Steam locomotive: The unfinished story of steam locomotives and steam locomotive men on the railways of Great Britain

History

Oswald Stevens Nock

Europe

Allen& Unwin

British railway signalling: A survey of fifty years' progress,

The London & South Western Railway

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd.

At first sight a book on railway disasters seems like an unnecessary sensationalisation of drama, human frailty and suffering. This book is, of course, nothing like that; it is a sober, considered analysis of some of the milestones of railway history. Rail travel today is a particularly safe form of transport in terms of casualties per passenger mile and one of the reasons for this is the close examination of, and consequent action after, any accident. That accidents continue to happen is a consequence of changing technology and the sequence of changing technology and the advent of new problems, but over the years these problems have been met, and safety measures taken in quick response. This is the third edition of Historic Railway Disasters and to discussions on early disasters like Quintinshill, Abbots Ripon and Armagh, O. S. Nock now adds analysis of the Eltham, Moorgate and Sear Green disasters; the chapter on locomotive defects is particularly revealing in relation to the West Ealing derailment. The book is illustrated by a number of diagrams and photographs.

Historic Railway Disasters

Science & Math

Technology

Railways of the USA

A and C Black Publishers Ltd

Pocket Encyclopaedia of British Steam Locomotives in Colour

The GWR Stars, Castles & Kings Parts 1 & 2

David&Charles

O.S. Nock continues his account of the GWR 4-4-0s with a further look at G.J. Churchward and his programme of modernisation and standardisation, particularly in boiler design, and his introduction of the 'County' class - the last of the new GWR designs. He goes on to describe the impact of two world wars; the implications for the 4-4-0 classes post-Grouping, with particular regard to the Cambrian section; the start of withdrawals in the 1920s and the introduction of the 1930 hybrids, nicknamed the 'Dukedogs'. Nock's trademark detailed text, accompanied by copious photographs and locomotive layout diagrams, includes run logs and his descriptions of footplate trips including a notable one made on City of Truro.

Standard gauge Great Western 4-4-0s (v. 1)

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

<p>This compendium of two classic reference works, first published in the 1960s, tells the story of the evolution of British locomotives, carriages and rolling stock, and charts the milestones of railway history through a series of over 350 colour illustrations, descriptions and historical overviews. Further entries identify types of signals used by different operators and the coats of arms of the most notable pre-grouping railway companies.</p>

O. S. Nock's Pocket Encyclopedia of British Steam Railways & Locomotives (Transport)

Reference

Bounty Books

Great Northern 4-4-2 "Atlantics" (Classic locomotives)

Patrick Stephens Ltd. [PSL]

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