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LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE,
MUNICH, AND DELHI
DORLING KINDERSLEY
Senior Editors Sam Atkinson, Jemima Dunne, Kathryn Hennessy
Contents
Senior Art Editor Sharon Spencer
Project Art Editor Amy Child
Editors Suhel Ahmed, Rod Green, Alison Sturgeon, Miezen van Zyl
Introduction: The Railway Revolution 8
Editorial Assistance Alexandra Beeden
Design Assistance Alex Lloyd
Photographer Gary Ombler 18041838: THE IRON HORSE
Picture Research Nic Dean The invention of the steam-powered locomotive led to the
DK Picture Library Claire Bowers, Claire Cordier, Romaine Werblow
development of the rst passenger railway in Britain. This
Jacket Designers Amy Child, Mark Cavanagh
Jacket Editor Maud Whitney new mode of transport spread to other countries, with
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT Rocket setting the benchmark for future locomotives.
Producer, Pre-Production Nikoleta Parasaki
Producer Linda Dare
Pioneer: Richard Trevithick 14
Managing Editor Esther Ripley
Managing Art Editor Karen Self A British Invention 16
Publisher Sarah Larter Prole: Rocket 18
Art Director Phil Ormerod
The Liverpool & Manchester Railway 22
Associate Publishing Director Liz Wheeler
Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf Steam for Home and Export 24
DK INDIA Pioneers: The Stephensons 26
Managing Editors Pakshalika Jayaprakash, Rohan Sinha World Pioneers 28
Managing Art Editors Arunesh Talapatra, Sudakshina Basu
Railroad Expansion 30
Senior Editor Anita Kahar
Senior Art Editors Chhaya Sajwan, Mahua Sharma
Project Editor Antara Moitra
Project Art Editor Vaibhav Rastogi
Editor Vibha Malhotra 18391869: BUILDING NATIONS
Art Editors Namita, Supriya Mahajan, Divya PR, Devan Das New tracks were laid across Europe, the US, and India.
Assistant Art Editors Roshni Kapur, Vansh Kohli, Riti Sodhi
Meanwhile, engineers made further innovations to all
Production Manager Pankaj Sharma
Pre-production Manager Balwant Singh aspects of rail travel, increasing its speed and efciency.
Senior DTP Designers Sachin Singh, Jagtar Singh Mass city transit began with the London Underground.
DTP Designers Nand Kishor Acharya, Bimlesh Tiwary
Picture Researcher Aditya Katyal
The US Forges Ahead 36
Picture Research Manager Taiyaba Khatoon
Prole: Thatcher Perkins 38
General Consultant Tony Streeter
Contributors Julian Holland, Keith Fender Building Great Railways: Union Pacic 42
Gary Boyd-Hope, Jonathan Randle Falconer, Peter Herring, Keith Langston,
Ashwani Lohani, Malcolm McKay, David Wilcock
Britain Advances 44
The new millennium has seen China become a major Radstock North Signal Box 300
proponent of rail travel, building tracks at an How Steam Locomotives Work 302
unprecedented rate and introducing new trains, including How Diesel Locomotives Work 304
the ultrafast Maglev. On a global level, rail travel offered a How Electric Locomotives Work 306
that schoolboys have dreamt of becoming locomotive camps during World War II. War became global and more
drivers, that authors as diverse as Leo Tolstoy, mile Zola, deadly, and it was inevitable that rail networks would
Agatha Christie, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have bound themselves become targets and face huge destruction in
railways into their dramas and mysteries, or that popular modern conicts.
train-based songs like Chattanooga Choo Choo and The
Loco-Motion have stood the test of time. Yet while railways entered increasingly difcult times and
after World War II a period came when they were often seen
In the Golden Age of rail travel, newspapers and newsreels as bland, monotonous, and outdated they always resisted
breathlessly reported the latest advances as well as the becoming merely a thing of the past. In recent years theres
gory details of smashes. New express engine designs were been a renaissance as countries have directed energy into
described in detail, drivers and designers became heroes, building new high-speed routes and reducing their reliance
and there was erce competition for headlines. Locomotives on the motor car.
such as the huge Big Boy class in the US, or Britains
Mallard which broke the speed record for steam in 1938 Today, long container trains are still a vital component in
and still holds it became famous the world over. Half a freight delivery, rumbling across continents as the pioneering
century after steam disappeared across large parts of the trains did more than 200 years ago. Passengers speed across
globe, it is still an emotive force even among those who are borders without having to leave their seats, and the idea of
too young to remember it in service. Dedicated enthusiasts moving people quickly over long distances in comfort is once
chase the nal survivors of the steam age in the most again in vogue. Technology forges ahead, the glamour has
inaccessible places, or restore and preserve engines, returned, and, for many, railways are once again perceived as
coaches, and even entire lines. the civilized way to travel. Two centuries on from the
pioneering moves of the rst iron horses, rails exciting
Its not all been positive, and theres no denying the darker journey continues.
deeds that were made possible by railways. They offered an
opportunity for mass transport that enabled huge armies to
be moved and supplied across continents, as well as the TONY STREETER
deportation of millions of people to Hitlers extermination GENERAL CONSULTANT
18041838
THE IRON
HORSE
18041838 . 13
cumbersome, but the achievement would soon r 1808 Trevithicks Catch Me Who Can
is demonstrated in London.
change the world the benets of steam were
r 181314 William Hedley builds Pufng
felt quickly, and innovation was rapid. Billy to run at Wylam colliery in
In 1808 Trevithicks Catch Me Who Can northeast England.
pulled people around a short piece of circular r 1814 George Stephenson constructs
his rst locomotive, for Killingworth
track in London, but it was not until 1825 that Colliery near Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
passenger railways really began to take off. It gains the name Blcher.
In September that year the worlds rst r 1825 The opening of Britains
Stockton & Darlington Railway, the
passenger line to be paid for by public
u Stephensons engines worlds rst passenger railway paid
subscription was opened between Stockton The Rocket was far from the Stephensons only for by public subscription.
locomotive success; North Star ran on the
and Darlington in northeast England. Its rst Great Western Railway between 1838 and 1871. r 1828 Marc Sguin builds Frances
locomotive was Locomotion No. 1, created by rst locomotive.
the father-and-son team of George and Robert Stephenson. The new technology r 1829 Rocket, the template for future
locomotives, wins the Rainhill Trials.
rapidly went international; in France, engineer Marc Sguin built his own
r 1830 Tom Thumb and The Best Friend
locomotive in 1828, and in 1829 the British-built Stourbridge Lion brought of Charleston herald the start of
the steam age to the US, on the Delaware and Hudson line. locomotive building in the US.
Britains famous Rainhill Trials were held in 1829 to decide which locomotives
would be built for the worlds rst inter-city line, the Liverpool & Manchester
Railway (1830). Triumph went to the Stephensons, with their Rocket. Many of
the engines innovations were so successful that Rocket set the basic layout
for future locomotives right until the end of the steam era. Engineers on both
sides of the Atlantic began to adapt designs for their own terrain. In 1830 the
USs home-built Tom Thumb made its debut on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
wheels will make a great change in car containing 18 directors of the B&O Railroad.
Richard Trevithick
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Although Richard Trevithick
built the worlds rst
working steam locomotives,
his name is less familiar than
that of other pioneers in
British railway engineering.
Trevithicks misfortune was
that he invented many of
his machines 20 years
before the world was ready
to use them. As well as his
locomotives, Trevithick
pursued other engineering
projects, which included a paddle-wheeled barge, a steam
hammer, a steam rolling mill, and a tunnel under the River
Thames. Trevithick also spent 10 years in South America,
where he used his steam engine designs to help open up
silver mines in Peru. He returned to England in 1827,
but died penniless six years later.
EVOLVING DESIGNS
Early on in his career, Trevithick worked as an engineer in the
local mines in Cornwall. His familiarity with stationary engines
used for winding and pulling meant that he was well placed to
experiment with high-pressure engines or strong steam,
which offered greater pulling power for locomotives. He built
his rst steam vehicle in 1801, known as the Puffer. This ran on
roads, not rails, but met an unfortunate end when it crashed
into a house at Camborne in Cornwall and caught re.
In 1803 Trevithick built a high-pressure engine that could
run on iron rails. The Pen-y-Darren engine hauled 10 tons
(10 tonnes) of iron and 70 passengers along a 9-mile
(15.3-km) iron rail track, proving its usefulness. Although the
engines weight eventually fractured the track, it was a
milestone in the development of the locomotives.
Trevithick developed his third and nal locomotive in 1808
and named it Catch-me-who-can. The train pulled passengers
around a circular cast-iron track he had built in London.
Eventually the weight of the train fractured the track and
derailed the engine, but by then Trevithick had proven to the
world that a steam locomotive could be run on tracks.
A British Invention
During the 18th century the British inventors
Thomas Newcomen and James Watt led the way in
the development of the low-pressure, stationary steam
engines that played a vital role in the early years
of the Industrial Revolution. A major breakthrough
took place in the early 19th century when Cornish
inventor Richard Trevithick successfully demonstrated
the worlds rst working high-pressure, steam railway
locomotive. From then on, British inventiveness, led
by the Father of Railways, George Stephenson, Pen-y-darren locomotive, 1804 Richard Trevithicks high-pressure
brought a rapid development, which culminated in Wheel arrangement 0-4-0 steam locomotive hauled the worlds
Cylinders 1 rst train on the Pen-y-darren
1830 with the opening of the worlds rst inter-city Ironworks tramway in Merthyr Tydl,
Boiler pressure 25 psi (1.75 kg/sq cm)
railway, between Liverpool and Manchester. South Wales on 13 February 1804.
Driving wheel diameter 48 in (1,220 mm)
The train was carrying 10 ton
Top speed approx. 5 mph (8 km/h) (10.2 tonnes) of coal and 70 men.
Novelty, 1829
Wheel arrangement 0-2-2WT
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 50 psi (3.51 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 54 in (1,372 mm)
Top speed approx. 28 mph (45 km/h)
Rocket
The Rainhill Trials were staged in 1829 to decide which
locomotives would run the worlds rst inter-city passenger
trains on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR) from
15 September 1830. Built by engineer Robert Stephenson,
Rocket competed in the trials and hit a top speed of 28 mph
(45 km/h). As the undisputed winner, Rocket clinched the prized
contract, winning fame and universal acclaim for Stephenson.
ROCKET FEATURED A NUMBER of engineering through to the last steam locomotives. The original
innovations that ensured its success at the Rainhill 1829 Rocket can be seen in Londons Science
Chimney coronet
Trials. It had inclined cylinders on either side of the Museum, but was extensively modied. The replica
rebox, which were connected to single driving shown here is a more accurate representation of
wheels by short rods, giving it more thrust than the original. A working replica built in 1979 for the
16 ft (4.9 m) chimney
could be achieved by the beam arrangement on 150th anniversary of the L&MR resides at the
earlier engines. It was the rst engine to have a National Railway Museum in York. It incorporates
multitube boiler and chimney blastpipe, which the trailing and tender wheelsets and iron frame
Chimney stays
greatly improved steam production. The basic from a replica built at Crewe Works in 1880 to
design principles embodied in Rocket carried mark the centenary of George Stephensons birth.
Inclined cylinder
Dome
Water barrel
Fuel space
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL ROCKET
Class Rocket
Wheel arrangement 0-2-2
Origin UK
Designer/builder Robert Stephenson & Co.
Number produced 5
In-service period 183040
Cylinders 2, inclined at 37 degrees
Boiler pressure 50psi (3.51 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 563/4 in (1,435 mm)
Top speed approx. 30 mph (48 km/h)
CROSS SECTION OF ROCKET WITH TENDER (ABOVE) FIRST CLASS CARRIAGES (BELOW)
Roof luggage rack Six-seat Hand-painted Sprung buffers with Carriage name Oak-framed Guards seat
compartment company name safety chain link windows
ROCKET . 19
Revolutionary engine
This Rocket replica includes
many of the features that
facilitated the speeds the
original achieved at the trials.
Rocket was the rst locomotive
to have a fully functional
blastpipe, which forced exhaust
steam up the chimney. The
engine had no brakes. Stopping
was achieved via a foot pedal
that puts the engine into
reverse gear.
EXTERIOR
The 1979 working replica Rocket could never be wholly faithful to the original
because of the need to conform to modern health and safety requirements and
operating conditions. The replica was initially tted with wooden driving
wheels, which had to be replaced with steel ones when the originals buckled
as the engine derailed on rough track at Bold Colliery in May 1980, forcing it
to miss the opening of the Rocket 150 celebrations. The replicas water tank
was a 54-gallon (245-litre) Hogshead beer barrel originally from the
Wadworth Brewery in Devizes, Wiltshire.
1. Boiler barrel brass nameplate 2. Chimney coronet 3. Pressure gauge shut-off valve
4. Boiler water-level test taps 5. Crosshead, showing connecting rod small end and piston rod
6. Timber driving wheel and connecting rod 7. Big end detail 8. Works plate 9. Left side
driving rod 10. Slip eccentric assembly 11. Water barrel 12. Tender wheel and safety chains
2 3 6 7
9 10 12
11
ROCKET . 21
FOOTPLATE 13 15 16
14
18 19 CARRIAGES
The carriages seen with the Rocket replica
are both reproductions of original 1834
L&MR rst-class coaches, built in 1930 for
the railways centenary. The carriages each
have three six-seat compartments, and are
named Traveller and Huskisson the latter
after Liverpool MP William Huskisson, who
was struck and killed by the locomotive at
20 21
the L&MRs opening ceremony in 1830.
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The Liverpool &
Manchester Railway
The Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR) opened in
1830 and was the worlds rst railway to carry both fare-paying
passengers and freight. It established a cheaper and more
efcient transport link between the factories of Manchester
and Lancashire and the port of Liverpool. This delighted
factory owners, who sought faster and cheaper routes than
those provided by boats on the Bridgewater Canal.
ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
George Stephenson was appointed engineer of the twin-track,
32-mile (51.5-km) line. His expertise was put to the test at Chat
Moss near Manchester, where the track crossed an unstable
4-mile (6.5-km) stretch of peat bog. The terrain almost brought
the project to a halt, but Stephenson overcame the challenge by
having the line built on a oating foundation of wood and stone.
Within three years, 64 bridges and viaducts had been
constructed along the line, including the nine-arch Sankey
Viaduct, the Wapping Tunnel in Liverpool, and a 2-mile (3.2-km)
cutting through Olive Mount. A passenger terminus was also
built at each end of the line in Manchester and Liverpool. In the
rst six months of 1831, the L&MR carried 188,726 passengers
and almost 36,000 tons (36,578 tonnes) of freight.
Built by Robert Stephenson & Co., Planet was the rst type to have inside
John Bull was exported to the US, where cylinders and the ninth locomotive built
it worked on the Camden & Amboy for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
Railroad from 1831 to 1866. US engineer Designed by Robert Stephenson & Co.,
Isaac Dripps added his two-wheel bogie, Planet was the rst engine type to be
to which he attached the rst cowcatcher, built in large numbers.
as well as a headlight, spark-arresting
chimney, and covered tender and cab.
r Lion, 1838
Wheel arrangement 0-4-2
Cylinders 2 (inside)
Boiler pressure 50 psi (3.52 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 60 in (1,524 mm)
Top speed approx. 35 mph (56 km/h)
The Stephensons
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A GROWING REPUTATION
George Stephenson was an innovator from the start. In 1814 he
built his inaugural locomotive, Blcher, which was the rst
engine to use anged wheels running on rails. In 1823 he set
up a locomotive works in Newcastle with Robert that built the
rst steam engines to run on commercial railway lines. The
companys rst engine was named Locomotion No. 1, but perhaps
the best known was Rocket, which serviced the Liverpool &
Manchester Railway after winning a competition in 1829.
The Stephensonss growing reputation meant that they were
much in demand as chief engineers to Britains burgeoning rail
network, following the Liverpool & Manchester with the
London & Birmingham railway in 1833. They were even
consulted on railway schemes overseas, in Egypt, Italy, and
Norway. Roberts expertise also extended to railway bridges; he
engineered the High Level Bridge in Newcastle (1849) and the
Royal Border Bridge in Northumberland (1850), among others.
Digging deep
Approximately 480,000 cubic yards (367,000 cubic metres) of rock were
excavated for the 2-mile- (3.2-km-) long Olive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool
& Manchester Railway. The cutting is almost 70 ft (21 m) deep in places.
Winner takes all
Steam locomotive trials were run in October
1829 at Rainhill, near Liverpool, to decide which
engine would be used on the Liverpool &
Manchester Railway. Stephensons Rocket
triumphed, beating four other competitors.
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World Pioneers
By the mid 1820s, pioneering inventors and engineers in continental
Europe and the US were experimenting with their own designs. Some of
these developments, such as US civil engineer John B. Jerviss swivelling
leading bogie or Frenchman Marc Sguins multitube boiler, would soon
be incorporated into locomotives around the world. By the late 1830s
rapid technological advances in steam locomotive design led to a massive
expansion of railway building. In the US, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
was the rst to operate scheduled freight and passenger services. By 1837
the service had extended from Baltimore over the iconic Thomas Viaduct to
Washington DC and across the Potomac River to Harpers Ferry.
John Stevenss Steam Waggon, 1825 Colonel John Stevenss Steam Waggon
Wheel arrangement early rack-and-pinion demonstrated the practicability of
Cylinders 1 very high-pressure steam railway
u Marc Sguins locomotive, 1829 Fitted with a multitube boiler,
Boiler pressure approx. 100+ psi (7.03 kg/sq cm) locomotives. This was the rst engine Wheel arrangement 0-4-0 enormous rotary blowers, and a large
to run on rails in the US. Stevens ran
Driving wheel diameter 57 in (1,450 mm) Cylinders 2 rebox, Marc Sguins innovative steam
it on a circular track on his estate
Top speed approx. 12 mph (19 km/h) in Hoboken, New Jersey. Boiler pressure approx. 35 psi (2.46 kg/sq cm) locomotive was the rst to be built in
France. It was tested on the Saint-tienne
Driving wheel diameter approx. 54 in (1,372 mm)
& Lyon Railway in November 1829 and
Top speed approx. 15 mph (24 km/h) entered regular service in 1830.
PIONEERS
Experiment, 1832
Wheel arrangement 4-2-0
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure approx. 50 psi (3.51 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter approx. 72 in (1,830 mm)
Top speed approx. 60 mph (96 km/h)
Railroad Expansion
The earliest US railroads were operated using horse power. In 1830 the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was one of the rst to introduce steam.
While some railroads bought designs from edging manufacturers such as
Baldwin, the B&O started constructing their own, including the long-
lived Grasshoppers. In 1836 William Norris introduced the four-wheel
leading bogie, which became common worldwide until the end of steam
in the 20th century. Two years later Johann Schubert's Saxonia became
the rst successful steam engine to be built and operated in Germany.
u Baldwin Old Ironsides, 1832
Wheel arrangement 2-2-0
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 50 psi (3.51 kg/sq cm)
r B&O Atlantic, 1832
Driving wheel diameter 54 in (1,372 mm)
Wheel arrangement 0-4-0
Top speed approx. 28 mph (45 km/h)
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 50 psi (3.52 kg/sq cm) Designed by US inventor Matthias
Driving wheel diameter 35 in (890 mm) Baldwin, Old Ironsides was the rst
commissioned steam locomotive built
Top speed approx. 20 mph (32 km/h)
at the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
Built by US inventor and foundry owner for the Philadelphia, Germantown
Phineas Davis for the Baltimore & Ohio & Norristown Railroad.
Railroad, Atlantic was the prototype
for 20 more similar locomotives
nicknamed Grasshoppers.
r Saxonia, 1838
Wheel arrangement 0-4-2
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 60 psi (4.21 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 59 in (1,500 mm)
Top speed approx. 37 mph (60 km/h)
BUILDING
NATIONS
18391869 . 35
BUILDING NATIONS
On 10 May 1869 a golden spike was Key Events
hammered into a sleeper in a dusty part of r 1839 Germanys rst long-distance
line opens, linking the cities of Leipzig
Utah at Promontory in the US and two
and Dresden.
locomotives eased gently towards each other.
r 1839 In the Netherlands, Amsterdam
The simple ceremony marked the completion and Haarlem are connected by the
of the rst transcontinental railroad, and was a countrys rst railway.
u Indias rst passenger train
key moment in the development of the US. In the On 16 April 1853, GIP No. 1 carried passengers r 1841 Thomas Cook invents the
from Bombay (now Mumbai) to Tannah (now charter train, for a group of
mid-19th century railways were to become the Thane) on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. temperance campaigners travelling
driving force of progress not just in the US, but from Leicester to Loughborough (UK).
throughout the world. Tracks spread across Europe and into ever more r 1842 Britains Queen Victoria gives
royal approval by travelling on the
inaccessible places. In India, a country that would become one of the greatest Great Western Railway.
railway nations, the rst passenger train left Bombay in April 1853. r 1844 The railway reaches Basel in
Yet this was still a time of experiments. Engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Switzerland, via France; Switzerlands
rst domestic line opens in 1847.
Brunel built Britains Great Western Railway (GWR) not to the normal 4 ft 8 12 in
(1.435 m) track gauge but to his own much wider 7 ft 14 in (2.14 m). The bigger r 1850s Safety is improved with
mechanical interlocking that connects
gauge allowed for high speeds and more spacious trains, but too much track had points and signals together.
already been laid to the narrower width favoured by Stephenson. Mediating in r 1853 Indias debut passenger train
the gauge war, the UK Parliament decided against Brunels idea. runs from Bombay to Thane.
Other inventions had long-lasting effects: the telegraph and mechanical r 1863 The worlds rst true
underground railway Londons
interlocking that connected signals and points were developed through the Metropolitan Railway is opened.
1850s, and in 1869 George Westinghouse introduced air brakes now standard
around the world. As railways grew, so did their reach through society; in 1842
Britains Queen Victoria took her rst train journey, travelling via the GWR on her
way to Windsor. A fundamental change came with the birth of mass city transit
when Londons rst underground line opened in 1863. As the network developed,
labourers could travel cheaply to work from the citys outskirts, fuelling the
creation of the worlds rst metropolis.
Let the country but make the railroads, had to contend with smoky stations and carriages
that were lit by gas lamps.
and the railroads will make the country r 1869 North Americas rst
transcontinental railroad is completed.
EDWARD PEASE, BRITISH RAILWAY PROMOTER
r 1869 George Westinghouse of the US
invents the air brake.
r 1869 George Mortimer Pullman
launches the ultimate in luxury
travel the Pullman Car.
The golden spike at Promontory, Utah, in 1869 linked the Union Pacic and Central Pacic railroads in the US
36 . 18391869
sharp curves. Improved traction led to the 4-4-0 becoming the standard type, soon Bought by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in
followed by the more powerful 4-6-0. Cowcatchers, headlights, and warning bells were 1848 for freight working, Memnon was later
used in the Civil War, for hauling troops and
tted to cope with the unfenced tracks. American designers built locomotives capable of supplies. Eight driving wheels gave this
hauling heavy loads over a railroad system that by 1871 linked two oceans. locomotive its extra power and traction.
TALKING POINT
B&O stocks The value of shares in the USs new Baltimore W&A No. 39 The General, 1855
& Ohio Railroad exceeded $3 million in 1839 when this $100 Wheel arrangement 4-4-0
certicate was issued.
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 140 psi (10 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 60 in (1,524 mm)
Top speed approx. 45 mph (72 km/h)
Thatcher Perkins
Designed by the Master of Machinery at the Baltimore &
Ohio (B&O) Railroad, Thatcher Perkins, the Class B No. 147
was built in 1863. It entered service the same year, and was
used to transport Union troops during the American Civil War.
Subsequently, No. 147 hauled freight and passenger trains in
West Virginia until its retirement in 1892. It was given the name
Thatcher Perkins for the B&Os centennial celebrations in 1927.
WITH EXTRA GRIP from its 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, No. 147
was a natural progression from the 4-4-0 locomotive workhorses
rst used by US railways. Fitted with Stephenson link-motion
valve gear and a large, spark-arresting smokestack and oil lamp,
this 40-ton (41-tonne) locomotive was designed to pull rst-class
passenger trains on the companys steeply graded line from
Cumberland to Grafton in what is now West Virginia. It replaced
a similar locomotive destroyed in the American Civil War in
1861, and began service hauling Union troops and munitions
across the Allegheny Mountains during the war.
The locomotives heavy build kept it in service for 29 years,
after which it was retired and preserved by the B&O for
exhibitions and other public-relations purposes. Since 1953
Thatcher Perkins has been on display in the Mount Clare
Roundhouse at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore.
However, in 2003 the buildings roof collapsed during a
blizzard and the locomotive was seriously damaged. It has
since been restored, and is now back on display in the museum. FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW
SPECIFICATIONS
Class B In-service period 186392 (Thatcher Perkins)
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 Cylinders 2
Leading the way Origin USA Boiler pressure 175 psi (12.3 kg/sq cm)
Opening in 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was
Designer/builder Thatcher Perkins/B&O Driving wheel diameter 60 in (1,524 mm) as built
the rst railway in the US to operate scheduled
freight and passenger services for the public. Number produced 11 Class B Top speed approx. 50 mph (80 km/h)
Pilot deects
objects away
from track
T H ATC H E R P E R K I N S . 39
Safety rst
When rst introduced No. 147 burned
enormous quantities of wood, which
it carried in the eight-wheel tender. The
locomotives spark-arresting chimney
was tted with a double layer of mesh
that stopped wood embers oating
away and setting re to railside
buildings and vegetation.
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EXTERIOR 3 4 5
The B&O painted No. 147 in a bold colour scheme. The large
headlamp, pilot (cowcatcher), sand dome, driving cab, and
tender body were nished in Indian red with gold lettering and
lining. The locomotive and tender wheels as well as the top of
the smokestack were painted in vermilion, while the cylinders,
smoke box, chimney, wheel splashers, under parts, and boiler
casing were black. Finally, the boiler bands, ag holders, bell, and
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oil cups were made of brass. Unlike in Europe, it was common
practice in North America to t pilots, or cowcatchers, to the
front of steam locomotives to deect obstacles from the track.
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COLO RAD O
CALIFOR NIA U TAH Bailey Railroad Yard 6
Union Pacics Bailey Railroad Yard,
North Platte, Nebraska is the worlds
largest marshalling yard.
UNION PACIFIC . 43
TRAINS
Union Pacic diesels First steam locomotive 4-4-0 Major General
The Union Pacic owns just over 8,000 diesel-electric Sherman built in 1864, rst saw service in 1865
locomotives, one of which is seen here at the head of a freight
Largest steam locomotive 4000-Class 4-8-8-4
train on the Overland route through the California desert.
articulated locomotives or Big Boys, 194144
Diesel-electric locomotives Union Pacic currently
east bank of the Missouri River opposite Omaha, operates 8,000, including General Electric 4,400 hp
allowed materials to be delivered by train, and by CC44AC/CTE; EMD 4,000 hp SD70M
2
1868 this section had reached Sherman Summit.
Meanwhile, in the west, the CP employed JOURNEY
12,000 Chinese labourers to construct 15 tunnels Chicago to San Francisco 2,300 miles (3,700 km)
to reach Donner Pass by 1868. 1893 Overland Flyer takes 86 hours 30 minutes
The two railways met at Promontory on 9 May including a ferry from Oakland to San Francisco
1869, where ceremonial golden spikes were driven 1906 The Overland Limited takes 56 hours
into the nal wooden sleeper or tie. However, Current journey 51 hours
the transcontinental railway was only nally
completed in 1872 when the Union Pacic opened RAILWAY
up its bridge across the Missouri River, linking Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Omaha and Council Bluffs. Tunnels Union Pacic: 4; Central Pacic: 15; longest is
Passenger trains were discontinued in 1971 when Summit Tunnel 1,750 ft (533 m)
the newly formed Amtrak took over responsibility Longest bridge Dale Creek Bridge 600 ft (183 m)
3
for these services. Today, apart from a daily Highest point Sherman Summit 8,015 ft (2,443 m).
passenger service aboard the luxurious California Now bypassed
Zephyr, the route carries only freight.
KEY
Start/Finish
Main stations
Union Pacic
Central Pacic
Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska
Western Pacic
Britain Advances
This period of British railway history features both
successes and failures. The Grand Junction Railways
famous Crewe Works opened on a green-eld site in
1840 and was soon turning out graceful, single-wheeler
express locomotives. While in Liverpool, Edward Bury
pursued his bar-frame design, which became popular in
North America. On the downside, Brunels atmospheric
railway in Devon was an unmitigated disaster, and the
failure of John Fowlers underground steam locomotive
caused the designer much embarrassment.
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Class Travel
From the very early days, rail passengers were sorted
according to their ability to pay and their position in
society. While rst-class passengers got sumptuous
seating and plenty of space, second class was often
very overcrowded and the seats were generally
wooden. Those in third class travelled in uncovered
wagons open to the elements, and to the smoke,
cinders, and ash from the steam engine at the front.
l BG Type 1B N2T
Muldenthal, 1861
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 110 psi (8 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 48 in (1,220 mm)
Top speed 30 mph (48 km/h) SECOND CLASS
Schsische Maschinenfabrik of Chemnitz
built the Type 1B N2T Muldenthal to
haul coal trains on the newly opened
Bockwaer Railway in Saxony. When retired
in 1952 it was the oldest operational
locomotive in Germany. It is now on
display at the Dresden Transport Museum.
THIRD CLASS
A Day at the Races, 1846 This cartoon from the London
Illustrated News shows the social distinctions of class
travel on the railways in Britain.
PIONEER
Isambard Kingdom
Brunel 180659
Audacious and controversial,
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
became Britains most
innovative and successful
engineer of the Victorian era.
As a young man he worked
on designs for bridges and
commercial docks with his
father Marc, an emigr
French inventor and engineer.
Brunels career took off in
1826 when he was appointed
resident engineer for the
Thames Tunnel scheme between Wapping and Rotherhithe in
London. Besides designing several of Britains most famous
railways, bridges, viaducts, and tunnels, Brunel was also involved
in several dock schemes and three designs for transatlantic ships,
which together transformed the face of Victorian England.
Box Tunnel
Built in 1841, Box Tunnel in Wiltshire linked the nal section of the GWR
between Chippenham and Bath. The construction of the 2-mile- (3.2-km-) long
tunnel claimed the lives of more than 100 labourers.
Reaching Cornwall
Brunel built the Royal Albert Bridge (1859)
to carry the railway across the River Tamar into
Cornwall, extending the network westwards.
Here a prefabricated bridge span is being
prepared to be raised into position.
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l GWR Rover Class, 1870/1871 Built between 1871 and 1888, the Great
Wheel arrangement 4-2-2 Western Railways Rover Class of express
Cylinders 2 (inside) locomotives was similar to the Iron Duke
Boiler pressure 145 psi (10.19 kg/sq cm) Class, but with a small increase in boiler
pressure and more protective drivers
Driving wheel diameter 96 in
cabs. They used names previously carried
(2,440 mm)
by Iron Dukes and stayed in service until
Top speed approx. 77 mph (124 km/h) the end of the broad gauge in 1892.
TECHNOLOGY
u GWR Broad Gauge Coach, 1840 This replica of a Great Western Railway,
Type 6-wheel, Second Class broad-gauge, second-class carriage was
Capacity 48 passengers built by Londons Science Museum to run
with their replica Iron Duke locomotive,
Construction iron chassis, wooden
to celebrate the anniversary of the
coach body
railway in 1985. It now operates with
Railway Great Western Railway Fire Fly at Didcot Railway Centre.
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Mass Movers
As railways expanded, so did their roles and with that the need for engines designed for
specic purposes. Express passenger engines had large driving wheels, which increased the
distance travelled in each rotation. For goods trains, haulage power was transmitted through
six, eight, or ten smaller wheels that provided the adhesion necessary for trains to move heavy
loads. Suburban passenger services kept to timetables by using tank engines that could run
equally well smokebox- or bunker-rst. For branch line and shunting engines, size and weight
were key factors, so the short wheelbase 0-4-0 and the 2-4-0 and 0-6-0 types were preferred.
S&DR No. 25 Derwent, 1845 From the middle of the 19th century,
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0 the six-wheel goods engine became the
Cylinders 2 principal British locomotive. One of
Boiler pressure 75 psi (3.5 kg/sq cm) the earliest, Timothy Hackworths
Derwent of 1845, served the Stockton
Driving wheel diameter 48 in (1,220 mm)
& Darlington Railway, in northeast
Top speed approx. 1015 mph (1624 km/h) England, until 1869.
Wagons
and Carriages
Unsurprisingly, the designs of the earliest
railway vehicles were based on proven
ideas. Carriages adopted the design of the
road coach; wagons were no more than
enlarged versions of the iron and wooden,
four-wheel tubs that had been used in mines
u SH Chaldron Wagon, The design of the chaldron
for centuries. However, increasing loads 184555 a medieval measure used for
both passenger and goods faster speeds, Type Bucket-type coal wagon weighing coal was adopted
Weight 31/3 tons (3.35 tonnes) for the earliest type of wagon.
and the call for greater comfort and facilities
This one was used on George
brought about rapid advances. Construction Iron platework and
Stephensons railway at the
chassis
South Hetton Colliery, County
Railway South Hetton Colliery Durham, which opened in 1822.
MASS MOVERS . 53
INSTANT POPULARITY
Londoners immediately took to the underground line. On the
opening day, 10 January 1863, 38,000 people rode in wooden-
bodied, gas-lit carriages pulled by steam locomotives. Although
their exhaust made conditions in stations unpleasant, it did not
deter 9.5 million people from using the service in the rst year.
The Metropolitan expanded 50 miles (80 km) to the north,
but in London the future lay with deep-level lines, electric power,
and narrower tunnels what would become known as the Tube.
The rst deep-level Tube line opened with electric trains in 1890.
The tunnelling shield bore through soft, unstable soil such as clay during the
excavation process. It acted as a barrier and support while spoil was removed.
