Steaming on: Engines and Wagons of the Great Age of Steam Power

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780750914840


British-built steam engines and wagons were among the finest ever made and were exported all over the world, but only a few remained in use by the 1950s. Today many remarkable relics from this great age of British steam engineering have been restored to working order through the enthusiasm and dedication of lovers of steam power. This book celebrates their efforts and the historic machines they have preserved as a popular part of British industrial heritage. It incorporates over 200 outstanding photographs from the author"s own collection, and features road locomotives, traction and ploughing engines, steam rollers etc. plus unusual examples of restoration work.