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Modern Traction Profiles: The Privatisation Classes

A Pictorial Survey of Diesel and Electric Locomotives and Units Since 1994

David Cable
Since the privatization of British Rail in 1994, 39 new types of multiple units have been introduced to the network and five new locomotives. The variety of sets and colourful liveries of different operators are recorded in this photographic survey, with over 250 images depicting all classes including the bus-like 'Parry People Mover', the Eurostar Class 374 and the new Crossrail EMUs.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword
  • Year: 2017
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 264pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 197x253mm
  • ISBN: 9781473864375
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 1kg
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516735
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Post Privatisation Diesels and Electrics is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded author of several books covering trains throughout much of the world. This book looks at the types of locomotives and multiple units that have been introduced into the UK since 1994, when the government privatised British Rail into a series of privately operated franchises. An incredible forty-one classes have been, or are shortly to be introduced, the majority being passenger units. The book shows these classes in a variety of colour schemes adopted by the franchisees. Photographs, in the main, are taken in the South East of England, which is where the great majority of these new trains operate, with the surroundings being given as much prominence as possible.
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