North British Type 2 B-B Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives, BR Class 22 - Volume 1 - Setting the Scene (ePub)

Probably of restricted interest, given that this was a small, shortlived and unglamorous class whose workings were largely confined to the far southwest, this is, however, a remarkable example of the level of detail the dedicated researcher in this field can assemble, coming close to a day-by-day history of every member of the class. There is little narrative or interpretive text, the body of these volumes (apart from the extensive photographic record) being taken up with tabulated reference material and extracts from official reports. The latter give a particularly interesting window on the customer’s cautious relationship with a supplier – the North British Locomotive Company – on the verge of entering administration.

Journal of the Railway & Canal Historical Society

"This new book, the first of a pair, examines the logic behind constructing so many of the class, how much they cost, what steam duties they were intended to usurp, individual histories, and all the problems that arose when NB went bust."

Steam World - August 2024

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Friends of the National Railway Museum Review - Summer 2024