Buy this book on-line Barnes, Ernest W ( (Ed) : The Railway Digest - Summer 1947: Featuring Articles of Lasting Interest about Railways of All CountriesLondon: George Lapworth & Co, 1947
First edition, paperback, 7" x 5", very good condition, illustrated card covers withlight wear and foxing, 64 pages, b/w photo illustrations------Contents (see scan)include: Tunnelling through London's marshland; the forty golden miles; steam locomotive problems and possibilities; Ice on conductor rails; Hostels for trainmen on LMS; Rapid rail Recovery in China; Some peculiar railway tickets; Eire makes old engines into new; southern Railways £15,000,000 scheme; The Story of Transport in India; Kansas City Southern's 8000-H.P diesel; the diesel engine explained; 100mph diesel electrics for LMS: Australia's three gauges; Florida's super All-Pullman; Pennsylvania's 4-4-6-4 locomotives; a colossal marine rope; cultivated gardens on Canada's pacific; Film makers rent a railroad; Wooden sleeper lengths; Some unconventional steam locos; Beaver and Caribou; and more. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Barnes, Ernest W ( (Ed) : The Railway Digest - Summer 1947: Featuring Articles of Lasting Interest about Railways of All Countries. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, out of print books, livres illustrées, used books and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |