Locomotives - Studies
BROWN, William
Hush-Hush - The Story of LNER 10000
Detailed locomotive study of Gresley's 'Hush-Hush' project to build a 4-6-4 4-cylinder compound locomotive. Completed in 1929, the engine was rebuilt in 1936 and finally withdrawn in 1959. A very fine study with photographs and data throughout.
BURRIDGE, Frank
Nameplates of the Big Four including British Railways
Remains one of the most useful books on locomotive nameplates covering each of the big four companies, their predecessors and British Railways. Photographs and descriptions by class of locomotive.
CASSERLEY, H.C. & JOHNSTON, S.W.
Locomotives at the Grouping 2 - London & North Eastern Railway
Series of four volumes providing details of locomotive classes and numbers, acquired by the big four companies at the time of their formation in 1922. With photograph sections illustrating class examples, this volume covers the LNER.