British Steam Locomotive Builders, 9781473822894
Hardcover
A comprehensive history of British steam locomotive builders, their rise and fall.

British Steam Locomotive Builders

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  • Hardcover

    704 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2014

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Summary

British Steam Locomotive Builders: A Comprehensive History

From the early 1800s and for nearly 170 years, steam locomotives were built in Great Britain and Ireland by a variety of firms, large and small. James Lowe spent many years accumulating a considerable archive of material on the history of the locomotive building industry, from its early beginnings at the dawn of railways until the end of steam locomotive construction in the 1960s.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473822894
ISBN-10:1473822890
Author:James W. Lowe
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:704
Release Date:1 September 2014
Weight:1.64kg
Dimensions:244mm x 167mm
About The Author

James W. Lowe

James W. Lowe was a premium apprentice, who was trained on the Great Western Railway, at Wolverhampton and Swindon Works. He later worked for British Timken and went on to work in South Africa as an inspector for South African Railways and Harbours.

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