Steam locomotives: books - technology and operation (2/2)

La machine locomotive

Originally intended "For the use of mechanics and drivers", this practical manual is a reference on the subject, a fascinating and very technical work.
This edition is the fifth, the first dating from 1894. Édouard Sauvage leaves a major treatise on the locomotive by detailing the boilers, the mechanisms, the chassis and suspensions, the tenders, the different types of locomotives, the brakes and the driving of these machines; abundantly illustrated with more than three hundred engravings and photographs, nothing is left to chance.

Enthusiasts will find here an extremely precise and detailed manual, history enthusiasts the methodical study of steam engines as well as photos of old locomotives, the modeler engravings and dimensioned diagrams.
One can only be impressed by the extent of Édouard Sauvage's knowledge and admiring in front of this monument dedicated to trains and their maintenance.

A true reissue. This book is not a facsimile.

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Author:	Édouard Sauvage
Details:	416 pages, 22 x 17 x 2.9 cm / 8.7 x 6.7 x 1.14 in, paperback
Illustrations:	300+ photos and drawings
Publisher:	Editions Decoopman (F, 2012)
ISBN:	9782917254509

La Locomotive (réédition de l'édition originale de 1920)

The Boiler, the Engine, the Vehicle and finally the Tender make up the four parts of this book. Ulysse Lamalle and Fernand Legein know what they are talking about: the first was a Civil Engineer of Mines, the second, a Civil Engineer mechanic and both spent their lives in trains, studying them to improve them constantly. Although technical, this book is accessible to all.

More than 320 engravings, diagrams and plans illustrate this text and improve its understanding. Here, all the technical parts and the various elements of the locomotive first, then of the tender are dissected and analyzed. The reversal of the direction of travel is described at length, supported by engravings, as are the brakes, essential organs which have largely contributed to making the railway one of the safest means of transport in the modern world.

This book is also illustrated with many magnificent black and white photographs of locomotives and drivers in action that the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges and enthusiasts have kindly made available to us for this reissue and which will allow the "Old-timers" to rediscover the very special atmosphere of this universe.

A very beautiful book on the steam locomotive that is becoming more and more distant...
A genuine reissue. This book is not a facsimile.

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Author:	Ulysse Lamalle, Fernand Legein
Details:	433 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm / 9.25 x 6.1 x 0.98 in, paperback
Illustrations:	numerous photos and drawings
Publisher:	Editions Decoopman (F, 2013)
ISBN:	9782917254981

Dampflok - Technik und Funktion

Steam locomotives have lost none of their fascination to this day. Wherever one of these steel giants appears, it attracts many people. This is not surprising: no other vehicle converts the three elements of fire, water and coal into power and movement so impressively.

But how does the steam locomotive actually work? Dirk Endisch answers this question in his book. The author explains the technology of the steam locomotives step by step in a competent and understandable way.
This book therefore offers in-depth knowledge for anyone who is interested in the technology and function of these fascinating vehicles.

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Author:	Dirk Endisch
Details:	160 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	130 b&w and colour photos, drawings
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783613715721

Die Dampflok im Bahnbetriebswerk

The steam locomotive depot still holds a special attraction for all steam locomotive enthusiasts. Nowhere else can you get so close to the steam locomotive and smell the unmistakable smell of coal, soot and hot oil.

Professional railway workers had a much less romantic experience of the railway depot: for them it meant primarily hard work. Here the machines were supplied with water and coal, the boiler was washed out, the smoke chamber was cleaned and the engine was oiled. Repairs were just as much a part of everyday life as work to deadlines.
This book describes everyday life in the steam locomotive railway depot in detail.

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Author:	Dirk Endisch, Michael U. Kratzsch-Leichsenring
Details:	144 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	88 b&w and 74 colour photos, 18 drawings
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2017)
ISBN:	9783613715523

Schäden und Störungen beim Betrieb der Dampflok

The motto is: "Transport faster, safer and more cost-effectively." But how can this be achieved? This book is dedicated to the precise description and repair of minor damage to a wide variety of steam locomotives, ideally to prevent larger problems.

Should a fault nevertheless occur, the staff will find the appropriate measures to resolve it quickly. Regardless of whether the steam locomotive is used in regular operation or in a museum setting, everyone will find the appropriate solution here.

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Author:	Max Wilke
Details:	192 pages, 24 x 17 cm / 9 x 6.7 in, paperback
Illustrations:	120 b&w photos
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2023)
ISBN:	9783613717008