Steam at Work Preserved Industrial Locomotives

The author, Fred Kerr, was introduced to the world of industrial railways in 1956 when his parents moved from Edinburgh to Corby, Northamptonshire, where the local steelworks offered a mix of locomotives from several manufacturers. When steam traction finished on BR in August 1968, Fred's interest in railways continued with diesel and electronic traction, while retaining a passing interest in industrial locomotives through his visits to the heritage lines in the post-Beeching era. Looking back through a decade of his digital photographs, the author noted that industrial locomotives were still at work on many heritage lines throughout the UK. The result is a book that pays tribute to those industrial locomotives still at work and the heritage lines who appreciated the value of these unsung heroes of the industrial revolution by buying the 'scrap' locomotives and restoring them to working order.