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Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781445685878)
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xExplore the legacy of Beyer, Peacock & Company, the Manchester-based locomotive manufacturer renowned for its Beyer-Garratt articulated locomotives.
This book chronicles the 112-year history of Beyer, Peacock & Company, from its founding in 1854 to its closure. Discover the company's iconic designs, including the 4-4-0T condensing engines for London's Metropolitan Railway, the Isle of Man's narrow-gauge 2-4-0 tank engine, and the powerful Hymeks for British Railways' Western Region. Learn about the firm's contributions to steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, and its global exports to 48 countries.
Featuring a variety of locomotives throughout the company's existence, this is a must-read for railway enthusiasts, historians, and anyone interested in the industrial heritage of Manchester and the world.
Author: Colin Alexander,Alon Siton
ISBN-10: 1445685876
ISBN-13: 9781445685878
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2019
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
By Colin Alexander
xColin Alexander has been a railway enthusiast for more than 30 years and volunteered on preserved Deltic locomotives. Appreciative of Northumberland's unique place geographically and historically, he has explored most of its once-inhabited hilltops and its medieval castles, and walked the length of its greatest defensive monument, Hadrian's Wall.
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