Great Northern locomotive engineers. Vol. 1
Author : F. A. S. Brown
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File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : F. A. S. Brown
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : F. A. S. Brown
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Page : pages
File Size : 16,67 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : F. A. S. Brown
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Page : 252 pages
File Size : 14,35 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Locomotives
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Author : F. A. S. Brown
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Page : 280 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Locomotives
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Author : Tony Vernon
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752472100
Born in 1816, by 1840 Sturrock was involved with Brunel and Gooch in establishing the Great Western Railway's works at Paddington and new town at Swindon. On Brunel's recommendation, Sturrock was appointed locomotive engineer for Great Northern Railway, and he designed the locomotives and carriages which established East Coast main line's reputation for comfort and punctuality. He later played a lead role in establishing the Yorkshire Engine Co. In 1863 Sturrock invented the steam tender, the predecessor of the locomotive booster, an auxiliary engine designed to give extra power at starting or at low speeds. Sturrock's later life comprised a lengthy retirement - 43 years - of hunting, shooting and fishing. The slightly ambiguous nature of his taking up retirement just after a costly steam tender failure has also ensured Sturrock a place as a topic for revisionist locomotive historians. Written by his great-great-grandson, Tony Vernon, this intimate biography offers an insight into Sturrock's family life as well as his professional life.
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,52 MB
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Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1452907102
Written by historians at Harvard Business School, Mississippi State U., and St. Cloud State U. (Minn.), this history details the development and day- to-day affairs of this powerful business, and the careers of the main figures instrumental in its operation. This definitive work, first published by
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Civil engineering biographies
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Author : George Frederick Bird
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Page : 240 pages
File Size : 20,91 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Locomotives
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Page : 500 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Engineering
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Page : 796 pages
File Size : 43,30 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Railroads
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