Locomotoras de vapor - Francia: libros - historia y modelos

Chapelon

El nombre de André Chapelon será conocido por todos aquellos interesados en el desarrollo de la locomotora de vapor. En pocas palabras, fue un genio, muy superior a todos los demás en el campo del diseño de locomotoras de vapor.
Esto no pretende menospreciar las habilidades y capacidades de hombres como Churchward, Stanier, Gresley y Bulleid. De hecho, este último reconoció la influencia de Chapelon en su trabajo.

En su Francia natal, Chapelon transformó las locomotoras de vapor de varios ferrocarriles franceses, convirtiendo máquinas a menudo mediocres en vehículos de alto rendimiento que superaban las capacidades de máquinas similares utilizadas en otros países europeos en aquella época. Fue responsable tanto de reconstrucciones como de nuevos diseños.
Su trabajo se vio interrumpido por la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero su importancia se reafirmó en 1946 con su magnífica locomotora 4-8-4 n.º 242 A 1, capaz de producir una potencia continua de 5.500 CV, un logro extraordinario.

El libro del coronel Rogers sobre Andre Chapelon, publicado originalmente en 1972, ha sido difícil de conseguir durante muchos años. Sigue siendo la mejor y más completa biografía del hombre y su obra. Es una guía amena y accesible sobre la vida y los logros de un hombre que, según la mayoría, fue el ingeniero de locomotoras de vapor más destacado de todos los tiempos.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	H.C.B. Rogers
Presentación:	200 páginas, 20 x 13 x 2.3 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	32 bladzijden fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Crecy Publishing (GB, 2022)
ISBN:	9781910809730

Les Chapelon du dépôt de Calais

Chapelon... A name that shines on the roll of honour of steam locomotives. These machines, the most famous in France, are the result of the transformation of Pacific-type locomotives that belonged to the Paris-Orléans company (P.O.).
For the Compagnie du chemin de fer du Nord and the Calais depot, they were the undisputed stars of the glorious era of steam, from the immediate post-war period to the end of the 1960s.

The Chapelons or the quintessence of steam thanks to their performance: speed, resistance, reliability, coal savings, aesthetics, prestige... The flagship of the Calais depot (now defunct), a true national pride, these powerful locomotives pulled the famous luxury train La Flèche d'Or, made up of Pullman cars.
At the depot, each machine in this prestigious series was assigned to a single team: the mechanic and the driver, designated as permanent employees. This book is also a tribute to these "lords of the rail" who served them valiantly and for whom being a permanent employee at the P.O." was the culmination of a rolling career...

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Jean Filliette, Philippe Feunteun
Presentación:	143 páginas, 27.5 x 23 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2017)
ISBN:	9782370620514

Les locomotives à vapeur du réseau de l'Etat

This book brings together the countless series of steam locomotives that belonged to the State company, which merged with the West company in 1909, from their beginnings to their extinction under the reign of the Western region of the SNCF.
Among the series reviewed, several of them had a truncated life and disappeared with nationalization. Some, like the Mountain or the Mikado, were proud figures in the service of passenger and freight traffic.

In addition to the battalion of 220s, Atlantics and Ten Wheels, which had fallen from express traffic, there is a panel of machines that are without glory but which also deserve an ode. To offer a complete panorama, we will return to the Pacifics, Consolidations and the galaxy of tender machines, some of which were actively used in the Parisian suburbs.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Bernard Collardey
Presentación:	160 páginas, 30 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2015)
ISBN:	9782370620125

Les machines-tenders de route et de manoeuvres régionales

In this book, the author traces the lives and careers of legendary machines: regional tender locomotives, dealing in a particularly exhaustive manner with road and shunting tender machines.
The author provides a general overview and begins with a summary description of the various series, their typologies and characteristics on each of the major French networks. He traces their early years from their origin to the birth of the SNCF.

The tender locomotives acquired by the former companies primarily provided passenger services, but various categories were also put into service for mixed traffic on rough lines. Others were reserved for freight traffic only, not forgetting those that distinguished themselves by hauling express trains in various regions.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Bernard Collardey
Presentación:	183 páginas, 29.5 x 21 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2013)
ISBN:	9782918758709

Vapeur sur la Région Est

This volume is dedicated to the formidable collection of photographs by Jacques-Henri Renaud between 1948 and 1962. These 283 black and white photographs were taken, this time, on the Eastern Region of the SNCF at the time of steam.
The photographer had a particular attraction to the Alsace-Lorraine network with its atypical lines and locomotives. The charm of these lines on the antennas and verges, the great diversity of trains and landscapes traveled are perfectly highlighted in this album which gives pride of place to images, captioned by experts in the field.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Jacques-Henri Renaud
Presentación:	160 páginas, 32.5 x 24.5 x 1.6 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	283 fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2013)
Colección:	Images de trains (22)
ISBN:	9782918758518

Au temps de la vapeur (Tome 1)

Immerse yourself in the world of steam through a selection of the most beautiful images taken from the photographic collections of La Vie du Rail. The particularity of the book is to be printed on postcard paper.
Each photo, printed full-bleed on a 18 X 24 cm format, is detachable.

A short caption specifies the context of the shot and allows you to send by post or collect for yourself these snapshots of the great era of steam, taken for the most part between 1950 and 1960.
This compilation of 100 images focuses on all aspects of railway life: locomotives, railway workers at work, landscapes, depots, stations and passengers evolving in a beautiful atmosphere of black and white plumes.

