Author: Brown, F A S
Title: Great Northern Locomotive Engineers - Volume I 1846 - 1881
Description: George Allen & Unwin, 1966, 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. 252pp, b/w frontis, 14pp b/w plates, text figs, index, a nice copy in a ner fine dustjacket that is a little edge worn & yellowed, particularly to the rear panel. Hardback with dustjacket. ¶ Detailed account of the early days of Locomotiove design on the GNR which was led by men such as Archibald Sturrock & Patrick Sterling. The book contains much on the development of continuous brakes & the need for larger engines.

Keywords: railways, locomotives, trains, industrial history, GNR, Great Northern Railway