Brian Hollingsworth (1923–2001)

Author of The Great Book of Trains

About the Author

Brian Hollingsworth, M.A., M.I.C.E., is a former civil engineer with Britain's Great Western Railway. He was director of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, and civil engineering advisor to the Festiniog Railway

Includes the names: J. Hollingsworth, J. B. Hollingworth, J. B. Hollingsworth, John B. Hollingsworth, ed Brian Hollingsworth

Works by Brian Hollingsworth

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The Great Book of Trains (1998) 200 copies, 1 review

The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of North American Locomotives (1984) 82 copies

The illustrated encyclopedia of the world's steam passenger locomotives (1982) 58 copies

Railways of the World (1979) 55 copies

The Illustrated Directory of Trains of the World (1900) 49 copies

The History of American Railroads (No. 06003) (1983) 35 copies

American Railroads (1984) 32 copies

How to Drive a Steam Locomotive (1979) 27 copies

Atlas of the world's railways (1980) 27 copies

North American Railways (1977) 24 copies

Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Modern Locomotives (1983) 23 copies

The Atlas of Train Travel (1980) 22 copies

An Illustrated Guide to Modern Trains (1985) 18 copies

The Pleasures of Railways: A Journey by Train Through the Delectable Country of Enthusiasm for Railways (1983) 15 copies

Modern Locomotives (1998) 15 copies, 1 review

Steam Locomotives (2001) 12 copies

Great Western Collection: Paintings by Members of the Guild of Railway Artists (1985) 9 copies

Ffestiniog Adventure: The Ffestiniog Railway's Deviation Project (1981) 9 copies

Rail Across India: A Photographic Journey (1985) 7 copies

Great Western Adventure (1981) 5 copies

Steam into the seventies (1976) 5 copies

Model Railroads (1981) 4 copies

'LBSC' His Life and Locomotives (1982) 4 copies

Trains of the World (2004) 3 copies

North American Locomotives (1997) 3 copies

Blue Peter; the story of Britain's most powerful steam locomotive (1971) 1 copy

The Illustrated Atlas of Train Travel 1 copy

Vlaky celého světa (2001) 1 copy

How to drive a steam locomotive (Penguin Ed. 1 copy

Great Western Adventure 1 copy

Steam in the seventies 1 copy

All världens järnvägar (1981) 1 copy

Moderne Lokomotiven (1984) 1 copy

The Great Western collection : an explanation 1 copy

Moderna lok : [80 moderna typer av el-, diesel- och ånglok utförligt beskrivna och illustrerade i färg] (1988) 1 copy

The Atlas Of Train Travel 1 copy

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The Dreamland Express (1989) — Publisher of this new edition, some editions — 7 copies

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Birthdate: 1923
Date of death: 2001
Gender: male
Occupations: civil engineer
Organizations: Great Western Railway
Nationality: UK
Places of residence: Wales, UK
Associated Place (for map): Wales, UK

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Andy_Dingley 173 reviews

MODERN LOCOMOTIVES by Brian Hollingsworth

The cover and internal appearance of this suggests that it's a lightweight, even childish, picture book with little content. However the choice of authors reveal that this is really a very good historical sequence showing the development of locomotives through a post-steam "modern" era from about 1900. The diesel and electric, even gas turbine, locos included are well chosen to show the history of technical development, even a few obscure dead-ends.

Apr 4, 2022 (Edited)

Malte_Schierholz 1 review

Das Handbuch der Lokomotiven. 300 Typen by Brian Hollingsworth