Detalle del libro

Presentación:	100 páginas, 18 x 13 x 1.3 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	100 fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2012)
ISBN:	9782918758549

Locomotives (1904-1930) - Tome III - Les Photographies Fleury

A third illustrated volume was needed for Evelyne and Jean-Pierre Rigouard to reveal the thousand and one secrets of the astonishing collection of the photographer Fleury on the railway.
The locomotives are from another age: the "prehistory" of French railways parades before our eyes to the wild rhythm of the connecting rods and pistons, in the exhausts and the volutes of steam.

We also pay tribute to these men, lords of the railway, who knew how to lead their horses to the right destination. Today, only a few memories remain...
Thanks to the authors for refreshing our memories!

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Evelyne Rigouard, Jean-Pierre Rigouard
Presentación:	160 páginas, 23 x 16 x 0.9 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado con fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	Editions Alan Sutton (F, 2009)
ISBN:	9782849109335

Les 'Mikado' Etat

This book traces the life and career of the 250 Mikado État locomotives, starting from the P.O. 5801/2 prototypes. After an in-depth technical study, abundantly illustrated with photos, drawings, curves, etc. concerning not only the series, but also the transformed machines, the author describes the career at the SNCF of each machine from 1938 to its decommissioning: depots, maintenance workshops, mileage, etc.

A chapter is devoted to the last survivor, the 141 C 100, examined in minute detail throughout its career. The 12 Mikado built for Morocco are not forgotten and an appendix is devoted to the model reproduction of this important series.
Finally, these locomotives are placed in their context thanks to appendices dealing briefly with all the western depots and their closure to steam, giving the complete list of all types of Mikado State by depot. A small glossary completes this set.
An essential book for all those interested in the great series of French steam locomotives.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Guy Defrance
Presentación:	192 páginas, 30.5 x 22 x 1.7 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado con fotos en b/n y color
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2008)
ISBN:	9782915034936

Les Mikado du PLM

In 1914, the PLM put into service "Mikado" locomotives to provide 1300-tonne freight trains as well as courier convoys at a speed of 90 km/h...
A second batch, built in the USA because of the war, was delivered between 1917 and 1919. Finally, from 1921 to 1932, 680 other locomotives were built and distributed in the company's large depots.
Modified and modernized, they earned their letters of nobility by becoming the 141 E and F at the SNCF, while inspiring the 141 P series. The last ones would not disappear until 1969.

This richly illustrated book retraces the history, construction and operation of these famous steam locomotives.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Bernard Collardey, André Rasserie
Presentación:	200 páginas, 29.5 x 21 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado con fotos en b/n y color
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2006)
ISBN:	9782915034455

Trains de l'Est - Une collection oubliée

Born in 1892, Henri Vial was one of the first generations of railway enthusiasts. He preferred the network serving his region: the East. He tirelessly photographed its steam trains, from the 1910s to the immediate post-war period, with a talent that set him apart from many others.

He also enriched his collection with photographs taken by those who shared his passion, including Pol Gillet and Albert Henri. Thanks to heirs who were aware of the exceptional heritage that this collection represents, a selection of the most beautiful and rarest photographs is now published in volume 9 of "Images de trains". A real hidden treasure that is coming back to light.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Henri Vial
Presentación:	160 páginas, 33 x 25 x 1.8 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	La Vie du Rail (F, 2006)
Colección:	Images de trains (9)
ISBN:	9782915034004

Locomotives (1904-1930) - Tome I - Les Photographies Fleury

First illustrated volume on railways from 1904-1930, with photographs from the astonishing collection of photographer Fleury.

Specialists, railway enthusiasts, simple amateurs, your gaze will not remain indifferent in front of these metal monsters which have disappeared forever.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Jean-Pierre Rigouard
Presentación:	128 páginas, 23 x 16 x 0.7 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado con fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	Editions Alan Sutton (F, 2005)
ISBN:	9782842538859

Locomotives (1904-1930) - Tome II - Les Photographies Fleury

The collection of photographs by photographer Fernand Fleury on steam locomotives is so rich that Jean-Pierre Rigouard has dedicated a second and magnificent album to it. Crampton, Forquenot, Engerth, Atlantic, Mikado, Ten Wheel, Mountain and other Pacifics were the French and foreign machines at the head of our trains for more than 144 years!

From simple patache to international luxury trains, these beautiful "locos" always left behind an impression of power and majesty...

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Jean-Pierre Rigouard
Presentación:	128 páginas, 23 x 16 x 0.7 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado con fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	Editions Alan Sutton (F, 2005)
ISBN:	9782849102251

Locos vapeur - Chauffeurs et mécanos

The smoky world of steam locomotives, these "warm-blooded beasts" that Jacques Lacarrière spoke of, invaded Bernard Bathiat's childhood dreams. At the end of the 1950s, everything stopped. The black faces of the railway, railway workers, drivers and mechanics, no longer "knit" the magnificent Pacifics of the Compagnie du Nord or the Paris-Orléans...

So all that remains is the memory and the photos yellowed by time. How beautiful these machines are! Bernard Bathiat is a work of memory. Beyond a gallery of unpublished portraits of locomotives and tenders, throughout the pages, we follow the men, their daily work, their strange jargon.

Nostalgia is good and fortunately there are enthusiasts like Bernard Bathiat or these associations that restore old locomotives so that the flame of the "human beast", this infernal couple of man and machine, never goes out.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Bernard Bathiat
Presentación:	96 páginas, 23 x 16 x 0.6 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	ricamente ilustrado
Idioma:	Francés
Editorial:	Editions Alan Sutton (F, 2005)
ISBN:	9782849103050