Trains from A to Z

The history of the locomotive has seen many revolutionary changes, including the availability of cheap steel, the development of electric traction and the diesel locomotive, and the latest electronic gadgets that make driverless trains possible. You can read all about this in the first part of the encyclopedia. In the second part, we pay extensive attention to the different types of locomotives, arranged according to wheel layout. In addition to the descriptions of all brands, their builders and their anecdotes and success stories, you can follow all the important innovations and developments in the hundreds of illustrations that enhance the text. At the back, you will find handy tables with wheel layouts for steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives and gas turbine locomotives. This enormous reference work is intended for anyone who loves railway locomotives.