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Part 2 in this series begins with a general history of the development of metre-gauge railways in India, its locomotive types, and stock totals at 20 year intervals to illustrate the varying trends in motive power. The book then provides a detailed look at 26 state railway systems from the Assam-Bengal to the Udaipur-Chitorgarh (including the locomotives sent out with the Expeditionary Forces during World War I). For each system, there is a roster of all known locomotives, a brief history (including opening date, mergers, etc.), and a description of the main features of the locomotive stock. The book also covers industrial railways. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. 112 pages with index.
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- PublisherContinental Railway Circle
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0950346993
- ISBN 13 9780950346991
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages112
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INDIAN LOCOMOTIVES: Part 2 Metre Gauge 1872-1940
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Continental Railway Circle, Harrow
(1992)
ISBN 10: 0950346993
ISBN 13: 9780950346991
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Book Description Full Leather. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This new, unmarked copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. It has subsequently been professionally bound in full black leather with bright gilt titling to the spine and the upper board. The text block is tight white, bright and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Part 2 in this series begins with a general history of the development of metre-gauge railways in India, its locomotive types, and stock totals at 20 year intervals to illustrate the varying trends in motive power. The book then provides a detailed look at 26 state railway systems from the Assam-Bengal to the Udaipur-Chitorgarh (including the locomotives sent out with the Expeditionary Forces during World War I). For each system, there is a roster of all known locomotives, a brief history (including opening date, mergers, etc.), and a description of the main features of the locomotive stock. The book also covers industrial railways. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. I am also selling part one in this two part series similarly bound, on this site. Ref K2. Seller Inventory # 029775
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