London & North Eastern Railway 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives - North Eastern, North British, Great North of Scotland, L N E R

Covers the design, history, and performance of LNER 4-4-0 locomotives from their creation to the 1960s.

This second volume on the LNER 4-4-0 locomotives describes the design, construction, history, operation and performance of the North Eastern, North British, Great North of Scotland and Gresley LNER built examples, classified by the LNER at the Grouping as classes, D17 - D24, D25 - D36, D38 - D48 and D49 respectively. It covers from their emergence in the late nineteenth century to their demise in the mid or late 1950s and early 1960s with their performance at their peak operation times, mainly in the inter-war years of LNER ownership.

About the author

David Maidment was a senior manager with British Railways, with widespread experience of railway operating on the Western and London Midland Regions culminating in the role of Head of Safety Policy for the BRB after the Clapham Junction train accident.

He retired in 1996, was a Principal Railway Safety Consultant with International Risk Management Services from 1996 to 2001 and founded the Railway Children charity (www.railwaychildren.co.uk) in 1995. He was awarded the OBE for services to the rail industry in 1996 and is now a frequent speaker on both the charity.

Product details

• Authors: David Maidment
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781399036849
• ISBN: 978-1-3990-3684-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 261 mm x 249 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 1168 g
• Illustrations: 25 colour illustrations, 225 mono illustrations
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