Download or read book The Complete Book of Locomotives written by Colin Dennis Garratt and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a history of locomotive technology from the great steam engines of the 1830s to the electronic speed trains of the present day. It also contains accounts of 95 of the world's most legendary railway journeys, including such departure points and destinations as Boston, Venice, Pretoria, the Khyber Pass and Fuji.