Great Western Railway Stations
Title | Great Western Railway Stations PDF eBook |
Author | Allen Jackson |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2017-04-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1445670127 |
A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.
The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
Title | The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway PDF eBook |
Author | Railway Correspondence and Travel Society |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1951 |
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Great Western: Small-Wheeled Double-Framed 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives
Title | Great Western: Small-Wheeled Double-Framed 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives PDF eBook |
Author | David Maidment |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 482 |
Release | 2017-02-14 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1473896479 |
The Great Western Railway experienced the trauma and disruption of the end of the broad gauge in 1892 and were faced with equipping the network with suitable motive power, especially in Devon and Cornwall where the last track conversion had taken place. West of Newton Abbot, the GWR had relied on a variety of 4-4-0, 2-4-0, 0-4-2 and 0-4-4 side and saddle tanks, often doubled-headed, and Dean set about designing a sturdy outside-framed powerful 4-4-0 with 5ft 8in coupled wheels, the 'Dukes', to tackle increasing loads over the heavily graded main line. Then, Churchward came to assist the ailing Locomotive Superintendent, using his knowledge and experience of American and continental practice to develop the Dean designs. He improved the efficiency and performance of the boilers, using the Belgian Belpaire firebox, then developed the tapered 'cone' boiler, and applied it to the chassis of the 'Duke's to form the 'Camel' class, later known as the 'Bulldogs', which eventually numbered 156 locomotives. Finally, in the 1930s when engines of the 'Duke' route availability were still required but their frames were life-expired, their boilers were matched with the stronger frames of the 'Bulldogs' to form the 'Dukedog' class, which lasted until the 1950s, particularly on the former Cambrian lines in mid-Wales. This book recounts the design, construction and operation of these small-wheeled outside-framed locomotives with many rare photos of their operation in the first decade of the twentieth century as well as in more recent times.
Broad Gauge Locomotives
Title | Broad Gauge Locomotives PDF eBook |
Author | Geof Sheppard |
Publisher | Noodle Books |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2008-09 |
Genre | Broad gauge railroads |
ISBN | 9781906419097 |
Compiled from contemporary records and exciting new research by Geof Sheppard and fellow members of the Broad Gauge Society, this sensational new volume is beautifully illustrated with both familiar and newly uncovered pictures. In addition, the book contains a full index of all locomotive names and numbers as well as appendices listing all the various builders and operators.
The Chicago Great Western Railway
Title | The Chicago Great Western Railway PDF eBook |
Author | David J. Fiore |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738540481 |
The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska for 83 years. This book provides nostalgic images and photographs of the operations, employees, locomotives, and stations of a little railroad that is now only a memory.
The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
Title | The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway PDF eBook |
Author | Railway Correspondence and Travel Society |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1966 |
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ISBN |
Great Western, King Class 4-6-0s
Title | Great Western, King Class 4-6-0s PDF eBook |
Author | David Maidment |
Publisher | Pen and Sword Transport |
Pages | 503 |
Release | 2020-08-30 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1526739860 |
An in-depth look at the British railway company’s celebrated class of steam locomotives, with more than three hundred photos. Built by Collett in 1927 after pressure to restore the Great Western Railway’s pre-eminence in motive power and cope with increasing postwar traffic to Devon and Cornwall holiday resorts, the thirty Kings were the final development of the Churchward Stars and the 1923 Castles and remained on top-link main line duty until their final replacement by the ‘Western’ class 52 diesel hydraulics in 1962. This book includes an insight into the thinking of some of Collett’s senior staff at the end of the 1930s and the eventual transformation in the latter years with redraughting and double chimneys. As well as describing their design and construction, the book comprehensively covers their operation and performance, backed up by many recorded logs on all main GW/WR routes over which they were permitted. The author had close experience of the class when working at Old Oak Common between 1957 and 1962, and includes a chapter of his experiences with them, including many footplate trips (as a management trainee, he was greeted with glee by firemen who would hand him the shovel). The book also includes over 300 photographs, one hundred of them in color.