Название: Heritage Traction on the Main Line
Автор: Fred Kerr
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526713128
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 128
Размер: 38,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

In an earlier album titled BR Diesel Locomotives in Preservation Fred Kerr detailed the many classes of BR diesel locomotives that had been preserved and noted that some purchases had been made with the hope of operating them on the national network.

Название: The Pacer Family: End of an Era
Автор: Fred Kerr
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1526726939
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 128
Размер: 30,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

In the 1980s British Railways sought a cheap replacement for the ailing Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trainsets which saw the introduction of the Class 14x trainsets that became known as Pacers. These proved to be cheap to operate hence popular with the operators but less popular with the travelling public who found the rigid 4-wheel chassis provided a basic and uncomfortable ride.

Название: The Voyager Family
Автор: Fred Kerr
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526731444
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 128
Размер: 40,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

When British Railways was privatised in 1994, much interest was generated by the franchise arrangements including the new operators and the specific requirements of the franchise agreements.

Название: Railways Through the Vale of the White Horse
Автор: Adrian Vaughan
Издательство: Crowood Press
ISBN: 1847978711
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 160
Размер: 40,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

A commemorative history of the railways of the beautiful Oxfordshire district "Vale of the White Horse," running 27 miles from Steventon to Wootton Bassett. The book spans the history of the route from the opening in 1840 until 1965, when British Rail withdrew all the local passenger services between Didcot and Swindon and all the intermediate stations were closed.

Название: Электрические схемы лифтов
Автор: Яцкевич В.В.
Издательство: Мн.: Вышэйшая школа
Год: 1982
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 98
Размер: 11,6 Мб
Язык: Русский

Книга знакомит с условными графическими обозначениями, сокращенными терминами и принципами построения схем управления лифтами. В ней изложены электрические схемы лифтов односкоростного с распашными дверями, двухскоростного с автоматической дверьми, грузового с копираппаратом, пассажирского с релейным селектором.

Название: The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities
Автор: Body
Издательство: The History Press
ISBN: 0750965932
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 192
Размер: 5,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

The formative years of Britain’s railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly unusual, but sometimes little short of ridiculous. Weird schemes and designs, extravagant behaviour, reckless competition and larger-than-life characters all featured in the genuine struggle of the railway system to evolve.

Название: The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland
Автор: Anthony Burton, John Scott-Morgan
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 147382706X
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 176
Размер: 102,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

First published in 1985 by Moorland Press, The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland has remained unavailable for more than twenty-five years, until now. Rereleased by Pen & Sword, this is a thorough and engaging book that covers, in depth, the fascinating story of Britain’s last railway development, the Rural light railways, constructed as a result of the Light Railways Act 1896.

Название: British Airways
Автор: Leo Marriott
Издательство: Ian Allan
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 98
Размер: 111,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

British Airways

Название: The Royal Arsenal Railways: The Rise and Fall of a Military Railway Network
Автор: Mark Smithers
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473844002
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 250
Размер: 14,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

Mark Smithers has written a number of definitive books and magazine features on the history of locomotive construction and the development of narrow gauge railways. This book looks at the history and development of railways at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich, which evolved from humble roots in the 1820s into three separate railway systems, serving the Gun Factory, Laboratory and Carriage Department.

Название: The Railway Preservation Revolution: A History of Britain's Heritage Railways
Автор: Jonathan Brown
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473891175
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 192
Размер: 20,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

A ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while preserving the engines and equipment of past days of rail travel. Their interests even extend to the modern era of 1960's - 70's diesels.