{"product_id":"sentinel-patent-locomotives-9780854099580","title":"\"Sentinel\" Patent Locomotives and Concrete Cases","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the invention of the steam engine al-most two hundred years ago trains have been big business. Big trains, little trains, steam engines, petrol engines, electric engines, diesel engines, fast ones and slow ones; each has fascinated the industrial magnate and the small boy alike. Indeed, despite their obvious origins in Western Civilisation, rail-ways have long been high in standing and affection in the civilisations of other contin-ents. Photographs of devoted Indians clust-ered around their favourite loco are familiar to all of us: perhaps not so familiar are photographs of some now forgotten loco-motive chugging its way round a mountain or through a Malay forest: nevertheless it is true that the widespread use of rail transport revolutionised world communications and relations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe two volumes included here were issued originally in the 1930's to publicise a range of locomotives produced at the time by an obviously thriving company. One is a series of brief tales from satisfied customers who helpfully supply performance accounts of their little darlings: the other is a more comprehensive brochure, listing each of the models produced by the company with engineering details of construction and the different specifications for each model.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the enthusiast in search of corroborative evidence this book provides just that. And for the mature adult remembering long-past days of sitting on station platforms on Saturday mornings, pencil and notebook in hand, this is a trip down memory lane, with a familiar chugging beneath your feet, wind in your hair, and the joyous shriek of the whistle in your ears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket, 14x22cm, circa 120 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EP Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (286)","offer_id":58117477138815,"sku":"9780854099580","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780854099580.jpg?v=1786103140","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/sentinel-patent-locomotives-9780854099580","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}