Modern Locomotives By Brian Reed Dust Jacket 1949-1952 Boys power and speed lib

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The steam locomotive came into being simply because engineering was not capable of building any other type when railways began. But the modern locomotive, whether it be steam, Diesel or electric, is a most intricate and compact machine. It packs a big power punch into small space and weight-perhaps 4.000 h.p. into 100 tons.

Yet far more than any other machine, its success depends on the man who drives it and keeps its condition up to scratch. A locomotive badly handled or maintained cannot run at 125 m.p.h., pull 6,000-ton trains or travel a quarter of a million miles a year.

This book by a well-known authority which has been extensively revised for its second edition, and includes new illustrations, jacket and frontispiece describes all types of locomotives (including the very latest, driven by gas turbine), explaining in simple language the technical whys and wherefores of their construction and operation.

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