The World's Last Steam Locomotives in Industry

The 20th Century

Gordon Edgar

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Amberley Publishing
15 January 2022

Photography & photographs; Industrialisation & industrial history; Trains & railways: general interest

Following on from his popular series examining industrial steam in regions of the UK, Gordon Edgar looks at a series of fascinating workings around the world during the final days of steam in industry. A number of globe-trotting trips in the latter part of the twentieth century and early twenty-first produced a remarkable record of steam at work in locations as varied as Germany, Austria, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Cuba, Java, India and China. With stunning, evocative photographs that capture not only the final days of these industrial workhorses but also the atmosphere of the environments in which they toiled, including opencast coal mines, quarries, steelworks and sugar plantations, this is a fitting tribute to an important aspect of international industrial history. This volume focuses on the twentieth century.

By: Gordon Edgar
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 168mm, Width: 246mm,
Weight: 433g
ISBN: 9781445685090
ISBN 10: 1445685094
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 January 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Gordon Edgar has been photographing railways since 1968 and has specialised in the end of main line and industrial steam in the UK. Having served for two decades in the Army Intelligence Corps, since retirement he has devoted his time to his archive of railway photographs. Gordon has contributed to two books on steam railways in China and his photographs have also appeared in several periodicals. An accomplished photographer, Gordon Edgar has written several railway books for Amberley Publishing.