Die Dampflokomotive.

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Die Dampflokomotive: Entwicklung, Aufbau, Wirkungsweise, Bedienung und Instandhaltung sowie Lokomotivschäden und ihre Beseitigung 

The steam locomotive - German Text 
Transpress Reprint 1998


Reprint of the 2nd printing of this book, published in East Germany in 1965, this reprint dating from 1998.

It concentrates on every detail of the modern steam locomotive, East Germany being the last European country developing steam power - as a result this book is an mine of information, but a knowledge of German is useful to gain full benefit from it.

This book about steam locomotives offers another opportunity to take a look into the world of classic mechanical engineering of days gone by. The photomechanical reproduction (reprint) corresponds to the edition last printed in 1965.
Development, construction, mode of operation, operation and maintenance as well as locomotive damage and its repair - with 515 images, 35 plates and 46 systems.
Everything about steam locomotives from A to Z - Hard cover without a dust jacket. 

CONDITION is very good, other than some slight marks on the front cover.