SECTION 2 BOOK DATA BASE
Russian
Railways Group
LAST
UPDATED 9 December 2002
Co-ordinator - Robert Hendry
(Author. Title. City: Publishing
Company, Year)
TITLES
ON SOVIET etc RAILWAYS
Assoc. of American RRs Railroads of the
U.S.S.R. --- AARR 1960
Chester K R
Paravozy - Russian and
Soviet Steam Locos Vol 1 E/S/P36 classes, Skipton, Trackside,
1999
Chester K R Paravozy
– Elements of Loco Development IN Russia & USSR . Skipton, Trackside,
2001
Drumm/Hensler Old
Securities, Vol 1, Russian Railway Bonds 1859-1918. Frankfurt,Freunde Historischer
Wertpapiere, 1979
Helme, Mehis
Eesti
Kitsaroopmelised 1996
Helme,
M Fortress Railways of the Baltic
Coast pub Plateway
Heywood &
Button Soviet Locomotive Types, The Union
Legacy Malmo Stenvalls 1995
LeFleming &
Price Russian Steam Locomotives
Moskalev, L.
Russian Narrow
Gauge 1997
Moskalev Narrow
Gauge around St. Petersburg, pub Moscow
2000, ISBN 5-93574-004-4
Page & de
Pater, Russian Locomotives Vol 1 1836-1904
Page & Nurminen
Russian Locomotives Vol 2 1905-1924
Rakov, V A
The Locos of the Railways of the Soviet Union
(1845-1955); pub Moscow 1955. new ed 1999
Rakov, V A
Locos and MUs of the Rlys of the Soviet Union
1956-1965. pub Moscow 1965
Rakov, V A
Locos and MUs of the Rlys of
the Soviet Union 1966-1975. pub Moscow 1979
Rakov, V A
Locos and MUs of the Rlys of
the Soviet Union 1956-1975. pub Moscow 1999 new combined ed
Rakov, V
A Locos and MUs of the Rlys of
the Soviet Union 1976-1985. pub Moscow 1990
Strauss, R Trans-Siberian
Rail Guide; pub Bradt pub,
Buckinghamshire, England 1987, 2nd ed 1991
Theroux, Paul The
Great Railway Bazaar, pub London, Hamish Hamilton/Penguin 1975
Westwood, J.
N. Soviet Railways Today
pub London, Ian
Allan, 1963
Westwood, J.
N A History of Russian Railways pub
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1964
Westwood, J.
N Russian Locomotive Types pub
Bristol, W Norman, 1960
Westwood, J.
N Soviet Locomotive Technology
1928-1952 London, McMillan 1982
TIMERABLES & ATLASES
compilation
Cook's Continental Timetable -
pub Thomas Cook; monthly pass TT since 1873
compilation
Thomas Cook European Timetable -
pub Thomas Cook, successor to above
compilation Ukrainian
Railways (UZ) Passenger Timetables, Kiev, UZ, annual issue, 2001, 2002 etc
anon
Ukraine,
Belarus, Moldova Railway Atlas, Exeter, Quail Map Co, Exeter 1995
anon
Atlas,
Scheme of Railways of USSR, Moscow, Ministry of Geography, 1963
anon Tramway
Atlas of the Former USSR, ABS ev
Berlin, and LRTA, London, 1996
BOOKS WITH USEFUL SECTIONS ON SOVIET RAILWAYS
Bell, James German
War Locomotives, German Railway Society 2001 (photocopy information
booklet)
Chester K
R Eastern European Narrow Gauge
Steam. Locomotive International
Cox, E.S. World Steam in
the 20th Century , London, Ian Allan – a professional engineer
on world steam.
Feuereissen
G Dampf Uber Europa Ost pub Gondrom, Munchen 1989. useful Soviet
picture section.