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Hawthorn No. 9 Blackie, 1859 Hawthorn & Co. assembled this 0-4-0 at its
Wheel arrangement 0-4-2 works in Leith, Scotland, for contractor Edward
Cylinders 2 Pickering, who used it in the construction of the
Boiler pressure 130 psi (9.14 kg/sq cm) 45-mile (72-km) Cape Town to Wellington Railway.
South Africas rst locomotive, it was rebuilt as
Driving wheel diameter 54 in (1,372 mm)
an 0-4-2 in 187374 and is now exhibited at Cape
Top speed approx. 30 mph (48 km/h) Towns main station.
TECHNOLOGY
Challenging Railways
With mountain ranges, deserts, and jungles to be overcome,
India posed a huge challenge to railway builders. Nevertheless,
the rst 25-mile (40- km) stretch between Bombay (now
Mumbai) and Thane opened in November 1852, and by 1880
around 9,000 miles (14,484 km) of track had been laid. Twenty
years on, the network had extended to 40,000 miles (64,374 km).
A committee set up by the Governor General, Lord Dalhousie,
led to the setting up of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, the
East India Railway, and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
A WORLD
OF STEAM
18701894 . 61
A WORLD OF STEAM
When Bombays Victoria Terminus opened Key Events
in 1888, it was heralded as one of the worlds r 1870s The electric track circuit
is developed, which automatically
grandest stations. Owing its styling to elements
shows signallers the location of trains.
from both Indian and British history, it had taken
r 1871 New Yorks Grand Central Station
10 years to build. VT now known as Mumbais opens it is later rebuilt as Grand
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus became symbolic Central Terminal.
of an era in which nothing seemed beyond r 1872 Japans rst railway opens
between Tokyo and Yokohama.
human endeavour and ingenuity.
r 1879 Werner von Siemens
At this time railways were spreading across demonstrates an electric locomotive
the globe; they were climbing or boring through in Berlin; the following year an electric
tramway is trialled in St Petersburg.
mountains and crossing mighty waterways via
r 1881 The narrow-gauge Darjeeling
bridges, or being linked by steamships across Himalayan Railway is completed,
u Rush hour on the El
vast seas and oceans. In 1881 the narrow-gauge In the late 19th century the Manhattan
connecting the Darjeeling hill station
to Indias rail network.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway opened, running Railway Co. operated four elevated lines
in New York City.
from Indias plains high into the foothills of the r 1883 One of the worlds most
glamorous trains is launched. From
Himalayas. Meanwhile, the construction of Switzerlands Gotthard Tunnel had 1891 it is known as the Orient Express.
pushed a main line through 9 miles (15 km) of mountain rock. In 1885 the r 1885 The Canadian Pacic Railways
Canadian Pacic Railway was completed, creating a second route that spanned transcontinental route is completed.
an entire continent. In the UK, the Forth Bridge opened in 1890 crossing the r 1888 Bombays Victoria Terminus is
completed a decade after work started.
Firth of Forth for more than 1 12 miles (2.5 km). Then, in 1891, work started on a
project that would dwarf almost everything else: Russias Trans-Siberian Railway
would join Moscow to Vladivostok on the countrys far eastern coast.
There was an insatiable demand for more lines, higher speeds, more luxury,
and greater magnicence. The railways glamorous and luxurious side was
epitomized by the development of the long-distance Orient Express, which by
1891 had connected Paris and Constantinople (Istanbul) via some of Europes
most important cities. Yet among all the expansions and improvements to steam
travel, there were also early signs of a different future: in 1879 a new electric
locomotive, which drew power from the track, was demonstrated in Berlin.
u Victorian Gothic
Victoria Terminus, designed by the consulting British
near and far; Yoke your full trains r 1888 British railway companies
compete in the London to Edinburgh
Race to the North.
to Steams triumphal car r 1890 The Forth Bridge opens, seven
CHARLES MACKAY, SCOTTISH POET years after construction started.
r 1891 Work begins on one of the most
ambitious engineering projects ever
The US navy demonstrates steam to Japanese onlookers in Yokohama in the late 19th century the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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19th-century Racers
The development of sleek express steam engines in the late 19th century led
to publicity-seeking railways in both the US and UK competing for the
fastest journey times on rival intercity routes. In the UK the famous Races
to the North of 1888 and 1895 saw the railways of the rival East Coast
and West Coast Main Lines between London and Scotland engage in a
dangerous high-speed struggle for supremacy. In the US there was erce
competition between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad on their New York to Buffalo routes during the
1890s. This triggered electrifying performances by the latter companys
celebrity locomotive No. 999 while hauling the Empire State Express.
TALKING POINT
r LNWR Improved
Precedent Class, 1887
Races to the North Wheel arrangement 2-4-0
Cylinders 2 (inside)
Headlined in newspapers as the Race to the North,
Boiler pressure 150 psi (10.54 kg/sq cm)
railway companies unofcially raced each other on
two main lines between London and Edinburgh in Driving wheel diameter 81 in (2,057 mm)
1888. The West Coast Main Line trains were operated Top speed approx. 80 mph (129 km/h)
by the London & North Western Railway and the
Caledonian Railway; and the East Coast Main Line A total of 166 Improved Precedent
trains, by the Great Northern Railway, the North Class express locomotives, designed by
Eastern Railway, and the North British Railway. F.W. Webb, were built at the London &
Following the completion of the s Forth Bridge in North Western Railways Crewe Works
1890, the companies raced between London and between 1887 and 1901. No. 790 Hardwicke
Aberdeen. After a derailment at Preston in 1896, the set a new speed record between Crewe
practice was banned and speed limits were enforced. and Carlisle during the Race to the North
on 22 August 1895. It is preserved at the
Record run A Caledonian Railway postcard shows National Railway Museum in York, UK.
Engine No. 17 and driver John Souter at Aberdeen
after their race-winning run on 23 August 1895.
19TH-CENTURY RACERS . 63
London Locals
Growing prosperity and personal mobility enabled
people to move away from the centre of London.
Railroads supplied transportation links from the
new suburbs to the city, giving birth to the
commuter train. While the Great Eastern Railway
among others provided a peak-time, steam-hauled
service, electric traction overground and
underground was the future. The rst deep-level
tube line, the City & South London Railway,
which opened in 1890 was the nucleus of
Londons underground system. Other cities
soon followed Londons example: Liverpool in
northwest England and Budapest and Paris in
Continental Europe. In the US, the Boston
subway opened in 1897 and, by 1904, had
been joined by New Yorks.
u LB&SCR A1 Class, 1872 The London, Brighton & South Coast Railways
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0T suburban network was the domain of William
Cylinders 2 Stroudleys small, six-coupled tanks. Fifty were
Boiler pressure 150 psi (10.53 kg/sq cm) built between 1872 and 1880, and the bark of their
exhaust earned them the nickname of Terriers.
Driving wheel diameter 48 in (1,220 mm)
They were named after places they served, in the
Top speed approx. 60 mph (96 km/h) case of No. 54 Waddon (1875), a district near Croydon.
l LSWR 415 Class, 1882 Designed by William Adams of the London &
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2T South Western Railway, 71 of the 415 Class were
Cylinders 2 built from 1882 to 1885. Put to work on suburban
Boiler pressure 160 psi (11.25 kg/sq cm) services out of Londons Waterloo, three ended
their days on the southwest Lyme Regis branch,
Driving wheel diameter 67 in (1,702 mm)
where their short wheelbase and leading bogie
Top speed approx. 45 mph (72 km/h) were ideal to negotiate the severe curves.
TALKING POINT
Cemetery Railways
As Londons population doubled in the 19th century,
burying the dead became a crisis. The boldest solution
came from Sir Richard Broun and Richard Sprye their
scheme involved buying a large piece of land away from
the city but with a direct rail link to London. The chosen
location was Brookwood, Surrey, 23 miles (37 km) along
the LSWR main line out of Waterloo. They envisaged
that cofns would be brought to Brookwood either late
at night or early in the morning with mourners
travelling by dedicated train services during the day.
Burying the dead The London Necropolis (Greek for city
u C&SLR electric locomotive, 1889 of the dead) Railway opened in 1854. After the terminus
Wheel arrangement 0-4-0 (Bo) was bombed in 1941, its services never ran again.
Power supply 0.5kV DC third rail
Power rating 100 hp (74.60 kW)
Top speed 25 mph (40 km/h)
Short-line railway
Opened in 1882, the Coudersport & Port Allegany
Railroad (C&PA) was a 32-mile- (50-km-) timber-
carrying short line in Potter and McKean Counties in
Pennsylvania. It was abandoned in the early 1970s.
Portholes
to let in light
Steel-reinforced
ange with horizontal
and vertical blades
C&PA SNOW PLOW . 69
SPECIFICATIONS
Type Wedge-type snow plough
Origin USA
Designer/builder Russell Co.
Number produced 1
In-service period c. 18901945
Weight Not known
Construction Wood and steel
Railway Coudersport & Port Allegany Railroad
Blades at work
As the plough was pushed from behind by
one or two steam locomotives, the sharp
front blade would lift snow off the track
before deecting it to either side with the
angled vertical blade.
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1 6
8 9
11 12 13 15
14
C&PA SNOW PLOW . 71
16
17 18 19
10
20 21
22 23 24
INTERIOR
The cabin was reinforced at the front end by steel girders
to prevent the crew being crushed during snow-clearing
operations. It was tted out with a handbrake, air pressure
gauge, steps for the cupola forward lookout, and a coal-red
safety stove tted with a ange on top to prevent pans from
sliding off. The suspended ange beneath the cabin oor
25
could be raised or lowered either manually or by air pressure,
to avoid damaging pointwork (switches) and level crossings.
16. Cabin interior 17. Suspension springs to the ange 18. Air
reservoir pipes behind steps 19. Piston to adjust height of ange
20. Brake wheel 21. Base of brake wheel with cog mechanism
22. Air brake pressure gauge 23. Coal stove 24. Pennsylvania
Railroad stamp on stove 25. Decorative door handle
Delivering to America
The South Carolina Railroad began conveying mail as early as (RPO) cars. The rst permanent RPO service ran between Chicago,
1833, but the rst regular mail service in the US did not start Illinois, and Clinton, Iowa. By 1869 the transcontinental railroad
until two years later, on the Baltimore and Ohio. In July 1838, was complete, giving postal cars the means to carry mail across
US Congress approved the use of all rail routes to carry mail, the breadth of the US. At their peak, RPO cars covered more
earning the railroad companies signicant revenues from than 200,000 miles (320,000 km) on more than 9,000 routes.
the US Postal Department (USPOD). The US also ran the worlds rst postal express, which left
In 1862 US President Abraham Lincoln approved the building New Yorks Grand Central Station for Chicago on 16 September
of a 1,928-mile (3,084-km) line between Omaha, Nebraska, and 1875. It completed the journey in just over 24 hours, and
Sacramento, California, to bring people, trade, and a vitally became the forerunner for night mail trains across the world.
needed postal service to the western regions. That same year the
government unied mail trafc under the Railway Mail Service, The rail junction at night depicted in this Currier & Ives print of 1876 shows
which led to the construction of dedicated Railway Post Ofce some of the express train types that carried mail to major US cities.
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U N I T E D S T A T E S
Upper Spiral
Tunnel
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N
KEY
0 150 300 miles Start/Finish
Main stations
0 150 300 450 km
Main route
4
O N TA R I O
Montreal
Thunder Bay
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Specialist Steam
Initially used for hauling coal, railways were soon adapted to play
similar roles in the fast-growing industrial landscape. Narrow-
gauge lines and engines were ideal for quarries, foundries, VRB No. 7, 1873 Designed by Niklaus Riggenbach and built
shipyards, brickworks, and some military sites. Dock railways Wheel arrangement 0-4-0VBT by the Swiss Locomotive Co., No. 7 was
Cylinders 2 employed on the Vitznau-Rigi mountain railway
required small but powerful engines that could weave their (Vitznau-Rigi Bahn, or VRB) near Lucerne,
Boiler pressure 185 psi (13 kg/sq cm)
way along quaysides, while in chemical plants and Switzerland, until 1937. Its vertical boiler kept a
Driving wheel diameter 25 in (644 mm)
munitions factories the danger posed by stray sparks safe water level on the steep climb, which was
Top speed approx. 5 mph (8 km/h) undertaken using a rack-and-pinion system.
was overcome by developing reless locomotives.
Ingenious engines and track were used to scale
mountains. There were few places where the
steam locomotive could not serve.
TECHNOLOGY
Crane Tanks
Used in industrial locations from docks and
factories to shipyards and ironworks, crane tanks
combined shunting with the ability to distribute
loads. The Pallion shipyard in Sunderland, in
northeast England, employed a eet of ve,
while the nearby Shildon Ironworks in County
Durham saw the last use of the type in Britain.
Crane tanks were chiey a product of the 19th
century, although one built for the North
London Railway remained in service until 1951.
Wren was one of eight small saddletanks Lilla is a survivor from 50 saddletanks
employed on the 712-mile- (12-km-), 1-ft built by the Hunslet Engine Co. of Leeds,
6-in- (0.46-m-) gauge track serving the England, between 1870 and 1932 for
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railways works at Welsh slate quarries. It was retired
Horwich, Lancashire. The engine was built from Penrhyn Quarry in 1957 and is
by Beyer Peacock & Co. of Manchester, now preserved on the Ffestiniog
and remained in use until 1962. Railway in North Wales.
Merddin Emrys
The FR Double Fairlie No. 10 Merddin Emrys was built to combine
large haulage capacity with route exibility. Originally designed
by Robert Francis Fairlie and championed by the Ffestiniog Railway
in North Wales, Double Fairlie articulated locomotives were able
to negotiate tight curves thanks to their exible steam pipes and
pivoting power bogies. Fairlies patented design was also used in
Russia, Mexico, Germany, Canada, Australia, and the US.
Steam dome on Drivers cab is split Coal bunker within Separate exhausts
Sandbox in front each boiler barrel in half by boiler water tank serve each end
of side tank
Four-coupled
Side water tanks power bogie on
with 667-gallon each end
(3,032-litre) capacity
MERDDIN EMRYS . 79
Twin role
The reman of a Double Fairlie has to
contend with twice the amount of work.
There are two re boxes, but only one
boiler, and a common water space.
Both reboxes need to be used to
maintain working boiler pressure.
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10 11 12
18 19 20 22
21
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5 6 8 9
13 16
14 15 17
23 24 25 CAB INTERIOR
The large reboxes in the centre of the cab mean
that the engine crew have to stand in conned
spaces on either side of the footplate with the
rebox between them. The driver has a single
reverser and two regulator handles, which allow
the necessary amount of steam to be thrust to
either power bogie, as and when required.
The design and position of the handles enable
regulators to be opened simultaneously with
one hand. The reman, meanwhile, has two
rehole doors, one for each rebox, and two
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sets of gauges. Coal is carried in bunkers built
into the water tanks on the remans side.
TALKING POINT
Indian F Class, 1874
Prince of Waless Coach Wheel arrangement 0-6-0
Constructed at the Agra Workshops of the 3-ft 3-in- Cylinders 2
(1-m-) gauge Rajputana Malwa Railway in 1875, this Boiler pressure approx. 140 psi (10 kg/sq cm)
elegant coach was specially built for the then Prince of Driving wheel diameter approx. 57 in
Wales (later King Edward VII) for his visit to India in (1,448 mm)
1877. The prince travelled to India for the Royal Durbar,
Top speed approx. 30 mph (48 km/h)
which celebrated the coronation of his mother Queen
Victoria as Empress of India. With all of its original Derived from the British-built 3ft 3-in- (1-m-)
ttings intact, this coach is now on display at the gauge F Class mixed trafc locomotives
National Rail Museum, New Delhi. introduced in 1874, F1 Class No. 734 was the
rst locomotive to be assembled in India, using
Royal transport This unique, four-wheel coach features imported parts. It worked on the Rajputana
balconies at each end with seating for four armed guards. Malwa Railway from 1895, and is now an exhibit
The carriage has sunshades on both sides and is decorated
at the National Rail Museum, New Delhi.
with emblems of the British Crown.
SHRINKING THE WORLD . 83
SPECIFICATIONS Going up
Class B Managed by Indias Northeast Frontier Railway
(NF), the DHR is 48 miles (78 km) long; it climbs
Wheel arrangement 0-4-0ST
from 328 ft (100 m) above sea level at New
Origin UK Jalpaiguri to 7,218 ft (2,200 m) at Darjeeling.
Designer/builder Sharp, Stewart & Co. The DHR is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Number produced 34 B Class
In-service period 1889 to date (No. 19)
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 140 psi (10 kg/sq cm) Tender to carry air brake Cab has been raised Saddle tank has
Driving wheel diameter 26 in (660 mm) compressor and coal (not to accommodate 120-gallon (545-litre)
used on B Class in service taller people water capacity
Top speed approx. 20 mph (32 km/h) on the DHR)
Coal bunker has
1,500-lb (680-kg)
capacity
DHR B CLASS NO. 19 . 85
Original boiler
Although the B Class No. 19 has been
overhauled for use in the UK, it retains
its original boiler dating back to 1889.
This is a remarkable feature that
is found in very few locomotives of
this vintage.
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Driven from the right and red from the left, the B Class
travels uphill chimney-rst on the DHR in India and is not
turned around. As a result, the crew in the open cab tend
to endure an unpleasant experience when the train runs
downhill in poor weather. Since the DHR shares much
of its route with the parallel cart road, the driver has
to make frequent use of the whistle at the numerous
crossings along the way.
1 7 8
9 10
2 3
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DHR B CLASS NO. 19 . 89
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CARRIAGES
The carriages attached to No. 19 are replicas of carriages ordered for the
DHR in 1967. One is a 29-seat saloon, the other a brake/saloon which
contains a guards compartment. The accommodation was reclassied
second class when third class was abolished.
13. Internal view of rst carriage 14. Ceiling light 15. Passenger emergency alarm
16. Loudspeaker 17. Warning, in Hindi, of ne for travelling without a ticket
18. Door handle 19. Metal pull to open window 20. Wooden seating 21. Internal
view of brake carriage 22. Guards van at rear of brake carriage 23. Guards
emergency vacuum brake 24. Light switches in guards van 25. Guards handbrake
26. Vacuum brake gauge 27. Air brake reservoir pressure gauge 28. Air brake pipe
pressure gauge 29. Hindi and English script on outside of coach with acronym NF:
Northeast Frontier Railway (India) 30. External view of door handle and handrail
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The First Electric
Passenger Train
Although it may look like a ride at an amusement park, this
train was the forerunner of every electric train that we see
today. Developed by Werner von Siemens a successful
electrical engineer and a pioneer in the development of electric
motors it was unveiled in 1879 at a trade fair held in Berlin.
Earlier attempts at electric traction generated power within
the locomotive, which limited the possibilites of rail travel.
Siemens, however, established an alternative power source by
drawing a continuous current (150 volts) for his 2.2-kilowatt
motor from a conductor rail placed along the centre of the track.
The train operated for four months and carried 90,000 people,
despite advertising a top speed of just 4.4 mph (7 km/h)
though it is said to have reached 8.12 mph (13 km/h).
BUILDING ON SUCCESS
This experimental train set the future design for railways.
Although energized lines were eventually superseded by safer
and more efcient electric overhead wires, the success of the
train enabled Siemens to develop an electric tramway, which
began operating in the Lichterfelde district of Berlin in 1881.
Both of these pioneering designs, created by Siemens with his
partner, mechanical engineer Johann Halske, formed the
bedrock of their worldwide electrical engineering business,
which is still operating today.
Visitors to the 1879 Berlin trade fair were carried around a 984-ft (300-m)
circular track by Siemens & Halskes electric train.
18951913
GOLDEN
AGE
18951913 . 95
GOLDEN AGE
One of the worlds oldest railways pointed the Key Events
way forward when its rst mainline electric route r 1895 Americas Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad launches the electric age with
was opened in 1895. The Baltimore & Ohio
an electried route through the Howard
Railroad, which dates back to 1830, installed Street Tunnel.
electrication in its Howard Street Tunnel as r 1896 Britains rst compression ignition
a response to problems with locomotive fumes. oil locomotive is developed the precursor
of todays diesels.
Within 10 years an experimental electric railcar
r 1896 Budapests rst metro line
running on a military line snatched a new world is completed.
speed record in Germany in 1903. r 1900 The rst section of the Paris Metro
The period also saw the appearance of the is opened.
compression ignition, oil-fuelled locomotive r 1902 George Jackson Churchwards
innovative 4-6-0 for the Great Western
a precursor of the mass move to diesel traction Railway helps change the direction of
that followed later. But steam locomotives still u Stylish French Metro British locomotive design.
The entrances to the new Paris Metro, which
had plenty of life, and engineers around the opened in 1900, were inspired by the Art r 1902 Berlins rst Untergrundbahn
globe worked towards increasing their efciency. Nouveau movement of the period. underground line is nished.
In Britain, the Great Western Railways George r 1902 The New York Central Railroad
launches the 20th Century Limited
Jackson Churchward shaped the future of the countrys steam traction when express passenger train.
he came up with a new range of locomotives using standardized parts, having r 1903 A German experimental electric
adapted ideas from overseas. As cities around the world grew, the craze for railcar reaches 131 mph (211 km/h).
underground railways spread; the iconic Metro system in Paris and the Subway r 1904 New Yorks Subway opens its
rst section.
in New York were among those to begin passenger services during this era.
r 1906 The Simplon Tunnel connects Italy
Engineering feats included the Victoria Falls Bridge across the Zambezi River and Switzerland.
in Africa, which opened in 1905; and the Simplon Tunnel, which opened in 1906.
The structure, stretching more than 12 miles (20 km) under the Alps to connect
Italy and Switzerland, became the worlds longest tunnel.
Express Steam
for the UK
This period of British railway history
saw major advances in the design and
construction of British express passenger
steam locomotives. Innovations often u MR Class 115, 1896 These express locomotives,
developed in other countries such as Wheel arrangement 4-2-2 designed by Samuel W. Johnson,
Cylinders 2 (inside) were built at the Midland Railways
compounding using high- and low-pressure Derby Works till 1899. Class 115s
Boiler pressure 170 psi (11.95 kg/sq cm)
cylinders, larger and higher pressure were nicknamed Spinners for
Driving wheel diameter 93 in (2,370 mm)
boilers, superheating, and longer wheel the spinning motion of their pair
Top speed approx. 90 mph (145 km/h) of huge driving wheels.
arrangements all contributed to more
efcient locomotives. These graceful
machines were able to haul longer and
heavier trains at greater speeds on Britains
busy main lines.
u GNR Class C2 Small Atlantic, 1898 Named Henry Oakley, No. 990 was the rst
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 of 22 C1 Class express locomotives designed
Cylinders 2 by Henry Ivatt and built at the Great Northern
Boiler pressure 170 psi (11.95 kg/sq cm) Railways Doncaster Works. Nicknamed
Klondyke, it was passed to the London &
Driving wheel diameter 93 in (2,370 mm) l LSWR T9 Class, 1899
North Eastern Railway, which went on to
Top speed approx. 90 mph (145 km/h) classify this small boiler version as C2. Wheel arrangement 4-4-0
Cylinders 2 (inside)
Boiler pressure 175 psi
(12.30 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 79 in
(2,000 mm)
Top speed approx. 85 mph
(137 km/h)
Nicknamed Greyhounds, 66
T9 Class passenger locomotives
were built between 1899 and 1901.
The class was designed by Dugald
Drummond for the London &
South Western Railway.
EXPRESS STEAM FOR THE UK . 97
British Evolution
By the end of the 19th century Britains railway network had expanded
to serve nearly every part of the country. Coal mines, quarries, ironworks,
factories, ports, and harbours were all connected to the railway system,
and the rapid growth of freight trafc led to the development of more
powerful steam locomotives capable of handling heavier and longer
trains. These freight workhorses were so successful that many remained
in service for more than 50 years. At the same time, passenger
trafc connecting cities with their suburbs also saw a rapid
expansion, with new types of tank locomotives capable of fast
acceleration hauling commuter trains to tight schedules.
u Met E Class No. 1, 1898 No. 1 was the last locomotive built at
Wheel arrangement 0-4-4T the Metropolitan Railways Neasden
Cylinders 2 (inside) Works and spent its early years hauling
Boiler pressure 150 psi (10.53 kg/sq cm) commuter trains between Baker Street
3 and Aylesbury. As London Transport
Driving wheel diameter 65 /4 in (1,670 mm)
No. L44, it remained in service until
Top speed approx. 60 mph (96 km/h) 1965 and is now preserved.
More than 4,000 of these covered The Royal Daylight Built for the Anglo-American
wagons were built by the Great Tank Wagon, 1912 Oil Co. by Hurst Nelson of
Western Railway from 1886 to 1902. Type 4-wheel Motherwell, UK, this private-owner
Ventilated and refrigerated versions Weight 14 tons (14.2 tonnes) tank wagon carried imported
carried meat, sh, and fruit. Bogie American lamp oil branded as
Construction iron
versions weighing 30 tons (30.5 tonnes) Royal Daylight. It is now displayed
were built between 1902 and 1911. Railway private owner at Didcot Railway Centre.
100 . 18951913
Corridor connection to Smoking saloon Central entrance Non-smoking saloon Driving compartment
next vehicle has capacity for vestibule with seats 40 passengers is used when the auto
30 passengers retractable steps trailer is in front
Luggage compartment
at rear of auto trailer
GWR AUTO TRAILER NO.92 . 101
EXTERIOR 1 2 4
In the early and later years of the GWR its coaches were all
nished in a brown and cream livery, but in 191222 the
railway standardized on a dark red, called Crimson Lake.
Completed in 1912, the auto trailer was nished in this Crimson
Lake livery with straw-coloured lining some 1,200 ft (366 m) of
3 5
it and GWR insignia. The recent restoration project, completed
in 2012, has returned the auto trailer to these original colours.
6 7 9 10
11 12
DRIVING COMPARTMENT 13 14 16 17
13. Cab interior, with regulator lever above central window to allow driver
to control the steam railmotor from the auto trailer 14. Vacuum gauge
15. Lever to open sandbox 16. Bell to signal to other members of train crew
17. Vacuum brake control 18. Foot treadle to sound exterior warning bell
GWR AUTO TRAILER NO. 92 . 103
CARRIAGE INTERIOR 20 22 24
19. Overview of carriage interior 20. Replica of original gas light tting,
now powered by electricity 21. Roller blind 22. Wooden, hand-carved
corbel 23. Electric light switches (a modern addition) 24. Hand strap 21 23
suspended from ceiling with decorative metal brackets 25. Armrest
between seats 26. Part of heater under seats, fed with steam from the
railmotor boiler 27. Metal seat leg 28. Smoking saloon sign on glass
window 29. Match striker in smoking compartment 30. Leather strap to
open and close window 31. Emergency pull chain 32. Decorative brass
handles on door leading to carriage 33. Ticket rack in guards vestibule
between passenger saloons 34. Lever for releasing exterior fold-down
steps 35. Twin luggage doors 36. Luggage door locking mechanism
37. Wicket gate at end of carriage leads to next vehicle
19 25
26
27
28 32 34 35
29 30
33
36 37
31
104 . 18951913
TALKING POINT
d Prussian Class P8, 1908 One of the most successful European
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 steam locomotive designs, around
l PO Pacic, 1910
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2
Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure approx. 200 psi
(14.06 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 67 in
(1,702 mm)
Top speed 56 mph (90 km/h)
FS Class 740, 1911 A total of 470 of these mixed-trafc engines Prussian Class T18, 1912 The last tank locomotive designed
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 were built for the Italian state railways Wheel arrangement 4-6-4T for the Prussian state railways, 534
Cylinders 2 (Ferrovie dello Stato, or FS) between 1911 Cylinders 2 Class T18s were built between 1912
Boiler pressure 171 psi (12 kg/sq cm) and 1923, some remaining in service until Boiler pressure 170 psi (11.95 kg/sq cm) and 1927. Some were still in service in
the 1970s. No. 740.423 has been restored the 1970s with Deutsche Bundesbahn
Driving wheel diameter 55 in (1,400 mm) Driving wheel diameter 65 in (1,650 mm)
to operational condition in Sardinia, and in West Germany and Deutsche
Top speed approx. 56 mph (90 km/h) is occasionally used on charter trains. Top speed approx. 62 mph (100 km/h) Reichsbahn in East Germany.
PIONEER
Fulgence Bienvene
18521936
French civil engineer
Fulgence Bienvene was the
creator of the Paris Mtro, a
network that revolutionized
the daily lives of Parisians. His
extraordinary achievement
followed an inauspicious
beginning to his railroad
career; in 1881 he lost his
left arm in a construction
accident while working on his
rst rail project in Normandy,
France. However, this did not
deter him from pursuing his engineering ambitions, and after
moving to Paris in 1886, he became chief engineer for the Mtro
and supervised its development over the next 35 years. In addition
to the Mtro, Bienvene also managed engineering projects for
the Parisian highway, lighting, and cleaning departments.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type Caboose (cabin car) In-service period 191354
Origin USA Passenger capacity 1 conductor, crews quarters
Designer/builder Altoona Car Shops Weight 1212 tons (12.7 tonnes)
Number produced Not known Railway Pennsylvania Railroad/H&BT
Bright bobber
Restored caboose No. 16 now carries the initials
of the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Chimney for
Railroad (H&BT), which originally opened in crew stove
1855 to serve coal mines in Pennsylvania. Cupola serves as
observation position
for brakeman
Marker lamp
signalled end of train Ladder for access
to roof
Buckeye coupling
could be operated Mounting steps
manually using the made of steel, with
coupling opener arm wooden treads
H&BT CABOOSE NO. 16 . 109
Crews caboose
North American cabooses traditionally had
a veranda at each end, which was reached
by steps from ground level. A steel ladder
enabled freight train crew to access
the roof in order to clean the windows
of the lookout cupola.
110 . 18951913
EXTERIOR 1 3
4 5 6 7
8 9 12
10 11
H&BT CABOOSE NO. 16 . 111
13
INTERIOR
The cabooses cosy interior was an ofce and a
temporary home to the locomotive crew and
conductor. Raised seats allowed views through
the roof cupola, and a coal-red stove bolted to a
steel plate on the oor kept the crew warm at night
and provided cooking facilities. Surrounded by
protective steel plates, the stove was tted with
safety features such as a double-latched door to
prevent hot coals spilling out, and a lip on the top
to stop pans and pots from sliding off when the
train was in motion.
19
14 15 17
16
20
18
112 . 18951913
Rapid Development
With railways now well established, this period saw rapid developments in the
design of both passenger and freight locomotives around the world. Mass production
of heavy freight engines reached new heights with more than 1,000 of the Prussian
state railways Class G8 along with another 5,000 of the later Class G8.1 being built
over the following years. However, the world record for the most numerous class
of locomotive goes to the Russian E Class, of which around 11,000 were built.
Austrian Glsdorf
Class 170, 1897
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0
Cylinders 2 (compound)
Boiler pressure 185 psi (13 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 491/2 in (1,260 mm)
Top speed approx. 37 mph (60 km/h)
u Austrian Glsdorf
Class 310, 1911
TECHNOLOGY
Wheel arrangement 2-6-4
Cylinders 4 (compound)
Boiler pressure 220 psi (15.5 kg/sq cm)
Geared Locomotives
1
US-built, lighter-weight geared steam locomotives such
Driving wheel diameter 84 4 in
as the Shay, Heisler, and Climax types had wheels driven
(2,140 mm) by reduction gearing. These locomotives were designed
Top speed approx. 62 mph for the quick and cheap-to-lay industrial railways used
(100 km/h) by logging, sugar-cane, mining, and quarrying industry
operations where speed was not needed and gradients
Designed by Karl Glsdorf, 90 of were often steep.
the Class 310 four-cylinder compound
express locomotives were built for
Heisler 2-truck geared locomotive No. 4 This locomotive,
the Imperial Royal Austrian State designed by Charles L. Heisler, was built for the Chicago Mill
Railways from 1911 to 1916. This was & Lumber Co. in 1918. It was the fastest of this type and is
one of the most elegant locomotives on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
of the period.
114 . 18951913
Tender has a water capacity Rear sand dome sands Steam dome Front sand dome sands track
of 5,000 gallons (18,927 litres) track behind driving contains throttle ahead of driving wheels when
wheels when reversing going forwards
Powerful switcher
A utilitarian machine, Class SA No. 4 weighed
in at 81 tons (82 tonnes), and had a tractive
effort of 45,200 lb (20,502 kg). The rear
eight-wheeled tender weighed almost 50 tons
(50.8 tonnes) when fully loaded.
116 . 18951913
EXTERIOR 1 2 3
5 6 7 8 9
11
12
13 14 15 16
17
VGN CLASS SA NO. 4 . 117
19
4 20
10
21
22 24 25
23 26
18
27 28
CAB INTERIOR
The driver and reman of SA No. 4 worked in a hot and
uncomfortable cab. The driver was seated on the right-hand
side, where he could see the road ahead and control the throttle
and air brake. Unlike many American locomotives, which were
tted with a mechanical stoker, the humble switchers had to
be manually fed coal from the tender into the rebox by the
reman using a large shovel.
19. Boiler backhead in cab 20. Engine and train brake 21. Steam
pressure gauge 22. Interior of rebox 23. Air brake gauge
24. Auxiliary controls 25. Throttle lever (regulator) 26. Control valves
27. Control pedal 28. Drivers seat
The New York Elevated Railway
While London and Paris burrowed underground to meet the Under the 1875 Rapid Transit Act, four lines were constructed,
demand for a fast and reliable public transport system, New York and these would form the heart of the New York Elevated
chose the overground route. Between 1840 and 1870, the citys Railway (or the El as New Yorkers called it). The routes ran
population had grown by more than half-a-million inhabitants. northwards along Second, Third, Sixth, and Ninth Avenues,
This increase overwhelmed the capacity of its horse-drawn bus and further lines were added up to 1917.
and streetcar routes, several of which ran along the main Although the smoke and noise of steam locomotives had
avenues. Although it was considered unsafe and impractical been supplanted by electric traction, by the late 1930s the El
to replace horses with steam engines, two local entrepreneurs, was considered outdated. The lines were demolished between
Charles Harvey and Rufus Gilbert, believed their locomotives 1938 and 1955 to make way for the New York Subway system.
could run on viaducts built over the streets. They introduced two
elevated lines to the west of Manhattan Island before nancial Passengers ride behind a lightweight, Forney tank locomotive of the Third
problems forced the authorities to take over the project. Avenue Elevated Railroad in 1896, above the wagons and streetcars of Bowery.
