Freight Train Operation for the Railway Modeller by Bob Essery

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96 pages

CONTENTS

Glossary of Railway Companies2

Preface3

Introduction 4

1 Freight Traffic and its Development6

2 Freight-carrying Rolling Stock and Loading Methods16

3 Private Owner Wagons32

4 Freight Terminals44

5 Classification of Freight Trains63

6 Freight Locomotives82

Appendix: Common User Arrangements95

Postscript95

Bibliography, References and Sources 96

ON THE BACK COVER

Although ultimately all railway modellers are endeavouring to recreate some aspect of railway operation, this is perhaps the least understood aspect of the hobby. Whether passenger or freight services, some understanding of the operation of the full-size railway is essential in creating accurate model layouts. In fact, it is often forgotten that the

origins of the railway industry were to tranship the products of Britain's industries from source to market. Freight was the bedrock of the railway industry; if passengers were to be carried, they could only be accommodated when their movement would not conflict with the vastly more profitable freight traffic.

In Freight Train Operation for the Railway Modeller, noted railway historian and modeller Bob Essery takes the mystery out of the subject to provide the modeller with a grounding in the theory and practice of freight service operation and how it can be replicated on layouts.

Individual chapters examine the development of freight trains, train formations and working practices, locomotive types developed specifically for freight services, and goods yard design. The author's informative text, based around his own detailed knowledge of the industry and of years of railway modelling experience, is supplemented by a superb selection of photographs and line drawings. Comprehensive in its coverage, Freight Train Operation for the Railway Modeller is required reading on the subject for railway historians and modellers alike.

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