Steam Locomotives
British Timken Limited
Railway Manual [1950]
No. 4001
Fine manufacturers manual showing the application of roller bearings to steam, diesel and electric locomotives as well as mine locomotives, coaches, railcars and freight wagons. Photographs throughout and 28 detailed fold-out diagrams to the rear.
British Transport Commission
Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen
BR 33014
The BR official handbook for steam footplate staff issued in 1957 and providing a guide to the principles of locomotive construction and operation. Narrative supported by numerous technical diagrams, many in colour.
BROWN, F.A.S.
Great Northern Locomotive Engineers
Volume One: 1846 - 1881
Locomotive development and the work of GNR locomotive engineers in the period to 1881. Illustrated with locomotive photographs and drawings. This work was produced as volume one, although a second volume was not published.
BROWN, Ian & STEPHENSON, Brian
T.G. Hepburn Railway Photographer
Collection of photographs taken by Hepburn from the 1920s to 1960s, with many in the earlier period. Images are largely LNER and LMS in the Nottingham area but also include other locations, including Scotland.
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 Completed in 1929, the engine was rebuilt in 1936 and finally withdrawn in 1959.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.
