This new title in the ever popular 'Power of' series looks in detail at Bulleid's Light Pacifics, which were designed by Oliver Bulleid as a lighter weight alternative to the 'Merchant Navy' class which, although popular, proved too heavy for the Southern Railway's secondary and branch routes. The class was intended primarily for express and semi-fast passenger trains in Southern England, ranging from the channel ports of South East England to the West Country resorts of South West England. As an extra design challenge for Bulleid, the new class had to be equally adept at both freight workings and branch line stopping trains, both of which required low axle loading, and a good turn of speed. The first of the new locomotives was the 'West Country' class which appeared in 1945. A total of 66 were constructed along with a further 44 designated as the 'Battle of Britain' class, of which the first appeared in 1946. The locomotives were built at Brighton and Eastleigh - over half of the class were named after places in the West Country served by its trains or close to its lines, and the rest took their names from RAF Squadrons, airfields, commanders and aircraft that participated in the Battle of Britain over Kent. As with the earlier 'Merchant Navy' class, a programme of rebuilding was instituted by BR in the 1950s although not all of the Light Pacifics were converted before the programme ceased. Of the 110 locomotives built, no fewer than 20 survive in preservation. A major claim to fame of this class was that on 30 January 1965, the un-rebuilt No 34051 Winston Churchill hauled the funeral train of its namesake from London Waterloo to his final resting place, close to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.Written by well respected author Gavin Morrison this new title covers the class in depth with a wealth of illustrations showing them at work from Southern Railway days through post-1948 Nationalisation and into preservation. It is a comprehensive and detailed work of reference for all enthusiasts and railway historians.

Private-Owner Wagons in Colour for the Modeller and Historian

Ratcliffe, David

History

Ian Allan Pub

This exciting new volume concentrates on development of the train ferry wagon from the mid 1970s through to the present day, examining its impact on the ever changing railway scene. It begins with a brief history of the train ferries in World War 1, the development of the GER's Harwich-Zeebrugge route, and later the SR's Dover-Dunkerque service, finally examining the final sailing in 1995. The author carefully explains the method of operation at the ports, and broad division of traffic, including useful details of the freight services used to feed the wagons into the British rail network. The transfer of service to the Channel Tunnel and details of current services from Dollands Moor are also covered. Tanks and vans are given precedence within the text, as until recently they remained the dominant types over conflats. Wagons registered in France, Germany, and Italy as well as those international wagons registered in Britain are featured in detail, as they formed the bulk of the fl

International Train-Ferry Wagons in Colour for the Modeller and Historian

Military

Freight-Train Formations

Ian Allan Publishing

BR Air-braked Wagons in Colour

Modern Private Owner Wagons on British Rail

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Haynes Publishing Group

Industrial Locomotives

Europe

Gallantry

Through an Open Window

Literature & Fiction

Literary

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