Название: Steam, Soot and Rust: The Last Days of British Steam
Автор: Colin Garratt
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1473844126
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 176
Размер: 134,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernization Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favor of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously.