Great Western Eight Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives
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Great Western Eight Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives by David Maidment
This is the first definitive study of these important and impressive heavy freight Locomotives in fifty years, covering all classes, from the absorbed Locomotives in South Wales to the main stream 2-8-0 types used by the Great Western Railway, from the 1900s until the end of Western Region steam on January 2nd 1966.
David Maidment was born in 1938. He began his railway career in 1961 and although he retired from the railway industry over eighteen years ago, he is still busy as a writer, activist in the voluntary sector and as a speaker in schools, church groups and general interest clubs. In 1966, David received an OBE for services to the railway industry and, in 2012, he received a Life Achievement Award at the National Rail Awards. His published works include articles on railway history, safety, practice, performance and nostalgia, and several books including The Other Railway Children and Lives on the Line, among other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783831098 |
| ISBN 10 | 178383109X |
| Title | Great Western Eight Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives |
| Author | David Maidment |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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