2008, ISBN: 0711030669

[EAN: 9780711030664], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 11.3], [PU: Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton], RAILWAYS ILLUST DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES BO-BO CO-BO, This copy is bound in illustrated laminated boa… More...

[EAN: 9780711030664], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 11.3], [PU: Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton], RAILWAYS ILLUST DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES BO-BO CO-BO, This copy is bound in illustrated laminated boards, a dust wrapper is not called for. The text block is unmarked, tight, white, bright and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. As a result of British Railway's Modernisation Plan of 1955, from 1958 onwards, vast numbers of diesel locomotives were produced both by BR's own workshops and by outside contractors. So rapid was the transformation of the railways, by August 1968, steam traction had been eliminated. Some of the new diesel designs proved successful; others less so, with some of these failing to outlast the steam locomotives they were designed to replace. This colour album recalls those early diesel years when the locomotives were painted in an attractive green livery. Mistakes were made in this rapid shift towards diesel traction. With the benefit of hindsight, the Western Region's foray into hydraulic, as opposed to electric, transmission can be seen as a mistake; but so too were designs such as the Clayton Bo-Bo type and the Metropolitan-Vickers Co-Bo class.Of the classes built as a result of the Modernisation Plan, a large proportion failed to survive into the era of BR Corporate Blue. With interest in the first generation diesel locomotives rising rapidly as the final examples of the classes built as a result of the Modernisation Plan now reach their twilight years, nostalgia for the first phase of BR's diesel era grows as well. The success of the first impression of this album is evidence of this. Ref QQ1, Books<

2005, ISBN: 0711030669

[EAN: 9780711030664], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 1.67], [PU: -], Green Diesel Days This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may … More...

[EAN: 9780711030664], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 1.67], [PU: -], Green Diesel Days This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping., Books<

2005, ISBN: 0711030669

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780711030664], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 9.94], [PU: Ian Allan Publishing], TRAIN, TRAINS, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, LOCOMOTIVES, DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, 1st edition, 2005. Original pictor… More...

[EAN: 9780711030664], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 9.94], [PU: Ian Allan Publishing], TRAIN, TRAINS, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, LOCOMOTIVES, DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, 1st edition, 2005. Original pictorial boards as new. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 96 pages., Books<