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  • G T 3 THE UNREALISED DREAM
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    G T 3 THE UNREALISED DREAM
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    Tells the story of John Hughes' persistent efforts to develop gas turbine locomotives, culminating in the creation of the GT3. During the 1930s, with the end of steam locomotion being actively considered, many looked to develop engines powered by diesel and electricity. But for the coming of war in 1939, and the acute recession that followed, much more might have been accomplis...

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  • MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN
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    MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    “As an examination of what made Montgomery and Rommel tick, this offers excellent analysis. … a nice, fast, well-written read.” -Historical Miniatures Gaming Society It is more than a hundred years since the First World War fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen was killed in combat on the Western Front. By then, due to a strange twist of fate, his name was becoming as well known i...

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  • FLYING SCOTSMAN, AND THE STORY OF GRESLEY'S FIRST PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVES
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    FLYING SCOTSMAN, AND THE STORY OF GRESLEY'S FIRST PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVES
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    Herbert Nigel Gresley's first Pacifics, though notable in their day, were made universally famous by one of their number – 4722 Flying Scotsman. Throughout her life she has been feted and glamorised far more than any of her sisters and yet when appearing from the LNER Works at Doncaster in 1923 she was just another member of the class, but at some stage, early in her career, sh...

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  • GRESLEY'S MASTER ENGINEER, BERT SPENCER
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    GRESLEY'S MASTER ENGINEER, BERT SPENCER
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    The great and the good rarely, if ever, accomplish all they wish to achieve without the able assistance of many skilled men and women. To have a very capable person beside you acting as guide, confidant and adviser is essential. Even better when it is someone with a depth of knowledge equal to, or even better than your own. If all these skills can be combined in one trusted, as...

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  • THE A4 PACIFICS AFTER GRESLEY
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    THE A4 PACIFICS AFTER GRESLEY
    RONALD HILLIER / TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    In their book 'Gresley's Silver Link' the authors analyzed the evolution of the A4s Gresley's and their service up to Gresley's death in 1941. This book takes this compelling story from the early years of the war up to their demise in the 1960s After four years of service pulling the LNER's most prestigious trains the A4s took on a more utilitarian role and for six years worked...

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  • SOUTHERN RAILWAY, LORD NELSON CLASS 4-6-0S
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    SOUTHERN RAILWAY, LORD NELSON CLASS 4-6-0S
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    A pictorial history of the sixteen-member British steam locomotive class all named after famous admirals. The Lord Nelson Class has come to be viewed as an "also ran" amongst express locomotives and is largely overlooked for that reason. It had the misfortune to be sandwiched on Southern metals between the classic and much revered King Arthurs and Schools and by Bullied's contr...

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  • THE PRINCESS ROYAL PACIFICS
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    THE PRINCESS ROYAL PACIFICS
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    When Stanier joined the LMS in 1932, as their CME, he was expected to breathe new life into this ailing giant. Since its formation it had steadily lost ground to its main rival, the LNER. In Doncaster, Nigel Gresley and his team, with an eye to advancing locomotive design at the same time as making the company commercially successful, had quickly begun producing a series of hig...

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  • THE TURBOMOTIVE: STANIER'S ADVANCED PACIFIC
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    THE TURBOMOTIVE: STANIER'S ADVANCED PACIFIC
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    Turbomotive was unique in Britain's railway history, and an experimental engine that proved successful but came too late to effect the direction of steam development or deflect the onset of diesel and electric locomotives. It was the brainchild of two of the most influential engineers of the twentieth century William Stanier of the LMS and Henry Guy of Metropolitan Vickers. The...

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  • PEPPERCORN, HIS LIFE & LOCOMOTIVES
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    PEPPERCORN, HIS LIFE & LOCOMOTIVES
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    Arthur Peppercorn, a vicar's son from Herefordshire, was the last L N E R Chief Mechanical Engineer. He managed his department for a very short time before it was swept away in the wholesale changes that followed Nationalisation of British Railways in 1948.Although a disciple and follower of Sir Nigel Gresley, he was his own man and developed his talent for production engineeri...

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  • THE MODIFIED BULLEID PACIFICS
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    THE MODIFIED BULLEID PACIFICS
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    This British Railways history recounts the life of a controversial steam engine and its miraculous transformation at the hands of a brilliant engineer.   As Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, Oliver Bulleid designed what were perhaps the most controversial steam locomotives ever built in Britain: the Pacifics. Loved and loathed in equal measure, the debate over ...

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  • GRESLEY AND HIS LOCOMOTIVES
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    GRESLEY AND HIS LOCOMOTIVES
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    An in-depth look at the team who worked with the renowned British railway engineer, with numerous photos included. To renowned engineer Nigel Gresley must go great credit for many of the London and North Eastern Railway’s achievements, but those around him have faded into obscurity and are now largely forgotten, even though their contributions were immense. To redress this imba...

