Sequel to Sawford's British Railways Steam in the 1950s , the present work sees the end of steam power. The dazzling diversity of engines presented in 250 b&w photos leads one to judge American locomotives to have been boringly uniform. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

British Railways Steam in the 1960s

Sawford, Eric

History

Sutton Pub Ltd

Steam-driven locomotives played a major role in the 19th century where they took over the heavy haulage tasks from horses and ushered a new era in the history of transport. This book celebrates the many remarkable examples of these vehicles. It features over 200 photographs of surviving road locomotives and tractors. The commercial owners are identified and the author recalls the multitude of tasks these engines undertook. He also provides information about the companies that made them and traces the evolving designs of the many types that were constructed. The first section of the book is devoted to magnificent showmen's engines. The body of the book illustrates the huge road locomotives which were used for heavy haulage. Also described are smaller road locomotives, ideal for general haulage.

Road Locomotives and Tractors

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

The London Midland Region (LMR), which served central England, played a leading role in British railway history. This famous network linked many of the key cities and towns that were essential for British manufacturing and commerce - London, Rugby, Crewe, Chester, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. The LMR was always at the heart of the railway industry. In his vivid record of this historic region, Sawford recalls the fascinating variety of motive power that could be seen and photographed during the last days of steam. He shows many types of locomotives, from Pacifics to diminutive tank engines, and portrays the old-style uniforms, signals and stations, and other evocative features of the now-lost landscape of the LMR during the final phases of the great steam age.

The Last Days of Steam on the LMR

Science & Math

Technology

Sutton Publishing

A selection of Eric Sawford's fine photographs illustrating a wide variety of steam in the 1950s. Over 200 images along with the author's informative captions combine to make this an enjoyable read for all railway enthusiasts.

Fifties Steam Remembered

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

The History Press

The year 1923 was a year of great change on the railways. Formation of the 'Big Four' resulted in the LNER taking over the Great Northern, Great Eastern, Great Central, North Eastern, North British and Great North of Scotland railway companies. Railway author Eric Sawford records images of all classes of the LNER's tank locomotives and includes their history.

Lner Tank Locomotives 1948-68

In this book Eric Sawford records all classes of the LNER's tender locomotives between 1948, when the LNER became British Railways Eastern Region, and the end of steam in 1968. As well as illustrating the engines, the author also includes each class's history. This book will appeal to all steam enthusiasts, and will be of particular interest to anyone who remembers the last days of BR steam.

LNER : Six-coupled Tender Locomotives, 1948-68

Eric Sawford has brought together a fascinating collection of facts and rare photographs to shed new light on the history of the Eastern Region. He has drawn on his extensive archive of pictures to illustrate unusual aspects of the Eastern that have been overlooked in other works devoted to this part of the railway network. His book is illuminating reading for everyone with a special interest in this area and for all railway enthusiasts.His photographs provide us with an evocative record of the infrastructure of the railway during an extraordinary period in is history. They recall many of the once-common features of a system that has now gone forever. Lines and branch lines that were closed in the 1950s and 1960s are well represented. All the minute details of railway life from semaphore signalling to the rolling stock and timetables are included. This is a tribute to a lost past that deserves to be remembered.

Odd Corners of the Eastern

Europe

The Last Days of Steam in Cambridgeshire

Travel

Photographic study of the often ignored industrial steam locomotives.

The Last Days of Industrial Steam

World

Showmans Road Locomotives: Vintage Steam Album 3

Allan T. Condie Publications

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