About this title: 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 increasing numbers of privately renovated and preserved locomotives and heritage railways around the world. In How Steam Locomotives Really Work, the authors, both railway experts, cover the design of locomotives, the many processes in the conversion of fuel ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 354 pages. (354 pages) describing the anatomy and physiology of the steam train, this work covers engine design, converting fuel into mechanical traction, and the function and design of the various components of the engine. numerous halftones and line drawings (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press (United Kingdom)
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 196 High by 129 Wide by 20 deep in mm. (354) 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 increasing numbers of privately renovated and preserved locomotives and heritage railways ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
Description: New. Describing the anatomy and physiology of the steam train, this work covers engine design, converting fuel into mechanical traction, and the function and design of the various components of the engine. read more
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Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). 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 ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). 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 ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, UK
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
Description: Steam locomotives were developed in the early part of the 19th Century, initially by Trevithick, and then most successfully by George Stephenson, whose engine Locomotion inaugurated the famous Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. For the next 150 years, steam locomotives were furtherdeveloped and refined, until the advent of new electrical technology superseded them. Although British Railways operated its last main-line steam locomotives in 1968, there is still immense interest in the large ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2004-06-10
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2000-10-19
ISBN-13:9780198565369ISBN:0198565364
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Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). 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 ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). 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 ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, UK
ISBN-13:9780198607823ISBN:0198607822
Description: PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. Steam locomotives were developed in the early part of the 19th Century, initially by Trevithick, and then most successfully by George Stephenson, whose engine Locomotion inaugurated the famous Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. For the next 150 years, steam locomotives were furtherdeveloped and refined, until the advent of new electrical technology ... read more
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