120 . 18951913
On Other Gauges
George Stephenson introduced the 4-ft 8-in- (1.435-m-) gauge
for British railways in 1830 and before long it became the
standard gauge for many railways around the world. However,
there were, and still are, many exceptions. In India a broader
gauge of 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) was used for many mainline railways,
but more lightly laid lines had narrower gauges of 3 ft 3 in (1 m)
or, for mountain railways, only 2 ft (0.61 m). While the standard
gauge was usually the norm in mainland Europe and the US,
there was also widespread use of narrow gauges in mountainous
regions. The most extensive narrow-gauge network in the US
was the Denver & Rio Grande Railroads 3-ft- (0.91-m-) gauge
system in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.
u NWR ST, 1904 One of the rst locomotives built at Indias North u KS Wren Class, 1905 A total of 163 of these narrow-gauge
Wheel arrangement 0-6-2T Western Railways Mughalpura Workshops, ST No. 707 Wheel arrangement 0-4-0 locomotives were built by the British
Cylinders 2 (inside) was made from parts supplied by North British Cylinders 2 company Kerr Stuart for use on industrial
Boiler pressure 150 psi (10.53 kg/sq cm) Locomotive Co. of Glasgow. Weighing 55 tons (55 Boiler pressure 140 psi (9.84 kg/sq cm) railways around the world between 1905 and
tonnes), this 5-ft 6-in- (1.67-m-) gauge locomotive 1930. However, Jennie was made in 2008 for
Driving wheel diameter 51 in (1,295 mm) Driving wheel diameter 20 in (500 mm)
was employed for shunting duties. It is now on the 2-ft- (0.60-m-) gauge Amerton Railway,
Top speed approx. 30 mph (48 km/h) display at the National Rail Museum, New Delhi. Top speed approx. 15 mph (24 km/h) Staffordshire, by the Hunslet Engine Co.
u TGR K Class Garratt, 1909 The worlds rst Garratt-type articulated steam
Wheel arrangement 0-4-0+0-4-0 locomotive, No. K1 was built by Beyer Peacock &
Cylinders 4 Co. of Manchester, England, for the Tasmanian
Boiler pressure 195 psi (13.70 kg/sq cm) Government Railway, Australia. It ran on the 2-ft-
(0.60-m-) gauge North East Dundas Tramway. This
Driving wheel diameter 311/2 in (800 mm)
historic locomotive was returned to Britain in 1947
Top speed approx. 25 mph (40 km/h) and now hauls trains on the Welsh Highland Railway.
R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O N
River crossings On its long route
Kirov across Russia the railway crosses
Perm many great rivers, including the worlds
Yaroslavl fth-longest river, the Ob, at Omsk.
Moscow Yekaterinburg
Krasnoyarsk
Omsk Novosibirsk
3 Moscow
BELARUS Russias capital city, Moscow,
is shown in 1890, a year before
construction on the Trans-Siberian began. 2 Construction near Yekaterinburg
Trans-Siberian passenger trains for The Trans-Siberian Railway was built at
Vladivostok depart from Yaroslavsky the rapid rate of 2 12 miles (4 km) a day
Station, which was opened in 1904. in summer conditions. To reduce costs,
UKRAINE lighter rails were used than those
standard in Europe.
M O N
K A Z A K H S TA N
KEY
Start/Finish
Main stations
Main route
Original route 1903
Trans-Mongolian route
Trans-Manchurian route
C H I N A
T R A N S - S I B E R I A N R A I LWAY . 1 2 3
RAILWAY
Gauge Broad 4 ft 11 56 in (1.52 m)
Tunnels 33 on Circum-Baikal section; longest
passenger tunnel Tarmanchukan, 1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Bridges Track crosses 16 major rivers, including the
Volga, Ob, Yenisey, and Oka; the Khabarovsk Bridge
over the Amur is longest at 8,500 ft (2,590 m) 4
Irkutsk
Khabarovsk 7
Trans-Manchurian
G O L I A Railway Coaches and
freight wagons change Harbin
bogies to operate on the 1 Ussuri section
Chinese standard gauge. Convict labour was used to
construct the section from
Vladivostok to Khabarovsk,
Vladivostok which was completed in 1897.
Trans-Mongolian
Railway Opened
in 1955, the Beijing
Mongolian track Chinese Eastern Line Opened in
has the same 1903, this line provided a shortcut to
broad gauge as Chita, but conict with Japan made
Russian rail. a route on Russian soil necessary.
124 . 18951913
Competition From
the New Electrics
While steam traction was enjoying its heyday in the late 19th and early
20th centuries other forms of faster and cleaner rail transport were being
developed. Electric trams, or streetcars, rst started appearing in Europe
and the US during the 1880s, and the technology began to appear on
railways by the early 20th century. Using a mixture of either third-rail or
overhead catenary power supplies, electric traction had been introduced
on many city commuter lines in the UK and the US by the outbreak of u Budapest Metro car, 1896 Fitted with two Siemens & Halske traction motors,
Wheel arrangement 2 x 4-wheel 20 of these double-ended, electric subway cars
World War I. With their fast acceleration these trains were ideal for lines
powered bogies with 28 PS motors were built for Continental Europes rst electric
with high-density trafc; they also eliminated the problem of pollution underground railway, which opened in Budapest,
Power supply 300 V DC, overhead
in built-up areas and in tunnels. In the US the electrication of the supply Hungary in 1896. Plans for extending the metro
with two extra routes were made in 1895, but the
23/4-mile (4.23-km) Cascade Tunnel in Washington State in 1909 Power rating 28 hp (20.59 kW)
lines only opened more than 70 years later in 1970
was an early example of clean electric locomotives replacing the per engine
and 1976. Following retirement in the early 1970s,
Top speed approx. 30 mph
asphyxiating fumes of steam engines in conned spaces. car No. 18 was preserved and is on display at the
(48 km/h) Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, US.
Drehstrom-Triebwagen, 1903
Wheel arrangement 2 x 6-wheel bogies,
outer axles motorized
Power supply 614 kV DC (2550 Hz)
Power rating 1,475 hp (1,100 kW)
Top speed 130 mph (210 km/h)
TALKING POINT
Punch hole
u B&O Bo Switcher, 1895 Opened in 1860, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads
Wheel arrangement Bo (0-4-0) network of railways serving waterfront warehouses
Power supply approx. 450 V, catenary at Fells Point in Baltimore was originally horsedrawn.
Overhead streetcar power lines were introduced in 1896
Power rating approx. 15 hp (11.2 kW)
with small electric switchers, like this No. 10 built by
Top speed approx. 10 mph (16 km/h) General Electric in 1909, taking over from horsepower.
STEAMS
ZENITH
1914-1939 . 129
STEAMS ZENITH
In 1914 the world was plunged into a terrible Key Events
conict. World War I (the Great War) lasted r 1914 Outbreak of World War I.
until 1918, and during the four years of hostilities Railways prove to be essential for the
transportation of troops and supplies.
railways played a key role. The ability to move
r 1915 In Germany, Leipzigs main
men, munitions, and supplies by train assumed station is completed the worlds
new importance; in many countries full-size largest station measured by oor area.
locomotives were specially built for the military, r 1916 The nal section of the Trans-
u Ticket for the Royal Blue, 1935 Siberian Railway is opened.
while narrow-gauge railways were created to serve Recalling the glamour of the original Royal
Blue train, B&O Railroad marketed the r 1917 The Trans-Australian Railway is
the war effort. The latter were designed to be laid nished. Its route includes the worlds
revamped service as elegant and luxurious.
easily and to run close by the front lines. longest stretch of straight track at
nearly 300 miles (483 km).
At the end of the war, maps were redrawn, and many new or recreated
r 1920 Germanys railways come under
countries found themselves inheriting existing rail systems, which they adapted
the new Deutsche Reichsbahn.
to meet particular demands inside their new borders. In Germany, a post-war
r 1931 Germanys petrol-powered
reorganization brought its railways together to create the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Schienenzeppelin reaches 143 mph
In Britain, the government merged the private rail companies to form what (230 km/h), setting a rail speed record.
became known as the Big Four. r 1934 Sir Nigel Gresleys steam
locomotive Flying Scotsman records
A desire for progress and increasing rivalry (as well as competition from cars a speed of 100 mph (161 km/h).
and aeroplanes) combined to give rise to a new age of speed and streamlining. r 1935 The rst section of the Moscow
As the Art Deco visual style took hold across the world, new, futuristic-looking Metro opens.
trains were launched. Railways rivalled each other not only through offering r 1936 A German Leipzig diesel
railcar travels at 127 mph (205 km/h),
greater speed and comfort, but also through clever marketing. Towards the end a record for diesel traction.
of the period, in July 1938, Britains Mallard snatched the steam speed record
r 1938 Frances railways are brought
from a German locomotive by reportedly reaching 126 mph (203 km/h) a gure together as the Socit Nationale des
that ofcially has never been beaten. Chemins de fer Franais (SNCF).
Yet as steam neared its streamlined zenith, the push for speed and modernity r 1938 Sir Nigel Gresleys Mallard hits
126 mph (203 km/h) a steam speed
created a new breed alongside the giants of steam and new lightweight diesel record that stands today.
trains began to appear in North America and Europe during the 1930s.
Locomotives for
World War I
Following the outbreak of World War I, the Railway Operating
Division (ROD) of the British Royal Engineers was formed in
1915 to operate railways in the European and Middle East
theatres of war. The British network of narrow-gauge trench
railways was operated by the War Department Light Railways,
while the French had already standardized portable, 1-ft 1134-in
GWR Dean Goods, 1883 Designed by William Dean, 260 of these
(0.60-m) gauge, military Decauville equipment to supply Wheel arrangement 0-6-0 standard-gauge freight locomotives were built
ammunition and stores to the Western Front. The Germans used Cylinders 2 (inside) at the Great Western Railways Swindon Works
a similar system for their trench railways the Heeresfeldbahn. Boiler pressure 180 psi (12.65 kg/sq cm) between 1883 and 1899. In 1917 the Railway
Operating Division commandeered 62 of them
The entry of the US into the war in 1917 saw many US-built Driving wheel diameter 613/4 in (1,570 mm)
to operate supply trains in northern France.
locomotives shipped across the Atlantic for service in France. Top speed approx. 45 mph (72 km/h) Some also served in France during WWII.
u GCR Class 8K, 1911 The Great Central Railways Class 8K freight
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 locomotive introduced in 1911 was chosen as the
Cylinders 2 standard British Railway Operating Division 2-8-0
Boiler pressure 180 psi (12.65 kg/sq cm) locomotive during WWI. A total of 521 were built, with
many seeing service hauling troop and freight trains
Driving wheel diameter 56 in (1,420 mm)
in France. During WWII many of these locomotives
Top speed approx. 45 mph (72 km/h) were sent on active service to the Middle East.
LOCOMOTIVES FOR WORLD WAR I . 131
TECHNOLOGY
Armoured Engines
The British pioneered the use of small, armoured,
narrow-gauge petrol locomotives to operate on the
temporary railways that served the front line during
World War I. Unlike steam locomotives, which could
easily be spotted by the enemy, these locomotives
could haul ammunition trains to forward positions
during daylight hours without being detected.
PRR Class G5s, 1924 This engine was designed by William Designed by Sir Henry Fowler, 70 Royal
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 Kiesel to work commuter trains Scot Class locomotives were built to
Cylinders 2 on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The haul long-distance express trains on the
Boiler pressure 205 psi (14.4 kg/sq cm) Class G5s was one of the largest and London, Midland & Scottish Railway. They
most powerful 4-6-0s in the world. were later rebuilt by William Stanier with
Driving wheel diameter 68 in (1,730 mm)
No. 5741 is on display in the Railroad Type 2A tapered boilers, and remained
Top speed approx. 70 mph (113 km/h) Museum of Pennsylvania. in service until the early 1960s.
135
u GWR King Class, 1930 The King Class was designed by Charles
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 Collett for the Great Western Railway.
Cylinders 4 Thirty of these express locomotives
Boiler pressure 250 psi (17.57 kg/sq cm) were built at Swindon Works in England
between 1927 and 1936. They were
Driving wheel diameter 78 in
u GWR Castle Class, 1936 These express locomotives were designed by replaced by diesels in the early 1960s;
(1,980 mm)
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway. three including this one, No. 6023 King
Top speed approx. 90 mph (145 km/h) Edward II, have been preserved.
Cylinders 4 Its Swindon Works built 171 Castle Class engines
Boiler pressure 225 psi (15.82 kg/sq cm) between 1923 and 1950. Shown here is No. 5051.
They had all been retired by 1965, but eight
Driving wheel diameter 801/2 in (2,045 mm)
have now been preserved. No. 5051 Drysllyn
Top speed approx. 100 mph (161 km/h) Castle is at Didcot Railway Centre.
King Edward II
Built at Swindon Works in June 1930, the King Class locomotive
No. 6023 King Edward II was in a class of engines considered to
be the most powerful machines on any British railway. The rst
of the class, No. 6000, built in 1927, was named after the reigning
monarch King George V; later engines carried names of earlier
kings in reverse order of ascendance. King Edward II served for
32 years, rst with the Great Western Railway then British Railways.
SPECIFICATIONS
Class King In-service period 193062 (King Edward II)
Wheel arrangement 4-6-0 Cylinders 4
Origin UK Boiler pressure 250 psi (17.5 kg/sq cm)
Designer/builder CB Collett/Swindon Works Driving wheel diameter 78 in (1,980 mm)
Number produced 30 King Class Top speed approx. 110 mph (177 km/h)
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CAB INTERIOR
The King Class footplate layout followed
the Swindon Works standard design,
which was practical and reasonably
spacious. Early locomotives were generally
of the right-hand drive conguration, with
the remans seat being on the left or
nearside. When double-track railways rst
24 25 came into being the lineside signals were
placed on the near side, so many railway
companies changed their footplate designs
to left-hand drive. However, the GWR
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continued to congure their locomotives
for right-hand driving. Unlike other
designers Collett did not include padded
seating for the footplate crew, preferring
instead a simple, hinged wooden seat.
Great Journeys
Orient Express
Made famous in literature and lm, the Orient Express was the
brainchild of the Belgian Georges Nagelmackers, founder of the
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, a company that
specialized in operating luxury train services on European railways.
FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL TEST JOURNEY
between Paris and Vienna in 1882, the rst regular U N I T E D
Express dOrient left Gare de lEst, Paris behind an
outside cylinder Est 2-4-0 locomotive on 4 October K I N G D O M
1883. It travelled eastwards to Strasbourg and then
to Munich before crossing into Austria and calling
at Salzburg and Vienna. From here the train
N O R T H
continued on to Budapest, Bucharest, and Giurgiu
on the banks of the River Danube in Romania. S E A
Passengers were then ferried across the river to
Rustchuk in Bulgaria, where they boarded older
London
EL
rolling stock of the Austrian Eastern Railway to
N
Varna on the Black Sea coast. From Varna, N
A
passengers then made an 18-hour sea voyage to CH
ISH Calais
Constantinople. Between Paris and Giurgiu the ENGL
Black Forest 1
train consisted of ve new bogie sleeping cars, a The early Orient Express The Orient Express passed
bogie restaurant car, and two baggage cars, all built This steam locomotive, dating back to 1896, through the Black Forest wooded
travelled part of the original Orient Express mountain range in Baden in
to a high standard in teak, with locomotives southwestern Germany.
route from Paris to Constantinople.
changed many times en route. The journey took Paris
four days in total so passengers had plenty of time
to enjoy the high standard of cuisine in the Paris and Constantinople via Milan, VINTAGE POSTER
restaurant car on the rst leg of the journey. Venice, Trieste, and Belgrade. By the FROM 1920S
Strasbourg
From 1889 the train began running directly 1930s three separate trains operated:
between Paris and Constantinople, following the the Orient Express on the original 1889 route; the
opening of new railways through the Balkans in Simplon-Orient-Express via the Simplon Tunnel; and Zurich
Serbia, Bulgaria, and European Turkey. The train the Arlberg-Orient-Express via Zurich, Innsbruck, and S W I T Z E R L A N D
was renamed the Orient Express in 1891. Budapest with through carriages for Athens.
Services ended with the onset of World War I, Sleeping cars started running from Calais, providing
but recommenced after the war and the train the rst transcontinental journey across Europe. Milan
once again became popular. The Simplon Tunnel
had opened under the Alps in 1906, and in 1919
Following suspension during World War II, the
Orient Express resumed service in 1952, but both it
F R A N C E
a new Simplon-Orient-Express took a route between and the Arlberg-Orient-Express had ceased to run by
Monaco
1962. The Simplon-Orient-
Express was replaced that
year by the Direct-Orient-
Express, which was Last journey The last run of the
Direct-Orient-Express terminated
withdrawn in 1977. Some off-route in Monaco in 1977. The
of the carriages were bought 1920s carriages were purchased
at auction here and later
by a private company in restored, primarily for use on
1982, which now runs the London to Venice route.
Venice Simplon-Orient
Express services to several
destinations in Europe.
KEY
Start/Finish
Main stations
Original route
G E R M A N Y
1889 route
Change of train
Sea voyage
Mixed-traffic Movers
By the 1930s the standardization of machine parts by European and US locomotive
builders had reduced construction and maintenance costs signicantly. Powerful
engines designed to haul express freight and passenger trains were soon coming off
the production lines in great numbers. In Britain both Charles Collett of the Great
Western Railway (GWR) and William Stanier of the London, Midland & Scottish
Railway (LMS) made standardization a common theme when designing their new LMS Class 5MT, 1934
4-6-0 locomotives, while in Germany the Class 41 2-8-2s built for the Deutsche Wheel arrangement 4-6-0
Reichsbahn incorporated parts simultaneously developed for three other classes. Cylinders 2
Boiler pressure 225 psi (15.82 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 72 in (1,830 mm)
Top speed approx. 80 mph (129 km/h)
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Fresh Milk
Transporting perishable goods such as milk, sh, and
meat by rail called for specialized freight wagons. In
Britain, milk was rst conveyed in milk churns loaded
into ventilated wagons at country stations, but from
the 1930s it was carried in six-wheeled milk tank
wagons loaded at a creamery. The wagons were
marshalled into trains and hauled by powerful express
steam locomotives to depots in and around London.
The last milk trains to operate in Britain ran in 1981.
engines designed for shunting (or switching) at freight yards, Rebuilt in 1918 from a Class 1-2a Consolidation
railway workshops, and stations, or to carry out passenger locomotive, No. 1251 spent its life as a
switcher at the Philadelphia & Reading
and freight duties on country branch lines. Many of these Railroad Shops in Reading, Pennsylvania.
versatile locomotives remained in active service until It was retired in 1964 as the last steam
the end of the steam era, while some have since engine on a US Class 1 railroad, and
is now on display at the Railroad
been restored to service on heritage railways. Museum of Pennsylvania.
TECHNOLOGY
Battery Power
Battery locomotives are powered by huge onboard batteries
that are recharged in between duties. These engines were
once used on railways serving industrial complexes, such as
explosives and chemical factories, mines, or anywhere else
where normal steam or diesel locomotives could present
hazards, such as re risk, explosion, or fumes. In England,
the London Underground uses battery-electric locomotives
when the normal electric power is turned off during periods
of night-time maintenance.
u GWR 4575 Class Designed by Charles Collett, the 4575 Class u GWR 5700 Class One of the most numerous classes of British
Prairie Tank, 1927 of Prairie tank was built at the Great Western Pannier Tank, 1929 steam engine, 863 of these Pannier Tanks were
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2T Railways Swindon Works between 1927 and Wheel arrangement 0-6-0PT built for the Great Western Railway and British
Cylinders 2 1929. Of the 100 built, many saw service on Cylinders 2 (inside) Railways between 1929 and 1950. They were
Boiler pressure 200 psi (14.06 kg/sq cm) branch line passenger and freight duties in Boiler pressure 200 psi (14.06 kg/sq cm) usually seen at work on shunting duties or
Englands West Country. No. 5572 shown here hauling passenger and freight trains on branch
Driving wheel diameter 551/2 in (1,410 mm) Driving wheel diameter 551/2 in (1,410 mm)
was one of the six tted for pushpull operations. lines. Of the 16 preserved, No. 3738, seen
Top speed approx. 50 mph (80 km/h) It is preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. Top speed approx. 40 mph (64 km/h) here, is on display at Didcot Railway Centre.
Goods Wagons
By the 20th century, railways hauled loads
ranging from salt to sugar, petrol to milk, and
cattle to coal. Wagons evolved to cater for specic
roles: hoppers transported coal, ores, and stone;
tankers carried liquids and gases; and refrigerated
cars carried perishable goods. Whatever the load,
u GWR Toad brake van, 1924 At a time when most UK goods trains
before the introduction of continuous braking, lacked any form of through braking,
Type Brake van
every train had a brake van. From here the guard Weight 20 tons (20.32 tonnes) the role of the guard was critical in
kept watch over the train, using his brake to keep controlling the train. From 1894 the
Construction wooden body on
Great Western Railways guards manned
control of the loose-coupled wagons on down 4-wheel steel chassis
Toads, the name deriving from the
gradients and when stopping. Railway Great Western Railway electric telegraph code for brake vans.
FREIGHT SHIFTERS . 147
r SAR Class 15F, 1938 Most numerous of South African Railways classes,
Wheel arrangement 4-8-2 the 15F was used predominantly in the Orange
Cylinders 2 Free State and Western Transvaal. Construction
Boiler pressure 210 psi (14.8 kg/sq cm) spanned WWII; 205 were built by UK companies
and a further 50 by German. Several have
Driving wheel diameter 60 in (1,524 mm)
survived. The 1945-built No. 3007 is in the city
Top speed approx. 60 mph (96 km/h) of its birth at Glasgows Riverside Museum.
l GWR 2884 Class, 1938 The Great Western Railways 2800 Class of
Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 1903 the rst British 2-8-0 was a success,
Cylinders 2 persuading the GWR to add to the original
Boiler pressure 225 psi (15.81 kg/sq cm) total of 83. Modications, though minor,
merited a new designation the 2884
Driving wheel diameter 551/2 in (1,410 mm)
Class, 81 of which were built from 1938 to
Top speed approx. 45 mph (72 km/h) 1942. No. 3822 is one of nine preserved.
Record-breaking steam
Mallard was the ultimate evocation of Gresleys A4 Pacic: on 3 July 1938, it
set a world steam record speed of 126 mph (203 km/h) that has never been
beaten. The locomotive survives at the National Railway Museum, York, England.
The hundred mark
Built in 1923, No. 4472 Flying Scotsman
hauled the non-stop London to Edinburgh
service. In 1934 it ofcially became the
rst passenger steam locomotive to
reach a speed of 100 mph (161 km/h).
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Streamlined Steam
Around Europe
The 1930s was the Golden Age of high-speed, steam-hauled trains in
Europe. With national pride at stake, railways competed for the coveted
title of the worlds fastest train. In Britain the Great Western Railways
Cheltenham Flyer was rst off the mark in 1932. Hauled by Sir Nigel
Gresleys new streamlined A4 Pacics, the London & North Eastern
Railways Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coronation (1937) services set new u LNER Class P2, 1934 Sir Nigel Gresleys Class P2 locomotives
standards in speed, luxury, and reliability. Steam speed records continued Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 hauled heavy express passenger trains
Cylinders 3 between London and Aberdeen. Six of the
to be broken, rst by the German Class 05 in 1936 and then by Gresleys powerful engines were built at the London
Boiler pressure 220 psi (15.46 kg/sq cm)
Mallard in 1938. World War II ended this high-speed excitement, & North Eastern Railways Doncaster Works
Driving wheel diameter 74 in (1,880 mm)
although Mallards record has never been broken. between 1934 and 1936. The class was
Top speed approx. 75 mph (121 km/h) rebuilt as Class A2/2 Pacics during WWII.
TALKING POINT
Travelling Exhibit
The London, Midland & Scottish Railways streamlined
Coronation Scot train was shipped across the Atlantic
to appear in Baltimore, US. It travelled over 3,000 miles
(4,828 km) around the US before being exhibited at the
New York Worlds Fair in 1939. It was unable to return
to Britain because of the onset of World War II. The
locomotive, No. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, masquerading
as No. 6220 Coronation, was eventually shipped back to
u SNCB Class 12, 1938 the UK in 1942 but the coaches remained in the US where
The Class 12 was designed by Raoul
they were used by the US Army as an ofcers mess until
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2 Notesse for the Belgian state railways.
after the war, when they too were returned.
Cylinders 2 (inside) Six of these Atlantic-type locomotives
Boiler pressure 256 psi (18 kg/sq cm) were built between 1938 and 1939 Duchess of Hamiltons headlamp One of the two headlamps tted
to haul the Brussels to Ostend boat to Duchess of Hamilton, this one remained in the US and is now on
Driving wheel diameter 821/2 in (2,096 mm)
trains. They were retired in 1962 and display at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore.
Top speed 103 mph (166 km/h) No. 12.004 has since been preserved.
Mallard
During the 1930s the desire to lay claim to the fastest speeds in
the world dominated the railways, and records were exchanged
between the industrialized nations. Then, on 3 July 1938, one
of Sir Nigel Gresleys A4 Class Pacic steam engines, LNER
No. 4468 Mallard, achieved 126 mph (203 km/h), winning Britain
the world record for steam. The start of World War II ended such
record attempts, and Mallards feat has never been beaten.
look more different. Number produced 35 A4s Top speed 126 mph (203 km/h)
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CAB INTERIOR
The locomotive cab was cramped compared to many
non-British designs. The crew had to work in concert in
26 the small space to get the most out of the engine. From his
28 bucket seat, the driver controlled the steam delivered to
the cylinders using the regulator. The reman shovelled
coal on to the 411/4 sq ft (3.83 sq m) grate area of the
rebox, and ensured the boiler contained the right
amount of water. Tenders were tted with a 18-in-
(46-cm-) wide corridor so that the engine crews could
change over while the train was moving.
TALKING POINT
PIONEERS
Raymond Loewy
Nicknamed The father of Streamlining, French-born Raymond Loewy
(18931986) was an American industrial designer known for his wide-
ranging work for US industry. In addition to designing world-famous logos
for oil companies, such as Shell, and railways, he also left his mark on
Studebaker cars and iconic railway locomotives such as the Pennsylvania
Railroads Class K4s, T1 and S1 streamlined steam engines. After
opening an ofce in London in 1930, Loewy went on to restyle the
Baldwin Locomotive Co.s early diesel locomotives. Loewy returned
to live in his native France in 1980 and died a few years later.
TECHNOLOGY
German Experiment
The Schienenzeppelin, or rail zeppelin, was
an experimental railcar with an aluminium
body, which looked like a Zeppelin airship.
The front-end design of this prototype bore
an uncanny resemblance to the Japanese
Bullet Train of the 1960s.
Weighing only 20 tons (20.32 tonnes), this
85-ft (26-m) long propeller-driven car was
powered by a BMW 12-cylinder petrol aircraft
engine producing a power of 600 hp (447 kW).
In June 1931 it set a world land-speed record
for rail vehicles using air propulsion when it
reached 143 mph (230 km/h) on the Berlin
to Hamburg line. The railcar was scrapped
in 1939 to provide material for the German Zeppelin train Built by Franz Kruckenberg of Hannover the Schienenzeppelin only Rear fairing The wind-tunneldesigned fairing had
war effort in World War II. had two axles and was designed to carry 40 passengers. a four-bladed propeller made of ash wood.
DIESEL AND ELECTRIC STREAMLINERS . 159
CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr, 1934 Built by the Budd Co. for the Chicago, Burlington
Wheel arrangement 3 x articulated & Quincy Railroad, the Pioneer Zephyr was a
cars on 4 bogies streamlined train of three stainless-steel cars
Transmission mechanical articulated with Jacobs bogies and powered
Engine 8-cylinder Winton diesel by a submarine engine. On its inaugural run
between Denver and Chicago it averaged
Total power output 600 hp
77 mph (124 km/h) for the 1,015-mile
(447 kW)
(1,633-km) journey, reaching a top
Top speed 1121/2 mph (181 km/h) speed of 1121/2 mph (181 km/h).
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CAB INTERIOR
The driver of a Reading Company MU car had to stand up in
the cab, using simple controls developed from those used on
electric tramways. They also had to estimate the trains speed,
as the early trains were not tted with speedometers. However,
the MU was tted from new with a cab signalling system that
delivered electrical signals to the train via the track.
18. Drivers cab 19. Handbrake 20. Ratchet for handbrake 21. Throttle
control, with socket for operation by Allen key 22. Light switch boxes
(left) and brake pressure gauges 23. Marker light lens (red) indicates end
of train 24. Marker light lens (yellow, shows as white when lit by oil lamp)
indicates unscheduled train 25. Marker light lens (blue, shows as green
when lit by oil lamp) indicates scheduled train 26. Top of brake unit
27. Cab interior door lock
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CAR INTERIOR
The standard MU car had 18 rows of 2+2
reversible seats with space for gangway-
facing seats and a conductors ofce. The
freight cars had a separate compartment at
one end and fewer seats. The railway also
introduced innovations such as internal
doors that automatically closed when the
31 32 train was in motion and thermostats for
carriage heating, which reduced costs
and improved passenger comfort.
WAR AND
PEACE
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Designed by William Stanier for the London, Midland Around 7,000 of these Deutsche
& Scottish Railway, these were the standard British Reichsbahn heavy freight locomotives
freight locomotives for part of WWII. They saw service were built mainly for service on the
for Britains War Department in Egypt, Palestine, Iran, Eastern Front. A small number remain
and Italy 25 were sold to Turkey in 1941. Of the 852 in service in Bosnia even today, while
built, some remained in British service until 1968, many, like this Class 52 No. 52.8184-5
while Turkish examples ran into the 1980s. rebuild, have been preserved.
Class V36 Shunter, 1937 Fitted with four axles but only three Armoured Car, 1942 This camouaged car formed part
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0 pairs of driving wheels, these diesel Type 4-wheel of a German Wehrmacht BP42 armoured train
Transmission hydraulic locomotives were built for the Capacity 130 (whole train) that protected supply and transport trains in the Balkans
Engine Deutsche Werke/MAK diesel German armed forces (Wehrmacht) and Russia. An armoured Class 57 0-10-0 steam locomotive
Constuction armour-
and were used for shunting duties. was positioned in the centre of the train, which consisted
Total power output 360 hp (268 kW) plated steel
They saw widespread use in Europe of a combination of infantry, navigating, anti-aircraft, and
Top speed approx. 37 mph (60 km/h) and North Africa after the war. Railway German Wehrmacht artillery wagons, with converted tank turrets.
WORLD WAR II LOGISTICS . 171
TALKING POINT
DR No. 52.8184-5
Built to serve Germany during World War II, the Deutsche
Reichsbahn (DR) Class 52 Kriegslok had a simple design and
was constructed from materials that were easy to source during
wartime. Nevertheless, it became a rugged classic vital to many
countries long after the conict ended, partly because it could
haul heavy loads on lightweight track. Although designed to last
only a few years, the class also proved very durable.
SPECIFICATIONS
Class 52 or Kriegs-Dampokomotive 1 In-service period 1942present (No. 52.8184-5)
Wheel arrangement 2-10-0 Cylinders 2
Manufacturing for war Origin Germany Boiler pressure 232 psi (16.3 kg/sq cm)
Like much of German industry during World War II, Designer/builder Hauptausschu Schienenfahrzeuge Driving wheel diameter 55 in (1,400 mm)
the Deutsche Reichsbahn was harnessed to the war Number produced approx. 7,000 Class 52 Top speed 50 mph (80 km/h)
effort. The Class 52 Kriegslok epitomized the
machines of war built during that period.
Steam dome collects Cab is fully enclosed Coal space is narrow,
Smoke deectors keep exhaust steam to be used from to protect the crew allowing driver a
away from drivers view the boiler in cold conditions clear reverse view
Water tank is
frameless, cutting
production costs
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Simple elegance
Paring the design to the bare
minimum helped give the
Class 52 its austere look.
Essential components were
simplied wherever possible.
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Looks were not a priority for the designers of the wartime Class 52, though later renements
to the design softened the austere appearance of some engines. With functionality the main
goal, the locomotives were simply built using readily available materials, and key parts were
made easily accessible. Much of the look was determined by the small driving wheels, which
gave pulling power and low axle-weight rather than high speed. Another distinctive visual
aspect of many Kriegsloks was a tub-shaped tender.
1. Number plate on front of engine 2. Smokebox door handle 3. Front headlamp 4. Front buffer
5. Chimney (smokestack) 6. Crosshead assembly 7. Shut-off valve 8. Inspection lamp under running plate
9. Air pump 10. Wheel unit with connection rod 11. Air tank 12. Door and window of cab; smaller windows 6 7
meant that locomotive was less likely to be seen by World War II bombers 13. Cab steps 14. Leaf spring
suspension on tender bogie 15. Tender tank 16. Top lamp and number plate on rear of tender
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CAB INTERIOR
Built to keep out the winter cold, the
Kriegslok cab was austere and simple,
but all the instruments were positioned
for ease of use. Following the standard
German layout, the driver sat on the
right and the reman worked from the
left. The regulator handle, reverser, and
brake controls were all within easy reach
of the driver, while the reman had
access to controls to regulate how much
water he fed into the boiler. The rebox
door swung on a ap and featured
handles on both sides so the driver
could open it while the reman
shovelled the coal in.
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Wartime Service
The importance of the railways in World War II can be measured
by the efforts made on both sides to destroy networks. Between
1940 and 1942, Germanys air force, the Luftwaffe, launched more
than 10,000 attacks on Britains rail network, but failed to prevent
it from transporting the fuel, food, equipment, and munitions that
the nation needed. Germanys railways not only transported vital
goods, but also played a part in historys worst act of genocide
the transportation of Jews and other groups to death camps.
