British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s
| Author | : Greg Morse |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 2016-07-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781784421793 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1784421790 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (790 Downloads) |
Download or read book British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s written by Greg Morse and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'.
