John Vaughan
In a feast of railway nostalgia, this gloriously illustrated book celebrates
the history of British-built main line diesel locomotives constructed
between 1947 and 1993. Written by a respected railway author, it
features locomotives from the whole of mainland Britain, with
particular emphasis on the years from 1968, when steam ended on
British Railways, to the arrival of the ‘new generation’ of North
American diesels at the end of the 1990s. The authoritative text is
supported by a wealth of photographs spanning the period 1948 to
2008, most of them published for the first time.
Key content
All classes of British-built main line diesel motive power, from Class 14s to
Class 60s, and early Prototypes.
Nearly 400 illustrations with extended captions, including 32 pages of colour.
Nationwide content includes Southern, Western, London Midland, Eastern and
Scottish Regions, incorporating most of the classes associated with these areas.
Action photographs showing a huge variety of train types, bygone railway
infrastructure, and geographical locations.