£26.00
John Birkinshaw (Signed Copy)
Publication Date: 2021
Format & Edition: Hardback, First Edition
Pagination: 176 Pages, 200 Illustrations
Condition: New
Genre: Overseas Railways
Status: In Stock
End of a Dream: In a Land Once Roamed by Garratts by John Birkinshaw.
The Garratt was a type of steam locomotive introduced in the early 20th Century by the Manchester firm Beyer Peacock. They were exported to many parts of the world. The Garratt was particularly suited to operations in Africa and the railways of Rhodesia, later Zambia and Zimbabwe, where the photographs in this book were taken, depended heavily on Garratts.
With stunning photographs, this book tells the story of the Beyer Garratt locomotive operations during the latter half of the period of 90 years in which they worked in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. Most of the images were taken between 1975 and 2018.
Brief History of the Beyer Garratt Locomotive
Garratts in Rhodesia
Garratt Operations in Post Independence Zimbabwe
Garratts in Retreat Post 1993
Operations at Hwange Colliery
Death can be Cruel, Even for Faithful Servants