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Locomotion by O.S. Nock A world survey of railway traction w/ Dust jacket
Locomotion by O.S. Nock
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
280 pages
Copyright 1975
CONTENTS
Prefacevii
1 The prelude to locomotives 1
2 Twenty-five years to Rainhill 10
3 Steam rail-power and the first alternative 22
4 Europe and America33
5 The development of speed43
6 Climbing steep gradients56
7 In search of efficiency67
8 The elements of speed80
9 Problem of the commuters96
10 The world of the narrower gauges110
11 Worldwide technical advances: 1900-14124
12 Articulated locomotive development142
13 Rack railways154
14 Main line electrification163
15 Steam: moving towards the climax176
16 Inception and early development of the diesel190
17 The zenith of steam: 1935-45201
18 The ultimate in articulation217
19 The superseding of steam229
20 High-speed electrics243
21 The belt-conveyor railways256
22 The Great Anniversary and a look ahead268
Bibliography 278
Acknowledgments 280
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION:
O. S. Nock's individual histories of railways and locomotives have made him one of the best known of all railway writers. Mr. Nock has produced a magnificent and entertaining survey of all forms of traction which can work on permanent way.
This review of the art and technique of railway traction ranges from the sporadic early development, before the work of George Stephenson, through the struggles to get the locomotive established as the sole means of railway traction, to the momentous trials at Rainhill, England, in 1829, when, with the Rocket, the locomotive had attained the basic form that was to endure, with successive embellishments, for upwards of 150 years. The book traces the gradual improvement of the steam locomotive with the introduction of steel to its construction, with superheating, with the development of valve gears, and to colossal proportions. At the same time, Mr. Nock looks at the introduction of electric traction and of diesels, and examines the changing role of railways in the modern age. He discusses the use of railways as bulk freight carriers for lengthy mineral hauls, and the prospect of new super-speed passenger services on which continuous running at more than 200 m.p.h. is envisaged.
The illustrations in the book form a unique gallery of the subject, and they include many drawings which show the problems that engineers - past and present - have had to face and how they overcame them. Offering a broader picture than any previous railway book, this is a must for all those who are interested in the history of the most efficient means of land transport ever invented.
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