On the Allied side, the Trans-Iranian Railway in the Middle
East kept oil owing from the Persian Gulf to the Soviet Union,
while in North America trains delivered supplies to Atlantic
ports for shipping to Britain.
The Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) lled the roles left vacant by the
110,000 British railwaymen who served in the war. Here, WVS members
clean the engines at a London Midland & Scottish Railway depot.
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l VC Porter No. 3, 1944 H.K. Porter Inc. was one of the largest
Wheel arrangement A1-A1 manufacturers of industrial locomotives in
Transmission electric the US by 1950, it had built 8,000. This
Engine not known rod-driven switcher Porter No. 3, built for the
Virginia Central Railroad, is the last of the 28
Total power output 300 hp (224 kW)
of its type built. It is now preserved at the
Top speed approx. 20 mph (32 km/h) Virginia Museum of Transportation.
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Post-war US
B&A GE 70-ton switcher, 1946
Some railways needed persuading that diesel could Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo
match the haulage power of steam, but, once Transmission electric
General Motorss freight demonstrator and Engine 2 x Cooper-Bessemer FDL-6T
prototypes had convinced them, the economic 6-cylinder 4-cycle engines
Total power output 660 hp (492 kW)
argument was irresistible. Mainline locomotives
Top speed 60 mph (96 km/h)
fell into two categories: cab units and hood
units. The former, with their sleek bodywork and The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad was
mainly a commuter line that in 1950
colourful liveries, handled the expresses and were succumbed to road competition and
augmented by boosters for extra power. In the replaced passenger trains with buses.
hood unit, the workhorse, the engine (or engines), That year it bought a solitary diesel,
a General Electric 70-ton switcher
radiators, and ancillary equipment were mounted No. 50 for freight operations. The
on a platform above the chassis with the cab type was introduced in 1946 as a
placed at one end or in the centre. The transition lighter, low-cost option for secondary
routes, and 238 were built up to 1955.
from steam to diesel was accomplished within Retired in 1986, No. 50 is preserved
20 years; by 1960 around 34,000 diesel at the Baltimore & Ohio Museum.
locomotives operated in the US.
u Budd RDC railcar, 1949 After WWII the Budd Co. used its expertise in building lightweight
Wheel arrangement Bo-2 stainless-steel carriages to assemble diesel railcars (or multiple
Transmission mechanical units) for secondary and local passenger services. A prototype
Engine 2 x General Motors Type 6-110 Rail Diesel Car (RDC) was unveiled in 1949 and impressed with
6-cylinder engines its economy. By 1962, 398 were in operation. Out west, RDCs
provided a stopping service over the 924 miles (1,487 km)
Total power output 275 hp (205 kW)
between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Oakland, California. The
Top speed 85 mph (137 km/h) RDC was also exported to Australia, Brazil, Canada, and France.
Tuscan red livery given Dynamic brake Fuel tank could Twin air horn
to N&W passenger grille dissipates hold 900 gallons mounted on
locomotives heat from brakes (4,090 litres) of diesel drivers cab roof
Safety Brass bell used
railings run to alert staff and
full length of passengers when
locomotive moving in yard
or station
N&W GP9 CLASS NO. 521 . 183
The redbirds
The last 21 GP9s bought by the N&W for
passenger trains were given a special livery
of Tuscan Red with yellow lettering, earning
them the nickname the redbirds.
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CAB INTERIOR
The drivers cab had a standard EMD control station,
with lever-operated power and reverse and braking
controls. The locomotive and train brake equipment
were located alongside each other. The locomotive
could be driven in either direction at full speed, and
the driver had a good view forward from each end of
the cab. The power controller (or throttle) had eight
notches, so the driver could increase or decrease
power gradually.
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Britain Makes
the Change
By the 1940s the rail system in Britain consisted
of four major companies and many smaller light
railways. In 1948 the Big Four and the majority
of the smaller railways were nationalized under
one umbrella company British Railways. The
new company commissioned a report to look
at ways of stemming the losses they were
incurring as a result of competition from air and
road trafc. Known as the Modernisation Plan
and published on 1 December 1954, the report
made a number of recommendations, including
the replacement of all steam engines. Tests in the
late 1950s with pilot-scheme diesels were BR (W) Gas Turbine
intended to demonstrate which locomotives to No. 18000, 1949
Wheel arrangement A1A-A1A
order in quantity. Orders for thousands of new
Transmission electric
diesels would follow in the next decade.
Engine Brown Boveri Gas Turbine
Total power output 2,500 hp (1,865 kW)
Top speed 90 mph (145 km/h)
English Electric
prototype Deltic, 1955
Wheel arrangement Co-Co
Transmission electric
Engine 2 x Napier Deltic
D1825 engines
Total power output 3,300 hp
(2,460 kW)
Top speed 106 mph (171 km/h)
Deltic Prototype
During its time, the English Electric prototype Deltic, rst tested
in 1955, was the most powerful diesel locomotive in the world.
Using Napier Deltic engines developed to power fast naval patrol
boats, Deltic produced high levels of performance while weighing
less than most contemporary locomotives. British Railways
ordered 22 production Deltics in 1958, introducing 100 mph
(161 km/h) express trains to the UK.
A spacious cab was Engine room housing the Nameplate is unusual, Bright blue, cream, and gold livery is
provided at either end two Napier Deltic engines as the prototype had no unique to the prototype and has not been
of the locomotive and two generators number, just the name seen on a British locomotive before or since
D E LT I C P R O T O T Y P E . 1 8 9
American appeal
The headlight was part of the rounded North American
styling for the prototype locomotive. In practice, this
headlight was never used because the locomotive
never left the UK for trials anywhere else.
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The Deltic prototype was built with export markets around the world in mind
and consequently used styling similar to the US streamlined diesel designs that
had been in use since the 1940s. The bright blue, cream, and gold livery made
it stand out from every other locomotive in the UK when it started trials in
7
1955. The design had many innovative features for its era such as retractable
steps, streamlined lights, and buffers.
1. Painted name plaque 2. Large headlight space (light never tted) 3. Streamlined electric
marker light 4. Front buffer 5. Front coupling hook 6. Horn bracket 7. Windscreen and
wiper blades 8. Sandbox 9. Folding chrome steps 10. Air brake chain 11. Exhaust vent
positioned at centre of engine 12. Metal steps up to drivers door 13. Leaf spring suspension
14. Fuel gauge 15. Shed shore supply (electricity)
1 3
8
16 18 19 20
17
ENGINE ROOM
21 22
The design for the compact Deltic engine originated in World War II
Junkers aeroplane engines from Germany. The engine is made
from aluminium alloy and designed to be as lightweight as possible.
To t the engines into the locomotive was an engineering
challenge, as the loading gauge (maximum height and width)
of UK trains is smaller than on European railway systems.
16. Napier Deltic Engine 17. Controls at top of engine 18. Steam heating boiler
D E LT I C P R O T O T Y P E . 1 9 1
13
9 11
12
10
14 15
23 25 26 CAB INTERIOR
The locomotive had identical cabs at either end,
each designed to give a good view forward, from
a raised position, through a two-piece windscreen.
This clear view of the line ahead was essential for
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safe operation at a speed of 100 mph (161 km/h).
The locomotive was operated by a two-man crew,
one driving and the other monitoring ancillary
equipment, such as steam heating.
19. Left side of cab 20. Right side of cab 21. Warning
light attached to ceiling 22. Westinghouse vacuum brake
23. Wiper motor 24. Drivers display panel 25. Loco
27 28 29 brake (above) and power handle (below) 26. Orange
electricity conduits 27. Maintenance doorway to the
nose 28. Vacuum exhauster in the nose 29. Wheel
brake 30. Steam heating control
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Europe Follows
the US
As Europe emerged from the chaos and damage
inicted by World War II, many railway companies
based their future planning on the US where diesels
had been replacing steam for nearly a decade. A
wide variety of manufacturers using an equally wide
choice of diesel engines built locomotives for state
railways across Europe. Labour-intensive steam was
replaced with diesels, which were cheaper to run
although more expensive to buy. The process was
gradual in most countries; some steam engines
survived until 1977 in West Germany, and they
never entirely disappeared in East Germany.
NSB Class Di3, 1955 The Swedish rm Nydqvist & Holm AB (NoHAB) built
Wheel arrangement Co-Co diesel locomotives under license for the major US diesel
Transmission electric locomotive builder EMD, then owned by General Motors.
Engine EMD 16-567-C As well as the Di3 locomotives, delivered in two types
to Norwegian State Railways (Norges Statsbaner AS,
Total power output 1,750 hp
or NSB), similar locomotives were supplied to Denmark
(1,305 kW)
and Hungary. The locomotives remain in service with
Top speed 65 mph (105 km/h) freight operators in several European countries.
Diesel Shunters
While the big mainline diesel engines attracted attention,
using diesel locomotives in shunting yards was just as
transformational. While labour-intensive steam machines
needed a team of operatives and had to be kept in steam
even when at rest, diesel shunters could be operated by
one person, and simply switched off when not in use.
u SNCF Class C61000, 1950 Ordered immediately after WWII in 1945,
Crew conditions were better too and, in many cases, so Wheel arrangement 0-6-0 but not delivered until 19501953, the 48
was the visibility from the cab. The advantages of the Transmission electric C61000 locomotives were used for shunting
diesels were recognized even before World War II, and Engine Sulzer 6 LDA 22 in freight yards and for short-distance freight.
Twelve of the locomotives were used with
after the conict their use became more and more widespread. Total power output 382 hp (285 kW)
coupled powered slave units to double
Many of the 1950s designs had long working lives. Top speed 37 mph (60 km/h) the power available for shunting.
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DB VT98 (Class 798), 1955 These rail bus vehicles were introduced
Wheel arrangement single-car in West Germany from 1953 to 1962
rail bus initially the single-engined VT95 version,
Transmission mechanical and then this more powerful two-engined
Engine 2 x Bssing AG U10 engines VT98 version. In total 913 powered and
1,217 unpowered trailer cars (of both
Total power output 295 hp (220 kW)
types) replaced steam locomotives on
Top speed 56 mph (90 km/h) many rural lines across West Germany.
DATES
TRAINS
Train Set 1 Charter train; 14 carriages accommodate
The Blue Train is one of the worlds most luxurious trains. Styling
52 passengers
itself as a hotel-on-wheels, the train travels 994 miles (1,600 km) Train Set 2 Cape TownPretoriaCape Town train;
19 carriages accommodate 80 passengers
between Pretoria and Cape Town in South Africa and passes through
Locomotives 2 x 14E Class electric locomotives, dual
scenery that ranges from lush vineyards to rugged semi-desert. current; 118 tons (120 tonnes)
Carriages 9 ft 5 in (2.9 m) wide 2 in (50 mm) wider
THE PREDECESSORS OF The Blue Train came into than standard South African rolling stock. Thinner
service in the 1890s, picking up passengers from steel sides allow greater interior space
the Union-Castle liners docking in Cape Town and Speed 49 mph (80 km/h) with a maximum of
transporting them to the gold and diamond elds 86 mph (138 km/h)
in the north. These early trains soon began Weight Complete train 98 12 tons (100 tonnes)
catering to prospectors and wealthy travellers
by offering more comfortable rail JOURNEY
experiences. By 1923 the luxury Cape Town to Pretoria (weekly) 994 miles
Cape Town to Johannesburg (1600 km) 27 hours
trains were called the Union Cape Town to Durban (biannually, Sept & Nov)
Departing Cape Town
trains. The Union Express 473 miles (760 km) 21 hours. Also available for charter
The Blue Train leaves the Cape to head north
travelled from Cape Town to to Pretoria, anked by the famous prole of
Johannesburg while the Union Table Mountain. RAILWAY
Limited made the return journey. Gauge Cape Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
By 1928 these trains offered facilities THE BLUE TRAIN The decor of each coach is unique, with Tunnels Four Hex River Tunnels: twin tunnel 1,640 ft
INSIGNIA
such as hot and cold water and heated birchwood panelling, marble nishes, (500 m); single tunnels 3,609 ft (1,100 m), 3,937 ft
carriages, later acquiring dining saloons in and gold-plated ttings throughout. (1,200 m) and 44,291 ft (13.5 km)
1933 and air-conditioning in 1939. The trains Bridges Orange River Station Bridge; Vaal River
distinctive blue livery was introduced in 1936. THE ROUTE TODAY Crossing (Warrenton)
World War II caused train services to be suspended The Blue Train at one time travelled all the way to Highest point 5,751 ft (1,753 m), Johannesburg
in 1942. They resumed in 1946, the same year that Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, but this route has since
those blue trains, as they were popularly known, been discontinued. Several others are now available
adopted The Blue Train as their ofcial designation. but only as chartered services. The trains standard
The trains have since been completely rebuilt route from Cape Town to Pretoria runs through the
twice, once in the 1970s and once in the 1990s. Cape winelands and under the spectacular Hex
Today the soundproofed, carpeted compartments River Mountains, where the train emerges from a
all feature their ownen-suite bathrooms(luxury series of tunnels into the arid region known as the
suites include full-sized bathtubs). The train has Klein Karoo (Little Karoo). Here the train makes Matjiesfontein 2
This quaint and tiny museum
underoor heating, a restaurant car offering a stop at Matjiesfontein, a town that sprang up
town, little more than a single
ne dining, two lounge cars, anobservation car in 1884 around a refreshment station for passing street, is now primarily a
tourist destination.
(which converts to a conference car), as well as trains, and which remains preserved in its Victorian
a 24-hour butler service and a laundry service. state. The service then continues on to Pretoria,
passing through the semi-
desert landscape of the Great The Hex River Valley 1
The train passes through the
Karoo. On the return vineyards of the valley and Great Karoo
journey from Pretoria, through four tunnels beneath
the Hex (Witch) River Mountains, Desert
passengers may disembark named for the girl who haunts
to visit the mining town them in local legend.
of Kimberley, site of the
diamond rush that began in
the 1870s, before journeying
Table Mountain
on to Cape Town.
Matjiesfontein
Lounging in luxury
There are two lavishly appointed
Paarl George
Worcester
lounges aboard the train, where
Cape Town
passengers can expect ve-star Kaaimans River 5
service. Once on board, food and The route crosses the Kaaimans estuary
drinks are all-inclusive. and passes through seven tunnels.
Victoria Falls THE BLUE TRAIN . 195
B O T S W A N A
Kruger
Pretoria to Hoedspruit
Mahalapye (charter only) National
Approx. 279 miles (450 km); Park
21 hours. Regular service was
discontinued in 2006. 2 3
Lobatse
Pretoria
Soweto
Johannesburg 4
S W A Z I L A N D
Klerksdorp
L E S O T H O
Pietermaritzburg
Durban 5 6
De Aar
S O U T H A F R I C A 6 Durban beachfront
3 The Karoo Durbans subtropical climate
Much of the journey traverses the and warm coastal waters
semi-desert of the Karoo, once a vast make it an all-year-round
inland sea, now a panoramic landscape of holiday destination.
scrub and koppies (low-topped hills).
N
KEY
Electric Charge
In the early part of the 20th century several European railways had already
started to use electric rather than steam locomotives on main lines in the Swiss
and Austrian Alps they were among the rst to use this powerful new technology.
Plans to expand electried railways were delayed almost everywhere in Europe
by World War II, which led to the destruction of much railway infrastructure. As
u BR Class 70 No. 20003, 1948 Following two similar locomotives (CC1/CC2)
post-war rebuilding got underway, most European countries turned to electried Wheel arrangement Co-Co delivered to Southern Railway in 1941,
railways, and the 1950s saw new electric trains being widely introduced. Power supply 750 V DC third rail, No. 20003 was built at the Ashford
overhead lines Locomotive Works, Kent, in 1948 for British
Railways. Like the earlier two it was used
Power rating 2,200 hp (1,641 kW)
until the late 1960s, mainly on the London to
Top speed 75 mph (120 km/h) Brighton main line and other Sussex routes.
l BLS Ae 4/4, 1944 Designed and built in Switzerland during WWII, SNCF Class BB9000, 1954
Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo the Ae 4/4 design was revolutionary, using a Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo
Power supply 15 kV AC, 162/3 Hz, light steel body mounted on two-axle bogies. It Power supply 1,500 V DC, overhead lines
overhead lines produced nearly 4,000 hp (2,984 kW), which
Power rating 4,000 hp (2,983 kW)
was the equivalent of two or three steam
Power rating 3,950 hp (2,946 kW) Top speed 206 mph (331 km/h)
engines. These design principles have been
Top speed 78 mph (126 km/h) used for electric locomotives ever since. This was one of two pairs of experimental
express passenger engines using two-axle
bogies that were delivered to the French
state railways in 195254: BB9003 and
9004 were built in France by Jeumont
Schneider. On 29 March 1955 BB9004,
along with CC7107, set a world record
of 206 mph (331 km/h) for locomotives,
which was not beaten until 2006.
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Post-war Steam
While railways played a vital strategic role in Europe during World
War II, the ravages of war, destruction of industry, and shortages of
raw materials and fuel painted a bleak picture for the Continents
future. Britains railways and workshops escaped the worst excesses
of destruction, and with innovative locomotive designers, such as
Oliver Bulleid and Robert Riddles, were introducing new types of
successful austerity locomotives towards the end of the war. In
contrast, on mainland Europe the national railways were assisted
in rebuilding their war-torn networks and rolling stock by
deliveries of large numbers of powerful locomotives from US and
Canadian manufacturers who were geared up to production
through the Lend-Lease programme and the 1948 Marshall Plan. SNCF 141R, 1945 Powerful and economical to maintain, 1,323 Class 141R
Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 locomotives were built between 1945 and 1947 for the
Cylinders 2 French state railway (Socit Nationale des Chemins de
Boiler pressure 225 psi (15.82 kg/sq cm) fer Franais, or SNCF) by various builders in the US and
Canada. Supplied under the Lend-Lease programme
Driving wheel diameter 65 in (1,650 mm)
to replace engines lost during WWII, around half were
Top speed approx. 62 mph (100 km/h) oil-burners. Many remained in service until the 1970s.
SR Bulleid Light Pacic, 1945 Built under wartime conditions, Oliver Bulleids
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 Battle of Britain and West Country Class Light
Cylinders 3 (1 inside) Pacic locomotives incorporated many cost-saving
Boiler pressure 280 psi (19.68 kg/sq cm) and innovative features. The 110 locomotives built
for the Southern Railway and British Railways
Driving wheel diameter 74 in
between 1945 and 1951 were renowned for their
(1,880 mm)
performance but suffered from high coal
Top speed approx. 80 mph (129 km/h) consumption. Sixty were subsequently rebuilt.
P O S T- W A R S T E A M . 1 9 9
Tender carried by Tuscan red stripe Firebox grate covers an Roller bearings tted to Streamlined casing
two 6-wheel bogies across full length of area of 107 sq ft (10 sq m) all crank pins and axles with bullet nose
running board and tender for smoother running
N&W J CLASS NO. 611 . 201
Black bullet
With its midnight-black livery,
bullet-shaped nose, and powerful
headlight, Norfolk & Westerns
No. 611 locomotive displays many of
the characteristics so familiar
to US streamliners.
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CAB INTERIOR
A locomotive of this size would be too much for a single
reman to manage using a shovel in the traditional
style. Therefore, No. 611 was tted with a mechanical
stoker, which fed coal directly from the tender to the
rebox by means of an Archimedes screw.
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18. Cab interior 19. Control levers for automatic grate shakers
20. Control valves for stoker jets in rebox 21. Gauge test
valves and water level sight glass 22. Open rebox door
23. Staybolt detail inside rebox 24. Circulators inside rebox
25. Speedometer 26. Brake control levers and handles
27. Power reverse lever 28. Electrical switches 29. Throttle
(regulator) quadrant 30. Firemans seat 31. Foot rest
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Featuring a distinctive cone-shaped nose Built between 1949 and 1956, the 251 Class
decorated with a silver star, 755 of the Class P36 were the last Soviet standard class, rst
WP express passenger engines were built for working on the Moscow to Leningrad
the Indian broad-gauge railways between line until replaced by diesels. They later saw
1947 and 1967. No. 7161 Akbar is preserved service in Eastern Siberia until being put into
at the Rewari Steam Loco Shed, India. strategic storage from 1974 to the late 1980s.
TALKING POINT
Cutting-edge Steam
Apart from the Class 25 condensing engines,
South African Railways also took delivery of
50 Class 25NC (non-condensing). Of these,
No. 3450 was modied in 1981 at the SARs Salt
River Workshops in Cape Town as the prototype
Class 26. Nicknamed the Red Devil because of its
livery, tests demonstrated vastly increased power
and savings; diesel and electric traction had
virtually replaced steam by the early 1980s.
u IR Class YG, 1949
Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 The Red Devil This unique engine is seen here leaving
Cylinders 2
Krankuil with a South African rail tour in 1990. It last
ran in 2003 and is now preserved in Cape Town.
Boiler pressure 210 psi (14.8 kg/sq cm)
Driving wheel diameter 48 in (1,220 mm)
Top speed 50 mph (80 km/h)
SAR Class 25C, 1953 A total of 90 Class 25C locomotives
The Class YG was the standard freight Wheel arrangement 4-8-4 were built for the 3-ft-6-in- (1.06-m-)
locomotive on the Indian Railways Cylinders 2 gauge South African Railways. The
3-ft 3-in- (1-m-) gauge system. Around engines were originally tted with an
Boiler pressure 225 psi
1,000 were built by various manufacturers enormous condensing tender so that
(15.81 kg/sq cm)
in India and overseas between 1949 and they could operate across the arid
Driving wheel diameter 60 in
1972. Three, including Sindh seen here, Karoo Desert. Most were later
(1,524 mm)
are preserved in working order at Rewari converted to a non-condensing
Steam Loco Shed southwest of Delhi. Top speed 70 mph (113 km/h) Class 25NC between 1973 and 1980.
Featuring a light axle load for work on branch One of the most prolic classes constructed in
lines, these broad-gauge steam engines were China was the Class QJ heavy freight engine of
built for the Indian Railways in two batches: which at least 4,700 were built between 1956
the rst 10 by Vulcan Foundry (UK) and 94 and 1988. Their service on the Jitong Railway in
at the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (India). Inner Mongolia (China) ended in 2005, though
No. 15005 Sher-e-Punjab is preserved at Rewari. some ran on industrial railways until 2010.
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Tender could carry 16 tons Cab accommodates Air brake pipes outside Metal chains along Chimney is Bullet nose
(16.2 tonnes) of coal and 6,500 a crew of three locomotive frame the length of the topped by a mounted on
gallons (29,550 litres) of water running board decorative crown smokebox
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EXTERIOR 3
4 5 6
7 8
CLASS WP NO. 7161 . 209
9 11 CAB INTERIOR
The cab is spacious enough to house the driver and two remen. The extra
space also allows the remen to stoke coal using shovels that are larger than
those used in earlier locomotives. The red-painted handles for operating the
locomotive and the monitoring gauges are positioned for ease of use.
17. Interior of drivers cab 18. Lubricator box 19. From left to right: injector steam cock
handle, dynamo cock, main cock, vacuum steam cock, and injector steam cock handle
20. Steam pressure gauge 21. Reverser wheel 22. Firehole door 23. Rocking grate
24. Front of tender
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SPECIFICATIONS
Class NG G16 In-service period 195891 and 1997 to present (No. 138)
Wheel arrangement 2-6-2+2-6-2 Cylinders 4
Origin UK Boiler pressure 180 psi (12.65 kg/sq cm)
Preserving history
Designer/builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd Driving wheel diameter 33 in (840 mm)
At 25 miles (40 km), the Welsh Highland
Railway is the longest heritage railway Number produced 34 Class NG G16 Top speed approx. 40 mph (64 km/h)
in Britain. The railway stopped running
services before WWII but a restoration
project was completed in 2011.
Boiler is slung on Stainless steel Number plate is Coal bunker sits on top
Chimney rises 10 ft 4 in a cradle between bands hold boiler written in English of rear engine, and
(315 cm) above the rails the two engines cladding in place and Welsh replaces separate tender
Water tank holds
up to 1,325 gallons
(6,023 litres)
B EY E R - GA R RAT T N O. 1 38 . 2 1 3
Great power
The NG G16 Garratt is the largest and most powerful narrow-gauge
steam locomotive in Britain. It weighs 62 tons (63 tonnes) and is
46 ft 6 in (14.7 m) long. Each end of the locomotive is equipped with
powerful headlamps, sand boxes, and mechanical lubricators.
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18
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CAB INTERIOR
Despite the complexity of its mechanical arrangements, No. 138s
cab is much like that of any steam locomotive. The drivers
controls are on the right-hand side. As well as looking after the
re to create steam, the reman is responsible for operating the
injectors, which put water into the boiler as and when required.
16. Controls in drivers cab 17. Boiler pressure gauge 18. Injector
steam valve (left) and main manifold valve (right) 19. Boiler pressure
gauge isolator 20. Cylinder drain, sander, and atomizer controls
21. Water gauge 22. Reverser 23. Vacuum brake controls
24. Speedometer 25. Drivers seat
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Moving People
and Goods
Although the very rst railways were built to carry freight, some were
designed from the start primarily to transport passengers. During the
world wars, the railways carried huge quantities of raw materials,
military supplies, and troops. However, by the 1950s they struggled u GWR Corridor Composite carriage Built by the Great Western Railway at
No. 7313, 1940 their Swindon Works in 1940, the 60-ft-
against more exible and cheaper road transport. Meeting this (18.2-m-) long express passenger coach
Type 2 x 4-wheel bogies
challenge with some success, the railways carved out the vital roles of Capacity 24 rst-class passengers No. 7313 has four rst-Class compartments,
transporting commuters. They competed with air travel by introducing plus 24 third-class passengers four third-Class compartments, and two
lavatory cubicles. It is wearing its wartime
faster and more luxurious passenger trains and focussed on the Construction steel
economy brown livery and is preserved
long-haul, heavy-freight trafc that remains a core business today. Railway Great Western Railway at Didcot Railway Centre.
u N&W Budd S1 Twenty of these sleeping cars were built by N&W Pullman Class P2 Seating 66 passengers, this coach
sleeper, 1949 Budd in 1949 for the Norfolk & Western Railway. No. 512, 1949 was built for the Norfolk & Western
Type 2 x 4-wheel bogies They were used on the Powhatan Arrow, The Type 2 x 4-wheel bogies Railways Powhatan Arrow by Pullman-
Standard in 1949. Introduced between
Capacity 2232 sleeping berths Pochohontas, and other sleeping car routes Capacity 66 passengers
on the railways network. The Pochohontas, Norfolk, Virginia, and Cincinnati, Ohio,
Construction stainless steel Construction steel
the N&Ws last passenger train, ceased in 1946, the train last ran in 1969. This
Railway Norfolk & Railway Norfolk & coach is now on display at the Virginia
running in 1971. This car is now preserved at
Western Railway Western Railway Museum of Transport in Roanoke.
the Virginia Museum of Transport in Roanoke.
Freight Cars
Road transport began siphoning off much
of the peacetime short-distance, single-
load freight trafc, but the railways trump
card was their ability to transport heavy loads
more efciently over long distances. To meet
this demand a wide variety of purpose-built
u Penn Central Wagon The Wagon No. 32367 was built at the
freight cars were constructed to carry raw No. 32367, 1955 Penn Central Corporations Altoona
materials such as coal, oil, and iron ore; Type Class H34A covered hopper Workshops in 1955. The cargo (often
perishable goods such as sh, meat, fruit Weight 6212 tons (63.5 tonnes) grain) was discharged through chutes
underneath the wagon. It is now on
and vegetables; and hazardous cargoes Construction steel
display at the Railroad Museum of
such as chemicals and petroleum. Railway Penn Central Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
MOVING PEOPLE AND GOODS . 217
l DR Acid Cannister
Wagon, 1956
Type cannister wagon
Weight 14.6 tons (14.83 tonnes)
Construction steel
Railway Deutsche Reichsbahn
MDT/IC No. 13715, 1958 This 33-ft- (10-m-) long, insulated, refrigerated
Built in 1956 for the East German Type refrigerated boxcar boxcar was built by the Pacic Car & Foundry Co.
state railways, this freight wagon Weight 3712 tons of Renton in Washington State for the Illinois
carried 12 clay pots, each containing (38 tonnes) Central Railroad in 1958. Fitted with air circulation
220 gallons (1,000 litres) of acid. fans, this type of car usually carried perishable
Construction steel
It is on display at the Stassfurt fruit and vegetables, which were kept chilled by
Museum Shed. Railway Illinois Central Railroad dry ice loaded into roof-mounted bunkers.
19601979
BUILT FOR
SPEED
19601979 . 221
Theres a great
TGV 001 is nished. It takes the world
rail speed record by reaching 198 mph
(318 km/h).
emotional upsurge r 1973 Britains High Speed Train (HST)
prototype achieves a diesel world
every time we intend record about 143 mph (230 km/h).
r 1974 The USSR makes completion of
to cancel a service u Amtrak Turboliner
the Baikal-Amur Magistral a national
priority, to provide a second route to
The modern, fast Turboliner was introduced
DR RICHARD BEECHING, by Amtrak in 1973 in an effort to encourage complement the Trans-Siberian.
CHAIRMAN OF BRITISH RAILWAYS more passenger rail travel.
r 1976 Work starts on Frances rst
dedicated high-speed line, to run
between Paris and Lyon. It is the
beginning of the countrys dedicated
Glasgow Electric poster by the English painter Terence Tenison Cuneo, 1965 high-speed network.
222 . 19601979
GM EMD GP40, 1965 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bought 380 General
Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) model GP40
Transmission electric locomotives so had the largest eet in the US of these
Engine 16-645E3 successful locomotives. In total 1,221 were built for
various operators in North America between 1965 and
Total power output 3,000 hp (2,237 kW)
1971. They were used for freight trains by B&O but
Top speed 65 mph (105 km/h) other operators used them for passenger services.
The Deutsche Bundesbahn rst ordered the nal The DF4, known as Dong Feng (East Wind), is
version of the V160 eet Class 218 in the late one of a series of locomotives built for the Chinese
1950s. The prototypes were delivered in 1968 and national railways. Updated versions remain in
1969; series production began in 1971. Fitted with production over 40 years after the rst one was
electric train heating, the Class 218 could work built at Chinas Dalian Locomotive Works. DF4s
with the latest air-conditioned passenger coaches. replaced steam locomotives throughout China
Of the 418 delivered, around half remain in use. and several thousand remain in use.
TECHNOLOGY
Container Transport
The use of containers to transport freight by ship began
in the 1950s. In 1952 Canadian Pacic introduced the
piggyback transport of containers on wheeled road
trailers, although the Chicago North Western Railroad
had pioneered this before World War II. During the 1960s
rail operators started to offer services to transport the
maritime containers (called intermodal as they can
be transferred from one form of transport to another)
to and from ports on specially designed at wagons.
Intermodal freight transport grew substantially in the
1970s and 1980s. In 1957 it accounted for less than one
per cent of US rail freight, but by the mid 1980s more
than 15 per cent of freight was transported in this way.
Modified DR V100
The East German V100 diesel hydraulic was rst tested in 1964,
and eventually 1,146 production locomotives of several versions
were built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) between 1966 and
1985. They were also made for heavy industry, and exported to
several other communist countries such as Czechoslovakia and
China. In 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall (in 1989),
conversion of 10 locomotives for metre-gauge operation began.
SPECIFICATIONS
Class HSB 199.8 previously V100, then DR 112, DB 202 In-service period 196678, as rebuilt 1988present (No. 119 872-3)
Wheel arrangement C-C, built as B-B Transmission hydraulic
Origin East Germany Engine MWJ 12 KVD 18-21 A-4
Designer/builder LEW (Berlin), Power output 1,184 hp (883 kW)
Number produced 10 (rebuilt 199.8 series) Top speed 31 mph (50 km/h) (rebuilt 199.8 series)
Ventilation grilles Exhaust takes fumes Driving cab in centre Orange warning light Three axle bogies
for the engine above top of cab gives excellent visibility used when locomotive tted at conversion
in all directions is remotely controlled to 3-ft 3-in (1-m-) gauge
Antenna
for locomotive
telecommunication
system
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Snow camels
Harz network
The Harzkamel nickname came from the locomotives
The HSB logo stands for Harzer
waggling gait and the camel hump formed by the central
Schmalspurbahnen (Harz Narrow Gauge
cab. These kamels, however, were more at home in
Railways), the operator of the Harz Mountain
mountains than deserts, and the plough used to clear a small
3-ft 3-in (1-m-) gauge network since 1993.
coverage of snow can be seen below the buffers at track level.
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EXTERIOR 1 4
The body comprises two bonnets extending from the central cab.
At one end is the engine, and at the other a variety of ancillary
equipment such as steam heating equipment for passenger coaches
and batteries. The hydraulic transmission system is located under 2 3
the driving cab alongside the diesel fuel tank.
The locomotives were built with two-axle, standard-gauge bogies;
in the conversion to 3-ft 3-in- (1-m-) gauge these were replaced with
three-axle bogies utilizing smaller diameter wheels. The remaining
HSB locomotives were rebuilt again in 1998, and three were tted
with GPS equipment enabling them to be controlled by yard staff.
1. Number plate 2. Headlight (below) and tail light (above) 3. Buffer in raised
position 4. Coupling for standard-gauge wagons 5. Electric socket for multiple
control unit 6. Coupling for wagon carrier bogies 7. Air brake pipe connecting
adapter 8. Open sandbox door 9. Fuel ller 10. Warning light used when
remote controlled 11. Overhead electrication warning ash 12. Air horn
13. Foot step to reach top of locomotive 14. Cooling device for air compressors
15. Filter, drain cup, and drip cock in main air pipe 16. Wheel assembly 17. Air
shut off valves 18. Socket for charging cable 19. Grease container for ange
oilers 20. Steps for shunters 21. Cut-off cock for main brake pipe
5 6 9 12 14
7 8
15
10 11
13
16 17 19 20
18
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26 27 28 29
30 31
21 CAB INTERIOR
The cab, although spartan by modern standards,
was functional and a lot simpler and cleaner than
the steam engine cabs it replaced. It was designed
to enable the locomotive to be driven in either
direction. As was common in the Eastern Bloc,
32 33 many components were interchangeable with other
types to reduce the number of spare parts required.
