The Southern Pacifics: Bulleid’s Radical Design

The third volume in Roger Mannion’s trilogy of works on remarkable locomotives that began with The Duchess and The Streaks. The new book concentrates on the Southern Pacifics and includes information on the Southern Railway companies and on the designer Oliver Bulleid himself. It covers the design and development of the engine, the Southern Pacific people, construction, design changes, the Light Pacifics, the operation of the locomotives, and service during the war years. Engineering drawings and papers support contemporary photographs, and there are full appendices listing technical information.