Southern Railway, Maunsell Moguls and Tank Locomotive Classes, 9781526732132
Hardcover
Southern steam power: Maunsell’s Moguls and Tanks shaped the railway.

Southern Railway, Maunsell Moguls and Tank Locomotive Classes

their design and development

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  • Hardcover

    235 pages

  • Release Date

    29 October 2018

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Summary

Southern Maunsell Moguls and Tank Engines is a volume in the series of Locomotive Profiles being published by Pen & Sword. It describes the conception, design and construction of the two- and three-cylinder 2-6-0s initially the ‘Ns’ constructed at the end of the First World War, many at government initiative by the Woolwich Arsenal and their three-cylinder variants, the ‘N1s’. It also describes in similar fashion the class ‘K’ River 2-6-4 tank engines, their riding problems and the decisi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526732132
ISBN-10:1526732130
Author:David Maidment
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Pen & Sword Transport
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:235
Release Date:29 October 2018
Weight:1.25kg
Dimensions:240mm x 250mm
Series:Locomotive Portfolio
About The Author

David Maidment

David Maidment was born in 1938. He began his railway career in 1960 and although he retired from the railway industry over twenty-two years ago, he is still busy as a writer, activist in the voluntary sector and as a speaker in schools, church groups and general interest clubs. In 1996, David received an OBE for services to the railway industry and, in 2012, he received a Life Achievement Award at the National Rail Awards. His published works include articles on railway history, safety, practice, performance and nostalgia, and several books including The Great Western Eight Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives, A Privileged Journey, An Indian Summer of Steam and The Other Railway Children, among other publications.

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