Steam Locomotives: Books - History and Technology (2/2)
Illustrated books on the history, models and technology of steam locomotives (2/2).
Stromlinien-Dampfloks - Die internationale Enzyklopädie
In the 1930s, progress had a name: streamline. Streamlined shapes stood for speed, power and elegance. Streamline soon became a synonym for speed around the world. Whether it was a steam locomotive, airplane, car or bus - they all had a streamlined outer skin and shaped the image of an entire era.
This work is just as unique as the streamlined engine: in around 30 years of work, Anton von Hornstein has created an encyclopedia of all streamlined steam locomotives ever built worldwide. He traces the development from the beginnings before the First World War to its end in the 1950s.
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Author:
Anton von Hornstein
Details:
352 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:
500 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Transpress (D, 2020)
ISBN:
9783613716070
Stromlinien-Dampfloks - Die internationale Enzyklopädie
Dampf in den Swinging Sixties - Als Europa noch dampfte
In the 1960s, steam was still running on almost all of Europe's railway lines, both on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Numerous steam locomotive enthusiasts, particularly from the British Isles, traveled the continent and captured the end of the era in unique color photographs.
Peter Waller, an expert on European steam locomotive history, has often travelled from the island to the continent himself. In this illustrated book, he offers previously unpublished images from a British image archive that archives and digitalises the photographic legacies of many rail transport enthusiasts and thus preserves them for posterity.
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Author:
Peter Waller
Details:
160 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:
220 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Transpress (D, 2020)
ISBN:
9783613713925
Dampf in den Swinging Sixties - Als Europa noch dampfte
Mit Volldampf um die Welt - Dampflokpirsch mit Fernweh
Sometimes fast, sometimes leisurely - this is how people travelled in many countries around the world by steam locomotive in recent decades. The fascination with the old steam engines led the Dutchman Edward H. Broekhuizen around the globe during this time, with destinations in Africa, Asia, North and South America, the Middle East and Europe.
On these trips, he took impressive photos of the last steam locomotives on almost every continent. He selected the most beautiful shots for this illustrated book, which commemorates the last great heyday of the steam locomotive - a must for all steam locomotive enthusiasts.
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Author:
Edward H. Broekhuizen
Details:
176 pages, 27 x 23.5 x 1.7 cm / 10.6 x 9.25 x 0.67 in, hardback
Illustrations:
200 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Transpress (D, 2022)
ISBN:
9783613716407
Mit Volldampf um die Welt - Dampflokpirsch mit Fernweh
What is it about steam locomotives that makes them so fascinating? The sheer size of the black monsters? The plumes of steam? The powerful sound?
Whatever the reason for your enthusiasm for steam locomotives, this compendium is for you. It shows 333 steam locomotives from around the world: express locomotives, tank locomotives, narrow gauge locomotives, well-known and lesser-known series. With all the technical facts and historical background. Attractively illustrated with lots of detail.
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Author:
Karl-Wilhelm Koch
Details:
288 pages, 18.5 x 12 x 2.5 cm / 7.3 x 4.7 x 0.98 in, paperback
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