- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: David & Charles; 1st ed. edition (24 Feb 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0715383051
- ISBN-13: 978-0715383056
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 442,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A history of locomotive boiler explosions, which spans the years 1850 to 1962. Unfortunately, in the early days of the railway they occurred all too frequently. The author was an accident investigator with the Ministry of Transport, specializing in boiler failures.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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a very interesting book that explains the problems that occured in the begining of steam whether it be human or material problems. it sets a data base of a couple of words explaning what happened to full blooded reasons. i thought fusible plugs where made of bronze not brass but is this a slip[ up i would recommend this book to any one interesed in boilers and steam
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Very interesting treatise on the subject...
16 Nov 2010
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Assuming you are interested in mechanical failure of boilers, of course.
Some great pictures of destroyed locomotives. Hewisons writing style
is easy to get along with and for the student of engineering history it
gives some insight into the development of the regulatory system and
practices for locomotive boilers.
Some great pictures of destroyed locomotives. Hewisons writing style
is easy to get along with and for the student of engineering history it
gives some insight into the development of the regulatory system and
practices for locomotive boilers.
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