The Train Driver's Manual - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445616807 ISBN 13 : 9781445616803

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

You want to be a steam engine driver? It's not that simple - it's not just a matter of blowing the whistle, releasing the brakes and opening the regulator. Where is the whistle? Which handle operates the brakes and what is a regulator? And do you really want to be in a locomotive cab where your front will bake and your rear will freeze? Over the years, accidents have occurred on the railways and to prevent a reoccurrence, rules have been made. Do you know them? How are trains kept apart so that you don't strike the one in front, or are hit by the one in the rear? What's to stop trains on a single line colliding head-on? Colin Maggs has assembled a really fascinating collection of illustrated railwaymen's handbooks, which were required reading for a footplate man. They answer all these questions and more.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Colin Maggs is one of the country's foremost transport and engineering historians and has written over one hundred books as well as innumerable magazine articles. He has also made several TV and radio appearances. In 1993 he received the MBE for services to railway history. He lives in Bath.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445616807
• ISBN 13: 9781445616803
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Éditeur: Maggs MBE Colin
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