Locomotives à vapeur : livres - technique et conduite (1/2)

La machine locomotive

Destiné au départ « A l'usage des mécaniciens et des chauffeurs » ce manuel pratique est une référence sur le sujet, un ouvrage passionnant et très technique.
Cette édition est la cinquième, la première datant de 1894. Édouard Sauvage laisse un traité majeur sur la locomotive en détaillant les chaudières, les mécanismes, les châssis et suspensions, les tenders, les différents types de locomotives, les freins et la conduite de ces engins ; abondamment illustré de plus de trois cents gravures et photographies, rien n'est laissé au hasard.

Les amateurs trouveront là un manuel extrêmement précis et détaillé, les passionnés d'Histoire l'étude méthodique des machines à vapeur ainsi que des photos d'anciennes locomotives, le modéliste des gravures et des schémas cotées.
On ne peut qu'être impressionné par l'étendue du savoir d'Édouard Sauvage et admiratif devant ce monument dédié aux trains et à leur entretien.

Véritable réédition. Ce livre n'est pas un fac-similé.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Édouard Sauvage
Présentation :	416 pages, 22 x 17 x 2.9 cm, broché
Illustration :	300+ photos et dessins
Langue :	français
Editeur :	Editions Decoopman (F, 2012)
ISBN :	9782917254509

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

La Chaudière, le Moteur, le Véhicule et enfin le Tender constituent les quatre parties de ce livre. Ulysse Lamalle et Fernand Legein savent de quoi ils parlent : le premier était Ingénieur Civil des Mines, le second, Ingénieur Civil mécanicien et tous les deux ont passé leur vie dans les trains, les étudiant pour les améliorer sans cesse. Bien que technique, ce livre est à la portée de tous.

Plus de 320 gravures, schémas et plans illustrent ce texte et améliorent sa compréhension. Ici, ce sont toutes les parties techniques et les divers éléments de la locomotive d'abord, du tender ensuite qui sont décortiquées et analysées. Le renversement du sens de la marche est longuement décrit, gravures à l'appui, de même que les freins, organes essentiels qui ont largement contribué à faire du chemin de fer l'un des moyens de transport le plus sur du monde moderne.

Cet ouvrage est également illustré de nombreuses et magnifiques photographies noir et blanc de locomotives et de conducteurs en action que la Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges ainsi que des passionnés ont bien voulu mettre à notre disposition pour cette réédition et qui permettront aux "Anciens" de retrouver l'ambiance si particulière de cet univers.

Un très bel ouvrage sur la locomotive à vapeur qui s'éloigne de plus en plus...
Véritable réédition. Ce livre n'est pas un fac-similé.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Ulysse Lamalle, Fernand Legein
Présentation :	433 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm, broché
Illustration :	abondamment illustré de photos et de dessins
Langue :	français
Editeur :	Editions Decoopman (F, 2013)
ISBN :	9782917254981

How Steam Locomotives Really Work

The authors, both railway experts, cover the design of locomotives, the many processes in the conversion of fuel to tractive effort, the dynamic characteristics of the locomotive as a vehicle, the braking equipment, and a host of other systems, major and minor, that make up a working locomotive. They also explain the reasons for running and maintenance practices.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	A.J. Goldfinch, P.W.B. Semmens
Présentation :	354 pages, 19.5 x 13 x 1.8 cm, broché
Illustration :	120 photos en N&B, 70 dessins
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Oxford University Press (GB, 2004)
ISBN :	9780198607823

Modern Locomotive Construction - The legendary Bible of Locomotive Building from 1892

Created in 1892 by J.G.A. Meyer, the former chief draftsman at the Grant Locomotive Works, "Modern Locomotive Construction" is one of the most in-depth documents to emerge from the age of steam. Regarded as "the Bible" of steam engines, it is replete with information about every aspect of locomotive building and maintenance.

This text can educate even the most learned railroader and answer questions you never even knew you had. Running over 660 pages, this book is an encyclopedic discussion of operating components including but not limited to cylinders, valve gears, frames, pistons, driving axles, main rods, throttle pipes and gear, spring gear, boilers, smoke stacks, sand boxes, trucks, tenders, and more.

