Thompson, His Life and Locomotives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thompson, His Life and Locomotives write by TIM. HILLIER-GRAVES. This book was released on 2021-03-30. Thompson, His Life and Locomotives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Peppercorn, His Life & Locomotives
Peppercorn, His Life & Locomotives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Peppercorn, His Life & Locomotives write by Tim Hillier-Graves. This book was released on 2021-06-30. Peppercorn, His Life & Locomotives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Arthur Peppercorn, a vicar's son from Herefordshire, was the last L N E R Chief Mechanical Engineer. He managed his department for a very short time before it was swept away in the wholesale changes that followed Nationalisation of British Railways in 1948.Although a disciple and follower of Sir Nigel Gresley, he was his own man and developed his talent for production engineering that fully complimented the design skills of his greatly respected leader. He then became a worthy deputy to Edward Thompson during a war that demanded great personal sacrifices from both men. When he finally became C M E in 1946 he used his wide talents and experience to lead in developing two successful pacific classes of locomotives, that many rate as being among the best locomotives of this type ever to appear in Britain. This book, which is the first detailed biography of Peppercorn, tells his fascinating story and describes the influences on his life and career, illustrating his many achievements along the way.
Peppercorn's Pacifics
Peppercorn's Pacifics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Peppercorn's Pacifics write by Peter Tuffrey. This book was released on 2017-10. Peppercorn's Pacifics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Giants of Steam
Giants of Steam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Giants of Steam write by Jonathan Glancey. This book was released on 2014-08-07. Giants of Steam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and performance to remarkable limits, taking these powerful and beautifully designed machines to new heights against a backdrop of the political upheavals and military conflicts of the mid twentieth century. Glancey tells the stories of the greatest of the 'steam men', the charismatic engineers who designed these machines and put them to use. Giants of Steam also reveals how steam design has continued to progress against the odds in recent decades, while enthusiasm for the steam locomotive itself is far from burning out.
Flying Scotsman, and the Story of Gresley's First Pacific Locomotives
Flying Scotsman, and the Story of Gresley's First Pacific Locomotives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Flying Scotsman, and the Story of Gresley's First Pacific Locomotives write by Tim Hillier-Graves. This book was released on 2023-12-30. Flying Scotsman, and the Story of Gresley's First Pacific Locomotives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Herbert Nigel Gresley’s first Pacifics, though notable in their day, were made universally famous by one of their number – 4722 Flying Scotsman. Throughout her life she has been feted and glamorised far more than any of her sisters and yet when appearing from the LNER Works at Doncaster in 1923 she was just another member of the class, but at some stage, early in her career, she acquired star status and to this day has not lost it. But why is this so and why do people care so deeply about this locomotive even though her deeds were easily exceeded by Gresley’s A4 Pacifics? Was it her styling, her name, her performance or simply the work of very talented purveyors of slick PR? Or was it an amalgam of all these issues? As Flying Scotsman reaches 100 ‘not out’ it is fascinating to reflect on these questions. But to do so we must consider how the Class came about, how they were developed, the impact they made on society as it was then, how they were sold to a waiting public and much more. From all this we may be able to understand why 4472 rose above the others and became an icon that still graces our lives today. It is, the author believes, a story without parallel in railway history.
