The Southern Region (B R) Class 73 and 74 Locomotives: A Pictorial Overview

by Fred Kerr

The Southern Region of British Railways had long sought to design a locomotive capable of working on electrified lines and non-electrified station yards and sidings. In 1959 British Railways approved a design, designated Class HA, later British Railways Class 73, which combined the electrical equipment of the latest EMU design with the standard English Electric diesel engine in one bodyshell. An initial order was placed for six locomotives but allocated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399048813
• ISBN13: 9781399048811
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 120 Pages