Locomotoras diesel - British Rail (hasta 1980): libros (1/2)

Libros sobre la historia, tipos y tecnología de las locomotoras diesel-eléctricas y diesel-hidráulicas de los British Rail hasta 1980 (1/2).

British Rail Diesels : The Lives of the Early Diesels in Photographs

'I remember how excited I was when I saw my first diesel. I was waiting for the usual West Country Class to come through Hampden Park when a Class 33 arrived instead. It was the talk of all the trainspotters at the junior school.' Author Mick Hymans' excitement soon turned to resentment as diesels replaced his beloved steam engines.

They became rarer and rarer until in 1968 they disappeared altogether. Today the diesel engine enjoys a vast following in its own right. Preserved railways now run 'diesel days', steam-free days, which prove to be some of the most popular events in their calendars.

Covering the whole railway system from the north of Scotland and Wales right down to Cornwall, British Rail Diesels presents a wide collection of photographs illustrating a lost world on the nation's railways.

Detalles del libro

Autor:Mick Hymans
Presentación:160 páginas, 23.5 x 15.5 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:230 fotos b/n y 8 a color
Editor:The History Press Ltd (GB, 2016)
ISBN:9780750966016
British Rail Diesels : The Lives of the Early Diesels in Photographs

British Rail Diesels : The Lives of the Early Diesels in Photographs

Idioma: Inglés

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British Rail Main Line Locomotives - Specification Guide

Identifies the major detail differences and livery variations that have appeared on all British Rail, ex-British Rail and privatized railway diesel and electric main line classes from 14 to 92.
The book provides a record of the main specifications of each class of locomotive, and details of variations, including: numbers, liveries, headcodes, headlights, wheel arrangements and bogies, brakes, names and - where appropriate - details of refurbishment programmes.

Detalles del libro

Autor:Pip Dunn
Presentación:176 páginas, 30.5 x 21 x 1.5 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:300 fotos a color
Editor:The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2013)
ISBN:9781847975478
British Rail Main Line Locomotives - Specification Guide

British Rail Main Line Locomotives - Specification Guide

Idioma: Inglés

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BR Diesel Locomotives in Preservation

When British Railways (BR) initiated its Modernisation Plan in 1954 it had little experience of diesel locomotives thus initiated a Pilot Scheme to trial combinations of the three elements comprised within a locomotive - the engine, transmission and body.
The initial orders for 174 locomotives were placed in November 1955, but even before the first locomotive had been delivered, changes in Government policy led to bulk orders for most designs being trialled. It was only in 1968, once steam traction had been removed from the network, that BR was able to review the success, or otherwise, of its diesel fleet and decide which designs to withdraw from service.

The nascent preservation movement of the time was concerned to preserve steam locomotives whilst only buying diesel shunting locomotives for support roles on heritage lines and it wasn't until 1977 that any effort was made to preserve main line diesels.
Once it was confirmed that diesel locomotives had an appeal to enthusiasts, further purchases were made that resulted in examples of most of the BR diesel classes being represented within the preservation movement.

Fred Kerr's book details those classes which are represented on heritage lines, identifies where possible their location as of December 2016, shows many of them at work and shows what is involved in the restoration, maintenance and operation of diesel locomotives by the volunteers whose efforts are vital but rarely acknowledged.

Detalles del libro

Autor:Fred Kerr
Presentación:126 páginas, 22.5 x 28.5 x 1.9 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:214 fotos en b/n y color
Editor:Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2017)
ISBN:9781526713087
BR Diesel Locomotives in Preservation

BR Diesel Locomotives in Preservation

Idioma: Inglés

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The British Railways Pilot Scheme Diesel Locomotives

British Railways' Modernisation Plan of the 1950s started, sensibly, with small orders for a variety of diesel locomotives, intended for different purposes, from a range of manufacturers including its own workshops at Swindon and Derby. This was the Pilot Scheme, and the idea was to analyse the reliability and performance of these 174 locomotives of fourteen types in service before placing larger orders.

Unfortunately, in its haste to eradicate steam traction, the railway then ordered large quantities of many of these designs before they had been thoroughly tested. This resulted in failures, early withdrawals and even the re-equipping of one large class with new engines at great expense and inconvenience. Some of the designs (e.g., some of the Class 20s and 26s), however, were ultimately successful and perpetuated, lasting in service until the 1990s in some cases.

The railway itself was not fully prepared for its expensive new toys, and the new diesels had to share facilities with steam locomotives - not an ideal environment for such temperamental machines.

This book showcases the work of numerous railway photographers, curated and annotated by Colin Alexander, covering the chequered career of the Pilot Scheme Diesels from the 1950s to their present-day life in preservation.
All the author's profits from the sale of this book will be divided equally between the group restoring D5705 to working order and the group creating the eleventh 'Baby Deltic', D5910, at Barrow Hill.

Detalles del libro

Autor:Colin Alexander
Presentación:96 páginas, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:180 fotos en b/n y color
Editor:Amberley Publishing (GB, 2017)
ISBN:9781445665566
The British Railways Pilot Scheme Diesel Locomotives

The British Railways Pilot Scheme Diesel Locomotives

Idioma: Inglés

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Green Diesel Days

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The Green Diesel Years

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Green Diesel Era

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Derek Huntriss | Inglés | tapa dura | 112 pág. | 2014

Classic Diesels in Colour

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Roger Siviter | Inglés | tapa dura | 128 pág. | 2012

Diesel-Hydraulics in the 1960s and 1970s

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John Jennison, Tony Sheffield | Inglés | tapa dura | 96 pág. | 2014



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