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The Train Store - Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives (Trains)
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List Price: $34.95
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Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.2603
EAN: 9780486412474
Format: Unabridged
ISBN: 0486412474
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: 2001-03-09
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications
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Summary: Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives
Comment: A concise and lucid technical explanation of how electric, diesel and steam locomotives work. A 2nd edition of the original 1959 publication (which I also have). It is well illustrated with drawings and photographs, although there are no locomotive plans included.
The book has nothing to do with simulators but it is a good prototype resource to have if you're into computer based train simulators, such as Microsoft Train Simulator, and you want a technical book about world railway/railroad MPU types and how they work, then this book is a must have..
Captain Bazza
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Summary: Concise, authoritative, and comprehensive
Comment: A highly recommended and invaluable addition to any railroad buff's reference shelf, the Illustrated Encyclopedia Of World Railway Locomotives is concise, authoritative, comprehensive, and a thoroughly "reader friendly" compendium surveying and presenting a wide range of modern railway locomotives ranging from standard steam engines and diesels to subway and electric motor cars. here are to be found dual-powered engines, propeller-driven railcars, and other less conventional forms of motive bower. The locomotives are drawn from around the world and include brief biographies of the mechanical engineers who designed them, as well as information on construction details, problems of operation, methods and systems of road testing, and more. More than three hundred photographs, diagrams, and drawings enhance this definitive compendium.
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Authoritative survey reviews wide range of locomotives from around the world—from standard steam engines, diesels, and gas turbines to subways and electric motor coaches. Biographies of locomotive designers, details of construction, problems of operation, and methods used by original builders. More than 300 drawings, photographs, and diagrams enhance a unique encyclopedia that will be invaluable to professional engineers and amateur locomotive enthusiasts.
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