Speedlink Volume 1
A comprehensive pictorial study of the rolling stock used on this service 1977-91
$77.05
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2023
Summary
Speedlink was launched in 1977 as an attempt to arrest the decline in British Rail’s wagonload freight business. One of the things that distinguished Speedlink workings from almost all of the freight services that had preceded it, was that all the wagons used were air braked. At its peak in the mid 1980s, it carried over 8 million tonnes annually. However, despite this, Speedlink was never profitable and in the run up to railway privatisation, the service was abandoned in 1991.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800352773 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800352778 |
| Author: | David Larkin |
| Publisher: | Crecy Publishing |
| Imprint: | Crecy Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 868g |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
The book is heavily illustrated with black-and-white images from across the network. Captions are detailed and act as a valuable reference guide for those interested in the post-steam era of the British railway. Modellers will especially find this fascinating reading. – RC * Rail Express *
About The Author
David Larkin
David Larkin is a retired railwayman of over 60 years’ service, chiefly as a signalman. He commenced photographing wagons in 1968 and ceased in 1992, having amassed a collection of over 17,500 black & white negatives. He has backed up this collection with research into official records, both within B.R. and the N.R.M. at York, and has supplemented his own collection with black & white prints from other sources.
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