Loco Spotter's Guide

Since the 1800s locomotives have steamed, chugged and sparked their way into the nation''s affections. These powerful engines were the drivers of the Industrial Revolution, and to the present day carry passengers and freight to every corner of Britain. But do you know your Locomotion from your Rocket , or your Gresley Class A4 from your Princess Coronation Class? How heavy is the Flying Scotsman ? And who designed the Britannia Class? The Loco Spotter''s Guide answers all of these questions, with first-class illustrations portraying more than 60 of the most important steam, diesel and electric designs, including all-important specifications and technical details to aid any would-be loco spotter.>

List of contents

Introduction

Liveries
Puffing Billy
Locomotion
Rocket
Fire Fly
Old Coppernob
Stirling Single
Stroudley Class A1 'Terrier'
Caledonian Single
Dean Single
Armstrong Class
Drummond T9 Class
Midland Compound
City Class
NBR K Class
King Arthur Class
Improved Director Class
GNSR Class F
Gresley Class N2
Fowler Class 3F 'Jinty'
Castle Class
Lord Nelson Class
Royal Scot Class
King Class
Gresley Class A3
Hall Class
5700 Class Pannier Tank
14XX Class
Princess Royal Class
Stanier Black 5
Gresley Class P2
Jubilee Class
Gresley Class A4
Gresley Class V2
Princess Coronation Class
Merchant Navy Class
Thomson Class B1
WD Austerity Class 8F
West Country and Battle of Britain Classes
Peppercorn Class A2
Peppercorn Class A1
Britannia Class
Standard Class 5
Standard Class 4 Tank
Class 08
Standard Class
Standard Class 9F
Deltic
Class 20
Class 40
Class 81
Class 37
Class 55 'Deltic'
Class 52 'Western'
Class 47
Class 50
Class 43 High Speed Train
Class 90
Class 91
Class 66
Class 68

Abbreviations and definitions

About the author

Stuart Black is a specialist in the field of graphic art and has become well known for his profile illustrations of locomotives. He works with pens, fine brushes and gouache paints. His work has been reproduced in a variety of publications as well as on prints, mugs and other merchandise.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Black
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781472820488
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2048-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 188 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Humanities, art, music > History; History, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, Social & cultural history, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Modern warfare, Transport: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Photography and photographs, Industrialisation and industrial history