Steam for Scrap: The Complete Story

Nigel Trevena; Tony Wakefield; Alan Earnshaw

ISBN 10: 0906899516 / ISBN 13: 9780906899519

Published by Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Steam for Scrap: The Complete Story
• Publisher: Atlantic Transport Publishers
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0906899516
• ISBN 13: 9780906899519
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1776680473.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 7917810
• Signed: 4/20/2026 10:21:13 AM
• Seller catalogs:
  • 3
  • U
  • 9780906899519

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Synopsis

Fascinating look at how British Railways disposed of its entire fleet of steam locomotives. Based on Nigel Trivena's original books of the same title, this heavily revised and expanded version describes the entire process in detail: the dead engine movements, the storage dumps, the activities at each of the BR's yards and the private yards, chapters on the destruction of the most famous engines (e.g., the Kings and Princesses), a class-by-class analysis, the role of enthusiasts, and the miracle of preservation of some of the engines under the auspices of men such as Dai Woodham at Barry's yard. Illustrated on almost every page with black and white photos. 168 pages.