GOOD CONDITION
- no dustcover - minor blistering of front board.
Book itself is in great shape used and complete - pages have no tears or creases.
Author sheds further light on the last days of steam, and makes comparison with the later regional types with which the BR engines had to compete.
Title: British Railways: Standard Steam Locomotives
Author(s): Cox, E.S.
Condition: Good - no dustcover - minor blistering of front board.
Book itself is in great shape used and complete - minor age related spotting on edge of pages. All pages intact, in good clean condition with no creases to spine, no folds to pages, all fold-out pages are in excellent condition
Publisher: Ian Allan Ltd
Published : 1966
Book Format: Hard cover 218 Pages:
E.S. Cox was the main designer in the team that headed British Railways in the 1950s. The war years had left the railways in a poor state and many new locomotives were required. They drew on the best features from the Big Four Railway companies that preceded nationalisation, and built a complete set of locomotives that covered every requirement for freight and passenger, local and long distance, and light and heavy work. This book sets out the needs and the thinking that went into the choice of types that were then built. The result was a set of locomotives that were strong, efficient, economical and easy to maintain. The names of Cox, Riddles and Bond are not perhaps as well known as the like of Stanier, Churchward, Gresley and Bulleid, yet they contributed the final chapter of British Steam power with resounding success. This book is essential reading for those keen to know more about steam traction.
If you have an interest in British Railways standard locomotives, then this book makes an interesting and informative read, covering all the standard locomotives in detail and covers design and development, manufacture, testing and performance etc. Essential reading if you want to know all the background details.
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