High-speed Pioneers
High-speed rail travel began in 1960 when French Railways introduced
the worlds rst 124-mph (200-km/h) passenger train the Le Capitole
Paris to Toulouse service. In 1964 the rst Japanese Shinkansen line from
Tokyo to Shin-Osaka was opened; this was the start of fast passenger train
services on a dedicated high-speed rail line. Higher-speed operations u DR Class VT18.16 Built by East German industry to operate the Deutsche
began in the UK with the 100-mph (161-km/h) Deltic diesels in 1961, (Class 175), 1964 Reichsbahns important international express trains,
and in North America with gas-turbinepowered trains in 1968. In the Wheel arrangement 4-car DMU eight four-car VT18.16 trains were delivered from 1964
Transmission hydraulic to 1968. These worked abroad reaching Copenhagen,
1970s the German Class E03/103 began a 124-mph (200-km/h)
Engine 2 x 12 KVD 18/21 engines Denmark; Vienna, Austria; and Malm, Sweden; plus
operation on existing lines in West Germany, while in the UK the new Prague and Karlovy Vary in Czechoslovakia. The trains
Total power output 1,973 hp (1,472 kW)
diesel-powered High Speed Train (HST) brought 125-mph (201-km/h) were progressively withdrawn in the 1980s, although
Top speed 100 mph (160 km/h) more than one survives.
services to several major routes from 1976.
TECHNOLOGY
u DB Class E03/103, 1970 Five E03 prototypes were delivered from 1965, and
Wheel arrangement CoCo after test, another 145 slightly more powerful production
Power supply 15 kV AC, 1623 Hz engines were ordered. From 1970 until the 1980s the
overhead lines Deutsche Bundesbahn Class 103 worked on all the major
express trains in Germany. A small number remain in
Power rating 10,429 hp (7,780 kW)
use; one was used for high-speed test trains until
Top speed 124 mph (200 km/h) 2013 and allowed to run at 174 mph (280 km/h).
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) entered the In 1973 British Rail started trials of the High Speed
market with patents bought from the Chesapeake Train prototype with two power cars. Production trains
& Ohio Railway for articulated high-speed train sets followed in 1976, with deliveries lasting until 1982. The
using lightweight materials. However, UAC used gas HST holds the world diesel rail speed record of 148 mph
turbines instead of diesel engines. Canadian National (238 km/h) set in 1987. The trains remain in service
Rail bought ve sets and the US bought three. as do similar ones in Australia.
The Bullet Train
The staging of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo presented trains soon made the journey in a record-breaking 3 hours and
Japan with the opportunity to show how far it had progressed 10 minutes. Popular from the outset, at peak times the service
since the devastation of World War II. The nation decided to ran at 3-minute intervals.
showcase its engineering capabilities with the Tkaid The rst line carried more than 150 million passengers in its
Shinkansen, the worlds rst high-speed railway. inaugural year. Its success led to more routes on the islands of
Construction of the electried line, which ran 321.6 miles Honshu and Kyushu, enlarging the network to 1,483.6 miles
(515.4 km) and linked Tokyo with Osaka to the southwest, (2,387.7 km). Engineers also designed faster models and tracks;
began in 1959 and was completed in 1964. Service commenced even the original 0-series trains were modied, reaching a top
on 1 October that year. The line carried the worlds fastest speed of 200 mph (320 km/h) before they were retired in 2008.
trains, which earned the nickname Dangan Ressha (Bullet
Trains) because of their speed and the distinctive shape of the The 16-car 300 series Shinkansen entered service in 1992, performing at a
leading car. Reaching a top speed of 130 mph (210 km/h), the top speed of 168 mph (270 km/h). The series was taken out of service in 2012.
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DR No. 18.201
East Germanys Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) No. 18.201 is one of
a kind. Built to a unique design to allow the testing of coaches
at high speeds, it is the worlds fastest operational steam
locomotive. Oil ring, a special streamlined casing, and massive
driving wheels all helped to create a machine not only able to
reach high speeds, but also to maintain them. Just as remarkably,
it was built when steam development was all but over.
SPECIFICATIONS
Class 18.2 In-service period 1961present
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 Cylinders 3
Separate German networks Origin East Germany Boiler pressure 232 psi (16.3 kg/sq cm)
After World War II, West Germanys railway became the
Designer/builder Deutsche Reichsbahn Driving wheel diameter 91 in (2,311 mm)
Deutsche Bundesbahn, but East Germanys system kept
Number produced 1 Top speed approx. 113 mph (182 km/h)
the traditional Deutsche Reichsbahn name. The two
merged into the Deutsche Bahn in January 1994.
Indusi magnetic gear Driving wheels allow Smokebox merges Smoke deectors
Tender contains to stop the train at high speeds due to gases from the re keep exhaust away
water and fuel oil danger signals their large diameter with exhaust steam from crews view
DR NO. 18.201 . 233
A touch of style
The curves and angles of No. 18.201 gave
the locomotive a stylishly modern look. The
smokebox door was a distinctive conical
shape, while the locomotives thin but
efcient Giesl ejector exhaust was hidden
inside a much larger chimney shroud.
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10 11 12
13 16 18
17
14 15 19
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26 27 30
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CAB INTERIOR
In comparison with coal-red locomotives, the
oil-red No. 18.201 has different controls for
the reman to regulate the re, as well as dials
to monitor it. The insulated rebox door stays
shut while the engine is operating, and the
onerous task of shovelling coal is unnecessary.
21 22
The driver sits on the right, where all the main
driving controls are within easy reach.
Technology in Transition
This was a period of large-scale changes for railways around the world.
Car ownership and the impact of new motorways led to the closure of less-
used railway routes, particularly in Western Europe, although branch lines
still thrived in Eastern Europe. Commodities such as coal and iron ore
continued to be carried by the railways. Much of the local goods transport
switched to trucks, but the use of intermodal containers to carry long-
distance freight by rail continued to grow. In addition, many European
cities were expanding existing metro systems or building new ones.
u BR D9500 Class 14, 1964 The 56 locomotives in this class, all built at the British
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0 Railways Works in Swindon during 1964, were
Transmission hydraulic delivered just as the local freight trafc they were
Engine Paxman 6YJXL designed for was rapidly disappearing from the UK
rail network. As a result many were withdrawn within
Total power output 650 hp (485 kW)
three years. Most went on to have longer careers with
Top speed 40 mph (64 km/h) industrial rail operators in the UK and Europe.
l Soviet Class VL10, 1963 u DR VT2.09 (Class 171/172), 1962 Designed for East Germanys rural branch
Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo Wheel arrangement 2-axle rail bus lines, this train was nicknamed Ferkeltaxi
Power supply 3,000 V DC, Transmission mechanical/hydro- (piglet taxi) because farmers sometimes
overhead lines mechanical brought piglets along as luggage. An
Power rating 6,166 hp (4,600 kW) Engine 6 KVD 18 HRW early prototype built in 1957 was followed
by orders for production trains, delivered
Top speed 62 mph (100 km/h) Total power output 180 hp (134 kW)
from 1962 to 1969. In 2004 they were
Top speed 56 mph (90 km/h) withdrawn from regular use in Germany.
Built in Tbilisi (now Georgia) the VL10
eight-axle, twin-unit electric was the
rst modern DC electric locomotive
built for Soviet Railways. It shared both
external design and many components
with the VL80 25 kV AC electric design,
also introduced in 1963. Thousands of
both classes were built until production
ended in the 1980s.
TALKING POINT
Track Maintenance
Motorized draisines replaced or supplemented daily
track inspections carried out on foot from the 1960s,
enabling tools and equipment to be carried to work sites
quickly. During the 1960s ultrasonic testing of rails by r DR V60 D (Class 105), 1961
test vehicles tted with special equipment became more Wheel arrangement 0-8-0
common in both US and Europe, and regular test trains Transmission hydraulic
operated, often at night, to monitor track condition.
Engine 12 KVD 18/21
Room for two In East Germany Total power output 650 hp (485 kW)
the two-axle draisine
Top speed 37 mph (60 km/h)
could carry two
people and their The powerful V60 was
tools to repair
designed to replace the
minor faults.
Deutsche Reichsbahn steam
locomotives for shunting
and short freight trains.
The engines, enhanced by
advances made on the WWII V36
diesels used by the German military,
unusually had four axles with the
wheels connected by external coupling
rods. They were built for the DR and
other state railways plus heavy
industry in Eastern Bloc countries.
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TECHNOLOGY
Battery Locomotives
In many European countries battery-powered engines
were used to move locomotives around maintenance
depots. Using the battery engines enabled electric
locomotives to be transferred to maintenance areas
without (hazardous) overhead power lines for traction
current and was quicker and cheaper than starting
a diesel to move it a few hundred yards. Battery
engines continue to be used in this way today.
Great Journeys
Indian Pacific
The rst direct passenger rail service to cross the continent of Australia from
the east coast to the west, the Indian Pacic nally linked Sydney on the Pacic
Ocean to Perth on the Indian Ocean on 23 February 1970.
KEY
Start/Finish A U S T R A L I A 1 Camp train
Main stations Labourers building the
Earlier lines Trans-Australian lived in mobile
Worlds longest straight accommodation on rails, to
Trans-Australian Railway stretch of track This section
is 297 miles (478 km). SOUTH avoid constantly breaking camp
as the track advanced.
AUSTRALIA
Perth to Kalgoorlie
Originally built to the 3-ft 6-in Tarcoola
(1.06-m) gauge, this line was
completed in 1897.
Ooldea
Kalgoorlie
Meeting of two teams
Loongana The two halves of the
Rawlinna
Trans-Australian line met at
lain
rbor P Ooldea on 17 October 1917.
N ulla
WESTERN Nullarbor Plain 5
Port Augusta
Perth
AUSTRALIA The Trans-Australian lines Port Augusta to Port Pirie
construction faced a huge Converted from 3-ft 6-in Port Pirie
challenge in passing through (1.06-m) gauge to standard
6 Perth an almost waterless region. gauge in 1937.
Until the opening of the
Trans-Australian Railway in 1917,
Perth could be reached from the
east only by a sea voyage across
the Great Australian Bight. G R E A T A U S T R A L I A N B I G H T Adelaide
travelled by the train to 2,704 miles (4,352 km). wagons carrying passengers cars. Three classes:
Platinum, Gold, and Red
JOURNEY
Original journey: SydneyPerth 2,461 miles
(3,961 km); 75 hours
SydneyPerth (via Adelaide) 2,704 miles
(4,352 km), 65 hours; 4 days, 3 nights
RAILWAY
4
Gauge Standard gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1.435 m)
Longest straight stretch The worlds longest
section of straight track, 297 miles (478 km)
Across the Nullarbor
Highest point Bell Railway Station in the Blue
Double-headed by NR Class diesels, the Indian Pacic heads
out across the arid Nullarbor Plain on the worlds longest Mountains: 3,507 ft (1,069 m)
straight stretch of track.
QUEENSLAND
4 Mannahill Station 5
Located along the Indian Pacic route,
Mannahill is one of the easternmost
settlements in South Australia. It has NEW SOUTH
only 66 inhabitants. WALES
Travelling in Style
In the 1960s and 70s railways around the world invested in large
numbers of new passenger carriages. The investment was partly driven
by the need to offer higher speed and more comfort on intercity routes,
and in other cases simply to replace older equipment. Steel became
the dominant material for coach bodies, replacing wooden-framed,
steam-age vehicles in many cases. Increasing numbers of new multiple-
unit trains, both diesel and electric, were built in many countries to
replace conventional trains using locomotives and coaches.
Fifty-eight of these coaches were assembled In the 1950s the Spanish Talgo company pioneered
in Irish Railwayss Inchicore Works in Dublin articulated trains of semi-permanently coupled
between 1963 and 1967, using kits provided by short cars utilizing single-axle wheel sets. The
Cravens in Shefeld, UK. The coaches were Talgo III was the third version of the train and
tted with steam heating and vacuum brakes, the rst to be used internationally. Some had
and were used for express trains in the 1960s. variable-gauge axles, which permitted operation
Several coaches have been preserved. from Spain into France.
u Penn Central/Amtrak Metroliner, 1969 Budd built 61 Metroliner EMU cars for
Type snack bar car (powered) Penn Central Transportation in 1969 in
Wheel arrangement 2-car EMU collaboration with other manufacturers
Power supply 11 kV AC 25 Hz, 11 kV AC 60 Hz, and the US government. The cars were
and 25 kV AC 60 Hz, overhead lines inherited by Amtrak in 1971. Designed for
use at 150 mph (241 km/h), the Metroliners
Power rating 1,020 hp (761 kW)
never operated that fast and most were
Top speed 125 mph (200 km/h) withdrawn by Amtrak in the 1980s.
d Mark IIIB First Open, 1975 The rst 125 mph (201 km/h) Mark III coaches
Type rst class Pullman coach appeared in 1975 and incorporated steel integral
Capacity 48 passengers monocoque construction, giving them great body
strength. The British Rail High Speed Train (HST)
Construction steel
used Mark III coaches and others were built for use
Railway British Rail with electric locomotives at up to 110 mph (177 km/h).
u Mark III sleeper, 1979 In 1976 British Rail ordered a new prototype sleeper
Type sleeping coach with a view to replacing its older cars, but this was
Capacity 26 berths in 13 compartments cancelled after a fatal re on Mark I sleepers on an
overnight train in Taunton in 1978. BR decided to
Construction steel
build a new version that incorporated safety systems
Railway British Rail onto all sleepers; 236 were ordered in 1979.
CHANGING
TRACKS
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CHANGING TRACKS
The high-speed railway spread internationally as more countries built Key Events
dedicated networks replicating the Japanese invention. In Europe, Frances r 1981 High-speed rail services come
to Europe when France launches
Train Grande Vitesse (TGV) was launched in 1981 with a line running from Paris
the Train Grande Vitesse (TGV).
to Lyon, and a decade later Germany saw the InterCityExpress (ICE) make its It raises the world speed record to
public debut. In the UK, however, the emphasis lay on modernizing the existing 236 mph (380 km/h).
owned British Rail was dismantled; new companies r 1991 Russia completes the Baikal-
took over different lines and implemented their Amur Magistral a major main line
paralleling the classic Trans-Siberian.
own plans for development, and in doing so
r 1991 Germany enters the public
reintroduced variety to the train services. high-speed rail era with the
In 1994 rail celebrated yet another engineering InterCityExpress (ICE).
marvel with the opening of the Channel Tunnel, r 1992 Tram-train services are
launched in Karlsruhe, Germany.
which connected France and the UK for the rst
The new concept unites local rail
time. Running under the Dover Strait, the launch and tramways with vehicles that
of the tunnel was the realization of a dream can run on both systems.
TECHNOLOGY
Transrapid Prototype
Developed in Germany, this high-speed monorail train
with no wheels, gear transmissions, or axles, and has no
rails or overhead power supply. Instead it levitates, or
hovers, above a track guideway using attractive magnetic
force between two linear arrays of electromagnetic coils,
hence its name Maglev. Based on a patent from 1934,
planning for it began in 1969 and the test facility was
completed in 1987. The latest version Maglev 09 can
cruise at over 300 mph (482 km/h). The only commercial
application to date opened in China in 2002 and operates
between Shanghai and its Pudong international airport.
r Eurostar Class 373/1, 1993
Revolutionary technology The two-car Maglev Transrapid Wheel arrangement each car
prototype is seen in action at the test facility at the 2 x 4-wheel bogies
Emsland test track in Germany in 1980.
Power supply 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
supply/3,000 V DC overhead supply/1,500 V DC
overhead supply/750 V DC third-rail (not used)
Power rating 4,600 hp (3,432 kW)
16,360 hp (12,200 kW)
Top speed 186 mph (300 km/h)
r SJ X2, 1989
Wheel arrangement each car 2 x 4-wheel bogies
Power supply 15 kV 1623 Hz AC overhead lines
Power rating 4,370 hp (3,260 kW)
Top speed 124 mph (200 km/h)
r DB ICE 1, 1991
Wheel arrangement each car
2 x 4-wheel bogies
Power supply 15 kV 1634 Hz AC,
overhead supply
Power rating 5,094 hp (3,800 kW)
6,437 hp (4,800 kW)
Top speed 174 mph (280 km/h)
N E L
N
H A B E L G I U M
Folkestone C
Calais Brussels
H
S
I
L Lille
G Shuttle service Cars and
N
Paris
KEY
Start/Finish
Main stations N
Main route
Tunnel 0 25 50 miles
0 25 50 75 km
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Diesels Next
Generation
By the early 1980s the rst home-grown generation of
dieselelectric locomotives in Europe and North America
had reached the end of their working lives. The US engine
builders General Electric and the General Motorss EMD
brand then began to dominate the scene on both continents
with their highly successful, more powerful and efcient heavy-
freight machines, which remain in operation today. In the UK, on
the other hand, diesel locomotive building ended completely in
1987 when the last engine, BR Class 58 dieselelectric No. 58 050,
rolled off the production line at the famous Doncaster Works.
u BR Class 58, 1984 Designed with an optimistic eye on export potential,
Wheel arrangement Co-Co 50 of the Class 58 heavy-freight, diesel-electric
Transmission electric locomotives were built by British Rail Engineering
Engine Ruston Paxman 12-cylinder diesel Ltd at Doncaster between 1983 and 1987. They had
a short working life in Britain with the last retired in
Total power output 3,300 hp (2,460 kW)
2002. Since then 30 have been hired for railways
Top speed 80 mph (129 km/h) in the Netherlands, France, and Spain.
u Amtrak GE Genesis, 1992 General Electric Transportation Systems u I Class 201, 1994 Thirty-two of these powerful dieselelectric
Wheel arrangement B-B built 321 of these low-prole, lightweight, Wheel arrangement Co-Co locomotives were built by General Motors
Transmission electric diesel-electric locomotives between 1992 Transmission electric in Ontario, Canada, for Iarnrd ireann in
Engine General Electric V12 or V16 and 2001. They operate most of Amtraks Engine EMD V12 2-stroke diesel Ireland between 1994 and 1995. Two were
4-stroke supercharged diesel long-haul and high-speed rail services in the also built for Northern Ireland Railways. They
Total power output 3,200 hp
US and Canada. A dual-mode version can are all named after Irish rivers and operate
Total power output 4,250 hp (3,170 kW) (2,386 kW)
also collect 750 v DC current from third-rail on the Dublin to Cork express trains and on
Top speed 110 mph (177 km/h) in built-up areas such as New York. Top speed 102 mph (164 km/h) the Enterprise between Dublin and Belfast.
ADtranz DE AC33C, 1996 Fitted with General Electric diesel engines these
Wheel arrangement Co-Co powerful locomotives, nicknamed Blue Tigers,
Transmission electric were built by German manufacturer ADtranz
Engine General Electric V12 diesel between 1996 and 2004. Eleven units, including
No. 250 001-5 seen here, were made for leasing
Total power output 3,300 hp (2,462 kW)
in Germany, while Pakistan Railways ordered 30
Top speed 75 mph (121 km/h) and Keretapi Tanah Melayu in Malaysia bought 20.
u BR Class 91, 1988 Delivered between 1988 and 1991, 31 of the Class 91 u FS Class ETR 500, 1992 Following four years of testing, 30 Class ETR 500
Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo express locomotives were built at Crewe Works for Wheel arrangement power cars: 2 x high-speed, single-voltage electric trains were
Power supply 25 kV AC, overhead supply British Rail. Designed to reach 140 mph (225 km/h) 4-wheel motorized bogies introduced on the Italian state railway, between
but now only used at 125 mph (204 km/h), they operate
Power rating 6,480 hp (4,832 kW) Power supply 3 kV DC, overhead supply 1992 and 1996. Before the production models
express trains in a push-pull mode on the East Coast were constructed, a prototype motor car was built
Top speed 125 mph (204 km/h) Power rating complete train:
Main Line between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh. and tested. Coupled to an E444 locomotive on the
11,796 hp (8,800 kW)
Diretissima Line between Florence and Rome, it
Top speed 155 mph (250 km/h) attained a speed of 198 mph (319 km/h) in 1988.
Palace on Wheels
Travelling in the style of a Maharaja through Indias most
evocative destinations is one of lifes most luxurious railway
experiences. The Palace on Wheels, one of the worlds top ve
luxury trains, is a reconstruction based on the stately personal
carriages of the rulers of Rajasthan and Gujarat, the Nizams of
Hyderabad, and the Viceroys of India. The original carriages were in
use from 1917 until India left the British Empire in 1947.
Windows run the full Exterior paintwork is Coat of arms Painted sign shows Passenger doors
length of the carriage identical on every identies the princely name of saloon car at each end with
saloon carriage state that inspired the stylized oval windows
interior decoration
1 3
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13 14
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5 7
8 10
15 9
19 20
MAHARANI RESTAURANT 2 3
4 5
1. Sumptuous dining room with mirrored ceiling 2. Mughal art in marble,
created with vegetable colours, on carriage wall 3. Silk-embroidered
drapes with oral design 4. Tree motif in stained glass on restaurant door
5. Panelled corridor 6. Kitchen positioned at one end of restaurant carriage
7 10 11
8 9
MAHARAJA RESTAURANT
Maharaja means King in Hindi, and accordingly, this dining carriage has
a more masculine feel compared to the Maharani. Drapes of royal blue
adorn the elegant, mahogany-led decor. The seating is arranged in groups
of four. Both restaurants serve different varieties of cuisine, although
there is an emphasis on Rajasthani dishes.
7. Name plaque above the door 8. Air vent in central ceiling panel 9. Wall light with
painted glass shade 10. Gold-embroidered zari work on velvet drape 11. Restaurant
carriage decorated with mahogany panelling
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ROYAL SPA 13
12
14 15
16. Power control panel in the generator car 17. Guards compartment
18. Handbrake 19. Temperature control panel 20. Vent control 21. Air brake
18 19 20
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u SDTI Duewag The San Diego Trolley is a 53-station, Berlin U-Bahn F-type The 152-mile (245km) Berlin U-Bahn (or
U2 cars, 1980/81 three-route light rail system in the city train, 1992/1993 underground railway), rst opened in 1902 and,
Wheel arrangement double-ended, of San Diego, California, which opened Wheel arrangement 2-car sets despite problems caused by the division of Berlin
6-axle, articulated in 1981. The articulated cars initially Power supply 750 V DC, third rail during the Cold War, today serves 170 stations
Power supply 600 V DC, overhead supply used were U2 vehicles built in Germany across 10 lines. The system uses both Kleinprol
Power rating 734 hp (540 kW) per
by Duewag. These cars also worked in (small prole) trains and Grossprol (large
Power rating 408 hp (300 kW) 2-car set
Edmonton and Calgary, Canada, and prole) trains, such as the F-type. The trains are
Top speed 50 mph (80 km/h) in Frankfurt, Germany. Top speed 45 mph (72 km/h) worked in four-, six-, or eight-car combinations.
URBAN RAIL SOLUTIONS . 261
d Luas Alstom Citadis tram, 1997 The Citadis is a family of low-oor trams
Wheel arrangement 3-, 5-, and built by Alstom in France and Spain and
7-car articulated (8-, 12-, and 16-axle popular in many cities around the world.
articulated sets) The 23-mile (37-km) Luas tram system
Power supply 750 V DC, overhead lines in Dublin, Ireland, uses the three-car 301
and ve-car 401 variants on the citys
Power rating 979 hp (720 kW)
Red Line, while the seven-car 402
Top speed 44 mph (70 km/h) variant works on the Green Line.
RAILWAY
REVIVAL
AFTER 2000 . 265
RAILWAY REVIVAL
As the world looks for alternatives to roads, rail has once again become a Key Events
priority. New energy-efcient locomotives have been launched and the search r 2000 The Acela Express is introduced
for even higher speeds continues. In 2003 an experimental Maglev (magnetic in the US. It reaches speeds of up to
150 mph (241 km/h).
levitation) train in Japan reached a speed of 361 mph (581 km/h) the worlds rst
r 2003 The rst section of the UKs
commercial high-speed Maglev began operations in Shanghai, China, in 2004. high-speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link is
Two years later, the opening of the railway to Lhasa in Tibet broke a different opened. It reaches London in 2007 and
is now known as High Speed 1 (HS1).
kind of record, taking normal trains to altitudes never before reached. Oxygen
r 2003 An experimental Maglev train
masks are available to passengers on trains that operate at more than 16,000 ft reaches 361 mph (581 km/h) in Japan,
(5,000 m). In 2007 a specially adapted TGV in France broke the world speed a new world record for a manned train.
record for a conventional train. r 2004 The worlds rst commercial
high-speed Maglev system opens in
Expansion of high-speed rail has continued around the world. China has
Shanghai, China.
opened thousands of miles of track to create the worlds largest high-speed
network. Spain, which entered the new era in 1992, has set out to create Europes
biggest system. The launch of the Acela Express in the US pushed the nations
maximum speed up to 150 mph (241 km/h), while the UK completed a dedicated
high-speed line connecting London and the Channel Tunnel.
Yet progress is not all about going faster. Metros and light rail have continued
to expand their reach and operators have pressed ahead with greater
automation. As the 21st centurys rst decade drew to a close, the Dubai Metro
became the worlds longest fully automated u Shanghai Transrapid Maglev train
line, at 47 miles (75 km). The worlds only Maglev train service runs between
Shanghai and the citys Pudong International Airport.
Rail travel has reinvented itself as a It reaches speeds of 268 mph (431 km/h).
Universal Applications
The beginning of the 21st century saw changes in the way
manufacturers dealt with their customers instead of railway
companies telling the equipment manufacturer exactly what they
wanted built, the manufacturers started offering railway operators
product ranges based on universal platforms much like the auto or
aviation industries. As a result some commuters in California now
travel in similar trains to those in Berlin or Athens, and interoperable u Siemens Eurosprinter ES64 Siemens introduced the Eurosprinter
U2/U4, 2000 family of locomotives following big orders
locomotives, able to run from multiple traction voltages and using Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo from DB in Germany and BB in Austria.
several different signalling systems, are now common in Europe. Power supply 1,500 V DC/3,000 V DC The Eurosprinter range has four basic
and 15 kV AC/25 kV AC, overhead lines bodyshells and multiple versions. The
ES64 U4 (EuroSprinter 6400 kW Universal
Power rating 8,579 hp (6,400 kW)
4 system) is the most exible and able to
Top speed 143 mph (230 km/h) operate in multiple countries.
Bombardier ALP45 DP, 2012 These engines were designed for through
Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo operation from busy electric lines to non-
Transmission electric electried regional routes in North America
Engine 2 x Caterpillar 3512C to facilitate one-seat rides travelling
Power supply 25 kV and 12.5 kV AC, overhead wires without changing trains. The locomotive
can switch from electric to diesel (and
Total power output diesel: 4,200 hp (3,135 kW)/
vice versa) while moving. Bombardier
electric: 5,362 hp (4,000 kW)
has sold 46 to New Jersey Transit and
Top speed diesel: 100 mph (161 km/h)/ Agence Mtropolitaine de Transport
electric: 124 mph (200 km/h) in Montreal, Canada.
u Vossloh G6, 2010 Vossloh builds the G6 diesel-hydraulic locomotive in u Alstom Prima II, 2010 Alstom developed the Prima II prototype in
Wheel arrangement C Kiel in Germany at the former Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK) Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo 2008 and has sold 20 to Moroccan railways
Transmission hydraulic factory. So far it has been sold mostly to industrial Power supply 3,000 V DC and (ONCF). The locomotives are used for
Engine Cummins QSK-23-L operators in Germany. Verkehrsbetriebe Peine- 25 kV AC, overhead lines passenger trains on all electried routes.
Salzgitter (VPS) runs a large railway network serving Able to work from all traction voltages, the
Total power output 900 hp (671 kW) Power rating 5,630 hp (4,200 kW)
the steel industry at Salzgitter (central Germany) and Prima II model can be built as four-axle
Top speed 50 mph (80 km/h) has bought 40 G6s to replace 43 older diesel shunters. Top speed 124 mph (200 km/h) locomotives or six-axle freight versions.
268 . AFTER 2000
Historic Railways
Although many now operate solely for the benet of the tourist trade, todays
historic and heritage railways were rst created to full specic industrial or
commercial functions. While a few continue to perform these duties, for
many, the original reason for building the railway has gone. Nowadays it
often falls to railway enthusiasts to restore and preserve some of the worlds
most enchanting lines for posterity.
1. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (1881) in Colorado serviced gold
and silver mines but is now a National Historic Landmark, running its original steam
engines. 2. The White Pass & Yukon Route (1898) was Alaskas railway built of gold
during the Klondike Gold Rush. Closed in 1982, it is now run as a tourist attraction.
3. The Ferrocarril Chihuahua-Pacco, El Chepe, (1961) traverses the Copper
Canyon in Mexico. First planned in 1880, nances and the rugged landscape delayed
construction. 4. The Old Patagonian Express, La Trochita (1935) in Argentina faced
closure in 1992 but now runs more than 20 steam locomotives. 5. The Furka Cogwheel
Steam Railway (1925) in Switzerland was abandoned when a mountain tunnel was
built in 1982. Volunteers now operate trains up to Furka Station at 7,087 ft (2,160 m).
6. Chemin de Fer de la Baie de la Somme (1887) runs around part of the coast of 3 4
northern France using vintage stock. 7. The Historical Logging Switchback Railway 5
(1926) in Vychylovka, Slovenia, closed in 1971 but part of the line has been in operation
for tourists since 1994. 8. The Giants Causeway & Bushmills Railway (1883) in Ireland was
a tramway powered by hydroelectricity. Closed in 1949, it reopened in 2002 using steam and
diesel power. 9. The Bluebell Railway (1882) in the UK, formerly the Lewes and East
Grinstead line, closed in 1958, reopening after two years as the worlds rst preserved
standard-gauge passenger line. 10. The Ventspils Narrow Gauge Railway (1916) in Latvia
was built by the German Army during World War I. Trains run today on a 114-mile (2-km)
track. 11. The Brocken Railway (1898), or Brockenbahn, in Germanys Harz Mountains
has run tourist steam trains to Brocken mountain peak at 3,743 ft (1,141 m) since 1992.
12. The Pufng Billy Railway (1900) once served farming and forestry near Melbourne,
Australia, and is now preserved for tourists.s 13. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1881)
is listed by UNESCO as one of the most outstanding examples of a hill railway in the world.
1 6
7
11
8 12
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270 . AFTER 2000
Coal space was extended Tender has a sloping edge to Cab designed by Nameplate BR-type smoke
in the 1995 overhaul to the top to allow the crew better Bulleid in consultation mounted on side deectors tted
increase coal capacity vision when moving backwards with crews after the 1959 rebuild
Elegant locomotive
Clan Line is maintained in
working order so that it
can run on Britains main
lines. The entire class was
rebuilt in the 1950s, so none
survive in their as-built,
air-smoothed condition.
Hand rails on either Each car has two sets Carriage names are Pullman coat of arms displayed
side of the doors of 4-wheel bogies displayed on the side on the sides of each car
Palaces on wheels
The Belmond British Pullmans
carriages run on the English leg
of the famous Orient-Express
transcontinental train. They
were restored to meet rigorous
safety standards, yet maintain
their stunning vintage features.
CLAN LINE & BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN . 271
Travelling in style
Clan Line began its life hauling prestigious heavy
boat trains with names such as Golden Arrow
and Night Ferry. Nowadays Clan Line pulls the
elegant carriages of the Belmond British
Pullman train, which offers a movable feast The later BR logo
of ne dining and silver service. Known as the ferret and dartboard
crest British Railways used this logo
on steam locomotives from 1956.
272 . AFTER 2000
LOCOMOTIVE EXTERIOR 1 3 4
7 8 9
10
11 12
13
14 15 16
CLAN LINE & BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN . 273
17
18
19 20
21 22 23 24 25
29
26 27 28
31
CAB INTERIOR
The Merchant Navy Class was reputed to have one of the safest
cabs. The re door contained air holes that minimized the risk of
blowbacks, while levers allowed the driver and reman to operate
the blowers without needing to step in front of the rehole.
30
17. General arrangement of drivers cab 18. Firebox door and back of
boiler 19. Bottom of chimney showing spark arrestor 20. Locomotive
reverser winding handle 21. Vacuum brake ejector and steam brake
control 22. Vacuum brake gauge (left) and steam chest gauge (right)
23. Speedometer 24. Sand application valve 25. Regulator handle (right)
26. Automatic warning system (AWS) Sunower dial 27. Boiler gauge glass
28. Steam supply control valve to air brake steam compressor (a modern
addition) 29. Tender water gauge indicator 30. Firemans side control
valves (left to right): damper controls, ashpan and tender sprinkler valves,
steam and water injector controls 31. Tender coal bunker space holding
about 7 tons (7.5 tonnes) of coal
2 74 . A F T E R 2 0 0 0
11
Built in 1928, Lucille started out as a rst-class parlour car for the Queen
of Scots Pullman service, then ran in the Bournemouth Belle. Lucille joined
the British Pullman train in 1986. Fully restored to its former glory, the
sides of the carriage proudly display its name and the Pullman coat of
arms against the gleaming umber and cream livery.
