This unique collection of photographs, together with lively and informative captions, provides a vivid portrayal of the railways and locomotives of England during the 1930s. Drawing principally on the previously unpublished pictures of Bernard Anwell, who as a railway mechanical engineer during the period had unrivalled access to many sites,Locomotives Between the Wars illustrates each of the four pre Nationalization regions.The railways between the wars presented a vastly different appearance to the lines of today, each of the four major regions being distinctive in the composition and design of their own locomotives. In an era when steam was still dominant a countless variety of engines of varying shapes and sizes could be seen at the heads of trains or waiting in yards or sheds. In contrast to other volumes on the thirties which have concentrated on large engines and express trains, this book shows the smaller, perhaps more interesting type of locomotive, those that were commonly seen, and presents a day-to-day view of the railways. Here are the saddle tanks of the GWR,Drummond's 'Bug' on the Southern,the 'Precursor' and 'Coal tank' engines of the LMS and Great Eastern's 'T19' among many more.
These fascinating photographs depicting the scene on the railways as it was more than sixty years ago, will appeal to railway enthusiasts everywhere.
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