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  • North British Type 2 B-B Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives, BR Class 22 - Volume 1 - Setting the Scene

    by Anthony P Sayer ...
    The British Railways ‘Pilot Scheme’ orders of 1955 included six Type 2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Co., these being introduced during 1959 for use on the Western Region. Without operational experience, a further fifty-two locomotives were delivered between 1959 and 1962. The fleet survived intact until 1968, when approximately half of the class was withdrawn ... Read more

    $25.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • English Electric Type 2 Bo-Bo 'Baby Deltic' Locomotives

    B R Class 23, Design to Destruction

    by Anthony P Sayer ...
    Details the history, design, performance, and eventual decline of the British Railways Class 23 'Baby Deltics' locomotives.The British Railways ‘Pilot Scheme’ orders of 1955 included ten English Electric Type 2 diesel-electric locomotives deploying Napier ‘Deltic’ engines. These locomotives, more colloquially known as the ‘Baby Deltics’, were introduced into traffic during 1959 for use on the ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Diesel & Electric Locomotives Abroad

    A Second Life Overseas

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    A detailed, illustrated history of UK locomotives exported across Europe, with over 200 previously unpublished photos.Many British main-line diesel and electric locomotives have found further useful employment across Europe after completion of their careers in the United Kingdom. This volume incorporates text and photos into a detailed history of these locomotives and their surprisingly extensive ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • North British Type 2 B-B Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives, B R Class 22 - Volume 2 - Detailed Insights

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    The British Railways 'Pilot Scheme' orders of 1955 included six North British Type 2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives, these being introduced during 1959 for use on the Western Region. Without operational experience, a further fifty-two locomotives were delivered between 1959 and 1962. The fleet survived intact until 1968, when half of the class was withdrawn due to declining traffic levels across the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14

    Their Life in Industry

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    A pictorial survey of the Class 14 locomotive's twenty-year history in British industry.In 1957 the Western Region of British Railways identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties, but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as too expensive for their requirements. ... Read more

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  • The Clayton Type 1: Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives—British Railways Class 17

    Development, Design and Demise

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    Series series Locomotive Portfolios
    This informative, illustrated guide to the British Railways locomotive series covers its full production lifespan, from 1962–1965.In the early 1960s, the Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive known as The Clayton was conceived as the new standard for British Railways, superseding other Type 1 classes. While the early classes suffered from poor driver visibility, the Claytons were highly successful and ... Read more

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  • The B T H and North British Type 1 Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives - British Railways Classes 15 and 16

    Development, Design and Demise

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    The British Railways 'Pilot Scheme' orders of 1955 included ten BTH and ten NBL Type 1 locomotives, these being introduced during 1957-61 for use in East London, and on the Great Eastern and London, Tilbury & Southend lines. The BTH fleet subsequently expanded to forty-four, as a consequence of their light axle-loading and the availability of spare manufacturing capacity which BR chose to exploit ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives

    From Design to Destruction

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    Series series Locomotive Portfolios
    A thorough history of the Metropolitan-Vickers locomotive, also known as "Class 28," featuring 160 color and black & white photos.This book provides an in-depth history of the Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric Type 2 locomotives, more frequently known collectively as the "Co-Bo's" due to their unusual wheel arrangement. Twenty locomotives were constructed during the late-1950s for use on the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • BR Swindon Type 1

    0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    Anthony P. Sayer's BR Swindon Type 1 explores the history of the experimental 0-6-0 diesel-hydraulic locomotives on British Railways.In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but management regarded these as too expensive ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The North British Type 2 Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Classes 21 & 29

    Design, Development and Demise

    by Anthony P. Sayer ...
    Series series Locomotive Portfolios
    This comprehensive history of these unique locomotives covers everything from performance issues to sightings, detail differences and liveries.The Type 2 Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Classes 21 & 29 locomotives were constructed by the North British Locomotive Company in the early 1960s. Used in the Scottish region of British Railway, they ran into numerous problems and were withdrawn from service within ... Read more

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    Series Book 653 - Shire Library
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  • Diesel Shunters

    by Hugh Llewelyn ...
    Hugh Llewelyn has travelled throughout Britain to gather this collection of his photographs of the diesel shunters. In addition to the main classes deployed by British Railways from the 1940s up to the present time, he also covers many of the rarer engines to be found working the docks and industrial centres. The shunters are shown in great detail and the images include not only the preserved ... Read more

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