1. Pullman coat of arms transfers on side 2. Carriage name painted in gold lettering
3. Decorative gold embellishments on lower panels 4. Decorative gold design on fascia
embellishment 5. Bogie 6. Owners plate 7. Brass embarkation light above door
8. Elaborately designed door handle 9. Passenger door into carriage 10. Specication
plate attached to end of carriage
3 4
5 19
6 9 10
25
24
8
CLAN LINE & BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN . 275
12 13
14 15 16
17 18
20 21
22 23
11. Lucille carriage ready for service 12. Coat of arms and
name plaque above doorway 13. Gold lettering of carriage
name above door 14. Ceiling light with tulip glass shade
15. Brass pull-down roof vent 16. Public address speaker grille
17. Decorative, wooden marquetry panel featuring Grecian urn
design 18. Wall-mounted brass torch lights with tulip glass
shade 19. Embroidered motif on antimaccasars 20. Mirrors
inlaid into wooden panelling 21. Emergency stop chain
22. Brass individual seat number 23. Window latch
24. Internal door handle 25. Four-seat private coupe
26. Lavatory at end of carriage, accessed through corridor
276 . A F T E R 20 0 0
4 5
Originally on the iconic Brighton Belle service, Gwen is famous along with
sister car Mona for conveying Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)
to Brighton in 1948. After retirement Gwen was bought by VSOE in 1988,
restored, and returned to the rails as part of the Belmond British Pullman.
6. Coat of arms and name plaque above doorway 7. Decorative marquetry 8. Mirrored
wooden panels divide length of car 9. View of Gwen car along central gangway
10. Kitchen situated at end of car accessed through corridor
9 10
CLAN LINE & BELMOND BRITISH PULLMAN . 277
11. Coat of arms and name plaque over doorway 12. Wooden
marquetry panelling 13. Overview of Vera car 14. Illuminated
seat number 15. Etched-glass sunburst wall light 16. Detail
of brass luggage rack 17. Four-seater coupe
17
15 16
This car was built in 1929 as a rst-class parlour car for the
Great Western Railways Ocean Liner services to Plymouth.
Zena had an illustrious career and even hosted the French
President Auriol on a state visit in 1950. The beautifully
restored, sandalwood panels are inlaid with intricate motifs.
18. Coat of arms and name plaque above doorway 19. Art Deco motif
on wooden panelling 20. Overview of Zena car ready for service
18 19
278 . AFTER 2000
u DB ICE 3, 2000
Wheel arrangement 8-coach, high-speed EMU
Power supply 15 kV AC, 162/3 Hz, 25 kV AC,
3,000 V DC, 1,500 kV DC, overhead lines
Power rating 10,724 hp (8,000 kW)
Top speed 205 mph (330 km/h) SMT/Transrapid, 2004
Sixty-seven ICE 3 trains entered service from Wheel arrangement Maglev (no wheels)
2000, just before the new 205-mph (330-km/h) Power supply electromagnetic suspension
high-speed line connecting Cologne with Power rating unknown
Frankfurt airport opened in 2002. All had Top speed 268 mph (431 km/h)
eight cars and featured panorama lounges
at either end, where passengers could see The worlds rst commercial Maglev system was built at
the driver and the line ahead through a Birmingham Airport, UK in 1984. Work to develop high-
glass screen. Seventeen of the trains were speed Maglev systems was led by Japanese and German
four-voltage international sets, four of companies in the 1990s, and the worlds only high-
which were bought by Dutch Railways. speed system opened in China in 2004 with a 19-mile
(31-km) route connecting Shanghai city with its
Pudong International Airport using German-built trains.
u Amtrak Acela, 2000 Amtrak ordered the new Acela design following
Wheel arrangement two Bo-Bo power cars trials of several European high-speed trains in
plus 6 passenger cars the US in the 1990s. Built to unique US standards
Power supply 11 kV AC 25 Hz, 11 kV AC for crashworthiness, the trains can tilt, enabling
60 Hz, and 25 kV AC 60 Hz, overhead lines higher speed on curves. Current maximum speed
is 150 mph (241 km/h) in service, but plans exist for
Power rating 12,337 hp (9,200 kW)
160-mph (257-km/h) operation on some sections
Top speed 165 mph (266 km/h) of the Washington DCBoston route in the future.
RZD Sapsan, 2009 German train manufacturer Siemens built eight 10-car u JR N700 Shinkansen, 2007 The N700 Shinkansen can accelerate faster
Wheel arrangement 10-coach, high-speed EMU broad-gauge (5-ft/1.52-m) versions of its Velaro high- Wheel arrangement 16-coach, than any of the trains it replaced on the
speed train for Russia in 200911. Russian Railways high-speed EMU Tkaid Shinkansen line between Tokyo and
Power supply 25 kV AC, 3,000 V DC,
(RZD) operate the trains branded Sapsan (peregrine Power supply 25 KV AC, overhead lines Hakata. Built in either 8- or 16-car train sets,
overhead lines
falcon) the fastest bird between Moscow and St most N700s were in service by 2012, and 149
Power rating 10,728 hp (8,000 kW) Power rating 22,905 hp (17,080 kW)
Petersburg/Nizhny Novgorod. Eight more trains are trains will have been delivered by the time
Top speed 155 mph (250 km/h) Top speed 186 mph (300 km/h) production ends in 2016.
due to enter service in 201415.
TALKING POINT
Novelty boxes
Ekiben packed
in boxes shaped
like Japanese
trains have
become collectors
items. This one is
modelled on the
N700 Shinkansen.
280 . AFTER 2000
Spectacular Stations
Railway stations have become sites of some of the worlds
most exquisite architecture and design. Whether the look is
contemporary or classic, the architecture of the most celebrated
stations successfully combines form and function to make an
indelible impression on every traveller who passes through them.
3
4
2
6 7
8 9
10 11
12
13
282 . AFTER 2000
Polands long-distance railway company Polskie Koleje u SNCF TGV POS, 2006 Using the new LGV Est high-speed line that
Panstwowe Intercity (PKP IC) ordered 20 Class ED250 trains connects the Alsace region with Paris, the
Wheel arrangement 10-car train including
from Alstom. Based on the New Pendolino design, rst built French national railways (SCNF) TGV POS
2 power cars
for China and Italy, but without the tilt equipment, the trains (ParisOstfrankreichSddeutschland, or Paris
began to replace older locomotiveoperated trains on the Power supply 15 kV AC, 1623 Hz, 25 kV AC,
1,500 kV DC, overhead lines Eastern FranceSouthern Germany) trains started
Gdynia/GdanskWarsawKrakow/Katowice route from late 2014. operating from 2006. The TGV POS trains also
Power rating 12,440 hp (9,280 kW)
work through services to Munich and Frankfurt in
Top speed 199 mph (320 km/h) Germany plus Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland.
Sliding doors Safety line warns rail Electrical equipment Name honours one Third-rail shoe
are automated staff of the presence of including heating and of 24 British athletes picks up electrical
overhead power cables air-conditioning units from the 2012 power from third rail
London Olympics
J AV E L I N N O . 3 9 5 0 1 7 . 28 5
EXTERIOR 1
2 3 6
4 5
7 8 10
9
J AV E L I N N O . 3 9 5 0 1 7 . 287
14
CAB INTERIOR
The drivers cab is typical of those found in
modern high-speed trains, with a single drivers
chair positioned centrally facing the control
desk. To the right are CCTV displays from the
passenger cars and to the left is the Train
Management System (TMS), which, among
other functions, allows the driver to switch
between third rail and overhead power.
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16 17 18 20
19
21 22 23 24
11 13
12
288 . AFTER 2000
CARRIAGE INTERIORS 25
26 27
29 30
28
J AV E L I N N O . 3 9 5 0 1 7 . 289
31 32 33
34
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36
37
Dubai Metro
Worsening trafc congestion and a growing population
expected to reach 3 million by 2017 persuaded Dubais leaders
to build the United Arab Emirates rst metro. In May 2005 a
US $3.4 billion contract was awarded to Dubai Rail Link (DURL),
a consortium of companies from France, Japan, Turkey, and the
US. Two routes were planned: the Red Line and the shorter
Green Line. Work began in 2006 on the Red Line, with stations
serving the city centre.
The opening of the rst section on 9 September 2009
attracted more than 110,000 people. The ve-car trains could
carry up to 643 passengers and provided three classes of travel,
including a section for women and children. However, the most
impressive aspect was that the trains were fully automated. This
was the inaugural stage of what at 47 miles (75 km) was in
2012 declared to be the worlds longest driverless rail network.
The driverless trains on the Red Line Metro in Dubai pass over viaducts
above the streets as well as underground. Power is drawn from a third rail.
292 . AFTER 2000
Bombardier Omneo Rgio2N, 2010 The Omneo is the worlds rst articulated, double-deck EMU
Wheel arrangement 6- to 10-car, articulated EMU with a single-deck driving coach at each end, and double-deck,
Power supply 25 kV AC, 1,500 kV DC, articulated intermediate coaches sandwiched between short,
overhead lines single-deck door sections. The trains can be supplied in lengths
ranging from 6 to 10 cars (266443 ft/81135 m). The French
Power rating 4,291 hp (3,200 kW)
national railway (SNCF) has agreed a 7-billionframework
Top speed 99 mph (160 km/h) contract for up to 860 trains for delivery until 2025.
TECHNOLOGY
Cargo Efficiency
The major Class 1 Railways in North America have
increased operational efciency and productivity
signicantly since the 1980s. By operating longer,
heavier trains using powerful modern locomotives,
Amtrak Siemens American VMS Chemnitz tram-train, 2015 operating costs per cargo container have reduced,
Cities Sprinter ACS-64, 2014 Wheel arrangement 3-section articulated LRV making rail much cheaper than road. Double-
Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo Power supply 600 V and 750 V DC, overhead stacked containers are used in North America,
Power supply 25 kV, 12.5 kV, and 12 kV AC, lines plus diesel engines Australia, and India. The Brazilian mining company
overhead lines
Vale runs the 554-mile (892-km) Carajs Railroad
Power rating electric: 777 hp (580 kW);
with the worlds heaviest trains 330-wagon,
Power rating 8,579 hp (6,400 kW) diesel: 1,046 hp (780 kW) 41,632-ton (42,300-tonne) iron-ore trains run up
Top speed 125 mph (201 km/h) Top speed 62 mph (100 km/h) to 24 times a day to the port at Ponta da Madeira.
Siemens is building 70 ACS-64s at its factory in Tram-trains that enable travel to city centres BNSF freight train, Cajon Pass, California With two
Sacramento, California. Amtrak, which introduced from regional railway lines are now in use in modern GE Evolution Series ES44DC engines at each
the rst ACS-64 in 2014, will use them to replace many EU countries. In Germany some use diesel end, this train can be up to 223-mile (4.3-km) long.
all its existing electrics on the Washington DC engines on non-electried rail lines. Chemnitz On steep gradients, the engines slow down descending
New YorkBoston Northeast Corridor route. tram-trains will use this technology from 2015. trains, as well as pull them up the inclines.
u Calgary Transit C-train System The Canadian city of Calgary opened its rst light-rail u London Underground Siemens London Underground has seen signicant
Siemens S200, 2015 line in 1981. Since then the network has expanded and Inspiro metro concept growth in passengers. The New Tube for
Wheel arrangement 2-car, articulated LRV carries 290,000 people daily. To increase capacity Wheel arrangement 6-car, metro EMU London programme is planning 250 new
Power supply 600 V DC, overhead lines and to retire some of the original light-rail vehicles Power supply 630 V DC, third and fourth rail underground trains, possibly automatic and
(LRVs), 60 new S200 LRVs are on order for delivery driverless, to enter service between 2020
Power rating 777 hp (580 kW) Power rating 1,340 hp (1,000 kW)
in 201516. Calgary Transit expects to increase its and 2035. Three companies are designing
Top speed 65 mph (105 km/h) eet from under 200 to 390 over the next 30 years. Top speed 56 mph (90 km/h) trains; shown here is Siemenss proposal.
HOW RAILWAYS WORK
ENGINES
AND TRACKS
2 9 6 . H O W R A I LWAYS W O R K
Ground level
SIDE VIEW Italian metre Irish
(3 ft 1 38 in / 0.95 m) (5 ft 3 in / 1.6 m)
Italy, Sardinia, and Used in Ireland, Brazil,
Sicily. Metre measured Switzerland, Germany,
from centre of rail. Australia, New Zealand.
Metre Iberian
(3 ft 3 38 in / 1 m) (5 ft 5 2132 in / 1.668 m)
Mountain rail and Allows compatibility
Ballastless track Ladder track
tramways worldwide, between Spanish and
Although expensive to install, ballastless Ladder track uses sleepers running in the
some light metros. Portuguese gauge.
track using a concrete roadway or precast same direction as the rails, with cross-
concrete members saves maintenance costs. member rungs to maintain the gauge.
Cape Indian
TRACK STRUCTURE (3 ft 6 in / 1.067 mm) (5 ft 6 in / 1.676 m) India
Most modern railway tracks consist of at-bottom steel rails xed to timber or Adopted in 1873 in Cape and Pakistan. Called
Colony (South Africa). Portland in US,
concrete sleepers. Flat-bottom steel rails are more stable, easier to lay, and do
Africa, Japan, worldwide. Provincial in Canada.
not suffer from wear in the same way as the old cast-iron or wrought-iron
rails. Bull-head rails are the same shape top and bottom so that they can be
turned over and reused when the head becomes worn.
Scotch Brunel
Wooden key (4 ft 6 in / 1.372 mm) (7 ft 14 in / 2.14 m)
Head of rail
secures rail Early Scottish railways Used on Isambard
Steel clip
to chair Cast iron chair including Monkland and Brunels GWR from
secures rail
to sleeper Kirkintilloch. 1838 to 1892.
Concrete
sleeper Tapered screw Wooden
fastens rail sleeper
to sleeper
Standard Breitspurbahn
(4 ft 8 12 in / 1.435 m) (9 ft 10 in / 3 m)
Used on 60 per cent of Proposed for Hitlers
the worlds railways, Third Reich supertrain
FLAT-BOTTOMED RAIL BULL-HEAD RAIL including US and UK. but railways never built.
HOW TRACKS WORK / HOW WHEELS WORK . 297
Each wheel tapers from the inside outwards and has a projecting ange on
the outer edge. The ange is to prevent the wheels from derailing and
normally it never comes into contact with the track, the weight of the train
Rail
being borne by the conical surface. These sloping edges allow the wheels
to slide across the tops (heads) of the rails. The wheels on the outside of The anged wheel
a curve have further to travel, so use the larger radius close to the ange, The anged wheel was invented by English engineer
William Jessop in 1789 to provide a better grip on
while the wheels on the inside use the shorter radius closest to their centre. railed track; this helped to prevent derailments.
0-4-0 Four-wheeler
Filled with Brake pipe
440 American or Eight-wheeler
compressed air
Air brake application
442 Atlantic A pump compresses air for
Feed groove
use in the system. The driver
2-6-0 Mogul Auxiliary Triple
Brake controls the air with a triple
reservoir slide
2-6-2 Prairie stops valve. When this is applied,
wheel valve
Spring Piston closed compressed air is released into
460 Ten-wheeler or Grange the brake pipe and air pressure
Exhaust valve
closed forces the piston to move
462 Pacic
against a spring in the brake
Compressed air cylinder, causing the brake
464 Baltic or Hudson
ows to brake
Wheel Brake Air pressure cylinder blocks to make contact with
280 Consolidation cylinder pushes the wheels.
piston
282 Mikado, Mike, or MacArthur
284 Berkshire
Brake pipe
4-8-4 Northern Reservoir Feed groove Air brake release
rells with air limits air intake When the driver releases the
2-10-4 Texas or Selkirk
brake valve, air leaves the
0-4-4-0 none brake pipes. As air escapes
Brake Auxiliary Triple
reservoir from the exhaust, a spring in
2-6-6-2 none releases slide
valve the brake cylinder pushes the
wheel
Spring Piston open piston back, causing the brake
2-6-6-6 Challenger
blocks to disengage from the
Exhaust
4-6-6-4 Blue Ridge or Allegheny wheels. The auxiliary air
valve opens
releasing air reservoir, meanwhile, rells.
2-8-8-4 Yellowstone
Ball signal Semaphore Woods crossbar signal Revolving disc signal Double disc signal
The most common signal on the Widespread after the 1850s, and Crossbar signals, in use from the The disc revolved vertically to Like the crossbar, the double disc
early US railways, the ball signal still in use today, semaphore arms 1830s, indicated on/off (stop/go) signal stop and go, much like rotated on a wooden or steel signal
gave rise to the term highball. signalled danger when in the with a revolving wooden board. semaphore signals. In keeping with post. Both were short-lived,
When it was raised, it was safe to horizontal position and all clear When the crossbar was swung most signals of the time, the disc however, as the clear signal was
proceed. This was later reversed. when angled either up or down. parallel to the line it signalled clear. was made of wood and painted red. hard for train drivers to see.
POINTS
The points mechanism is a key component of any railway. Invented by English
engineer Charles Fox in 1832, the simplest system used a pull rod activated by a
lever. This adjusted movable track sections (points) to direct a train onto a curve,
taking it away from the main line. Switching the points was a task performed
by a signalman, but most points are now operated electronically.
Pull rod
extended
Point A open
Train B
3 0 0 . H O W R A I LWAYS W O R K
Radstock North
Signal Box
Before the days of automated signalling centres, signalmen
managed the movement of trains from local signal boxes. The
Radstock North signal box once controlled the trains on the old
Great Western Railway North Somerset Line in the UK, and was
restored at Didcot to represent an original box from the 1930s.
WHETHER IT WAS TO CONTROL a stop signal or to switch a passing train but over time signalling became more mechanical, using levers housed in the
onto a different track, signal boxes once served as the control hubs of a rail signal box and positioned next to the track. The manually operated signal boxes
transport system. The boxes ensured that trains operated safely over the were often raised to accommodate the movement of the lower part of the levers,
correct route and in accordance with the scheduled timetable, and also and to allow the signalman a clear view of the surrounding track. Nowadays,
provided the signalman with a warm and dry working environment. The with the advent of electronic signalling technology, traditional signal boxes
earliest railway signals were given by hand, or with the issuing of tokens, have largely been replaced with centrally managed signalling control centres.
INTERIOR 1
1. Overview of signal box interior 2. Token equipment for branch line (left)
and main line (right) 3. Shelf containing block instruments and telegraph
equipment 4. Close-up of three-position block instruments 5. Control
levers: red for signals; blue for operating locks and gates; black for
controlling points 6. Large wheel and levers for operating level crossing
7. Wicket gate levers 8. Top of levers with release mechanisms 9. Brass
plate denoting signal controlled by lever 10. Framed diagram of signalling
system at Radstock North 11. Bell tapper to send coded messages to
the next signal box 12. Signal levers 13. Single line electric key token
instrument 14. Hoops used to pass tokens to drivers 15. GWR clock
16. Lamp allows signal box operation at night 17. Coal-red stove
3 4
RADSTOCK NORTH SIGNAL BOX . 301
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12
8 9 10 11
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EXTERIOR
The signal box is built right next to the level crossing and the
railway, with the track connected to the box by complex
interlocking mechanics. Each lever inside the box connects to
a series of metal pulleys, chains, pivots, and rods that either
change a signal, switch a point, or open and close a gate.
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15
3 0 2 . H O W R A I LWAYS W O R K
is referred to as saturated steam and a regulator valve had 150 or more. Depending on its job shunting, hauling Coal space
controls the rate at which it is fed into the main steam freight, or a passenger express a locomotive had to deliver Coal goes from here
its power in different ways using more pistons or more driven to the rehole via the
pipe. Superheater pipes then typically boost the steam remans shovel or an
temperature to give it even more energy before feeding wheels, but the basics remained largely the same. automatic feed system
it to the cylinders, where it expands to drive the pistons.
Exhaust steam is released through the blast pipe to the
chimney, helping to draw hot gases along the re tubes.
TENDER
Main steam Superheater element pipes
Steam pipe Regulator valve
pipe
Chimney Safety Water
valve
Valve rod
Valve
Piston rod
Blast Air ow
Cylinders pipe Boiler Firebox
KEY
Steam exhaust Superheated steam
Saturated steam Hot gases
Brake shoe
Grips directly onto the wheel
to slow the locomotive Driving wheel Piston
Linked to other driving Superheater element Coupling rod Connecting rod Moves forwards or
Firebox grate wheels to receive power Reheats saturated steam to Links the driving Transfers piston backwards inside
The reman shovels from the piston and give produce superheated dry wheels so that they movement to the cylinder when
coal here from the cab even traction to the rail steam at high temperature all turn together driving wheels steam expands
DIESEL-ELECTRICS
Most diesel locomotives (and some diesel multiple power in turn operates the traction motors, which are reliable AC (alternating current) power supplied by an
units) have electric transmissions, and are called tted to the wheels or axles of the train. Diesel-electric alternator instead of a DC generator. The AC power
diesel-electric. In a diesel-electric, the power output locomotives are different from electric locomotives from the alternator was passed through a rectier to
in the diesel engine uses a transmission system to they carry their own power plants rather than relying transform it to DC electricity to power the traction
convert mechanical energy produced by the engine on an outside supply of electricity. motors. Advances in traction inverter technology
into electrical power. This is achieved by using the Diesel-electrics originally ran on DC (direct current) in the 1980s and 1990s allowed the AC supply to
engine crankshaft to power a generator (more recently power supplied by a generator, but developments in power the motors directly, using a system known
an alternator) to produce electricity. This electrical technology in the 1960s allowed for the use of more as three-phase supply.
Guides help
control ow
of uid Torque converter
Turbine A torque converter contains
blades hydraulic uid that acts within
rotating elements. One element,
Drive from Impeller the impeller, is driven by the
engine blades rotary power output of the diesel
engine. The impeller blades drive
the uid onto the turbine blades,
driving the turbine round and
passing rotary force or torque
on to the wheels. Extra torque
is required when starting a
locomotive; less torque is needed
to maintain a constant speed.
Drive to
Fluid lling wheels
port
KEY
Traction motor Driving impeller
Powers the train using
Bogie electricity generated Main air reservoirs Turbine (driven)
Specially designed for by the alternator; one Contain air for braking Fluid emptying Fixed guide vanes
high-speed operation tted to each axle and other uses port Flow of uid
3 0 6 . H O W R A I LWAYS W O R K
Compressor
Cooling fans Pantograph
Transformer (behind battery box) Traction motor Traction-motor blower Three-axle bogie
Main air reservoir Reduces voltage of electricity Provides the propulsion to move Provides air cooling for All axles have traction
Air supply for train supplied by overhead cables to a the locomotive tted to each the motors mounted on motors attached and
braking system suitable voltage for traction motors axle with integrated gearbox the bogie below are powered
Light rail engine to have a multitube boiler with Pullman car Safety valves
A form of rail transport typically operating 25 copper tubes instead of a single flue A luxury railway carriage. Pullmans were In a steam locomotive boiler, relief valves
within urban environments. Light rail or twin flue. initially introduced in the US by George that are set to lift automatically to allow
vehicles (LRVs) include streetcars and trams. Pullman in 1865 as sleeping cars on steam to escape if the boiler pressure
Multiple unit (MU) long-distance trains. exceeds a set limit.
Link valve gear A term used in diesel and electric traction
A design of valve gear, designed at the that refers to the semi-permanent coupling Pump trolley Saloon
Stephensons locomotive works in 1842. of several powered and unpowered vehicles A small, open railway vehicle propelled by A luxurious railway carriage used as a
to form a single train. its passengers, often by means of a hand lounge, or with private accommodation.
Livery pump. Known in the US as a handcar.
Distinctive colours, insignia, and other Narrow gauge Sandbox see Sanding
cosmetic design features of a rail vehicle. Any railway with a gauge narrower than Rack railway
the standard 4ft 8 in (1.435 m). A railway with an additional toothed Sanding
Loading gauge rack-rail. A train or locomotive running on The application of sand between the wheel
The dimensions that a rail vehicle must not Oil firing the railway is fitted with a cog that lines tyres and the rails to increase grip and
exceed, to avoid collisions with trackside A method of firing a steam locomotive with the teeth on the rail, enabling it to prevent wheelslip. The sand is piped from
objects and structures. Different countries using oil as fuel. climb slopes that would be impossible a sandbox, which is often situated on top
have different loading gauges. for a normal train. of the boiler.
Open wagon
Locomotive An open-top piece of rolling stock used Railcar, railmotor Saturated steam
A wheeled vehicle used for pulling trains. to transport loose materials such as ore A self-propelled passenger vehicle, usually Steam that has yet to be superheated to
Steam and diesel locomotives generate their and coal. Known in the US as a gondola. with the engine located under the floor. remove any remaining water droplets.
own power, while electric locomotives Also known as wet steam.
collect electricity from an external source. Overhead lines or Overhead wires Railway standard time
see Catenary Before the introduction of railway Semaphore signalling
Maglev train timetables, different places in the same A system that relies on pivoting arms to
A train that works by being levitated above Pacific country often had their own local time. relay a signal to drivers. The angle of each
and propelled over special tracks by A locomotive with a wheel arrangement In the 1840s, railways began to introduce pivoting arm tells the driver whether the
electromagnetic force. Maglevs produce of 4-6-2. It has four leading wheels on a standardized railway time to avoid signal is stop, caution, or all clear.
virtually no friction, and are very quiet two axles, six powered and coupled driving confusion caused by local time differences.
in operation at high speed. wheels on three axles, and two trailing Shoe see Collector shoe
wheels on one axle. The Pacific was a Rectifier
Main line common type of steam passenger locomotive A piece of electrical equipment on a Shunter
An important railway line, often running during the first half of the 20th century. diesel-electric or electric locomotive that A small locomotive used for moving trucks
between major towns or cities. converts an AC power supply into a DC or wagons around in a marshalling yard.
Pantograph power supply. They are also used alongside Known in the US as a switcher.
Marker light An assembly on the roof of an electric railways to convert traction current.
Particularly in the US, a light that was used locomotive or electric multiple-unit Shuttle
to signal the status of the train to other power car that draws current from an Regenerative brake see Dynamic A railway service that operates between
drivers. Green marker lights indicated a overhead wire (catenary). Also known braking two stations, often without intermediate
regularly scheduled train; white marker as a current collector. stops. A common use of shuttle services is
lights indicated an extra train; and red Regulator to take passengers between airport termini,
marker lights attached to the final car Passenger train A lever used by the driver of a steam or from an airport to a city centre.
indicated the end of the train. Red lights are A train with carriages intended to transport locomotive to control the supply of
still used in tail lights around the world people rather than goods. These trains steam to the cylinders. Known in the Side rods see Coupling rods
today. Also known as a classification light. travel between stations at which passengers US as a throttle.
may embark or disembark. Siding
Marshalling yard Reverser A section of track off the main line used
A place where freight trains are assembled, Passing loop, passing siding Mechanism with a wheel or lever that for storing rolling stock.
or where freight wagons for different A position on a single-track railway where controls the forward and reverse motion
destinations are moved to the correct train. trains travelling in opposite directions can of a steam locomotive. Signal
Known in the US as a classification yard. pass each other. Known as a passing loop A mechanical or electronic fixed unit with
in the UK and as a passing siding in the US. Rheostatic brake see Dynamic an arm or a light that indicates whether
Metre gauge braking a train should stop, go, or use caution.
A railway track with the inside of its rails Permanent way
3 ft 3 in (1 m) apart. The rails, sleepers, and subgrade of a Rolling stock Signalling token
railway line. The term comes from the fact A term used by railway companies to refer A token used in old signalling systems.
Metro that temporary lines were laid during to the collection of vehicles that run on The token was collected by the trains crew
Internationally, a name that is popularly railway construction, which were then their railway. at the beginning of a block of track. The
used for an underground rapid transit replaced by a permanent way. token was returned to the signaller at the
system a type of high-capacity rail public ROD other end of the block of track. This
transport in urban areas. Generally known Pilot Stands for the Railway Operating Division system ensured that at any time, only one
as a subway in the US. Each system has its A sloping plate or grid fitted to the front of the British Royal Engineers, who train would be travelling within a block.
own name, such as London Underground, of a locomotive; it is designed to push maintained the railways in theatres
New York Subway, and Paris Mtro. obstructions off the track. Known in of war during World War I. Signaller, signalman
the US as a cowcatcher. In the UK, a person employed by a railway
Monorail Running board, running plate to manage and operate the points and
A railway system based on a single rail. Piston The footway around a locomotives engine signals on a section of track from a signal
A monorail is often elevated above the The cylindrical assembly that moves back- compartment or boiler. box. Known in the US as a towerman; in
ground, and built in urban areas. and-forth inside each cylinder of a steam or the US the term signaller denotes a signal
diesel engine. The movement of the piston Running gear maintenance worker.
Motion provides mechanical power, which is The parts involved in the movement of an
In railway terminology, the collective term transferred by various means to the wheels. engine. Includes wheels, axles, axleboxes, Signal box
for the piston rods, connecting rods, and bearings, and springs. A control room in which the movement of
valve gear of a locomotive. Piston rod trains is controlled by means of signals and
The rod linking the piston in a cylinder Running shed blocks, ensuring trains travel safely and to
Motive power depot see Running with the crosshead. An old name for a motive power depot, schedule. Known in the US as a tower or
shed where locomotives are stored, repaired, interlocking tower.
Points and maintained when not in use.
Multitube boiler A track mechanism at the point where two Sleeper
A locomotive boiler with multiple tubes, tracks diverge that allows a train to move Saddle tank The cross-piece supporting the rails, made
which revolutionized steam locomotive from one track to another. Known A tank locomotive that has the water tank out of wood, concrete, or steel. Early
design. Stephensons Rocket was the first in the US as a switch. mounted on top of the boiler. railways also used stone sleeper blocks.
GLOSSARY . 311
Known in the US as a tie or crosstie. The Subgrade Traction motor Vertical cylinder
term sleeper can also describe a coach or Ground prepared to give a consistent An electric motor that uses incoming Vertically mounted cylinders used in early
train that provides beds for passengers on gradient to tracks that will be laid above it. electrical energy to power the axles. Used locomotives such as the Stephensonss
overnight or long-distance journeys. See also Ballast, Blanket, Formation in both diesel-electric and electric traction. Locomotion No.1 and, later, in specialized
forms of shunting engines and narrow-
Sleeping car Subway see Metro Tractive effort gauge locomotives.
A carriage with beds where passengers can A measure of a locomotives pulling power;
sleep while travelling. Sleeping cars were Supercharging the effort that it can exert in moving a Wagon
first introduced in the US in the 1830s. A way of introducing more air into the train from standstill. This force is calculated A general term for a rail vehicle that
cylinders of a diesel engine, by using a by measuring the energy the locomotive carries freight.
Slidebars turbocharger to force air through the inlet exerts on the rails. See also Traction
On a steam locomotive, slidebars combine valves at higher than atmospheric pressure. Walschaerts valve gear
with the crosshead to guide the movement Trailer, trailer car A form of link motion valve gear first
of piston rods. Superelevation see Cant A passenger vehicle in a multiple unit that patented in 1844 by Egide Walschaerts,
has no power traction equipment, and a Belgian engineer. It was widely used in
Slip coach Superheated steam which is powered by the vehicles that Europe, being easier to maintain and
A coach that could be uncoupled from a Steam that has been raised in temperature are attached to it. lighter than Stephensons link valve gear.
moving express train and braked to a halt and volume by adding extra heat as it It first appeared in the US in 1876 and was
at a station. This allowed passengers to passes between the boiler and the cylinders. Trailing wheel also used extensively there.
disembark without halting the main train. This dries the steam by turning remaining A wheel located behind the driving wheels
water droplets into gas, thus delivering of a steam locomotive that provides support Water column, water plug
Smoke deflectors more power. but which is unpowered. A hollow pole fitted with a hose and
Metal sheets attached to the smokebox connected to a water supply for filling
to funnel air upwards, forcing smoke and Switch see Points Train locomotive water tanks. Water columns
steam emitted from the chimney away Passenger or freight vehicles coupled may be fitted onto cranes with movable
from the cab to improve visibility. Switcher see Shunter together and travelling as one unit along arms to allow water to be supplied to
a railway line. Trains can be self-propelled locomotives on either of two adjacent
Smokebox Tail light or locomotive-hauled. tracks. Known in the UK as a water
The leading section of a steam locomotive The lamp at the rear of a train. In the UK, column, and in the US as a water plug.
boiler assembly that houses the main steam a train is not complete without a red rear Transfer see Interchange
pipes to the cylinders, the blastpipe, the warning light. See also Marker light Westinghouse brake
chimney, and the ends of the firetubes. Ash Transmission A widely used automatic air brake invented
drawn through the firetubes collects here. Tank locomotive In a diesel locomotive, the method by in the 1870s by US engineer George
A steam engine that carries its fuel and which power is transmitted from an engine Westinghouse. Universally adopted in the
Smokestack see Chimney water on its chassis rather than in a tender. to an axle or the wheels. Transmission may US, it was also developed worldwide.
The water is often held in side tanks or in be electrical, hydraulic, or mechanical.
Spiral saddletanks that encase the boiler. Wet steam see Saturated steam
A railway formation in which tracks cross Truck
over themselves as they ascend a mountain. Telegraph (electric) A small rail wagon. Also, the US term Wheel arrangement
A communication system developed in for a bogie. A method of classifying locomotives by the
Splasher the 1830s that used electrical impulses distribution of different types of wheels.
A semi-circular guard used to enclose the travelling through wires to send messages. Turntable For steam locomotives, Whyte notation
top section of a large-diameter driving It became the standard instrument of A device for rotating rail vehicles so they is a common system. Diesel and electric
wheel. Often fitted when a wheel protrudes railway communication worldwide. can travel back in the direction they came locomotives and powered cars are
above the running board of a locomotive. from. Largely obsolete today. categorized by the number of powered
Tender and unpowered axles that they have.
Standard gauge A vehicle attached to a steam engine that Twin-track railway The unpowered axles, which often carry
Rails spaced 4 ft 8 in (1.435 m) apart. carries the fuel and water. A railway that runs two tracks along the the leading and the trailing wheels, are
Standard gauge is the most commonly used same line, each track taking trains in listed numerically, while the powered
gauge worldwide. Designed by Robert Third rail opposite directions, rather than both axles supporting the driving wheels are
Stephenson for the first inter-city railways, A system that provides an electric train directions being serviced by a single track. given an alphabetical description. See also
it is also known as Stephensons gauge. with power through a conducting third rail Bo-Bo, Co-Co, and Whyte notation.
set alongside the running tracks. The power Underground see Metro
Steam chest is collected via a shoe attached to the train. Wheel unit see Bogie
The internal part of a locomotives cylinder USATC
block where the valve chamber connects Three-phase system An abbreviation that stands for United Wheelset
with the steam supply and exhaust pipes. A system that enables a steady supply of States Army Transportation Corps. An assembly that consists of two wheels
AC current without fluctuations to power Locomotives built in the US for the attached to an axle on a rail vehicle.