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  • LMS LOCOMOTIVE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
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    LMS LOCOMOTIVE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    In 1958 one of Britain`s greatest locomotive designers died without public fanfare or recognition, mourned only by his family. Yet William Stanier, arguably one of our greatest engineers and his leader, said of him that without his Chief Draughtsman all he achieved with the LMS would not have been possible. How could such a man slip from our view and remain anonymous, although ...

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  • THE PRINCESS ROYAL PACIFICS
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    THE PRINCESS ROYAL PACIFICS
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    When Stanier joined the LMS in 1932, as their CME, he was expected to breathe new life into this ailing giant. Since its formation it had steadily lost ground to its main rival, the LNER. In Doncaster, Nigel Gresley and his team, with an eye to advancing locomotive design at the same time as making the company commercially successful, had quickly begun producing a series of hig...

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  • GEORGE JACKSON CHURCHWARD, 1857-1933
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    GEORGE JACKSON CHURCHWARD, 1857-1933
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    George Churchward is regarded by many, including the towering figures of Nigel Gresley, William Stanier and Andre Chapelon, as the most inventive, ingenious and successful steam locomotive designer there has ever been. When given the opportunity to comment these three exceptional engineers made their admiration for him and his many achievements a matter of historical fact. Now,...

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  • THE VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR IN THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN
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    THE VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR IN THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    By mid-1944, the Allies, especially the United States, began preparing for a potential invasion of Japan. Churchill expected the Royal Navy to support the U.S. Navy in achieving aerial dominance. The Admiralty focused on strengthening its carrier forces, forming the 15th Naval Fighter Wing. However, a key question arose: which aircraft would the Wing use? The Supermarine Seafir...

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  • MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN
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    MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    "This book is recommended for readers interested in the physical and psychological impacts unique to Manfred von Richthofen's experience of life and death." -Over the Front It is more than a hundred years since Manfred von Richthofen, the 'Red Baron', was killed in combat on the Western Front. Yet this gallant fighter pilot is probably as well known today as he was his lifetime...

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  • FLYING SCOTSMAN, AND THE STORY OF GRESLEY'S FIRST PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVES
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    FLYING SCOTSMAN, AND THE STORY OF GRESLEY'S FIRST PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVES
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    Herbert Nigel Gresley’s first Pacifics, though notable in their day, were made universally famous by one of their number – 4722 Flying Scotsman. Throughout her life she has been feted and glamorised far more than any of her sisters and yet when appearing from the LNER Works at Doncaster in 1923 she was just another member of the class, but at some stage, early in her career, sh...

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  • GRESLEY'S MASTER ENGINEER, BERT SPENCER
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    GRESLEY'S MASTER ENGINEER, BERT SPENCER
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    The great and the good rarely, if ever, accomplish all they wish to achieve without the able assistance of many skilled men and women. To have a very capable person beside you acting as guide, confidant and adviser is essential. Even better when it is someone with a depth of knowledge equal to, or even better than your own. If all these skills can be combined in one trusted, as...

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  • THE A4 PACIFICS AFTER GRESLEY
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    THE A4 PACIFICS AFTER GRESLEY
    RONALD HILLIER / TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    In their book ‘Gresley’s Silver Link’ the authors analyzed the evolution of the A4s Gresley’s and their service up to Gresley’s death in 1941. This book takes this compelling story from the early years of the war up to their demise in the 1960s After four years of service pulling the LNER’s most prestigious trains the A4s took on a more utilitarian role and for six years worked...

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  • GRESLEY'S SILVER LINK
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    GRESLEY'S SILVER LINK
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES / RONALD HILLIER
    Gresley’s A4 Pacifics are arguably the most famous locomotives ever built, a status cemented by Mallard’s record breaking run on the 3rd July ‘38. And yet only a year later the glamorous ‘streaks’ seemed likely to be cast into obscurity by the coming of another world war. So, for only four exhilarating years they were allowed to flourish as their creator had intended and in tha...

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  • HEAVEN HIGH, OCEAN DEEP
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    HEAVEN HIGH, OCEAN DEEP
    TIM HILLIER-GRAVES
    A stirring account of the Royal Navy’s World War II heroics that “can be thoroughly recommended to anyone interested in the ‘Forgotten Fleet.’ ”—The Aviation Historian    In 1944, with the invasion of Europe underway and battles in the Atlantic and Mediterranean all but won, the Royal Navy’s strength could be focused on the Far East and the Pacific where the Japanese were still...

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