Following the pioneering work of Trevithick, Stephenson, and many others, steam locomotives continued to evolve and be refined until overtaken by diesel and electric traction technology. Although the last main-line steam service was operated by British Rail in 1968, there is still immense interest in steam traction, as demonstrated by the ...
Railway disasters usually make the headlines of the world's press, largely because of their rarity. This is the first survey to cover the subject on a global scale and documents all significant accidents that have occurred throughout the world since 1900. Despite the constant awareness of safety by nearly all rail systems, accidents still happen ...
This is a study of the train services on the GWR between the two wars. Starting with a description of the development of GWR it looks at changes in travelling habits, developments in locomotives, rolling stock and company lines within the economic and legislative framework under which it operated. P.B Semmens is the author of over 20 books ...
This book, published to coincide with the electrification of the line through to Leeds and the introduction of the new "Electra" locomotives, outlines the history of the East Coast Main Line from King's Cross, from the 1870s to the present day. The line has witnessed some remarkable examples of high-speed train running from its earliest years. ...
The electrification of the East Coast Main Line is BR's largest investment programme for 25 years - costing #306 million, and dubbed "the longest building site in Britain" - the first of the 33,000 steel masts to support the wires along this 360-mile route was erected in February 1985. By the end of 1989, electric trains were running to Leeds, and ...
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