In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1
diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964
before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being
delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as too
expensive for their requirements. After completion of design work
on the Western' locomotives, Swindon turned to creating a cheap
no-frills' Type 1. At 65% of the cost of the Bo-Bo alternative, the
Swindon 0-6-0 represented a better fit' for the trip-freight niche.
Since 1957 the privatised road-haulage industry had decimated BR's
wagon-load sector; whilst the 1962 Transport Act released BR from
its financially-debilitating public-service obligations, the damage
had been done, and the 1963 Beeching Plan focused on closing
unprofitable routes and associated services. By 1963 the original
requirement for 400 Type 1s had been massively reduced. Fifty-six
locomotives were constructed in 1964/65. Continuing traffic losses
resulted in the whole class becoming redundant by 1969.
Fortuitously, a demand for high-powered diesels on the larger
industrial railway systems saw the bulk of the locomotives finding
useful employment for a further twenty years. This companion book
to "Their Life on British Railways" provides an extensive appraisal
of "Their Life in Industry" for the forty-eight locomotives which
made the successful transition after withdrawal from BR in 1968/69.
General
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Transport
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2022 |
| Authors: |
Anthony P Sayer
|
| Dimensions: |
240 x 250 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
296 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-01917-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-399-01917-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781399019170 |
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