Britain’s Steam Locomotives
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- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
8 February 2024
Summary
Britain’s Steam Locomotives: A Celebration of Engineering Marvels
It is more than 200 years since the world’s first steam railway locomotive hauled its initial load of iron ore and passengers on a short, slow journey. From that time onwards, the evolution of the steam locomotive continued unabated through the 19th century and on into the 20th.
Steam haulage on Britain’s nationalised railways ended in 1968, yet the British public’s love affair with these magnificent machines …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008622794 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008622795 |
| Author: | Julian Holland |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Collins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 8 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.16kg |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 219mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Julian Holland
From a very young age Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is a writer and photographer on many railway books, including the highly acclaimed and award winning The Times Mapping the Railways (2011), Exploring Britain’s Lost Railways (2013) and Great Railway Journeys of the World (HarperCollins, 2014).
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