The Clayton Type 1: Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives—British Railways Class 17

The Clayton Type 1: Bo-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives—British Railways Class 17
Author: Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2021-05-30
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1526762013

This informative, illustrated guide to the British Railways locomotive series covers its full production lifespan, from 1962–1965. In the early 1960s, the Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive known as The Clayton was conceived as the new standard for British Railways, superseding other Type 1 classes. While the early classes suffered from poor driver visibility, the Claytons were highly successful and popular with operating crews. However, the largely untested high-speed, flat Paxman engines proved to be highly problematic. As a result, the Claytons were eventually withdrawn from BR service by December 1971. Anthony Sayer draws on considerable amounts of archive material to tell the full story of these ‘Standard Type 1’ locomotives and the issues surrounding their rise and fall. Further sources provide insights into the effort and money expended on the Claytons in a desperate attempt to improve their reliability. Supported by over 280 photographs and diagrams, dramatic new insights into this troubled class have been assembled for both historians and modelers alike.

Diesel-electric Locomotives

Diesel-electric Locomotives
Author: Walter Simpson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2018
Genre: Diesel locomotives
ISBN: 9780911382693

This beautifully illustrated, information-packed book, written by an energy expert, allows you to look under the hood of the most modern diesel-electric locomotives through an energy and environment lens.

The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives

The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives
Author: Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2020-06-30
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1526742829

A thorough history of the Metropolitan-Vickers locomotive, also known as “Class 28,” featuring 160 color and black & white photos. This book provides an in-depth history of the Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric Type 2 locomotives, more frequently known collectively as the “Co-Bo’s” due to their unusual wheel arrangement. Twenty locomotives were constructed during the late-1950s for use on the London Midland Region of British Railways. The fleet was fraught with difficulties from the start, most notably due to problems with their Crossley engines, this necessitating the need for extensive rehabilitation work during the early-1960s. Matters barely improved and the option to completely re-engine the locomotives with English Electric units was debated at length, but a downturn in traffic levels ultimately resulted in their demise by the end of 1968 prior to any further major rebuilding work being carried out. Significant quantities of new archive and personal sighting information, supported by over 180 photographs and diagrams, have been brought together to allow dramatic new insights into this enigmatic class of locomotives, including the whole debate surrounding potential re-engining, their works histories, the extended periods in storage, together with in-depth reviews of the various detail differences and liveries.

English Electric Diesel Locomotives

English Electric Diesel Locomotives
Author: George Woods
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2020-11-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1398101923

Stunning previously unpublished photographs of English Electric locomotives. Shows them in service all over the BR system from 1966 to 2019 working a wide variety of trains.

Locomotives

Locomotives
Author: Greg McDonnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781770856097

"This new oversize, full color book is the 'Diesel Spotter's Guide' on steroids. ... After you get Locomotives, you'll WANT to go out and see what's new!" --Railfan and Railroad "This is a field guide that is also elegant, so my advice is this: Buy two copies, and toss one in your car, and put the other one on your coffee table." --Trains Locomotives is the definitive photographic reference for the North American rail fan. It covers all mainline locomotive models built for North American railroads from the mid-1970s onward. This revised and expanded edition includes data on all the new locomotive models built from 2007 to January 2015, including the latest electrics from Siemens and Tier 4 locomotives from General Electrics. Containing 32 new pages, and over 300 photographs of more than 120 models, this remarkable large-format reference covers every locomotive manufacturer. Greg McDonnell provides concise yet comprehensive information on each model, along with easy-to-read tables of production totals, build dates and mechanical specifications.

Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives

Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives
Author: Stanley W. Trzoniec
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2015-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0760348405

Learn all the players that built diesel locomotives and the American railway through breathtaking, modern, photography and fascinating research.

The American Diesel Locomotive

The American Diesel Locomotive
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2000
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760306666

Introduced in the 1930s, efficient and adaptable diesel locomotives had all but displaced steam locomotives by 1960. This colorful photographic history examines the development, implementation, and operation of diesel locomotives from the gleaming pioneer Zephyrs of the '30s through today's 8000-horsepower beasts. In the course of examining the dawn and preeminence of diesel power, the author offers a glimpse of America's major railways -- both freight and passenger -- in stunning modern and period color photography. Manufacturers like EMD, Alco and GE are included. The final chapter describes the operation and maintenance of modern diesel locomotives, and an appendix lists where rail fans can see restored examples of early diesels today.

Vintage Diesel Power

Vintage Diesel Power
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2010-11-06
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1610601203

This formative period of diesel locomotive evolution is examined with the help of more than 250 modern and period photos depicting passenger, freight, and switching locomotives. Author Brian Solomon covers every prominent manufacturer of the period—including Electro-Motive, Alco, Baldwin, and GE—as well as iconic models like Geeps, E and F units, PAs and FAs, sharknoses, U-boats, and more. The photographs take in the grand geographic and technological breadth of North American railroading and are accompanied by detailed captions identifying the locomotives pictured and explaining their roles in this crucial era of American railroading.