{"product_id":"standards-in-steam-the-50-class-9780646091365","title":"Standards in Steam - The 50 Class","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \"Standards In Steam\" series was conceived to record the lives and times of the locomotives designed by William Thow, who was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the New South Wales Government Railways from 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo previous volumes in the series have covered the S, later 30, class which started life as 4-6-4 suburban tank engines, some of which were developed into 4-6-0 general purpose branch line locomotives; and the P, later 32 class, 4-6-0 express passenger engines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book, the third in the trilogy, deals with the freight engines which Thow introduced to meet the development of the New South Wales rail system and the growth in the goods traffic. At first identified as the T class, these 2-8-0 locomotives were reclassified as the 50 class in 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs in previous books, the writings, observations and experiences of others have been used to enhance the story and the is not intended to be so complete that it does not allow for others to subsequently add to the narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 21x27cm, 242 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eveleigh Press","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (316)","offer_id":57780664959359,"sku":"9780646091365","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780646091365.jpg?v=1781791941","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/standards-in-steam-the-50-class-9780646091365","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}