Book reviews

Die Dampflokomotive

Subtitle		Cover picture None
Author	Autorenkollektiv
ISBN	none
Publisher	Transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen, Berlin, Germany
Published in	1965
Language	German
RRP	28 Ostmark (1965)
Price paid	€ 30,--
Date	19-01-2008
Seller	Bought on a fair
# Pages	916 +48 suppl
Size	15,3 x 22 cm
State	Fair, some wear and tear, all pages in good but yellow condition. First chapters contain handwritten notes and comments.

Review

If you are eager to know how steam locomotives work and have mastered German this is the one book to have. It describes in depth to how's and why's of the steam locomotive. It show in clear calculation how the various parts are dimensioned. It describes the various solutions to problems and the differences between them. On the fly mentions operational rules and guidelines for locomotive staff, giving a good insight in the complexity of running a steam engine.

Original copies are becoming increasingly rare. Recently a reprint has been issued by Transpress (ISBN 978-3-344-70791-0)