The Gresley Pacifics (David \u0026 Charles locomotive monographs) By Oswald Stevens Nock
The Gresley Pacifics (David \u0026 Charles locomotive monographs) By Oswald Stevens Nock Hardcover 0715383205 9780715383209 History The Gresley Pacifics (David \u0026 Charles locomotive monographs) Authoritative and detailed history of the development by Sir Nigel Gresley and his successors of one of the most famous steam locomotives ever to run the rails. The original design was developed on the Great Northern Railway and blended the best of the large boilered Doncaster Atlantics and the three cylinder Moguls of 1920.. These new Doncaster Pacifics were eventually supplanted by the introduction in 1935 by the record breaking A4 streamlined class. The astonishing performances of the Silver Link, the Coronation express and the world speed record set by the Mallard set the standard for steam engines and although Sir Nigel Gresleys untimely death and World War II momentarily eclipsed these engines, they staged a remarkable comeback after the war and finished their careers in a blaze of glory. The author, who was an eyewitness to many of the events described and a friend of many of the engineers involved, describes the establishment of the broad design principles, the development of the different classes of locomotives and their performances, statistical data of all sorts, the effect of nationalization, and the work of K. J. Cook. With rosters. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and schematic diagrams. With bibliography. 284 pages with index.
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Authoritative and detailed history of the development by Sir Nigel Gresley and his successors of one of the most famous steam locomotives ever to run the rails The original design was developed on the Great Northern Railway and blended the best of the large boilered Doncaster Atlantics and the three cylinder Moguls of 1920.
The Gresley Pacifics epubs These new Doncaster Pacifics were eventually supplanted by the introduction in 1935 by the record breaking A4 streamlined class The astonishing performances of the Silver Link the Coronation express and the world speed record set by the Mallard set the standard for steam engines and although Sir Nigel Gresley s untimely death and World War II momentarily eclipsed these engines they staged a remarkable comeback after the war and finished their careers in a blaze of glory The author who was an eyewitness to many of the events described and a friend of many of the engineers involved describes the establishment of the broad design principles the development of the different classes of locomotives and their performances statistical data of all sorts the effect of nationalization and the work of K J Cook With rosters Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and schematic diagrams With bibliography 284 pages with index The Gresley Pacifics David u0026 Charles locomotive monographs Oswald Stevens Ossie Nock was a British railway signal engineer and senior manager at the Westinghouse company He is best known for his prodigious output of publications on railway subjects including over 100 books as well as a large number of technical works on locomotive performance Oswald Stevens Ossie Nock was a British railway signal engineer and senior manager at the Westinghouse company He is best known for his prodigious output of publications on railway subjects including over 100 books as well as a large number of technical works on locomotive performance site_link.