Steam dome traction motors, enabling higher traction USATC were shipped to Europe for
A chamber on top of the barrel of a steam power to be achieved. use by the Allies in World War II. Whyte notation
locomotives boiler where superheated A classification of steam locomotive wheel
steam collects and is directed to the Throttle see Regulator Vacuum brake arrangements that is based on the number
cylinders through the steam pipe. A type of brake that is held off by a partial of leading, driving, and trailing wheels. For
Tie see Sleeper vacuum and applied when air is let into example, a wheel arrangement of 4-4-0
Steam locomotion the system. Vacuum brakes were used in would denote a locomotive with four
Steam locomotion is founded on the Tilting train the UK because, unlike air brakes, they leading wheels, four driving wheels,
principle that when water is heated above A train that can lean into bends, enabling did not require a separate pump. and no trailing wheels.
its boiling point, it turns to steam and its it to travel faster around curves without
volume becomes 1,700 times greater. If this passenger discomfort. Valve Yard
expansion takes place within a sealed vessel In a steam locomotive, valves co-ordinate An area off the main line used for storing,
such as a boiler, the pressure of the steam Tower see Signal box the movement of steam into and out of the sorting, loading, and unloading vehicles.
will become a source of energy. cylinders. In a diesel engine, valves control Many railway yards are located at strategic
Towerman see Signaller fuel intake and expulsion of exhaust gases. points along a main line. Large yards may
Steam pipe have a tower from which marshalling
The pipe that connects the steam dome to Track Valve gear operations are controlled.
the steam chest in the cylinder block. The permanent fixtures of rails, ballast, Linkages that connect the valves of a
fastenings, and underlying substrate that steam locomotive and control the
Stoker see Fireman provide a runway for the wheels of a train. movement of the valves.
Index
Bombardier cab interiors continued
ALP45 DP 267 Deltic prototype 1901
Omneo Rgio2N 292 DHR B Class No.19 889
Traxx 253 DR No. 18.201 235
All general page references are given in italics. Baldwin Locomotive Works Zefiro 380, 292 DR No. 52.8184-5 Kriegslok 175
References in bold refer to main entries. Baldwin ALCO narrow gauge 131 Bonnie Prince Charlie 210 GWR Auto Trailer No. 92 102
Baldwin Class DS-4-4-660 179 Borsig, August 56 IR Class WP No. 7161 209
A
accidents 104
Baldwin Old Ironsides 30
Baldwin S12 switcher 180
Baldwin Spider 131
Borsig No.1 56
Boston subway 64
Box Tunnel (Wiltshire) 48
Javelin No. 395017 287
King Edward II 139
Mallard 155
Acela Express 265, 279 Baldwin Switcher 130 Boxley Whitcomb 30-DM-31 178 Merchant Navy Class No. 35028 Clan Line
Adams, William 64 early diesels 157 Braithwaite, John 17 273
Adelaide, Queen 53 SR Class Ps-4 134 brake vans 146, 10811 Merddin Emrys 81
Adler 245 VGN Class SA No. 4 1137 brakes 297 modified DR V100 227
ADtranz ball signals 298 Bridgewater Canal 23 N&W J Class No. 611 203
C-100 2601 ballast 296 Brig-Visp-Zermatt Bahn (BVZ) 252 N&W GP9 Class No. 521 185
DE AC33C 251 ballastless track 296 Brighton Belle 270, 274, 276, 277 Palace on Wheels 259
AEG 224 Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad, B&A GE Britain see United Kingdom Reading MU No. 800 165
Aerolite (NER Class XI, No. 66) 989 70-ton switcher 1801 British Pullman 2707 Rocket 21
Agenoria 17 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) 13, 28, 29, British Rail see British Railways steam locomotives 303
air brakes 35, 297 36, 72, 306 British Railways (BR) 169, 186, 245 Thatcher Perkins 41
airport railways 261 B&O Atlantic 30 Beeching Report 221 VGN Class SA No. 4 117
Akbar (IR Class WP No. 7161) 204, 2069 B&O Bo Switcher 125 BR Class 4MT 210 cabooses, H&BT No. 16 10811
Akkuschleppfahrzeuge (ASFs) 237 B&O Class B No.147 Thatcher Perkins 3741 BR Class 05 1867 Cail, Jean-Franois 46
Alexandra Docks (Newport & South Wales) B&O Class P-34 No. 9523 223 BR Class 7 Britannia 211 Caledonian Railway (CR)
Railway Co. Saddletank No. 1340 98 B&O F7 Class 1801 BR Class 08 186 CR 812 Class 98
Alexander III, Tsar 122 B&O Grasshopper John Hancock 31 BR Class 9F 21011 CR No.123 623
Alstom 193, 282 B&O L Class No. 57 Memnon 36 BR Class 14 236 Engine No.17 62
Citadis tram 261 B&O Lafayette 31 BR Class 42 187 Races to the North 62
Prima II 267 electric trains 95 BR Class 58 250 Calgary transit C-train system Siemens S200
Alta Velocidad Espaola (AVE) 246 GM EMD GP40 223 BR Class 70 No. 20003 196 293
alternating current 306, 3089 Baltimore Belt Line 306 BR Class 91 253 California Zephyr 43
American Car & Foundry Company, AFC battery locomotives 144, 237 BR Class 92 2523 Camden & Amboy Railway 24
three-dome tanker 147 Battle of Britain Class Light Pacific BR Class 108 187 Camelback (SRR A-4 Class) 76
American Civil War 36, 38, 133 locomotives 198 BR Class AL1/Class 81 197 Canada 31, 56, 61, 745, 146, 157, 2501, 260
American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 105, Bavarian Class S3/6 104 BR Class EM1/Class 76 197 Canadian Central Railway 74
134 Beattie, Joseph 45 BR Type 5 Deltic D9000 Class 55 2289 Canadian National Railways (CN) 229, 250
Amtrak 43, 221, 228 Beeching, Dr Richard 221 BR GM EMD Class 66 251 CN Class U-4-a 157
Acela 279 Beeching Report 186, 221 BR HST Class 253/254 229, 241 Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) 61, 745, 223
Amtrak Class HHP-8 253 Beijing to Hong Kong high-speed line 265 BR Type 1 Class 20 187 CP T1-C Class Selkirk 146
Amtrak GE Genesis 250 Belgium 131, 151, 198, 248 BR Type 4 Class 40 187 Canterbury & Whitstable Railway 24
Amtrak Siemens American Cities Sprinter see also Socit Nationale des Chemins de BR Type 4 Class 47 222 Cape Government Railway (CGR), CGR
ACS-64 293 fer Belges (SNCB) BR (W) Gas Turbine No. 18000 1867 Class 7 83
Amtrak Superliner 241 bento boxes 279 BR(W) Brake Third Carriage 2167 Cape Town to Wellington Railway 57
Penn Central/Amtrak Metroliner 2401 Berlin Deltic 188 carbon dioxide emissions 292
Turboliner 221, 228 division of 221 logo 136, 271 cargo efficiency 293
Amur Line 1223 electric tramway 91 Mark III sleeper 241 carriages 523, 2167, 2401
Andrew Barclay Industrial 199 Hauptbahnhof 2801 Mark IIIB First Open 241 Art Deco-style 157
Angadh (XE Class) 146 U-Bahn F-type train 260 broad gauge 35, 48, 501, 667, 1201, 146 British Pullman 270, 2747
Argentina 56 Untergrundbahn 95, 260 Brocken Railway 2689 comfort of 217
Arlberg-Orient-Express 140 BerlinPotsdam Railway 56 Brookwood Cemetery 65 DHR B Class No. 19 89
Armstrong, George 64 The Best Friend of Charleston 13, 28 Broun, Sir Richard 65 Directors car 30
Art Deco 129, 156, 157, 275 Beyer Peacock & Co. 95, 121, 210, 211, 212 Brunel, Isambard Kingdom 35, 489 GWR Auto Trailer No.92 1003
articulated steam locomotives 95 Beyer-Garratt 95 atmospheric railway 44, 45 GWR broad gauge 51
artillery, railway-mounted 133 Class NG G16 211 broad gauge 48, 50, 66 Javelin No. 395017 2889
Asia Express 156 No. 138 21215 Brunel, Marc 48 L&BR Queen Adelaides Saloon No. 2 523
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe TGR K Class Garratt 121 Budapest Metro 64, 95, 260 London locals 645
Railway 241 BG Type 1B N2T Muldenthal 47 car 124 London underground 55
Atlantic (B&O) 301 Bhor Ghat Railway 57 Budd Company, Budd RDC railcar 181 Maryland coach 31
atmospheric railway 45 Bienvene, Fulgence 106 Buddicom, William 47 Nova Scotia coach 31
ATO (Automatic Train Operation) 237 Big Bertha (Dicke Bertha) 133 Buehrig 157 Orient Express 140, 141
Auriol, President 277 Big Boy (UP Class 4000) 9, 169, 2045 Buenos Aires Western Railway 56 Palace on Wheels 2549
Australia 56, 121, 129, 1567, 2389 Big Four 12, 186 Bugatti, Ettore 157, 158 Prince of Waless Coach 82
Austria 46, 112, 113, 121, 133, 196, 261 Black Five (LMS Class 5MT) 142 Bugatti railcar (autorail) 152, 1589 Rocket 18, 21
auto coaches 1003 Blackie (Hawthorn No.9) 57 Buick Ma&Pa Car No. 101 161 self-propelled 99
automatic trains 237, 2601, 265, Blackjack 159 Bulleid, Oliver 170, 198, 270 The Blue Train 194
290, 293 Blaenau Ffestiniog 78, 83 Bullet Trains 158, 221, 228, 2301, 264 see also cabooses; coaches
Automatic Warning System (AWS) 284 Bloomer, Amelia 53 Bury engine 25 cars (automobiles)
AVE see Alta Velocidad Espaola BLS Ae 4/4 196 Bury, Edward 25, 44 Draisine 236
Blcher 26 business travel 8 Ma&Pa car No. 1 161
B
Baghdad Railway 112
Blue Tigers (ADtranz DE AC33C) 251
Blue Train see The Blue Train 1945
Bluebell Railway 2689 C
ownership 221, 222, 236
pump cars 161
reliance on 9
Baikal see SS Baikal BNSF freight train 293 cab interiors Cascade Tunnel (Washington State) 124
Baikal-Amur Magistral 221, 245 bobbers 108 Beyer-Garratt No. 138 215 Catch Me Who Can 13, 14, 16
Baldwin, Matthias 30, 114 Bockwaer Railway 47 C&PA Snow Plow 71 catenary 306, 307
INDEX . 313
Cavalier (N&W) 200 Cras Iompair ireann (CI) Cravens Stock Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) continued engines continued
cemetery railways 65 coach 240 DR V22.09 (Class 171/172) 236 how electric locomotives work 3067
Central Pacific Railroad (CP) 35, 42, 43 Cornishman (GWR) 667 DR V60 D (Class 105) 2367 how steam locomotives work 3023
CP No. 60 Jupiter 37 Coronation Class (LNER) 150 DR V300 (Class 132) 237 Napier Deltic D18-25 188
CF de lEst Crampton, No. 80 Le Continent Coronation Scot (LMS) 151 Reko-Wagen 241 English Electric
467 Coudersport & Port Allegany Railroad DeWitt Clinton 29 0-4-0 Battery Locomotive N788 144
CF de lOuest Buddicom Type 111 No. 33 (C&PA), Snow Plow 6871 Diesel, Rudolph 304 Deltic prototype 169, 186, 18891
Saint Pierre 47 cowcatchers 36 diesel-electrics 3045 Enterprise express 250
Chance, Fred 169 Crampton, Thomas 46 diesel-hydraulics 305 Ericsson, John 17
Channel Tunnel 245, 246, 2489, 253, 265, crane tanks 77 diesel-mechanicals 305 Erie Lackawanna Railway, GM EMD Class
284 Cravens Stock 240 diesels 129, 15861, 169, 170, 17887, 221, SD45 2223
Rail Link 248, 265 crew, steam locomotives 303 2223, 2289, 2367, 2501, 2667, 293 Eurofima 240
Chapelon, Andr 135 Crewe Works 44 first 95 Eurostar 245, 2489, 284
Chat Moss 23 Crocodiles (Krokodils) 160 forerunners of 95 Class 373/1 246
Cheltenham Flyer (GWR) 150 Cumberland Valley Road, CVR No. 13 Pioneer how diesel locomotives work 3045 Evening Star (BR Class 9F) 21011, 221
chemicals 216 36 and oil crisis 252 Experiment 29
Chemin de Fer de la Baie de la Somme 268 Cuneo, Terence Tenison 220 Direct-Orient-Express 140 Express dOrient 140, 141
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 229 Currier & Ives 723 Directors Car (1828) 30 express freight 143
Chesapeake & Western, Baldwin Class cut-and-cover method 55 disc brakes 297
DS-4-4-660 179
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai) 61,
2801
Cygnus Carriage 276
Czechoslovakia 222, 224
CSD Class 363 252
District Railway 64
DR Coach No. 100 65
dock railways 76, 77, 98, 199, 2367
F
Fairlie, Robert Francis 76, 78
Chicago & North Western Railroad 43, 223 Dong Feng (Chinese DF4) 223 Fairy Queen (EIR No.22) 567
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad,
CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr 159
Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad 43
D
D-Day landings 170, 171, 177
Doppelstockwagens 217
double disc signals 298
double-decker (duplex) trains 283, 292
Ferkeltaxi (DR V22.09) 236
Ferrocarril Chihuahua-Pacifico,
El Chepe 268
Chicago, South Side Elevated Railroad 260 dairy wagons 143 draisines, motorized 236 Ferrovie dello Stato (FS)
China 146, 205, 222, 223, 224, 245, 246, Dalhousie, Lord 57 Drehstrm-Triebwagen 124 FS Class 740 105
265, 278 Dandy Car No.1 53 Dripps, Isaac 24 FS Class ETR 197
Class SL7 156 Danggogae Station (Seoul) 280 driverless trains 2601, 290, 293 FS Class ETR 200 161
DF4 (Dong Feng) 223 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) 57, 61, drivers, steam locomotives 303 FS Class ETR 500 253
China Railways 2689 Drummond, Dugald 96 Ffestiniog Railway 212
CRH2A 278 DHR Class B 83 Drysllyn Castle (GWR) 1345 FR Double Fairlie No. 10 Merddin Emrys
CS Class QJ 205 DHR Class B No.19 849 Dubai Metro 265, 2801, 2901 76, 7881
Chinese labourers 43, 74 Davis, Phineas 30 Dubai Rail Link (DURL) 290 FR Prince 445
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works 205, 206 de Glehn, Alfred 104 Dublin, Luas Alstrom Citadis tram 261 FR Single Fairlie Taliesin 83
Christie, Agatha 9 Dean, William 130 Duchess of Hamilton (LMS) 1501 Fiennes, Gerard 245
Churchill, Sir Winston 276 Delaware & Hudson Canal & Railroad 13, Dudley, Earl of 17 Financial Centre metro station (Dubai) 2801
Churchward, George Jackson 95, 97, 99 29 Dunn, Albert 275 Fire Fly (GWR) 50
Circum Baikal Line 123 Deltic prototype 169, 186, 18891, 228, 304 Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge fireboxes
Citadis trams 261 Deltics 188, 228 Railroad 268 double 78, 79
City & South London Railway (C&SLR) 64 Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 120 Durant, Thomas 42 stoking 302, 303
C&SLR electric locomotive 65 Derby Lightweight trains 187 DWA Class 670 railcar 251 fireless locomotives 44, 66, 157
C&SLR Padded Cell 64 Derwent (S&DR No. 25) 52 firemen 303
City of Truro (GWR City Class No. 3440) 97
Clan Line 2707
class travel 47, 64, 89, 217
Deutsche Bahn (DB) 245, 251
DB ICE 1 247
DB ICE 3 2789
E
East Coast Main Line 62, 150
first class 47, 217
First Transcontinental Railroad 345, 423
flanged wheels 297
Class V36 Shunter 170 Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) 169, 210, 245 Races to the North 62 Flche dOr 135
Climax locomotives 113 DB Class 23 210 East Germany 169, 192, 193, 211, 217, 222, Fliegender Hamburger (DR Class SVT 137) 158
coaches DB Class E03/103 229 2248, 2327, 240, 245, 252 Flying Hamburger (DR Class SVT 137) 158
broad gauge 51 DB Class E41/141 197 see also Deutsche Reichsbahn Flying Mail 723
early US 301 DB V160 Class 218 223 East Indian Railway (EIR) Flying Scotsman (LNER) 134, 135, 1489
GWR Auto Trailer No. 92 1003 DB V2000 (Class 220) 192 EIR Class XT/1 145 food, perishable 8, 143, 1467, 216, 217
Prince of Waless Coach 82 DB VT11.5 (Class 601/602) 193 EIR No.22 Fairy Queen 567 Forster, E.M. 95
see also carriages DB VT98 (Class CC6500) 193 EIR No.1354 Phoenix 121 Forth Bridge 61, 94
coal mines 76, 144, 146, 199 Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) 129, 142, 169, 245 Edmondson, Thomas 125 Foster, Raistrick & Co. 17
Cold War 221, 245 DR Acid Cannister Wagon 217 Edward Bury & Co 25 Fowler, Henry 134
Collett, Charles B. 134, 135, 136, 142, 143, DR Class 01 135 Edward VII, King 82 Fowler, John 44
144, 145, 199 DR Class 03.10 151 Egypt 26 Fowlers Ghost 44
colour signals 2989 DR Class 05 150 Einheitskleinlokomotiven 161 Fox, Charles 299
Columbine (GJR) 445 DR Class 41 143 ekiben 279 France 13, 289, 467, 56, 95, 104, 105, 1067,
commuters 8, 64, 216, 2601, 266, 2923 DR Class 44 146 electric bus connectors 163 129, 1301, 133, 1345, 169, 171, 196,
Compagnie du Nord 135 DR Class No. 52.8184-5 Kriegslok 169, electric trains 61, 901, 95, 1245, 148, 15865, 1989, 221, 2289, 245, 2469, 265,
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits 140 171, 1725 260, 169, 1967, 221, 2223, 2289, 2823, 292
compound engines 96, 104 DR Class 65.10 211 2367, 2467, 2523, 2667, 2789, see also Socit Nationale des Chemins de
compression ignition oil locomotives 95 DR Class 99.23-24 211 2829, 2923 fer Franais (SNCF)
Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur 9 DR Class 99.73-76 145 how electric locomotives work 3067 freight trains 9, 989, 1301, 1427, 1701, 177,
concentration camps 9, 169, 177 DR Class 243 252 Electro-Motive Division 251 180, 187, 1923, 199, 212, 2167, 221,
conductors, cabooses 10811 DR Class K 161 Elevated Railway (New York) 61, 1189 2223, 2367, 2501, 2523, 2667, 293
conjugated valve gears 148 DR Class SVT 137 Fliegender Hamburger 158 Elizabeth II, Queen 276 diesel locomotives 304
container transport 223, 236, 293 DR Class V100 222, 2247 Empire State Express 62, 63 express freight 143
continuous braking 146 DR Class V180 222 engine room, Deltic prototype 190 Union Pacific Railroad 423
convict labour 122, 123 DR Class VT18.16/Class 175 228 engines freight yards 144
Cook, Thomas 35 DR EO4 160 armoured 131 Friendship Train 171
Cookham Manor (GWR) 143 DR No. 18 201 2325 battery-powered 144, 237 Fruit Growers Express, FGEX fruit boxcar
Cooper, Peter 13, 29 DR V15 (Class 101) 193 how diesel locomotives work 3045 1467
314 . INDEX
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway 268 Great Western Railway (GWR) continued hoppers 146 journeys, great continued
Furka Oberalp Bahn 252 GWR 2800 Class 99 horse-drawn railcars 53 Indian Pacific 2389
Furness Railway, FR No. 3 Old Coppernob 44 GWR 2884 Class 147 howitzers 133 Orient Express 1401
Fury (L&MR) 223 GWR 3700 Class or City Class 97 HSB Halberstadt railcar 251 Jubilee Coach No.353 65
GWR 4000 Class or Star Class 97 Hungary 64, 95, 124, 133 Jupiter (CP No.60) 37
G
Garbe, Robert 104
GWR 4575 Class Prairie Tank 145
GWR 5600 Class 144
GWR 5700 Class Pannier Tank 145
Hunslet Engine Co. 210
Hunslet Austerity 198
Lilla 77
Jupiter (L&MR) 223
Jura-Simplon Railway 95
Juratovic, Jack 157
gas-turbine powered trains 221, 228 GWR Auto Trailer No. 92 1003 Linda 77
Gatwick, ADtranz C-100 2601
gauge 296
battle of the gauges 35, 48, 51
GWR Castle Class Drysllyn Castle 1345
GWR Corridor Composite carriage
No. 7313 216
Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad
& Coal Co., H&BT Caboose No.16 10811
Huskisson, William 21
K
Karlsruhe, tram-train 245
broad 35, 48, 501, 667, 1201, 146 GWR Dean Goods 130 hydroelectric power 160 Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malaysia) 251
conversion of GWR 66 GWR Firefly Class Fire Fly 50 Kerr Stuart, KS Wren Class 120
metre 224, 296
standard 26, 35, 48, 51, 66, 120, 296
see also narrow gauge
GWR Hall Class Hinderton Hall 1423
GWR Iron Duke Class Iron Duke 50
GWR Iron Duke Class Lord of the Isles 51
I
I-class No.1 56
Kiesel, William 134
King Edward II (GWR No.6023) 1359
Klein-Linder articulation 130
geared locomotives 113 GWR Iron Duke Class Sultan 501 Iarnrd ireann, I Class 201 250 Klondyke (GNR Class C2) 967
General Electric 125, 180, 250, 251 GWR Iron Mink Covered Wagon 989 Illinois Central Railway 217 Komsomolskaya Station (Moscow) 280
General Motors 1789, 180 GWR King Class King Edward II 1359 Imlay, Richard 31 Krauss, Georg 46
Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 182, 250, GWR Manor Class Cookham Manor 143 India 35, 61, 82, 83, 849, 112, 120, 145, 146, Kriegslok (DR No. 52.8184-5) 169, 171,
251 GWR Modified Hall 199 160, 171, 2049, 245, 2549 1725
GM EMD Class SD45 2223 GWR Rover Class 51, 667 Indian Class EM 112 Kruckenberg, Franz 158
GM EMD GP40 223 GWR Steam Railmotor No. 93 99, 100 Indian F Class 82 Krupp 133, 145
The General (W&A No. 39) 36 GWR streamlined railcar 158 Indian Pacific 2389 KVB (Contrle Vitesse par Balise) 284
generator car (Palace on Wheels) 259 GWR Toad brake van 146 Indian Railways
genocide 9, 177
George V, King 150
German Wagon AG (DWA) 251
Radstock North Signal Box 3001
and standard time 63
Green Arrow (LNER Class V2) 143
IR Class AWE 171
IR Class WL 205
IR Class WP Pacific No. 7161 204, 2069
L
ladder track 296
Germantown & Norristown Railroad 30 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) 63 IR Class YG 205 Lafayette (B&O) 31
Germany 13, 24, 30, 31, 35, 467, 56, 77, 901, Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel 129, 134, 135, 143, Indian SPS 120 lamps, signal 298
95, 104, 105, 112, 1201, 124, 129, 1301, 148, 150, 152 Indusi safety gear 232 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, LYR Wren
133, 1345, 1423, 145, 147, 1501, 156, Greyhounds (LSWR T9 Class) 96 industrial design 156, 157 77
158, 1601, 169, 1705, 177, 1923, 197, guards compartment (Palace on Wheels) 259 industrial railways 767, 989, 113, 199, Landwhrden (Class G1 No.1) 46
21011, 217, 2229, 2367, 240, 245, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, GM Class E7a 2367, 267 Large Bloomers (LNWR) 523
2467, 2512, 260, 2789, 293 1789 Inner Mongolia 204, 205, 245 Le Capitole (SNFC Class CC6500) 228, 229
see also Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB); Gwen Carriage 276 Inter-city travel 18, 221, 240, 241 Leipzig Station 129
Deutsche Bahn (DB); Deutsche Reichsbahn InterCityExpress (ICE) 245, 247 Leipzig to Dresden Railway 31, 35
(DR)
Gernroder-Harzgerode Railway, GHE T1
(Triebwagon) 160
H
Hackworth, Timothy 17, 31, 52
intermodal freight transport 223, 236
international services 1401, 2489, 282
interoperable locomotives 266
Lend-Lease programme 170, 198
Lew (L&B) 1445
Lige-Guillemins Railway Station 2801
Giants Causeway &Bushmills Railway Halske, Johann 91 Invicta 24 light rail systems 245, 265, 2923
2689 handcars 161 Ireland 240, 250, 261 light signals 2989
Gilbert, Rufus 119 Hardwicke (LNWR Improved Precedent see also Iarnrd ireann; Cras Iompair Lightning Express 723
Glacier Express 252 Class No.790) 62 ireann Lilla (Hunslet) 77
Gladstone (LB&SCR B1 Class) 623 Harvey, Charles 119 Iron Duke (GWR) 50 Lima Locomotive & Machine Co., Lima Class
Golden Arrow 271 Harzer Schmalspurbahnen 251 Italy 26, 105, 160, 161, 197, 253 C Shay 121
Glsdorf, Karl 112, 113 Harzkamel (modified DR V100) 2247 after 2000 278, 282 Lincoln, Abraham 42, 72
Glsdorf Hawksworth, Frederick W. 199, 217 see also Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Linda (Hunslet) 77
Class 170 112 Haydarpasa Terminus (Istanbul) 2801 Ivatt, Henry 96 lines
Class 310 113 headlamps 151 closures 221, 236
Gooch, Daniel 50, 66
Gotthard Railway 158, 159, 160
Gotthard Tunnel 61
Heavy Gustav (Schwerer Gustav) 133
Hedley, William 13, 16
Heeresfeldbahn 130
J
Jamaica 56
electrification 197, 306
high-speed 245, 246, 265
modernization 245
grade (gradient) 296 Heisler, Charles L. 113, 157 Japan 60, 61, 82, 169, 221, 228, 2301, 264, Link, O. Winston 200
Grand Central Terminal (New York) 61, 2801 Heisler 2-truck geared locomotive No.4 113 265, 2789, 282 Lion 25
Grand Junction Railway (GJR) 44 Henry Oakley (GNR Class C2 Small Atlantic Class SL7 156 literature, trains in 9
Columbine 445 No.990) 967 Japan National Railways Liverpool (L&MR) 223
Grasshoppers 30, 31 Henschel metre-gauge 1301 JNR Shinkansen Series 0 228, 230 Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR)
Gratitude Train 171 heritage railways 9, 2689 JNR Shinkansen Series 300 2301 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 223, 24, 25, 267
Great Central Railway, GCR Class 8K 130 Hero of Alexandria 302 JR N700 Shinkansen 279 Locomotion No. 1 13, 1617, 26
Great Eastern Railway (GER) 64 hi-rail vehicles 161 Japans No.1 82 Loewy, Raymond 157
GER S56 Class 65 Hiawatha expresses 156 Javelin No.395017 2829 London & Birmingham Railway (L&BR) 26
Great Indian Peninsular Railway 57, 112 High Level Bridge (Newcastle) 26 Jefferson, Thomas 13 L&BR Queen Adelaides Saloon No.2 523
GIPR Class WCP 1 160 High Speed 1 (HS1) 248, 265, 282, 284 Jennie (KS Wren Class) 120 London & North Eastern Railway (LNER)
Great Northern Railway (GNR) 148 High Speed Train (HST) 221, 228, 229, 241 Jervis, John B. 289 148, 150
GNR Class C2 Small Atlantic 967 high-pressure water-tube boilers 148 Jessop, William 297 LNER Class A3 135, 152
GNR Stirling Single Class 62 high-speed trains 9, 221, 22831, 2459, 253, Jews, deportation of 9, 177 LNER Class A4 Mallard 1505
Races to the North 62 265, 2789, 2829 Ji-Tong Railway 205, 245 LNER Class C1 Large Atlantic 97
Great Western Railway (GWR) 13, 25, 35, 48, Hinderton Hall (GWR) 1423 jiggers 161 LNER Class P2 150
134, 142, 150 historic railways 2689 Jintys 144 LNER Class V2 Green Arrow 143
GWR Auto-trailer No. 92 1004 Historical Logging Switchback Railway 268 John Bull 245 London & North Western Railway (LNWR)
broad gauge 501, 667 Hitachi 284 John Hancock (B&O Grasshopper) 31 LNWR Improved Precedent Class 62
Broad Gauge Coach 51 Hitler, Adolf 9 Johnson, Samuel W. 96, 97 LNWR Large Bloomers 523
coat of arms 101 H.K.Porter Inc. 178 journeys, great LNWR Pet 45
GWR 633 Class 64 Holden, James 65 The Blue Train 1945 Races to the North 62
INDEX . 315
London & South Eastern Railway (LSER), Metropolitan Railway continued Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W) continued Pen-y-darren steam locomotive
LSER Class 395 Javelin 2829 Met C Class 65 N&W EMD GP9 Class 180 13, 1415, 16
London & South Western Railway (LSWR) Met Class A No. 23 523 N&W EMD GP9 Class No.521 1825 Penn Central Corporation
LSWR 4115 Class 64 Met E Class No. 1 989 N&W J Class 204 Penn Central Wagon No. 32367 216
LSWR Class 0298 45 Met Jubilee Coach No. 353 65 N&W Pullman Class P2 No. 512 21617 Penn Central/Amtrak Metroliner 2401
LSWR T9 Class 96 Metropolitan-Cammell 217 Norfolk Southern Railway 182 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co., PP&L D
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Midland Railway (MR) 51 Norges Statsbaner AS, NSB Class D13 1923 fireless 157
(LB&SCR) MR Class 115 96 Norris, William 30, 31 Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) 62, 108
LB&SCR A1 Class 645 MR Compound 1000 Class 97 North British Locomotive Company 131 PRR Class A5s 146
LB&SCR B1 Class 623 Mikados 146 North British Railway (NBR) PRR Class B1 161
London Illustrated News 47 military railways 9, 1303 NBR Dandy Car No. 1 53 PRR Class E7 11213
London local railways 645 milk trains 143 Races to the North 62 PRR Class G5s 134
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) Miller, Joaquin 129 North Eastern Railway (NER) PRR Class GG1 4935 159
134, 142, 1767 Milwaukee Road, MILW (Chicago, NER Class XI, No. 66 989 PRR Class K4s 134, 157
LMS 8F 170 Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific Railroad) NER electric locomotive 1245 PRR Class S1 157
LMS Class 3F Jinty 144 Class A 156 NER petrol-electric autocar 124 track inspection 151
LMS Class 5MT Black Five 142 mining 76, 113, 144, 146, 212, 293 Races to the North 62 Peppercorn Class A1 No. 60163 Tornado 282
LMS Coronation Class 1501 mixed traffic 1423 North London Railway (NLR), NLR 75 Class Pere Marquette Railway, PMR GM EMD
LMS Diesel Shunter 161 Modernisation Plan (BR) 169, 186, 187, 210 64 SW-1 No. 11 179
LMS Royal Scot Class 134 Mohawk & Hudson Railroad 29 North Star (GWR Star Class No. 4000) 97 permanent way 296
London Necropolis Railway 65 monorails 246 North Star (L&MR) 223, 25 Pershing Nord 131
London, Tilbury & Southend Railway, LTSR Morse, Samuel 299 North Western Railway (NWR), Pet (LNWR) 45
Class 79 99 Morse code 299 NWR ST 120 petrol locomotives 131, 158
London Transport, LT Victoria Line 237 Moscow Metro 129, 260 Northeast Frontier Railway (NF) 84, 206 petroleum 216
London Underground 35, 44, 64, 237, 260, 306 mountain railways 76, 82, 83, 849, 1201, 125 Northfield, James 238 Phantom (BR Class 08) 186
building 545 multi-voltage electric locomotives 252 Norway 26, 192 Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Shops, P&R
Siemens Inspiro metro concept 293 multiple-unit (MU) trains 100, 1625, 240, Notesse, Raoul 151 Switcher No. 1251 144
Lord of the Isles (GWR) 51 306 Nova Scotia Coach (1838) 31 Phoenix (EIR No. 1354) 121
Lucille Carriage 2745 self-powered 292 Novelty 17 Pickering, Edward 57
Ludwig Railway 24 Mussolini, Benito 160 Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, NTV AGV piggyback transport 223
Luftwaffe 177 ETR 575 282 Pioneer 36
luxury 1401, 1945, 217, 239, 245,
2549, 265
Lyd (L&B) 1445
N
N&W Class A 204
Nutting, John Gurney 157
Nydqvist & Holm AB (NoHAB) 192
Pioneer Zephyr (CB&Q) 159
Planet 24
Pocahontas (N&W) 200, 216
Lynton to Barnstaple line, L&B Lew 1445 Nagelmackers, Georges 140
Napier Deltic engine 188 O points 299
mechanical interlocking 35
M
McConnell, James 53
narrow gauge
around the world 823, 1201
Beyer-Garratt No. 138 21215
Ocean Liner (GWR) 277
oil prices/crisis 247, 252, 304
Old Coppernob (FR No. 3) 44
Poland 193, 199, 252, 283, 293
Polar Star (GWR Star Class No. 4005) 97
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe (PKP)
McIntosh, John F. 98 DHR Class B No. 19 849 Old Ironsides (Baldwin) 30 PKP Class EP09 252
MacKay, Charles 61 historic railways 2689 Old Patagonian Express, La Trochita 268 PKP Class Pt47 199
Maglev (magnetic levitation) trains 246, 265, Merddin Emrys 7881 Oldenburgische Class G1 No. 1 Landwhrden PKP Class SM30 193
278 military railways 130 46 PSK IC Class ED250 283
Maglev Transrapid prototype 246 modified DR V100 2247 Olive Mount Cutting 23, 26 Port Carlisle Railway 53
mail trains 723 specialist steam 767 Omneo Rgio2N 292 La Portea 56
mainline electrification 197 see also gauge; metre gauge Ontario & Quebec Railway 74 posters 42, 128, 140, 168, 169, 220, 238, 245,
Mallard (LNER Class A4) 9, 129, 148, 1505 nationalization 169, 178 Orenstein & Koppel, O&K Feldbahn 265
Marc Sguin locomotive (1829) 289 Nelson, Hurst 99 1301 power rails 306, 307
