British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and 60s

A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s. Ideal for anyone interested in Britain''s railways and the evolution of rail transport.

After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain''s railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced...