British Railways in the 1960s: Western Region / Geoff Plumb Collection (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
An evocative collection of photographs covering the Western Region during a decade of great change.
After the Second World War, Britain's railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The "Big Four" railway...
After the Second World War, Britain's railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The "Big Four" railway...
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An evocative collection of photographs covering the Western Region during a decade of great change.
After the Second World War, Britain's railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The "Big Four" railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a program of building new "Standard" steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951. This program was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselize and electrify many lines, and so the last loco of the "Standard" types was built in 1960-and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely from the BR network by 1968.
This series of books is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years. This volume covers much of the Western Region, as photographed by the author in his youth, often with limited time or disposable income but always with a passion for his project. While not a complete history, it offers a vivid illustration of how things were in the relatively recent past and imparts information through comprehensive captions, which give a sense of occasion-often a "last run" of a locomotive type or over a stretch of line about to be closed down. In simple terms, it's a look at a period not so long ago but now gone forever.
Praise for the series
"Profusely illustrated . . . impressively informative." -Midwest Book Review
"An evocative collection of views of the twilight of BR steam." -Railway Modeller
After the Second World War, Britain's railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The "Big Four" railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a program of building new "Standard" steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951. This program was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselize and electrify many lines, and so the last loco of the "Standard" types was built in 1960-and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely from the BR network by 1968.
This series of books is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years. This volume covers much of the Western Region, as photographed by the author in his youth, often with limited time or disposable income but always with a passion for his project. While not a complete history, it offers a vivid illustration of how things were in the relatively recent past and imparts information through comprehensive captions, which give a sense of occasion-often a "last run" of a locomotive type or over a stretch of line about to be closed down. In simple terms, it's a look at a period not so long ago but now gone forever.
Praise for the series
"Profusely illustrated . . . impressively informative." -Midwest Book Review
"An evocative collection of views of the twilight of BR steam." -Railway Modeller
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Plumb Geoff Plumb
- 2021, 176 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- ISBN-10: 147386982X
- ISBN-13: 9781473869820
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.07.2021
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