British Diesel and Electric Locomotives Abroad (Hardback)
A Second Life Overseas
Imprint: Pen & Sword Transport
Pages: 288
Illustrations: 200
ISBN: 9781526744692
Published: 6th November 2019
(click here for international delivery rates)
Need a currency converter? Check XE.com for live rates
This book was originally envisaged as a purely photographic overview of those British main-line diesel and electric locomotives which managed to find further useful employment across Europe after completion of their careers in the United Kingdom. However, such was the quantity of information collected regarding these exported locomotives and their operational deployment over the past twenty years that the scope of the book was expanded to incorporate both the factual and the pictorial into a detailed history of these locomotives. The geographical use of the locomotives is surprisingly extensive including France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Kosovo, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia in the twenty years since 1998.
A significant amount of exclusive factual information and over 200 previously unpublished photographs combine to provide a comprehensive insight into the British locomotives now finding a second life overseas, including coverage of Class 37, 56 and 58 locomotives on high-speed line construction work in France, Class 37 mishaps in Spain, Class 86s on their day of arrival in Bulgaria, and various types of a.c. electric locomotives in their new "natural habitats" across Eastern Europe.
This could have been a simple but nevertheless interesting photo album, but has become much more, and represents a considerable amount of research and compilation. Fascinating stuff.
Continental Modeller, December 2020 & Railway Modeller, January 2021
Many enthusiasts will assume that the disappearance of much BR diesel and elecric motive power during the privatisation era means that these locomotives have gone to meet their maker and have now ended up as razorblades. In fact, significant numbers have been sold on or leased for further use on the rail systems of continental Europe. This excellent volume catalogues and illustrates locos that went on to serve in half a dozen countries in more or less recognizable form, sometimes wearing rather garish liveries or dwarfed by their continental cousins built to a more generous loading gauge. So if you have ever wondered what a class 86 or 56 would look like in black, a 58 in all-over yellow or an 87 on a three coach train, this is your chance. Anthony Sayer has brought together over 200 full colour images taken in such widely-spread locations as Romania, Spain and Bulgaria, while several photos show use of a squad of class 37s on railway construction work in France and Italy and a solitary 47 in Hungary.
West Somerset Railway Association, July 2020
A fresh work that will help revitalize our railway library.
Miniaturas JM
Read the full Spanish review here
Book on diesel and electric locomotives that after completing their careers in the United Kingdom found employment in other European countries such as Frances, the Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, etc., in the last twenty years.
Unes Cuantos Trenes Blog, Jorge del Valle
A book with an extensive photographic journey (almost 290 images), complemented by a wealth of information, about the UK locomotives found in Europe, especially working on the construction of high-speed lines. To highlight the 60 pages that he dedicates to the locomotives of classes 37 and 58 that have been working in Spain.
Read the full Spanish review here
About Anthony Sayer
ANTHONY SAYER is a life-long railway enthusiast with an interest in the history of the early British diesel and electric locomotive classes. This is the author’s sixth book in the “Locomotive Portfolio” series, following on from the North British Type 2 (Classes 21 & 29), the Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 (Class 28), the Clayton Type 1 (Class 17), the BTH/NBL Type 1 (Classes 15 & 16) and BR Swindon Type 1 (Class 14: Their Life on British Railways) books published between 2019 and 2021. Anthony lives in the north-east of England and has now retired after 37 years in the steel industry with responsibilities in both transport planning and supply-chain logistics.
Pen and Sword Books
About Us | Contact Us | Delivery Information | Privacy Policy | Cookies | Affiliates | Terms and Conditions | Backlist | Mailing List | Reward Scheme | Review Request
© Pen and Sword Books Limited 2024. Registered in England No. 2527258.
Registered Office: 47 Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AS.