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Traction Engines
Traction engines are a familiar and stirring sight at steam rallies up and down the country, but what were they for, why do they look as they look, and where were they built? These book answers all these questions and more.
Stationary Steam Engines
From small engines for driving machinery to the massive beam horizontal engines that kept tunnels dry and our cities clean, stationary engines are impressive relics of our industrial past. This is their story.
Industrial Railways
The very first railways were built by British industry, and at their height private industrial railways could be found all over Britain, moving mined and quarried raw materials, finished goods and much else. This is their story.
Steam Lorries
Titans of the road, steam lorries were a key part of the road haulage scene before the Second World War. They eventually lost out to diesel, but their romance lives on. This is their story.
Narrow Gauge Locomotives
Britain’s narrow gauge railways are host to some of the oldest, most charming, varied and extraordinary locomotives to be found anywhere. This book is a fascinating survey of these appealing engines.
The Slate Industry
For thousands of years slate has been quarried in Britain, but in Victorian times it became big business, and the legacy of the industry now shapes the landscape of North Wales, especially.
Road Rollers
From the earliest steam rollers to classic diesel and petrol rollers, this book presents the history of these popular road-making machines and their accessories, once such a common sight on our roads.
Spirit of Locomotion
Since opening in September 2004, Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon has attracted one a quarter million visitors to a part of County Durham which is steeped in railway history. This book contains over 60 photographs and gives a unique insight into the life of the museum.
Industrial Railways
The very first railways were built by British industry, and at their height private industrial railways could be found all over Britain, moving mined and quarried raw materials, finished goods and much else. This is their story.
The Coming of the Railway
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world. In this rich new history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph. The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.
