The Clan Class are mainly seen operating in Scotland but a few are seen south of the Border. – Many engines are depicted undertaking a variety of duties as well as being captured on shed. Several are seen on works and on the scrap line. – The book will be of interest to both rail enthusiasts and social historians alike.

After WWII the existing railway companies were all put into the control of the newly formed British Transport Commision and that government organisation spawned British Railways, which came into being on 1st January 1948. The railway infrastructure had suffered badly during the war years and most of the steam locomotives were ‘tired’ and badly maintained and or life expired.

• Condition : Fine
• Pub : 24-Jan-2020
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1845631463
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1845631468
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 998 g
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Elegance in Engineering showcases an interesting and diverse collection of British-built steam locomotives from all builders, for railways at home and abroad. These examples of British engineering at its best tell the story of the development of the archetypal British steam locomotive from the 1830s to the end of steam locomotive manufacture.

• Condition : Good
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 15 Feb. 2020
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 144568621X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1445686219
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
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• Condition : Poor
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Britain invented the steam locomotive and taught the rest of the world how to build them. Then we discovered the skills all over again! History records that the last steam locomotive built for British Railways was Evening Star in 1960.The last steam locomotive built in Britain for commercial as opposed to tourist purposes was a small narrow gauge tank engine in Leeds in 1971.

• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 21 Mar. 2023
• Condition : V. Good
  
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785908065
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785908064
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 270 g
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