English Electric Class 50: 1967 Onwards (all models): Owners' Workshop Manual

Cotter, J.

ISBN 10: 1785210602 / ISBN 13: 9781785210600

Verlag: Haynes Publishing, 2017

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9781785210600. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9389876

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The Class 50 locomotives were built by English Electric between 1967 and 1968. Fifty examples were built, and were initially used to haul express passenger trains on the, then non-electrified, section of the West Coast Main Line between Crewe and Scotland. They were originally hired from English Electric Leasing, and were eventually purchased outright by BR around 1973.Class 50s were nicknamed "Hoovers" by rail enthusiasts because of the distinctive sound made by the air-filters originally fitted (these proved unreliable, and were removed during mid-life refurbishment, but the "Hoover" nickname stuck). Once the electrification of the line from Crewe to Glasgow was completed, the locomotives were moved to services in the south west of England, primarily on the mainline from London to Exeter, and were eventually retired from service in 1994 after being progressively replaced by the InterCity 125 High-Speed Trains (HSTs).

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jarrod Cotter is Deputy Editor of Flypast magazine and has flown in both the airworthy Lancasters in existence.

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Titel: English Electric Class 50: 1967 Onwards (all...
Verlag: Haynes Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good