Название: The Modified Bulleid Pacifics
Автор: Tim Hillier-Graves
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 152672166X
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 281
Размер: 30,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

Oliver Bulleid's Pacifics were perhaps the most controversial steam locomotives ever built in Britain. They seem to been loved and loathed in equal measure and the debate over their strengths and weaknesses took on a new dimension when BR decided to modify them in the 1950s. It was argued that they were too costly to operate and maintain by comparison to other types available.
Their time out of service, due to breakdowns, was also increasing to an unacceptable level, and some of Bulleid's innovations were believed to be more hindrance than help. Rightly or wrongly BR were faced with a costly scrap and build program or seek to make the engines more reliable.