Class 159s by Mark Pike
In the late 1980s, the locomotive-hauled stock on Network SouthEast's West of England route was in urgent need of replacement. The BR Class 50s locomotives were not suited to the stop-start nature of the route, and frequently broke down. With the UK economy in decline in the early 1990s, it was found that Regional Railways had over-ordered Class 158s at the same time as Network SouthEast was looking for a similar number of new diesel trains. NSE agreed to take on the surplus Class 158s. The original 22 units were rebuilt by Babcock Rail in Rosyth Dockyard before entering traffic. This entailed fitting first-class accommodation and retention toilets, and various other modifications, and they were named Class 159s. Illustrated with over 150 images from around the country, this book charts the routes and services undertaken by the BR Class 159s.-
British Rail Shunters
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Mainline Passenger Trains In and Around London
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Railways of Central Scotland 2016-20
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Rail Freight: The Midlands
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Class 50s
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West Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage
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Diesels in East Yorkshire
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Class 33s
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Class 67s
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Class 66/0
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Class 47s: Inverness to Newquay 1987-88
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Railways of South West Scotland: Two Generations of Photography
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Highland Railways: Four Decades of Diesel traction North of Perth
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Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics
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Railways of the South East: Sussex and its Surrounds
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HSTs: The Western Region
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Railways of South and West Scotland
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Norfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines
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Class 47s: Inverness to Dover Western Docks, 1985-86
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Class 73s
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Class 66: 3/4/7/8
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HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present
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Lines of the West Highlands
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Devon's Railways
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Class 66: 5/6/9
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Class 70s
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Railways of the South East: Kent
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Grand Central
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Class 59s
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British Multiple Units
Mark V. Pike has a lifelong interest in UK railways that started at the age of about six when his father used to take him to watch trains at Poole station in Dorset, just after steam had been abolished in the late 1960s. He later joined the railway at the age of 19 as a permanent way trackman at Bournemouth and was later an electric track maintenance worker at Dorchester for over 20 years. Now semi-retired, he is still an avid railway photographer, with various images appearing regularly in mainstream railway magazines and books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781802823592 |
| ISBN 10 | 180282359X |
| Title | Class 159s |
| Author | Mark Pike |
| Series | Britain's Railways Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Key Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |