Journey's End: Locomotives and Rolling Stock for Scrap in Great Britain

Journeys End is a comprehensive guide to the storage and disposal of redundant or worn-out railway locomotives and rolling stock, featuring illustrations and commentary on Great Britain's rolling stock and locomotives. It is a fitting coda to Gordon Edgars' popular regional Industrial Locomotives & Railways series.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2024
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

The storage and ultimate disposal of redundant or worn-out railway locomotives and rolling stock is a significant yet often overlooked aspect of railway history. This subject encompasses locomotives and rolling stock that have been taken out of regular service, are present at motive power depots awaiting movement for disposal, abandoned at industrial installations, or languish in sidings or yards, often forgotten about with nature gradually taking its course. Scenes of cutting up and disposal operations also feature prominently. Partly dismembered hulks of locomotives, rolling stock, and multiple units awaiting burning and subsequent asbestos removal are captured in vivid detail.

Journeys End, a fitting coda to Gordon Edgars popular regional Industrial Locomotives & Railways series, is a comprehensive volume that delves into the world of rolling stock and locomotives in Great Britain. This first volume offers a wealth of fascinating illustrations and commentary, providing a captivating glimpse into the history and evolution of these vital components of the railway system.

The storage and ultimate disposal of redundant or worn-out railway locomotives and rolling stock is a significant yet often overlooked aspect of railway history. This subject encompasses locomotives and rolling stock that have been taken out of regular service, are present at motive power depots awaiting movement for disposal, abandoned at industrial installations, or languish in sidings or yards, often forgotten about with nature gradually taking its course. Scenes of cutting up and disposal operations also feature prominently. Partly dismembered hulks of locomotives, rolling stock, and multiple units awaiting burning and subsequent asbestos removal are captured in vivid detail.

Journeys End, a fitting coda to Gordon Edgars popular regional Industrial Locomotives & Railways series, is a comprehensive volume that delves into the world of rolling stock and locomotives in Great Britain. This first volume offers a wealth of fascinating illustrations and commentary, providing a captivating glimpse into the history and evolution of these vital components of the railway system.

Weight: 426g
Dimension: 167 x 247 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398118478