Mariazell Railway, Mh 399 121 Netherlands 35 Orient Express 61, 1401 Powhatan Arrow (N&W) 216
Marquardt, Ernst 169 New Empire State Express 128 Otavi Railway 212 Prairie Tank (GWR) 145
Marshall Plan 198 New South Wales Government Railways, Oudh & Rohilkand Railway, O&RR Class B Preston Docks Sentinel 2367
Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad (Ma&Pa) NSWG Class C38 157 No.26 57 Prince (FR) 445
Car No. 1 161 New York overhead lines 307 Prince of Waless Coach 82
GM EMD Type NW2 No. 81 1789 Elevated Railway 61, 11819 Owl 723 privatization 245, 282
Maryland Car 171 Subway 64, 95, 119 oxygen masks, for high altitude 265 Promontory Summit (Utah) 345, 43
Maryland Coach (1830) 31 World Fair (1939) 151 golden spike 345, 37
mass city transit 35
mass production 11213
mass transport 9
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
(NYC&HR) 62
NYC&HR No. 999 63
P
Pacific Railway Act (1862) 42
Prussian state railways 95
Prussian Class G8 112
Prussian Class P8 104
Matheran Hill Railway 84 New Zealand Railways (NZR) Pacific type 104, 105, 1345, 148, 150, 152, Prussian Class T18 105
Maunsell, Richard 142 NZR Class Ab 134 156, 186, 198 Puffer 14
MDT/IC No. 13715 217 NZR Class K 142 Padded Cell carriage 64 Puffing Billy 13, 16
meals Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Pakistan Railways 251 Puffing Billy Railway 2689
takeaway, Japan 279 Robert Stephenson & Co 24, 26 Palace on Wheels 245, 2549 Pullman
see also restaurant cars T&W Metro 261 Pannier Tank (GWR) 145 Car 35
mechanical interlocking 35 Newcomen, Thomas 16, 302 panorama lounges 278 Class 216
Memnon 367 Nicholas II, Tsar 122, 123 pantographs 306, 307 see also British Pullman
Merchant Navy Class No. 35028 Clan Line Night Ferry 271 Paris Pullman, George Mortimer 35
2701 Nord Compound 104 1895 crash 104 pump cars 161
Merddin Emrys (FR Double Fairlie No. 10) 76, Nord Pacific 135 Mtro 64, 95, 1067 Purves, Libby 265
7881 Nordhauen-Wernigerode Railway, NWE Paris Orlans Railway, PO Pacific 105
metre gauge 224, 296
metro systems see cities by name
Metroliners 2401
Mallet 1201
Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)
N&W ALCO T6 (DL440) Class 1801
Park, John C. 64
Passchendaele (NZR Class Ab) 134
Pearson, Charles 55
Q
quarries 76, 77, 78, 113
Metropolitan Railway 35, 64, 260 N&W Budd S1 sleeper 216 Pearson, Drew 171 Queen of Scots 270, 274
building the Tube 545 N&W Class J No.611 2003 Pease, Edward 35 Quicksilver (LNER) 150
316 . INDEX
R
R.&W. Hawthorn & Co. 25, 57
San Diego, SDTI Duewag U2 cars 260
Sandy & Potton Railway, S&PR No.5
Shannon 53
Socit Nationale des Chemins de fer
Belges (SNCB)
Class 40 131
Stanley, Henry Morton 9
Statens Jrnvgar (SJ)
SJ B Class 105
Races to the North 61, 62, 95 Sankey Viaduct 23 Class 58 130 SJ X2 247
rack-and-pinion system 76 Sans Pareil 17 SNCB 29 198 stations
Radstock North Signal Box 3001 Sapsan (RZD) 279 SNCB Class 12 151 Paris Mtro 106, 107
Ragan, Leslie 128 Saxon IV K Class 77 Socit Nationale des Chemins de fer refurbished 221
Rail Diesel Car (RDC) 171 Saxonia 30, 31 Franais (SNCF) 129, 292 spectacular 2801
rail zeppelin 158 Schienenzeppelin 158 SNCF 141R 198 steam trains 1031, 3257, 5889, 91123,
Railmotor & Trailer set (GWR) 99, 100 Schubert, Johann 30, 31 SNCF 241P 199 12957, 16977, 198215, 221, 2325,
Railroad Standard Time 63 Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB) SNCF Class BB 26000 252 26877
rails 296, 3067 SBB Cargo Bombadier Traxx 253 SNCF Class BB9000 169, 196 cutting-edge 205
railway construction SBB Class Ae8/14 158 SNCF Class C61000 192 Europes last gasp 21011
Canadian Pacific 745 SBB Doppelpfeil 159 SNCF Class CC6500 193, 229 golden age 9, 95
Eurostar 2489 Schynige Platte Class He2/2 125 SNCF Class CC7107 169, 196 historic railways 2689
tracks 296 seaside holidays 8 SNCF LGV Sud-Est TGV 247 how steam locomotives work 3023
Trans Australian Railway 2389 second class 47, 217 SNCF TGV Euroduplex 283 invention of 16
Trans-Siberian Railway 1223 Sguin, Marc 13, 28, 29 SNCF TGV P06 283 iron horses 9, 13
Union Pacific 423 semaphore signals 2989 SNCF TGV V150 282, 283 and Modernisation Plan 169, 186, 187,
Railway Operating Division (ROD) 130 Settebello (FS Class ETR) 197 Somme offensive 133 210
Railway Post Office (RPO) cars 72 Shanghai songs, trains in 9 replacement of 169, 1789, 1867, 252
Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act (1846) 51 SMT/Transrapid 278 Sous-marin (submarines) 193 revival of 9, 282
Railway Regulations Act (1847) 217 Transrapid Maglev train 265 Souter, John 62 specialist steam 52, 7681
Rainhill Trials 13, 17, 18, 267 Shannon (S&PR No. 5) 53 South Africa 56, 57, 83, 147, 1945, 212 spread across world 35
Raipur Forest Tramway 84 Shay, Ephraim 113, 121 South African Railway 204, 210, 211, 212 versatile 1445
Rajasthan Tourism Department 254 Sher-e-Punjab (IR Class WL) 205 SAR Class 15F 147 wheel configuration 297
Rajputana Malwa Railway 82 Sherwood, James B. 270 SAR Class 25C 205 withdrawal of 221, 222
Rapid Transit Act (US, 1875) 119 Shinkansen trains 221, 228, 230, 246, 278, SAR Class 25NC (Red Devil) 204, 205 world steams last stand (194059) 2045
rapid transit systems 260 279, 284 South Carolina Railroad 28, 72 worlds last steam railways 9, 245
Reading Company (Railroad) 144 shipyards 76, 77 South Devon Railway 45 zenith of 129
Reading MU No. 800 1625 shoe contact 306, 307 South Hetton Coliery, SH Chaldron Wagon Steam Waggon (John Stevenss) 289
recycled energy 292 shunters 144, 160, 161, 169, 170, 186, 198, 52 Stephenson, George 13, 16, 23, 24, 26, 35,
Red Devil (SAR Class 25NC) 204, 205 210, 305 Southern Belle 277 48, 52, 120
redbirds 183 diesel (194059) 1923 Southern Railway (SR) Stephenson, Robert 13, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26,
Reko-Wagen (DR) 241 see also switchers L&B Lew 1445 302
Renfe Operadora, AVE S-100 246 Shutt End Colliery Railway 17 Merchant Navy Class 270 Stevens, Frederick William 61
restaurant cars Siemens 261, 279 milk tank wagon 143 Stevens, John 28
The Blue Train 194 Amtrak Siemens American Cities Sprinter No. 234S crane tank 77 Stirling, Patrick 62
Palace on Wheels 255, 258 ACS-64 293 SR Bulleid Light Pacific 198 Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) 13,
Venice Simplon-Orient Express 270, 2747 Desiro Classic 266 SR Class Q1 170 16, 24, 26
revolving disc signals 298 Desiro-RUS 267 SR S15 Class 142 S&DR No. 25 Derwent 52
Rhaetian Railway (RhB) 252 Eurosprinter 266 Southern Railway (SOU) Stourbridge Lion 13, 17
Riddles, Robert A. 171, 198, 210, 211 ICx 293 SR Class Ps-4 134 streamliners
Riggenbach, Niklaus 76 Inspiro metro concept 293 see also Norfolk Southern Railway diesel and electric 1589
rim brakes 297 S200 293 Soviet Railways (SZD) steam 1517, 2003
Road and Track prints (Juratovic) 157 Vectron 293 Soviet Class M62 222 streetcars 124
road transport 236 Siemens, Werner von 61, 91 Soviet Class P36 204 style, Art Deco 156, 157
alternatives to 9, 265 Siemens & Halske 91, 124 Soviet Class VL10 236 subgrade 296
road-rail inspection vehicles 161 signal boxes 3001 Soviet ER200 246 subways see underground railways
Robert Stephenson & Co. 17, 24, 25, 44, 56 signalmen 300 Spain 240, 246, 265 Sdbahn Class 23 GKB 671 46
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 210 signals see also Renfe Operadora Sultan (GWR) 501
Rocket 13, 1621, 24, 267, 302 how signals work 2989 specialist engines 767 Sunbeam (Hawthorn) 25
Rocky Mountains 745 mechanical interlocking 35 speed superheating 96, 104
Royal Albert Bridge 489 Radstock North Signal Box 3001 age of 1567 Superliners 241
Royal Bavarian State Railways 104 Silver Fox (LNER) 150 emphasis on 8, 221 suspended trains 292
Royal Border Bridge (Northumberland) 26 Silver Jubilee (LNER) 150 passenger services 196079 22831 Sweden 105, 192, 247
Royal Daylight Tank Wagon 99 Silver King (LNER) 150 speed records see also Statens Jrnvgar (SJ)
Royal Saxon State Railway 77 Silver Link (LNER) 150, 152 Bullet Trains 230 switchers 113, 11417, 125, 160, 161, 17881
Royal Scot Class (LMS) 134 Silverton Tramway 238 diesel 129, 221, 304 see also shunters
royal trains 523, 82, 276 Simplex locomotive 131 electric 169, 196, 228, 230, 265, 279 Switzerland 61, 76, 95, 125, 1589, 160,
Russell Snow Plow Company 68 Simplon Tunnel 95, 140, 141 Maglev trains 265 196, 252
Russia 61, 83, 112, 113, 1223, 129, 133, 279 Simplon-Orient-Express 140 Mallard 9, 148, 150, 152, 153 early railways 35
see also USSR; Soviet railways Sindh (IR Class YG) 205 Races to the North 62 see also Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
Russian E Class 112, 113 Singapore, SMRT North-South Line C151 Schienenzeppelin 158 (SBB)
Russian O Class 83 261 steam 9, 129, 148, 150, 152, 153, 232 Sydney Railway Co. 56
Russian Railways, RZD Sapsan 279 Sir Roger Lumley (GIPR Class WCP1) 160 TGV 221, 245, 248, 265, 282, 283
S
Skinny Emma (Schlanke Emma) 133
Skoda 133, 252
slave units 192
Spider (Baldwin) 131
Spinners (MR Class 115) 96
Spirit of Progress (VR) 156
T
Tahoe (V&TRR No. 20) 823
safety features 232, 284 sleepers 216, 241, 296 Spooner, G.P. 78 Talgo III 240
brakes 297 The Blue Train 194 Sprague-Thomson electric train 107 Taliesin (FR Single Fairlie) 83
mechanical interlocking 35 Orient Express 1401, 270, 276 Sprye, Richard 65 Tanggula Station (Tibet) 2801
signals 2989 Palace on Wheels 2549 SS Baikal 123 tankers 146, 147, 216
tokens 300 snow ploughs standard rail time 63 Tasmanian Government Railway, TGR K
St Pancras International (London) 248, 2801 CP&A Snow Plow 6871 Standard steam designs 169 Class Garratt 121
Saint-tienne & Lyon Railway 28, 29 modified DR V100 225 Stanier, William 134, 142, 151, 170 telegraph system 35, 299
INDEX . 317
TGV (Train Grande Vitesse) 221, 245, 246, underground railways 545, 64, 95, 1067, Vitznau-Rigi Bahn, VRB No. 7 76
248, 265, 278 236, 260, 2923, 306 VMS Chemnitz tram-train 293
SNCF LGV Sud-Est TGV 247 see also cities by name Voith
SNCF TGV Euroduplex 283 Union Express 194 Gravita 266
SNCF TGV P06 283 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) 35, 423, 244 Maxima 267
SNCF TGV V150 282, 283 UP Challenger CSA-1 Class/CSA-2 Class Vossioh
TGV-PSE 245 147 Eurolight 267
Thalys PBKA 2467 UP Class 4000 Big Boy 169, 2045 G6 267
Thames Tunnel scheme 48 UP GM EMD Class SD60 2501 Wuppertal Schwebebahn train 292
Thatcher Perkins (B&O Class B No. 147) UP No.119 (1868) 37 Vulcan Foundry 82, 83
3741 Union Station (Los Angeles) 2801
The Blue Train 1945
third class 47, 89, 217
third rails 306
United Aircraft Corporation, UAC Turbo
Train 229
United Arab Emirates 290
W
wagons
Thomas Viaduct 28 United Kingdom 1327, 445, 4855, 627, 183669 523
Thomason-Houston 124 7681, 95, 96103, 1245, 129, 1301, 18951913 989
Tibet 265, 2801 1339, 14255, 169, 1701, 1767, Express Dairy milk tank wagon 143
ticketing 125 18691, 1969, 2101, 2167, 221, 222, freight 191439 1467
Tiger 25 2289, 2367, 241, 245, 246, 24853, freight 194059 21617
tilting trains 247, 282 2601, 265, 2707, 2829 freight 196079 223
time, standard rail 63 colonies 567 see also brake vans; cabooses
Tipong Colliery Railway 84 expertise from 46, 56, 82 Wapping Tunnel (Liverpool) 23
Toads 146 exports from 245, 36, 82, 210 War Department 170
Todd, Kitson & Laird 25 see also British Railways; rail companies by Hunslet Austerity 198
Tkaid Shinkansen line 228, 230, 279 name WD Austerity 171
tokens 300 United States 13, 245, 2831, 345, 3643, War Department Light Railways 130
Tolstoy, Leo 9 56, 61, 623, 6873, 60, 95, 10817, 129, Wardle, Manning 144
Tom Thumb 13, 29, 30 1301, 133, 134, 144, 1467, 1569, 161, warfare, railways and 9
Tornado (Peppercorn Class A1) 282 168, 169, 1701, 177, 17885, 2004, Warships (BR Class 42) 187
torque converters 305 2167, 221, 2289, 2401, 244, 260, 265, Watt, James 16
tracks 2923 Webb, F.W. 62
how tracks work 296 electrification 306 Wehrmacht
inspection 161 financing the railroads 36, 36 Armoured Car 1701
maintenance 236 mail trains 723 Class V36 Shunter 170
third rail 306 see also Amtrak; rail companies by name Welsh Highland Railway (WHR), Beyer-
traffic lights 2989 United States Army Transportation Corps Garratt No.138 21215
train-busters 169 (USTAC) 170 West Coast Main Line 62
Train Protection Warning System USTAC S100 170 Races to the North 62
(TPWS) 284 USTAC S160 170 West Country Class Light Pacific
trams Universal Exhibition (Paris, 1900) 106 locomotives 198
electric 124, 2601 Universal locomotive types 197, 266 West Germany 169, 192, 193, 210, 223, 228,
tram-trains 245, 293 urban railways 8, 2601, 265, 2923 229, 245, 260
Trans-Australian Railway 129, 2389 US National Railroad Passenger Corporation see also Deutsche Bundesbahn
Trans-Europ Express (TEE) 169, 193 see Amtrak West Highland Line 161
Trans-Iranian Railway 177 Ushuaia Station (Tierra del Fuego) 2801 Western & Atlantic Railroad, W&A No. 39
Trans-Mongolian Railway 123 USSR 146, 204, 221, 222, 236, 245 The General 36
Trans-Siberian Railway 61, 1223, 129, 221, see also Russia; Soviet Railways (SZD) Western Pacific Railroad 43
245 Westinghouse, George 35
transcontinental railway (USA) 345, 423
Transrapid prototype 246
trench railways 130, 131
V
Vail, Alfred 299
wheels 297
White Pass & Yukon Route 268
Whitelegg, Thomas 99
Trenitalia, ETR 500 278 Van Horne, William Cornelius 74 Wilson, E.B. 56
Trevithick, Richard 13, 1415, 16, 302 Vancouver Sky Train RTS ICTS Mark I 260 Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) 1767
Triebwagen 124, 160 Vanguard (BR Class 42) 187 Woods crossbar signal 298
Tsuzumi Gate of Kanazawa Station (Tokyo) VEB double-deck coach 217 World War I 12933, 160
280 VEB Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke locomotives for 1301
Tube see London Underground Hans Beimler Hennigsdorf (LEW) 222, World War II 9, 133, 151, 168, 169, 1707,
tunnels 252 192, 194, 198
Bhor Ghat Railway 57 Venice Simplon-Orient Express 1401, 245, Wren (LYR) 77
Box Tunnel (Wiltshire) 48 265, 276, 277 Wuppertal Schwebebahn train 292
Channel Tunnel 245, 2489 Ventspils Narrow Gauge Railway 2689
Connaught Tunnel 75
London Underground 55
Paris Mtro 106
Vera Carriage 277
Victoria, Queen 35, 82
Victoria Falls Bridge 95
XYZ
XE Class 146
Simplon Tunnel 95, 140, 141 Victoria Line (London) 237 Zefiro 380 292
Spiral Tunnels 74, 75 Victoria Railways (VR), VR S Class 156 Zena Carriage 277
and switch to electric engines 306 Victoria Terminus (Bombay) 61 Zola, mile 9
Turboliner (Amtrak) 221, 228 Vienna, ULF tram 261
Turkey 1401, 170 Virat (IR Class AWE) 171
TVM430 (Transmission Voie Machine) 284 Virgin Trains, VT Class 390 Pendolino 282
Tyne & Wear Metro 261 Virginia & Truckee Railroad, V&TRR No. 20
Tahoe 823
U
ultrasonic testing 236
Virginia Central Railroad, VC Porter No. 3
178
Virginian Railway, VGN Class SA No. 4
UN Relief & Rehabilitation Administration 170 1137
318 . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgments
Dorling Kindersley would like to thank Eisenbahnfreunde Rewari Steam Loco Shed PICTURE CREDITS AND
Tony Streeter for all his time, assistance, Traditionsbahnbettiebswerk Northern Railways, Rewari, Haryana - VEHICLE OWNERS
and support throughout the making of Strasssfurt e.V. 123110, India
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A former long-term editor of UKs Steam Porthmadog, Chain Caul Road, Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
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Group (b). 54-55 Alamy Images: The Milepost: (tr). Brian Stephenson/ clb, b). 137-139 Dorling Kindersley: of RMP (tr); Gary Ombler / Courtesy of
Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive RAS: (cr). David Wilcock: (ca). Gary Ombler / Courtesy of DRC (all). BORM (br); Gary Ombler / Courtesy of
(c). 56 akg-images: (tr). NSW Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / 140 Corbis: Chris Hellier (cr); Claude HSB (cr). Keith Fender: (bl). Brian
Government State Records: (cla). 57 Courtesy of DRC (bl, br). 100 Didcot Salhani / Sygma (ca). Getty Images: Stephenson/RAS: T.G. Hepburn (cb).
320 . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
162 Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Courtesy of RSLS (tc). Milepost: (c). Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Grimm (bc); Eddie Linssen (clb). Corbis:
(tl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / 205 Dorling Kindersley: Deepak Transrapid, Lathen, Germany (bl). Massimo Borchi / Atlantide Phototravel
Courtesy of RMP (c, cr, b). 163-165 Aggarwal / Courtesy of RSLS (tl, c). 246-247 colour-rail.com: (c). TopFoto. (crb); Wu Hong / EPA (tc); Jon Hicks (ca);
Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Milepost: (crb). 206 Aditya Kaushal: co.uk: RIA Novosti (tc). 247 Keith Ricky Leaver / Loop Images (cra).
Courtesy of RMP (all). 166-167 Dorling https://www.flickr.com/ Fender: (tr, bc). Milepost: Brian 282 Alamy Images: Avpics (bl). colour-
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of photos/45613074@N06/: (tl). Dorling Solomon (cra, cla). 248 Alamy Images: rail.com: (c). Keith Fender: (tr). 283
ETS. 168 Corbis: Swim Ink 2, LLC / Fred Kindersley: Deepak Aggarwal / Malcolm Case-Green (cra); Lordprice Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler /
Chance (c). 169 Corbis: Bettmann (cr); Courtesy of RSLS (c, cr, clb, b). 207-209 Collection (c). Daniel Minaca: (bl). 249 Courtesy of Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd (b).
PoodlesRock (ca). 170 colour-rail.com: Dorling Kindersley: Deepak Aggarwal Alamy Images: qaphotos.com (cr, fcr, Keith Fender: (tc). Getty Images:
(cla). Brian Stephenson/RAS: (cl, cb). / Courtesy of RSLS (all). 210 Milepost: crb). Corbis: Ian Cumming / Design Pics Gamma-Rapho (cb). Brian Stephenson/
Wikipedia: Hans-Peter Scholz (bl). 170- (cra). Brian Stephenson/RAS: (cla, cb). (tr); PictureNet (br). 250-251 colour- RAS. 284 Alamy Images: Maurice
171 Alamy Images: jozef sedmak (bc). 211 Brian Stephenson/RAS: (tr). rail.com: Bob Sweet (c). 250 colour- Savage (tl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary
Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / rail.com: Bob Sweet (c). Keith Fender: Ombler / Courtesy of Hitachi Rail Europe
Courtesy of ETS (tc). 171 colour-rail. Courtesy of HSB (ca); Gary Ombler / (tr). Milepost: (cl). 251 colour-rail. Ltd (c, cr, b). 285-289 Dorling
com: (cr). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Courtesy of FWHR (c). 212 Ffestiniog & com: (tl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of
Ombler / Courtesy of BORM (tr); Deepak Welsh Highland Railways: Andrew Ombler / Courtesy of HSB (cr).Keith Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd (all). 290-291
Aggarwal / Courtesy of RSLS (br). Getty Thomas (tl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Fender: (cra). 252 Alamy Images: Alamy Images: John Kellerman (c).
Images: SSPL (cla). 172 Brian Ombler / Courtesy of FWHR (c, cr, b). Prisma Bildagentur AG (bl). Dorling 292 Bombardier Transportation: (cla,
Stephenson/RAS: (tl). Dorling 213-215 Dorling Kindersley: Gary Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy c). Vossloh AG: (br). Chris Wallace:
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy Ombler / Courtesy of FWHR (all). 216 of ETS (cla). Keith Fender: (tr, cr). (tr). 293 Keith Fender: (cla, cra).
of ETS (c, cr, clb, b). 173-175 Dorling Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Milepost: Brian Solomon (cl). 252-253 Siemens AG, Munich/Berlin: (cr, br,
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy Courtesy of DRC (tr, clb); Gary Ombler / Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / bl). Vossloh AG: (tc). 294-295 Dorling
of ETS (all). 176-177 Corbis: Hulton- Courtesy of VMT (cla); Gary Ombler / Courtesy of DB Schenker (b). 253 Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of
Deutsch Collection (c). 178 Dorling Courtesy of RMP (bc). 216-217 Dorling colour-rail.com: (tl); Bob Sweet (cla). DRC. 296 Dorling Kindersley: (bc);
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Keith Fender: (crb). 254 Alamy Mike Dunning / Courtesy of The Science
of VMT (tl, cl). 178-179 Dorling ETS. 217 Garn Collection: (tc). Dorling Images: Caro (c); Indiapicture (cr). Museum, London (bl). 297 Dorling
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Dorling Kindersley: Deepak Aggarwal Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy
RMP (b). Ted Ellis: (tc). 179 Dorling VMT (cla); Gary Ombler / Courtesy of / Courtesy of Safdarjung Railway Station of RMP (cr/rim brake). 299 Dorling
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of DRC (r, cr); Gary Ombler / Courtesy (crb, b). www.palaceonwheels.net: Kindersley: Mike Dunning / Courtesy of
BORM (tr); Gary Ombler / Courtesy of of BORM (br). 218-219 Dorling (tl). 255-259 Dorling Kindersley: The Science Museum, London (fcl, c, cl).
VMT (cr). 180 Dorling Kindersley: Gary Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy Deepak Aggarwal / Courtesy of Getty Images: falcon0125 (cb). 300-301
Ombler / Courtesy of RMP (cl); Gary of NRMY / Science Museum Group. 220 Safdarjung Railway Station (all). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler /
Ombler / Courtesy of VMT (bl). 180-181 Getty Images: SSPL (c). 221 Alamy 260 Alamy Images: Gunter Marx (tr). Courtesy of DRC (all). 302 Corbis: Scott
Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Images: Everett Collection Historical Keith Fender: (cl). Brian Stephenson/ Warren / Aurora Photos (bl). 302-303
Courtesy of BORM (t, c); Gary Ombler / (bc). Getty Images: Sankei Archive (cr). RAS: (cr). 260-261 Dorling Dorling Kindersley: Mike Dunning /
Courtesy of VMT (b). 182 Courtesy of 222 Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Kindersley: Mike Dunning (bc). Courtesy of NRMY (c). 303 Dorling
Norfolk & Western Historical Society Courtesy of ETS (cl). Keith Fender: (c, Milepost: Brian Solomon (c). 261 Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of
(NWHS Collection): (tl). Dorling cra, tc). 222-223 Dorling Kindersley: colour-rail.com: (tl); Bob Sweet (cr). NRMY / Science Museum Group (t).
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Gary Ombler / Courtesy of the Museum Keith Fender: (cra). 262-263 Dorling 305 Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler /
VMT (c, cr, clb, b). 183-185 Dorling of Transportation, St Louis, Missouri (bc). Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Courtesy of VMT (tr); Dorling
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of 223 Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd. 264 Alamy Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of
VMT (all). 186 Dorling Kindersley: Courtesy of BORM (t, br). Keith Images: Raga Jose Fuste / Prisma HSB (cr). 307 Alamy Images: Maurice
Gary Ombler / Courtesy of DRC (cl); Fender: (cra). Brian Stephenson/RAS: Bildagentur AG (c). 265 Imaginechina: Savage (tr)
Gary Ombler / Courtesy of RSR / Science (cl). 224 Harzer Schmalspurbahnen: Ren yuming (cr). With thanks to
Museum Group (bl). 186-187 Dorling (tl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Venice Simplon-Orient Express All other images Dorling Kindersley
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Courtesy of HSB (c, cr, b). 225-227 Limited www.orientexpress.com: For further information see: www.
DRC (t); Gary Ombler / Courtesy of RSR / Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / (bc). 266 Keith Fender: (cla, bc, tr). dkimages.com
Science Museum Group (c). 187 colour- Courtesy of HSB (all). 228 Amtrak: 266-267 Craig Walker. 267 Keith
rail.com: (cra). Keith Fender: (br). Amtrak History and Archives (bl). Fender: (br, cb). Siemens AG,
Brian Stephenson/RAS: (bl, cb). colour-rail.com: (tr). Getty Images: Munich/Berlin: (tc). Vossloh AG: (cr, Images on title, contents, and
188 colour-rail.com: (tl). Dorling UIG (cl). 228-229 Alamy Images: Craig bl). 268 Alamy Images: Degas Jean- introduction
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Yates T (bc). 229 Keith Fender: (br). Pierre / Hemis.fr (tc); Didier Zylberyng page 1 Deltic prototype
RSR / Science Museum Group (c, cr, clb, Roger Lalonde: (cr). Brian (cb); Lemaire Stphane / Hemis.fr (crb). pages 2-3 B&O Class B No. 147 Thatcher
b). 189-191 Dorling Kindersley: Gary Stephenson/RAS: (cra). 230-231 Corbis: Walter Bibikow / JAI (tr); Luke Perkins
Ombler / Courtesy of RSR / Science Corbis: Jos Fuste Raga (c). 232 Roger Macgregor / Reuters (bc); Scott S. page 4 Rocket
Museum Group (all). 192 colour-rail. Bastin: (tl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Warren / National Geographic Society page 5 B&O Class B No. 147 Thatcher
com: (bc). Milepost: (clb). 192-193 Ombler / Courtesy of Dampf-Plus GmbH (cl); Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters (cr). Perkins (bl), LNER No. 4468 Mallard (br)
Marek Ciesielski: (bc). Keith Fender: (c, cr, clb, b). 233-235 Dorling Getty Images: David Boyer / National page 6 DHR B Class No. 19 (bl),
(tc). 193 colour-rail.com: (cra). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy Geographic (bl). 268-269 Alamy King Class No. 6023 King Edward II (br)
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of of Dampf-Plus GmbH (all). 236 Keith Images: Aigars Reinholds (bc). page 7 NG G16 Beyer-Garratt No. 138
the DB Museum, Nurnburg, Germany Fender: (cra). TopFoto.co.uk: RIA 269 Alamy Images: David Lyons (tl). (bl), Merchant Navy Class No. 35028
(tr); Gary Ombler / Courtesy of ETS (br). Novosti (cl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Dorling Kindersley: Christopher Pillitz Clan Line (br)
Keith Fender: (clb). 194 The Blue Ombler / Courtesy of RSR / Science (br). Tony Streeter: (tr). 270 Dorling page 8 B&O Class B No. 147 Thatcher
Train: (cra, c). Corbis: Prisma Museum Group (tr, cla); Gary Ombler / Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Perkins (bl), LNER No. 4468 Mallard (br)
Bildagentur AG (bl). 195 Alamy Images: Courtesy of ETS (bl). 237 colour-rail. The Merchant Navy Locomotive page 9 N&W GP9 Class No. 521 (bl),
Art Directors & TRIP (tr); Nioreon (crb); com: (cr). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Preservation Society Ltd (c, crb); Sharon Hitachi Javelin No. 395 017 (br)
Gabbro (fcra); Pete Titmuss (cra); Stock Ombler / Courtesy of ETS(tr, b). TfL Spencer / Courtesy of Venice Simplon
Connection Blue (fcrb). Corbis: Eric from the London Transport Museum Orient Express Ltd (bc). Peter Starks: Images on chapter opener pages
Nathan / Loop Images (cr); Brian A. collection : (ca). 238 Courtesy of the (tl, cra). 271-273 Dorling Kindersley: pages 10-11 18041838 Rocket
Vikander (br). 196 Dorling Kindersley: James Northfield Heritage Art Trust Gary Ombler / Courtesy of The Merchant pages 32-33 18391869 B&O Class B
Gary Ombler / Courtesy of the Musee de . Amanda Slater: (cl). 239 Alamy Navy Locomotive Preservation Society No. 147 Thatcher Perkins
Chemin de Fer, Mulhouse. Keith Images: age fotostock (crb); Eric Nathan Ltd (all). 274-277 Dorling Kindersley: pages 58-59 18701894 DHR B Class
Fender: (cla). Brian Stephenson/RAS: (br); Robert Harding Picture Library Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Venice No. 19
(tr). 197 colour-rail.com: (tr, cr). Brian (cra). National Railway Museum Simplon Orient Express Ltd (all). 278 pages 92-93 18951913 NER Class X1
Stephenson/RAS: (br). 198 Brian Australia: (ftr). Great Southern Rail: Keith Fender: (c, tr). Imaginechina: No. 66 Aerolite
Stephenson/RAS: (tr, crb, bl). Dorling (cr, cl). National Archives of Gao yuwen (crb). Milepost: (bl). 279 pages 126-127 19141939 King Class
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Australia: (tr). 240 Keith Fender: (tr, Alamy Images: Susan Isakson (tc); Iain No. 6023 King Edward II
RSR / Science Museum Group (cl). 199 br). Charles P Friel: (ca). Mirko Masterton (cr). Japan National pages 166-167 19401959 DR No. 52.8184-5
colour-rail.com: (tc, cla). Milepost: Schmidt: (bl). 240-241 Dorling Tourism Organization : Awajiya (br). pages 218-219 19601979 JR West
(bc). Brian Stephenson/RAS: (cra). 200 Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy Ilya Semenoff: (bl). 280 Alamy Shinkansen Series 0 22-141
Virginia Museum of Transportation: of RMP (c). 241 Keith Fender: (tl, tr). Images: Richard Bradley (bc). Corbis: pages 242-243 19801999 DB Schenker
(tl). Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Don Oltmann: (bc). 242-243 Dorling Franck Guiziou / Hemis (clb); Topic Class 92 92042
Courtesy of VMT (c, cr, clb, b). 201-203 Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of Photo Agency (bl). 280-281 Alamy pages 262-263 After 2000 Hitachi Javelin
Dorling Kindersley: Gary Ombler / DB Schenker. 244 Michael Rhodes: (c). Images: Axel Schmies / Novarc Images No. 395 017
Courtesy of VMT (all). 204 Dorling 245 Eurostar: (bc). Keith Fender: (cr). (tc); Neil Setchfield (bc). 281 Alamy pages 294-295 How Railways Work
Kindersley: Gary Ombler / Courtesy of 246 Alamy Images: Robert Harding Images: Angelo Cavalli (br); Paul Radstock North Signal Box at Didcot
VMT (tr, crb); Deepak Aggarwal / Picture Library (br). Dorling Springett 06 (tr); Michele and Tom Railway Centre