Kalla-Bishop – Italian state railways steam locomotives – 1986

cm. 30 x 22, pp.122, copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, in buone condizioni.

All the steam and early electric locomotives of a great railway system. in a volume that includes particulars of some 10.000 motive power units. Formed in 1905. the Italian State Railways inherited a varied collection of old locomotives. The age of these was such that, presented here in effect. is a history of Italian locomotive practice over the past 130 years.

The great number of illustrations includes many drawings, the latter for the benefit of model-makers reproduced to a uniform scale of 3.5 mm/ft. As well as steam locomotives, the story of threephase electric motive power units is covered. together with that of nearly forgotten third-rail electrified lines.