Designed as a companion volume to the author's similar work on the AC Electrics, this new and informative book is an illustrated history of the great variety of dc electric locomotives and EMUs that have graced the tracks of the National Network. It includes the two famous Woodhead classes 76 and 77, the various Southern locomotives types Classes 70/71/73/74, and Class 92 in DC mode. Perhaps more importantly, eminent author Colin Marsden also includes invaluable information on the DC locomotives produced for departmental and special use. There is a great range of EMUs featured, including those of the crucial pioneering electrification schemes, such as the Mersey Railway and the Holcombe Brook branch. Also covered are the Manchester Altrincham lines, the Tyneside suburban network, the Grimsby and Immingham trams, the early LSWR schemes, as well as details of the later development of stock for the third-rail systems in and around London.Comprehensively illustrated throughout with st

The Greatest Railway Blunder

Vaughan, Adrian

History

Ian Allan Pub

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a huge name in British engineering history, his legacy reaching almost legendary proportions. Brunel’s designs revolutionized public transport and modern engineering, and although his projects were not always successful, they often contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering problems. During his short career, Brunel not only created the Great Western Railway and constructed numerous important bridges and tunnels, but he achieved many engineering first’, including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river and development of SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ocean-going iron ship, which was at the time the largest ship ever built. Although much has been written about the great man, this new book takes a unique angle and looks in depth at his letters and writings, revealing much about the real person. The author aims to make readers feel that they are standing next to Brunel as he works at his desk.

The Intemperate Engineer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel in His Own Words

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Ian Allen Pub

It is one of the ironies of Soviet tank development that a country opposed to free enterprise and capitalism was largely reliant on influences from Britain and the USA for many of its early designs. However, unhindered by many of the tactical constraints that affected tank development in the West, the Red Army was able to acquire and develop technology that was under-rated in both Britain and the USA. From Britain, the famous manufacturer Vickers produced a six-ton light tank, which was effectively rejected by the War Office. One example was acquired by the Russians and formed the basis of the Russian T-26 of 1931. Further British designs also influenced the later light tanks, equipment which as pivotal to the Red Army during its campaign in Manchuria, Finland and against the initial German Assault in 1941. In the USA, Walter Christie was also largely ignored as a designer but, as with Vickers, his designs came to be highly important. Hi influence was seen in the 'BT', short for Bystrochodri or Fast Tank, series of light-medium tanks that were first introduced in 1932. The BT series saw service in Spain, Manchuria, Finland and in the defence of Russia itself in 1941. The critical aspect of the Christie design was that the vehicles were capable of operating both with and without tracks; in the latter cased eight road wheels carried the weight of the vehicle, with steering being achieved via a steering wheel acting in conjunction with the clutch/brake system.The this second of the new 'Russian Armour' series, Mikhail Baryatinskiy provides the reader with a comprehensive account of the development and operational record of Soviet light tanks. Utilising photographs, line drawings and specially prepared artworks, he provides a detailed portrait of these highly successful tanks.Aimed at the modeller; military historian and wargamer, the new 'Russian Armour' series is designed to provide, probably for the first time in the English language, authoritative information on the classic Soviet tank designs of the 20th century.The series will be required reading for all those interested in the development of armoured warfare over the past 100 years. The book and its predecessor on the JS-1, JS-2/JS-3 tanks (0711031622) published earlier in 2006 are based on research in Russian archives and sources and aim to provide a level of accurate information on these armoured vehicles, not previously available in the English language.

Samuel Morton Peto: A Victorian Entrepreneur

The first volume of the autobiography of Adrian Vaughan who worked as a signalman on the GWR when it was still largely steam. Gifted with an ear for the old stories and a love of the railway, Vaughan vividly brings back life on the line. 172 pages with black and white photos.

Signalman's Morning

John Murray Publishers, Ltd.

Illustrated with black and white photographs, this is the first volume of Vaughan's collection of stories from the men who worked on the GWR, from its beginnings in 1835 to its grandest days in 1892.

Grub, water & relief: Tales of the Great Western, 1835-1892

J.Murray

Illustrated with black and white photographs, this is the second volume of stories collected by Vaughan from the men who worked on the GWR from its heyday in 1892 to its demise in 1947.

Grime & glory: Tales of the Great Western 1892-1947

Murray

Signalman's Nightmare

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

John Murray Pubs Ltd

Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineering Knight-Errant

This text chronicles the life of engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and diverges from Rolt's classic study of Brunel which largely omitted the more unsavoury aspects of his character. Alongside his great achievements, this book describes a man who was obstinate, dictatorial and, in the end, paranoid.

Professionals & Academics

Trafalgar Square Publishing

As well as covering the first train systems, such as the donkey-hauled Surrey Iron Railway which led the Stockton & Darlington of 1825, this work also shows why the railways began, free markets of transport open to all who would pay a toll. Parliament wanted to maximise competition, though.;By 1870 the railway companies had become great public institutions but did not make much money. Spasmodic bouts of competition increased speed and magnificence, though not profits. The railways finally amalgamated to form a national network by 1900 but by then there were new industries to attract away the capital they needed.

Railwaymen, Politics and Money: The Great Age of Railways in Britain

Europe

This is the first biography to show Brunel as he actually was. Drawing on evidence ignored or suppressed in Rolt's classic Life, Adrian Vaughan reveals not just an engineer of genius, a born actor and a courageous leader, but also a man who was obstinate, unjust, dictatorial and in the end paranoid.;Outwardly indomitable, Brunel was driven by his 'blue devils': fears and insecurities he confided only to a journal he kept locked. His drive cost others dear: lives and fortunes were lost in the execution of his dramatic projects. He was an engineering knight-errant, not interested in mundane solutions but in daring experiments that would make him famous. Brunel's superbly engineered raflways'and bridges, and three great ships, serve as his monument. Much of his work is still in place, as serviceable as when it was first built. But he sold his soul to ambition, and like Faust he paid.

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The Greatest Railway Blunder

The Intemperate Engineer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel in His Own Words

Samuel Morton Peto: A Victorian Entrepreneur

Signalman's Morning

Grub, water & relief: Tales of the Great Western, 1835-1892

Grime & glory: Tales of the Great Western 1892-1947

Signalman's Nightmare

Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineering Knight-Errant

Railwaymen, Politics and Money: The Great Age of Railways in Britain

Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineering Knight-Errant