OPC - Steam Locomotive Books

British Railways Locomotives 1955
Covering the entire locomotive stock of British Railways at 1962 in one volume, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of railway historians, enthusiasts and modellers. As a guide to British Railways in transition, it is an indespensable reference work for this crucial period in the history of Britain's railways
By Chris Banks
2001, Hardback, 224 pages, 300+ black & white photographs

An Illustrated History of LMS Locomotives Volume 1
General Review and Locomotive Liveries
All essential material from the 1967 LOCOMOTIVE LIVERIES has been incorporated in this series of volumes along with the resolution of many earlier speculations. Considerable additional material has been added including British Railways liveries as applied to LMS locomotives, LMS locomotive affairs, histories and vastly expanded illustrated content.
By Bob Essery and David Jenkinson
1981, Hardback, 238 pages, 361 black & white photographs and drawings

Condition - Very good, minor spine fading, some page edge discolouration and waviness
SOLD Order or Enquire

An Illustrated History of LMS Locomotives Volume 3
Absorbed Pre-Group Classes Northern Divisions
Third volume of this well known series covering all LMS locomotives. This volume covers absorbed pre-grouping classes of the Northern Division - Caledonian, Highland & G&SWR
By Bob Essery and David Jenkinson
1986, Hardback, 216 pages, 431 black and white photographs

Profile of the Southern Moguls
The LBSCR's `K' class of 1913 was the first 2-6-0 introduced by a constituent of what became the Southern Railway. On the SECR in 1917, Maunsell introduced the 'N' class Mogul and a 2-6-4T passenger tank. When the SR was created in 1923, he became its CME and his ex-SECR design became the basis of further 2-6-0 types, culminating in the `U' and `Ul' classes of 1931. Following the Sevenoaks accident in 1927, the ex-SECR 2-6-4Ts were rebuilt as 2-6-Os. Some 174 2-6-Os passed to BR in 1948, the last being withdrawn in 1966.
This book offers a comprehensive selection of photos portraying these types from their earliest days through to the end of SR steam. Alongside the photos, the book also includes line drawings of each of the class, along with data on build dates, numbering and withdrawals.
By Les Elsey
1986, 1st edition, Hardback, 80 pages,158 well captioned black and white photographs

The Power of the BR Standard Pacifics
When the first Britannia Pacific emerged from Crewe Works early in 1951, few people would have imagined that these locomotives were only destined to have a working life of less than 18 years. This is a classic account of their wide variety of duties all over the country, ranging from such prestige workings as the Golden Arrow to mundane freight duties where they were found in their latter years, their run down condition being a hallmark of neglected steam power in the mid 1960s.
By J.S.Whiteley & G.W.Morrison
1980, Hardback, 114 pages of well captioned black and white plates

The Power of the Castles
A welcome new addition to this popular and collectable series provides a detailed photographic portrait of this famous and successful class of GWR 4-6-0 steam locomotives. Drawn largely from the photographic library of R.C.Riley, and supplemented by the work of other well-known photographers, the development and operational history of the type is examined. The illustrations cover the period from the first in service to the last ones built under British Railways, with many images being published for the first time.
By R.C.Riley & Peter Walker
2003, Hardback, 112 pages, packed with well captioned, quality black & white photographs

An Illustrated History Of M&GNJR Locomotives
The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway was an amalgamation of several East Anglian railways, the oldest of which was the Norwich & Spalding Railway. Other railways absorbed included the Lynn & Fakenham, Yarmouth & North Norfolk and Yarmouth Union.
The author has put together a detailed record of all the locomotive engines acquired by, built for and built by the M&GNJR with each class fully described and illustrated.
The illustrations include coloured engineers general arrangement drawings of every type of locomotive engine to have been owned by the joint. These have been specially prepared by the author for this work and have never been published before.
By Ronald H.Clark
1990, Hardback, 117 pages, 8¾" x 11", 725g
ISBN 0860934349

A Pictorial Record Of British Railways Standard Steam Locomotives
The new range of Standard steam locomotives introduced by British Railways in 1951 represented the ultimate development of the steam locomotive in Great Britain. The new Standards were designed to meet the requirements of the time, run on unknown quality of fuel, require minimum maintenance and give maximum service. They were designed to be cheap to build, economical to run, convienient to drive and fire, cover greater mileages between overhauls and were easy to service and repair.
In all 12 Standard classes were planned to meet the whole of BR's traffic requirements and the 9F 2-10-0s were the most succesfull.
This book presents a record of these engines with line drawings and photographs of when the locomotives were new and in service.
By Edward Talbot
2000 impression, Hardback, 241 black & White photographic plates, 8½" x 12", 910g
ISBN 0-86093-158-7

British Railways Locomotives 1962
Covering the entire locomotive stock of British Railways at 1962 in one volume, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of railway historians, enthusiasts and modellers. As a guide to British Railways in transition, it is an indespensable reference work for this crucial period in the history of Britain's railways
By Chris Banks
2005, Hardback, 224 pages, 300+ black & white photographs

Condition - As new condition, some damage to rear bottom edge and top right corner of dust cover hence being sold at a reduced price
SOLD Order or Enquire