Exceptionally well-written and richly illustrated, this book educated a generation of engineers and draftsman. Regarded as exceptionally rare, it's never been easy to lay your hands on this wonderful book, until now!
This paperback edition represents the first time Modern Locomotive Construction has been available in over 100 years.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	J.G.A. Meyer
Présentation :	672 pages, 25.5 x 20.5 x 3.6 cm, broché
Illustration :	abondamment illustré de photos et de dessins
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Periscope Film (USA, 2010)
ISBN :	9781935700203

Locomotive Building - Construction of a Steam Engine for Railway Use

Originally created in 1911, "Locomotive Building" is the definitive text concerning the construction of steam engines for railroad use. Chapters include descriptions of all locomotive systems and their functions, including side rods, boiler, wheels, axle and diving boxes, frames and cylinders, valve motion, shop practice and more.
Profusely illustrated with diagrams and rare photos, this reprint has been slightly reformatted. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Ralph E. Flanders
Présentation :	245 pages, 25.5 x 20.5 x 1.1 cm, broché
Illustration :	abondamment illustré de photos et de dessins
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Periscope Film (USA, 2010)
ISBN :	9781935327899

The Locomotive Engineman's Manual - The Classic Locomotive Text from 1919

Originally printed in 1919, "The Engineman's Manual" was intended to be used in the instruction of locomotive engineers, firemen, and railroad mechanics. It features dozens of chapters concerning every aspect of the steam locomotive power plant and control systems, including the air brakes.

Complete with detailed examination questions and answers, "The Engineman's Manual" remains one of the most complete books ever written about the working components of the railroad steam engine.
This high quality reprint includes all of the original text, nearly 500 pages worth, in an easy-to-read 8.5x11 format.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	W. P. James
Présentation :	472 pages, 25.5 x 20.5 x 2.4 cm, broché
Illustration :	abondamment illustré de photos et de dessins
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Periscope Film (USA, 2009)
ISBN :	9781935327820

The Locomotive Up To Date - The Classic Encyclopedic Reference for Steam Locomotive Engineers and Firemen

When it was originally published in 1899, "The Locomotive Up to Date" was hailed as "the most definitive work ever published concerning the mechanism that has transformed the American nation: the steam locomotive."

Filled with over 700 pages of text, diagrams and photos, this remains one of the most important railroading books ever written. From steam valves to sanders, trucks to side rods, it's a treasure trove of information, explaining in easy-to-understand language how the most sophisticated machines of the 19th Century were operated and maintained.

This new edition is an exact duplicate of the original. Reformatted as an easy-to-read 8.5x11 volume, it's delightful for railroad enthusiasts of all ages.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Charles McShane
Présentation :	721 pages, 25.5 x 20.5 x 3.8 cm, broché
Illustration :	abondamment illustré de photos en N&B
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Periscope Film (USA, 2010)
ISBN :	9781935700210

The Steam Locomotive - An Engineering History

Books on railway history invariably start with the Stephenson's or with Richard Trevithick's locomotive of 1804, but the story begins much earlier with the development of steam engines for pumping out deep mines.

Ken Gibbs, a retired engineer who served his apprenticeship in the Swindon Works of British Railways, takes a more practical approach to railway history, using its engineering developments to tell the story of the railways. From the first ideas to the development of better metals, manufacturing, technology in wheel casting, improved boilers and valve gears, his book is a refreshingly different approach to the plethora of picture books showing branch lines in days past.

Ken's engineering background and love of railway technology gives us a book suited to the layman and engineer alike, explaining how each development made the railways better, faster or safer.
It took over 150 years to develop the steam locomotive from a basic boiler on wheels weighing a couple of tons to the magnificent express passenger and freight locomotives weighing in excess of 100 tons and capable of speeds over 120mph. Read how the steam locomotive developed from those early days to the last days of steam.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Ken Gibbs
Présentation :	256 pages, 24.5 x 17 x 1.6 cm, broché
Illustration :	307 photos et dessins
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2012)
ISBN :	9781445609188

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.

Pages du livre "Dampflok - Technik und Funktion"

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.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Dirk Endisch
Présentation :	160 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm, relié
Illustration :	130 photos en N&B et en couleurs, dessins
Langue :	allemand
Editeur :	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.

Pages du livre "Die Dampflok im Bahnbetriebswerk"

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.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Dirk Endisch, Michael U. Kratzsch-Leichsenring
Présentation :	144 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm, relié
Illustration :	88 photos en N&B et 74 en couleurs, 18 dessins
Langue :	allemand
Editeur :	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.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Max Wilke
Présentation :	192 pages, 24 x 17 cm, broché
Illustration :	120 photos en N&B
Langue :	allemand
Editeur :	Transpress (D, 2023)
ISBN :	9783613717008