Gresley's A4 Pacifics are arguably the most famous locomotives ever
built, a status cemented by Mallard's record breaking run on the
3rd July 38. And yet only a year later the glamorous streaks'
seemed likely to be cast into obscurity by the coming of another
world war. So, for only four exhilarating years they were allowed
to flourish as their creator had intended and in that time captured
the imagination of railwaymen and public alike. With the help of
previously unpublished material the author analyses the complex
evolution of the A4s - a project that began in 1911 when Gresley
was appointed as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern
Railway. It is a story with many strands to consider - war, peace
and war again, engineering and art, politics and business,
recession and social change, the growth of the media and
consumerism, the struggle for professional reputations and a
growing, deeply damaging international rivalry. All these elements
are captured in the story of the A4s in the heady days before
conflict ended their brief golden age and Gresley's life came to an
end.
General
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Transport
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Locomotive Portfolio |
| Release date: |
November 2022 |
| Authors: |
Tim Hillier-Graves
|
| Dimensions: |
240 x 250 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-07339-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-399-07339-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781399073394 |
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