Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute by Mills, Bernard

Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute

Unusually for a large class of locomotives, all Western Class locomotives had the same prefix which gave...
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Author: Bernard Mills
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Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute by Mills, Bernard

Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute

$56.50

Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute

$56.50
Author: Bernard Mills
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Unusually for a large class of locomotives, all Western Class locomotives had the same prefix which gave them a unique identity. Redesignated as Class 52 in the early 1970s, they were essentially designed by and for the Western Region, which saw hydraulic transmission as the way forward in replacing the 4-6-0 steam locomotives that Swindon had produced. However, the rest of British Rail went down the road of electric transmission as the mistakes of the wholesale lunge into dieselization came to fruition, and when BR opted for a standard policy the Western Region was forced to comply. It was in 1967 that the death warrant for the hydraulics was signed, though it would take more than a decade to finally end the hydraulic era. Illustrated with full-color photographs of all 74 of the Western Class locomotives, on a variety of workings that illustrate their versatility, this nostalgic volume gives a portrait of a much-loved, but short-lived, class of locomotive.

Author: Bernard Mills
Publisher: Key Publishing
Published: 11/04/2022
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
ISBN: 9781913870034

About the Author
Mills, Bernard: - Bernard Mills is happily married to Audrey for over 30 years. He is a semi retired railway man with over 50 year's service, and also a dedicated railway enthusiast who has been photographing trains and railways in colour for over half a century. With a wealth of experience he is an acclaimed speaker on the subject with his popular now digital slide shows, and the author of a number of much sought after railway books.

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