March Traction Depot by Mark Foreman

March Traction Depot by Mark Foreman

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March Traction Depot by Mark Foreman

March is a small market town in the Fens, about 30 miles from Cambridge. The arrival of the railways transformed March and reached their peak during the Second World War, when March could lay claim to having the largest and most modern marshalling yard in Europe. With such a busy yard, locomotive maintenance was a necessity, and March boasted two steam sheds at its height. This book concentrates on the diesel depot constructed to maintain the new locomotives introduced under the 1955 modernisation plan. It stood from 1963 to 1996 and has not previously received the recognition it deserves in the history of the railway at March. Here Mark Foreman's collection of previously unpublished images and informative captions goes some way to filling this gap.
Mark Foreman is a train driver with a long connection to March - his father and several other family members worked at the depot.
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ISBN 13 9781398117815
ISBN 10 1398117811
Title March Traction Depot
Author Mark Foreman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Year published 2024-11-15
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.