Development of the Locomotive Engine

by Angus Sinclair

Book Overview

First published in 1907, this work remains the best single source on the development of steam locomotives for those interested in their inner workings and technical specifications. Most of the more recent offerings on the subject are primarily nostalgic picture books celebrating the outward design of the great engines of the past. Sinclair spent half a lifetime operating locomotives before beginning a new career as a railway journalist which brought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262190680
• ISBN13: 9780262190688
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.