- Publisher: Pen & Sword
- Year: 2018
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 128pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 223x285mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.9kg
- ISBN: 9781526713124
- Product code: 516730
Heritage Traction on the Main Line
New Hardback Illustrated
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Many diesel and electric locomotives originally built to operate British Rail routes were pressed into service after 1994 by private operators and some, including three of the popular Class 55 'Deltics', have been acquired by enthusiasts for preservation. Fred Kerr’s photographic review captures these engines still on main line duties in the 21st century and contains the details of manufacture for 20 different types.
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In an earlier album titled _BR Diesel Locomotives in Preservation_ Fred Kerr detailed the many classes of BR diesel locomotives that had been preserved and noted that some purchases had been made with the hope of operating them on the national network. The Railways Bill 1993 provided an opportunity for this to happen and this album shows such locomotives at work during the early part of the 21st century upto December 2016\. During this period many new train operators entered the market and their early operations used elderly locomotives withdrawn from service by their original operators until their business(es) were established and new locomotives could be bought. On occasion these new companies were prepared to hire preserved locomotives with main line access to service short-term contracts and these, mainly freight, services provided much of the variety of locomotive operations that offset the increasing sight of multiple unit train services that epitomise the modern railway.
The author has chosen to consider heritage traction as any locomotive older than twenty years, which therefore includes electric locomotives but excludes those of that age which are still operated by their owners as at April 1 1994 when British Railways (BR) was privatised. This results in the Class 59 fleet being excluded because its ownership has been constant but the Class 60 fleet being included because of purchases by Colas Railfreight after that date.
The author has chosen to consider heritage traction as any locomotive older than twenty years, which therefore includes electric locomotives but excludes those of that age which are still operated by their owners as at April 1 1994 when British Railways (BR) was privatised. This results in the Class 59 fleet being excluded because its ownership has been constant but the Class 60 fleet being included because of purchases by Colas Railfreight after that date.
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Many diesel and electric locomotives originally built to operate British Rail routes were pressed into service after 1994 by private operators and some, including three of the popular Class 55 'Deltics', have been acquired by enthusiasts for preservation. Fred Kerr’s photographic review captures these engines still on main line duties in the 21st century and contains the details of manufacture for 20 different types.
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