Steam engines revolutionised Britain’s landscape, transportation and industry from early prototypes in the 19th century to its peak in the early 1900s.  
 
George Stephenson, ‘The Father of Railways,’ first developed his ideas in the early 1800s and with the sudden acceleration of this, and other technical development, the country’s industry was dominated by machinery and manufacturing.

This book explores the key role that steam engines played, from their humble beginnings, through early tragedies to great leaps forward in safety and design. British Steam Engines shows how the rise and fall of the locomotive shaped Britain, its industry, its towns and its people.
 
Featuring detailed information on specifications, classes, development, construction, the engines and the tracks they ran on; with stunning photography, explanatory diagrams and text, this books is the ultimate guide to British steam engines.

• Format: Cased + jacket
• Dimensions: 280 x 235 mm
• Page Extent: 304pp