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Written by outstanding railway authors such as O. S. Nock and G. Freeman Allen, this is a unique reference work covering all forms of railway locomotion. The book provides a detailed review of modern engines, with considerable space devoted to construction, as well as to problems of operation, and with full descriptions and illustrations of the testing of locomotives. The chapters cover the mechanics of diesel engines (locomotives and railcars), diesels in North America, electric motive power (including subways such as the London Underground and Paris Metro), the reciprocating steam engine, an illustrated survey of modern steam locomotives, the testing of locomotives, the operation of steam locomotives in actual service, the organization of a steam depot, what were then unconventional forms of power (such as gas turbine-electric, the non-condensing steam turbomotive, and rack railroads), gas-turbine engines in service, and concludes with a series of concise biographies of the great mechanical engineers. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, 16 color plates, and line drawings. With bibliography. 512 pages.
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1st edition, 1959. A bright, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket price-clipped; slightly faded on spine; light shelf wear. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS297855I
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