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The Steam Locomotive: An Engineering History
Ken Gibbs
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Description for The Steam Locomotive: An Engineering History
Paperback. Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 307 illustrations. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 650. An Engineering History. 256 pages, 307 illustrations. Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WGF. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 16. Weight: 650.
Books on railway history invariably start with the Stephenson's or with Richard Trevithick's locomotive of 1804., but the story begins much earlier with the development of steam engines for pumping out deep mines. Ken Gibbs, a retired engineer who served his apprenticeship in the Swindon Works of British Railways, takes a more practical approach to railway history, using its engineering developments to tell the story of the railways. From the first ideas to the development of better metals, manufacturing, technology in wheel casting, improved boilers and valve gears, his book is a refreshingly different approach to the plethora of picture ... Read more
Books on railway history invariably start with the Stephenson's or with Richard Trevithick's locomotive of 1804., but the story begins much earlier with the development of steam engines for pumping out deep mines. Ken Gibbs, a retired engineer who served his apprenticeship in the Swindon Works of British Railways, takes a more practical approach to railway history, using its engineering developments to tell the story of the railways. From the first ideas to the development of better metals, manufacturing, technology in wheel casting, improved boilers and valve gears, his book is a refreshingly different approach to the plethora of picture ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445609188
SKU
V9781445609188
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Ken Gibbs
Ken Gibbs' family has long had an association with the Great Western. He started his apprenticeship at Swindon Works in 1944, the story of which is recorded in this book. Ken still lives in Swindon.
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