Howson, Henry E The
Rapid Transit Railways of the World London; George Allen & Unwin, 1971
SECTION ON USSR
Prince Richard of Hesse Deutsche Reichsbahn
Freight Locos in 1933, photocopy
reprint by German Railway Society
Slaughter, Vassiliev & Beier The
German Class 52 Kreigslok; Malmo, Frank Stenvalls (ENGLISH language edition of below)
Slaughter, Wassiljew & Beier. Kurze
Geschichte der Kriegslokomotiven Baureihe 52 und ihr Verblieb in Ost und West.
Malmo: Frank Stenvalls Forlag, 1996.(Short History of the War Locomotive Class
52 and her Stay in East and West)
Slaughter, Vassiliev & Beier. Malmo:
Frank Stenvalls Forlag
TLRS
The Continental Steam
Tram pub TLRS
Westcott, Linn H Model
Railroader Cyclopedia Vol 1 US Steam, Milwaukee,
Kalmbach, 1960 ****
.
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Westcott Linn, Plans and photos of US loco designs, but also includes plans
of US built WW1 and WW2 2-10-0s for Russia, as a batch of these engines were
not delivered in 1918 and were resold to US railroads.
USEFUL e-mail & postal addresses for Book
Sellers
useful
2nd hand sources; http://www.alibris.com/, http://www.abebooks.com/ and http://www.bookfinder.com/.
Midland Publishing Midland Publishing midlandbooks@compuserve.com 4 Watling Drive, Sketchley Lane Industrial
Estate, Hinckley. Leics LE10 3EY
Red
Star Railways (USA) Redstarrys@aol.com
Tramway Atlas of the Former USSR, A joint bi-lingual publication by ABS
ev Berlin, and LRTA, London, 1996. soft covers, 232 pages. The title Atlas does
not do justice to the book, as it is far more than this. It includes 1990s
fleet lists of every tramway in the USSR, a summary of car types in the USSR, a
condensed history of opening dates for each system, system size, and route
maps. It also provides a list of trolleybus and metro systems and abandoned
tramways. Highly Commended.
German War Locomotives, by James Bell, A photocopy information
booklet issued by the German Railway
Society in 2001. Numerous photos of WW2
class 50UK, 52, 52 Condensing locos, a winterized class 57 0-10-0 and other
items of interest to Russian railways modellers.
Deutsche Reichsbahn Freight Locos in 1933 by
Prince Richard of Hesse. This is a photocopy
reprint by German Railway Society of a 1930s magazine article on German freight
power. As captured locos included
Prussian G81, ie DR 5525-56; G82, ie DR 5620-30,
G10 and G12 classes, this is useful to anyone who plans to include Trophy
engines on their layout.
German
Class 52 Kriegslok, (English) Kurze
Geschichte der Kriegslokomotiven Baureihe 52 (German) This excellent book in
English or German, gives the history of the 52 Class built by the Wehrmacht
during WWII, which eventually became the TE class on the SZD. Excellent
B&W photos from most countries that the 52 class ended up in after the war,
including a sizable section on the Soviet Union. The book also has a map
of the western Soviet rail network in 1988 and lists known depots and
locomotive reserves that were home to the remaining TE's. There is a list
of the history of practically every 52 class ever built (review from Jeremy Yoder/Robert
Hendry)
The Rapid Transit Railways of the World by
Howson, Henry E. A well known author examines Undeground/Metro systems
throughout the World in 1971. The USSR
section, although only 9 pages long, is informative, and there are 10 BW illus
of various systems. AT this time Metros existed in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Tbilisi, Baku, , and lines were under development in Kharkov and
Tashkent. Title is long out of print, but sometimes can be found second hand.
Paravozy
Vol 1 Russian and Soviet Steam Locos Vol 1
E/S/P36 classes, Chester K R A splendid account with numerous drawings
and photos of these three important classes.
Paravozy
Vol 2 – Elements of Loco Development In Russia & USSR . Chester
K R . Follow up to above concentrating
on locomotive development policies and experimental types. Again a superb book.
