Third edition. First published in 1955 using the result of Rolt's investigation and study of reports by H.M. Inspectorate of Railways, this book records the history of railway disasters, covering every major accident from 1840 to 1957 which resulted in a change in railway working practice. It reveals the evolution of safety devices and methods which came to make the British railway carriage one of the safest modes of transport in the world. This revised third edition from 1978 contains new material by Geoffrey Kichenside. With black and white photo section. 301 pages with index.

Red for danger: A history of railway accidents and railway safety

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Geoffrey Kichenside

L. T. C. Rolt

Safety & First Aid

Pan Books, Ltd.

Steam: Portraits of the great days of the British steam locomotive

David&Charles

Beautifully done and fascinating history of the design of railway passenger cars in England from the open coaches of the 1830s to the Advanced Passenger Trains of the 1980s. Eye-opening description of how it took an Act of Parliament to force railways to carry third class passengers in closed carriages (before they had often had to travel attached to goods train in open cars with holes in the floor to let the rain drain out), through the introduction of Pullman cars on the Midland Railway, the glories of Edwardian design, and the changes through World War II and after nationalization. The development of railway carriages combines social history and product design and this book combines the two perfectly. Illustrated throughout with 120 black and white photos.

150 years of railway carriages (Railway history in pictures)

This is the second in a two-volume study of the aircraft camouflage, markings and operations of the transport, airlift and heavy lift units of the Luftwaffe between 1939 and 1945. The Transportflieger, an often forgotten arm of the Luftwaffe, provided essential supply and battlefield support to both the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe in their campaign across Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, North Africa, the Mediterranean and finally the Ardennes and the remains of the Reich. Undoubtedly the workhorse that is synonymous with these units was the legendary Ju52 and this aircraft gets appropriate exposure in its transport, parachute and airlift roles. There were some 30 Knight's Cross holders who flew in the transport units. However, the units also deployed a wide range of interesting aircraft such as the massive Me321 and Me323 Gigant heavy-lift glider and six-engined transporter, as well as the impressive multi-engined Ju290, Ju352 Herkules, Ju390 and the huge Bv222 flying boat. Also covered will be the small Gotha tactical transport gliders and the role of captured USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress and B-024 Liberators which flew agent-dropping missions for the Luftwaffe's clandestine special tasks unit KG200.Alongside the photographic content, the book also includes specially prepared colour artworks and first-hand reminiscences from those who actually flew with the Transportflieger during the war. Covering an often ignored, but essential, part of the German war machine during World War 2, Transporter: Luftwaffe Transport, Airlift and Heavy Lift aircraft and Units 1939-45 Volume 2 is a comprehensive account of these units which will be required reading for all historians and modellers of the Luftwaffe during these years.

Two Centuries Of Railway Signalling

History

Alan Williams

Military

Ian Allan Publishing

"Orion" and the "Golden Arrow": Story of a Pullman Car

PECO

Southern Railway Route Map: from London to Ilfracombe and Padstow

Old House Books

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