Great Western, Grange Class Locomotives Their Design and Development
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Sprache:Englisch
Fr. 18.90
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ePUB 3
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
12.11.2020
Verlag
Pen & Sword TransportSeitenzahl
200 (Printausgabe)
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14335 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781526752024
The renowned British railroad historian delivers "a well-illustrated account of the rationale behind Collett's construction of this 80 strong class" (
West Somerset Railway Association
).
English railway engineer George Jackson Churchward proposed a 5ft 8in wheeled 4-6-0 for mixed traffic duties in 1901 and it was seriously considered in 1905, but it took until 1936 before his successor, Charles Collett, realized the plan by persuading the GWR Board to replace many of the 43XX moguls with modern standard mixed traffic engines that bore a remarkable likeness to the Churchward proposal. David Maidment has written another in his series of "Locomotive Portfolios" for Pen & Sword to coincide with the construction of a new "Grange" at Llangollen from GW standard parts to fill the gap left by the total withdrawal and scrapping of one of that railway's most popular classes-to their crews at the very least.
As well as covering the type's design and construction, the author deals comprehensively with the allocation and operation of the eighty locomotives and in particular has researched their performance and illustrated it with many examples of recorded logs from the 1930s as well as in more recent times. As in previous volumes, the author has added his own personal experiences with the engines and has sourced more than 250 photos, over 40 of which are in color.
"Superbly researched . . . another extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to . . . British Railroading History collections." -
Midwest Book Review
"Granges worked off-region quite widely, so this is not just a book for the copper-capped chimney brigade; enthusiasts for whom these capable machines are favorites will definitely want this volume on the bookshelf." -Railway Modeller
West Somerset Railway Association
).
English railway engineer George Jackson Churchward proposed a 5ft 8in wheeled 4-6-0 for mixed traffic duties in 1901 and it was seriously considered in 1905, but it took until 1936 before his successor, Charles Collett, realized the plan by persuading the GWR Board to replace many of the 43XX moguls with modern standard mixed traffic engines that bore a remarkable likeness to the Churchward proposal. David Maidment has written another in his series of "Locomotive Portfolios" for Pen & Sword to coincide with the construction of a new "Grange" at Llangollen from GW standard parts to fill the gap left by the total withdrawal and scrapping of one of that railway's most popular classes-to their crews at the very least.
As well as covering the type's design and construction, the author deals comprehensively with the allocation and operation of the eighty locomotives and in particular has researched their performance and illustrated it with many examples of recorded logs from the 1930s as well as in more recent times. As in previous volumes, the author has added his own personal experiences with the engines and has sourced more than 250 photos, over 40 of which are in color.
"Superbly researched . . . another extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to . . . British Railroading History collections." -
Midwest Book Review
"Granges worked off-region quite widely, so this is not just a book for the copper-capped chimney brigade; enthusiasts for whom these capable machines are favorites will definitely want this volume on the bookshelf." -Railway Modeller
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