abc British Locomotives 1964 Combined Volume

The latest 'abc' reprint is that of the Combined Volume for 1964, a time when serious inroads were being made into the numbers of steam locomotives in service, such was the remorseless march of diesel and electric traction. By this date, in large areas of the country, places such as the West Country and East Anglia, steam locomotives were increasingly rare. Much loved types like the former GWR 'King' class had already all been retried and more remarkably even modern designs like the BR 'Standard' types were being withdrawn when heavy repairs were found necessary. This book demonstrates that the changeover to modern traction was now gaining great momentum and that for steam enthusiasts, things would never be the same again.