Subject: Steam locomotives (Keywords)

In this book, Rod Hoyle has carefully selected over 100 of his unpublished black-and-white views mainly from the steam era, but devotees of modern traction will not be disappointed either.

In 2008, Matt Allen produced an exceptional portrait of the Bluebell Railway in rural Sussex. In this volume he makes a return visit to see the line's many exciting developments, especially the huge achievement of the completion of the 'Northern Extension' project taking the railway back to East ...

Covering the final years of steam on Britain's railways, this book presents an array of over 200 colour photographs.

This nostalgic book is packed full of information and data on many of the preserved locomotives that now run on Britain's Heritage Lines. It focuses on the 'Big Four': London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS); Great Western Railway (GWR); London and North Eastern Railway (LNER); and Southern Ra...

This volume contains an evocative mix of specially commissioned modern steam images and steam era archive pictures, the majority of which have never been published before.

Introduced in 1941, the 'Merchant Navy' class represented a radical departure in design philosophy for British locomotives. This book examines the development, operations and modifications to the class during its service, from its introduction during World War 2 to its withdrawal in 1967.

Although overshadowed by the later 'King' class in terms of performance, the 'Castle' class remained at the forefront of GWR and BR(WR) main-line operations until the final demise of steam in the region in the 1960s. This volume concentrates upon the last decade of their operation, from 1954 when...

This text provides an illustrated history of British steam locomotives. The author reveals how these examples figured in the evolution of steam power, how they were used and what happened to them subsequent to decommissioning in the late 60s.

From the 20th century the Great Western Railway adopted the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement as its standard for express passenger services. The result of this policy was a range of classes designed to provide motive power over both main and secondary routes. The two most significant were perhaps the 'Cas...