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GT3 the unrealised dream : the story of Britain's last gas turbine locomotive / Tim Hillier-Graves.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hillier-Graves, Tim, author.
Contributor:
EBSCOhost
Series:
Locomotive portfolios
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gas-turbine locomotives.
Locomotives--Great Britain--History.
Locomotives.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (179 pages) : illustrations.
Other Title:
Gas-turbine the unrealised dream
Place of Publication:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire ; Havertown, PA : Pen & Sword Transport, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2025.
Contents:
Cover
Book Title
Copyright
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Prologue: MARYLEBONE GOODS YARD MAY 1961
Chapter 1: AN AGE OF OPPORTUNITY AND CHANGE
Chapter 2: A SLOW BURNING REVOLUTION
Colour Section: GT3
A DESIGN HISTORY IN COLOUR
Chapter 3: A SLOW BURNING AMBITION
Chapter 4: OUT OF TIME
Epilogue: GT3
THE UNREALISED DREAM
Appendix 1: ENGINEERING AND AESTHETICS
HOW GT3 TOOK SHAPE
Appendix 2: GT3 UNDER TEST AT RUGBY
Appendix 3: GT3 DYNAMOMETER CAR TESTS
Appendix 4: JOHN HUGHES'S PROJECT SUMMARY AS PREPARED IN APRIL 1962
REFERENCES AND SOURCES
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCES/CREDITS
INDEX
Back cover
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 23, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Hillier-Graves, Tim G T 3 the Unrealised Dream
ISBN:
9781036106690
1036106691
9781036106676
1036106675
Publisher Number:
90102152560
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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