Tim Hillier-Graves

Gresley and His Locomotives

L & N E R Design History

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An in-depth look at the team who worked with the renowned British railway engineer, with numerous photos included.To renowned engineer Nigel Gresley must go great credit for many of the London and North Eastern Railway's achievements, but those around him have faded into obscurity and are now largely forgotten, even though their contributions were immense. To redress this imbalance, Tim Hillier-Graves has explored the life of Gresley and his team, and sought to uncover a more expansive picture of these events. This in no way diminishes Gresley's stunning accomplishments-but builds a fuller and more authentic view of a dynamic period in railwa… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-5267-2994-1
EAN: 9781526729941
Produktnummer: 36027601
Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 200 S.
Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor

Tim Hillier-Graves was born in North London in 1951. From an early age he was fascinated by steam locomotives. In 1972, Tim joined the Navy Department of the MOD and saw wide service in many locations. He retired in 2011, having specialized in Human Resource Management, then the management of the MOD's huge housing stock as one of the department`s Assistant Directors for Housing. On the death of his uncle in 1984, he became the custodian of a substantial railway collection and in retirement has spent considerable time reviewing and cataloging this material. He has published a number of books on locomotives and aviation.