Containing an outstanding selection of 43 drawings by the world-famous firm of Swedish illustrators Tre Tryckare AB (Three Printers, Inc.), this book depicts a fantastic array of classic locomotives. There are the English Rocket (1829) and Evening Star (1960); the American Pennsylvania (1863), Matt H. Shay, and Zephyr (1934); and numerous other locomotives of great historical interest from these and other countries.
Coverage extends from Richard Trevithick's experimental locomotive of 1805 to a 2,500-hp, diesel-electric locomotive built in America in 1963. A caption is supplied for every illustration.