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Complete Book of Locomotives (Paperback)
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Complete Book of Locomotives (Paperback)
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Loot Price R390
Discovery Miles 3 900
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This is a comprehensive guide to the world's most fabulous
locomotives - their history and development through the ages. It
includes over 700 photographs and illustrations of locomotives from
around the world. This is a definitive history of locomotive
technology from the 1830s to the present day. Detailed
specification boxes given for over 100 key locomotive designs. This
book charts the development of locomotive design throughout the
world, including Britain, the United States, Canada, Europe,
Australia, India, China, Japan and the Pacific Rim. From the early
years of steam power to today's high-speed passenger trains, this
authoritative volume spans nearly two centuries of history. Divided
into three sections, the book is organized chronologically,
documenting developments and innovations in a concise and
authoritative text. Part One: The Birth of the Railway charts the
very beginnings of locomotive design up to 1900. Part Two: The
Golden Age spans the glory years of railways as the foremost form
of transport.Part Three: The 1950s to the Present Day charts the
crossover from steam power to diesel and electric, bringing us to
the present day technologies of Europe's Eurostar and the Japanese
Bullet train.
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