Author: Colin Alexander
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445674297
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Colin Alexander and Alon Siton present a lavishly illustrated exploration of one of Britain's greatest locomotive companies.
Author: Rodger P. Bradley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780860935056
Category : Locomotive works
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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A comprehensive history of the world's best-known steam locomotive manufacturers including outline histories of the well-known constituent companies. It contains listings of all steam diesel and electric locomotives produced by North British for the world market.
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Category : Railway locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 31
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Author: Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526742780
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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This comprehensive history of these unique locomotives covers everything from performance issues to sightings, detail differences and liveries. The Type 2 Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Classes 21 & 29 locomotives were constructed by the North British Locomotive Company in the early 1960s. Used in the Scottish region of British Railway, they ran into numerous problems and were withdrawn from service within a decade. Due in part to their short careers, these locomotives remain something of a mystery to train enthusiasts. The scant information available on them is very often riddled with misinformation. This authoritative volume corrects the record, presenting the most comprehensive and accurate account of the NBL Classes 21 & 29. Fully illustrated with photographs and detailed line drawings, this volume offers individual locomotive histories, complete technical specifications, accident and fire damage reports, storage histories, and a complete account of their disposal at both private companies and Glasgow Works.
Author: North British Locomotive Company
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ISBN: 9780715348994
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 79
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Author: Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526761971
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 765
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The British Railways ‘Pilot Scheme’ orders of 1955 included ten BTH and ten NBL Type 1 locomotives, these being introduced during 1957-61 for use in East London, and on the Great Eastern and London, Tilbury & Southend lines. The BTH fleet subsequently expanded to forty-four, as a consequence of their light axle-loading and the availability of spare manufacturing capacity which BR chose to exploit in their quest to eliminate steam traction. Further construction of these two classes ceased after the fifty-four units, with preference being given to the highly reliable English Electric product which by mid-1962 had proliferated to 128 examples. The NBL fleet survived until 1968, being withdrawn after ten years of indifferent performance. The BTH locomotives followed by 1971, although four lingered on as carriage pre-heating units. Dramatic reductions in goods traffic during the 1960s/70s particularly impacted local trip and transfer freight duties, the ‘bread and butter’ work for the Type 1s, and it was inevitable that the less successful classes were retired from traffic first. This book looks at the short history of these two classes, making extensive use of archive sources, combined with the primary observations of numerous enthusiasts. Previously unpublished information, covering the introduction, appearance design and performance issues of the locomotives, form a central focus, and, allocations, works histories, storage and disposals, liveries and detail differences are covered in the same level of detail as previous volumes in the ‘Locomotive Portfolio” series.
Author: North British Locomotive Company
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ISBN: 9780678056660
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 79
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Author: John Thomas
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Author: G. W. M. Sewell
Publisher: Merlin Books Limited
ISBN: 9780863036132
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Author: Nigel S. C. Macmillan
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ISBN: 9781871980103
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
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