{"product_id":"lb-and-scr-locomotives-a-survey-from-1870-1927-9780999011515","title":"LB \u0026 SCR Locomotives: A Survey from 1870 - 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003e57 pages long, published in 1946 by Ian Allan and with space at the back for notes on your favourite locos, this book takes a look at the locomotives of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway during the period 1870 - 1927. The author F. Burtt was an old \"Brighton\" man himself and the publisher points out in their publisher's note at the start of the book that they asked Mr. Burtt to prepare a book on this topic because of the daily increasing interest in the locomotives of the LBSC railway in the railway technical press. The background is important here: Three railway enterprises came together to form the \"Southern Railway\" and the Southern Railway comprised therefore three sections: Western, Central and Eastern. The LBSCR is the Central Section of the \"Southern Railway\". To the interested reader, therefore, it should be pointed out that alongside this volume of the L.B.S.C.R. Locomotives: A Survey From 1870-1927, there is a further two books: London and South Western Railway Locomotives 1872-1923 and S.E.C.R Locomotives 1874-1923. The book covers four main periods during the survey period mentioned: those of Stroudley, R. J. Billinton, Marsh and L. Billinton. These four Locomotive Superintendents between them brought out no less than twenty-seven different classes of locomotive - Stroudley 10, Billinton 7, Marsh 6, Billinton Jr 4. The book discusses the features of the LBSCR locomotives - what was unique about them, how they were painted, developments, outstanding locomotive designs, and what happened after grouping in December 1922. Stroudley's, Marsh's, and the Billintons' careers are also described. The main focus of the book is a class by class catalogue with picture, history, when built dates, names and interesting facts and features. For the engine enthusiast, who likes facts, figures, pictures and history, this is an ideal purchase comprehensively covering the LBSCR during the focal period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 57 pages, illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good with a little wear\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Allan","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (286)","offer_id":13705378922605,"sku":"9780999011584","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/products\/9780000000484.jpg?v=1539379439","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/lb-and-scr-locomotives-a-survey-from-1870-1927-9780999011515","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}