O. S. Nock (1905–1994)
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Great Western Railway GWR Stars, Castles and Kings: Part 1 & Part 2 in One Volume (Locomotive Monograph): 0 (1980) 23 Exemplare
Railways in the transition from steam, 1940-1965, (Railways of the world in color) (1974) 18 Exemplare
British Steam Engines: The Ultimate Guide to the Greatest Steam Engines (Picture This) (2010) 17 Exemplare
Two miles a minute: The story behind the conception and operation of Britain's high speed and advanced passenger trains (1980) 16 Exemplare
O. S. Nock's Pocket Encyclopedia of British Steam Railways & Locomotives (Transport) (1986) 9 Exemplare
Steam Locomotive : The unfinished story of steam locomotives and steam locomotive men on the railways of Great Britain (1968) 7 Exemplare
British trains, past and present 6 Exemplare
Britain's new railway : electrification of the London-Midland main lines from Euston to Birmingham,… (1966) 4 Exemplare
Tales of the Great Western Railway: Informal Recollections of a Near-Lifetime's Association With the Line (1984) 3 Exemplare
The Pocket Encyclopaedia of British Locomotives 2 Exemplare
Locomotives of the premier line in pictures : a reprint of the illustrations from "The premier line," a history of LNWR… (1955) 2 Exemplare
The Settle and Carlisle Railway: A Personal Story of Britain's Most Spectacular Main Line (1992) 2 Exemplare
The Great Days of the Southern Railway 1 Exemplar
The World Railways 1800-1850 1 Exemplar
British Trains 1 Exemplar
Rail, Steam and speed 1 Exemplar
Flying Scotsman: Great Railways 1 Exemplar
Railway holiday in Austria 1 Exemplar
Railways of Dacorum 1 Exemplar
Fifty Years of Western Express Running 1 Exemplar
Locomotives of the LNER [London & North Eastern Railway]. Standardisation and Renumbering (1947) 1 Exemplar
The Great Western Railway : an appreciation 1 Exemplar
Historical Steam Locomotives 1 Exemplar
British Railways in Action 1 Exemplar
The Locomotives of R.E.L. Maunsell 1 Exemplar
British Locomotives from the Footplate 1 Exemplar
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Nock, Oswald Stevens
- Geburtstag
- 1905-01-21
- Todestag
- 1994-09-21
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- male
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- UK
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- Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, UK
Batheaston, Bath, UK
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK - Ausbildung
- Giggleswick School, Yorkshire
Imperial College, London (Mech. Eng.) - Berufe
- Mechanik-Ingenieur
Dampflokomotiven-Ingenieur
Journalist - Organisationen
- Westinghouse
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- President, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (1969-70)
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The series is worthwhile in that it provides a sweeping history of world railways, from the idiosyncratic viewpoint of the prolific O S Nock. His opening essay summarises the period well, and it is always interesting to see the carriages, locomotives, wagons and signalling apparatus chosen from around the world. The previous title in this series was "Railways in the Years of Pre-eminance". By the interwar period road vehicles had begun to challenge railways. O S Nock shows how the railways in many parts of the world responded by becoming more competitive through seeking ways of speeding up services. American locomotive design emphasised simplicity and low cost running, while in Britain increasing speed was emphasised, and greater thermal efficiency to save fuel.
The mighty Santa Fe 3771 represent the 'Zenith' of high speed US locomotives designed to haul "The Chief" and "The Fast Mail" long distances with low servicing. Oddly this volume doesn't include the famous A4 Pacific introduced as part of the competition in Britain to provide the fastest passenger service to Scotland, and setting speed records in the process. It does include the "Princess" and "Duchess" classes, of which Nock considers the latter "the finest express passenger locomotive to run in Great Britain.
My own New Zealand is well represented, with the ubiquitous Ab, Wab, K and J classes represented along with the 56" passenger cars only just removed from charter service with Kiwirail. An enjoyable book to browse through.… (mehr)