[DOWNLOAD] "British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and '60s" by Greg Morse * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and '60s
Author : Greg Morse
Release Date : January 28, 2016
Genre: Transportation,Books,Nonfiction,
Pages : * pages
Size : 46854 KB

Description

After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'.