An album of black & white photographs of early diesel locomotive classes operating around Britain during the 1950s and 1960s, many in the iconic green livery of the era. Photographs are presented in chronological order and cover many different types of diesel locomotive, including both successful designs and relative failures. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed caption and an introduction giving details of the modernisation of Britain’s railways in the 1950s is also included. Hardback. 128 pages.