Steam, Soot and Rust: The Last Days of British Steam

by Colin Garratt

The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernization Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favor of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously. Steam locomotives were an integral part of our daily lives and had been for almost one and a half centuries. Furthermore, they were still being built in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473844126
• ISBN13: 9781473844124
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 176 Pages