Fortress Railways of the Baltic Coast, Helme, M pub
Plateway. This covers Estonian railways used by the military through the years
and includes many standard Russian items as well as some unique designs
together with German imports. Useful general scenes, many plans and an
interesting history. In black & white. (Tony Wood)
Russian Steam Locos Vol I 1836-1904 and Vol 2 I905-1924; Prof Page. Excellent scholarly accounts of the
development of the Soviet loco fleet set into the context of the expanding
system, with potted histories of the Czarist railways, including
amalgamations. Excellent. review
from Robert Hendry
Russian Steam Locomotives LeFleming & Price - I never met LeFleming, but
I knew John Price. Like LeFleming, John was a highly respected British author,
well known for his tenacity in ferreting out data. The book is an excellent job
given the data then available to them at the height of the Cold War. Some data
not found elsewhere. review from Robert Hendry
Cook's Continental Timetable/Thomas Cook European Timetable For many years, the late
John Price was editor of Cook's Continental Timetable, and I recall his
comments about the difficulty of obtaining useful information for the Soviet
section at the height of the Cold War ! review from Robert Hendry
Soviet Locomotive Types The Union Legacy Heywood &
Button. The A to Z of MPS motive power at the demise of the Soviet Union.
Fantastic is the only word for it. Publishers stocks are getting low.
review from Robert Hendry
Eastern European Narrow Gauge Steam. by K Chester - has
sections on Baltic lines as well as some other items from USSR - review
from Tony Wood
Narrow Gauge around St.
Petersburg covers the early days of the Irinov(?) network of
750mm lines on the north east of the city. These lines after broad-gauge
conversion in the '30s formed part of the WWII "Road of Life". The
book covers the construction and early operation of the lines with lots of old
photographs of buildings and infrastructure as well as photos and drawings of
rolling stock (some from Moskalev's main book). Unfortunately all text is in
Russian. Soft cover of 50 pages priced at £9.99. Published in 2000 in Moscow,
ISBN 5-93574-004-4. It appears from the back cover to be the second part of a
series. review from Tony Wood
Soviet Railways Today; and A History of Russian
Railways," both out of print, but show up on the above used book
sources and are well worth the effort. The latter is especially worth the
effort because of the scale drawings of both goods and coaching
stock. (review from Phil Moberg) Westwood's book shows up periodically at booksellers.
It's a good summary of USSR railways in 1960, and contains rather basic
plans of carriages and wagons. (from Chris White)
The Locomotives of the Railways of the Soviet Union 1845-1955 and
updates. These volumes are also titled in Russian as Locomotives of our Home
Railways 1845-1955, and the like-titled volume covering 1956-1975. They
are in Russian, and expensive; but the information within is beyond value, even
to a largely non-Russian speaker. (from Phil Moberg)
There
is also a 1986 German translation of the original volume pub Berlin, Transpress
1986, normally listed as Rokow. W. A. Russische und sowjetische
dampfloklokomotiven). from Robert Hendry.
A greatly expanded Russian language version of the first
volume (1845-1955) was issued in 1999 with many new illustrations and
additional data. At 564 pages it is a monumental piece of research. Available
in England from Motor Books at £42.50 plus post.
The 1956-1965 and 1965-1975 volumes were reissued as a
combined volume 1956-1975 at the same time and the same price.
A new edition of the 1976-1985 volume bringing the story up
to date is expected shortly. Vitaly Aleksandrovich Rakov (1909-1999), was a
senior engineer with the MPS and his name appeared on many books on Soviet and
Russian railways. His death in 1999 removed a link with one of the men actually
responsible for MPS motive power design. From Robert Hendry
Old Securities, Vol 1, Russian Railway Bonds
1859-1918.
Drumm/Hensler; An outline
account of how Russian Railways were financed in Czarist days, by offering
fixed interest bonds to overseas investors, followed by a detailed description
of EVERY issue from1859 to the Revolution. In German, with some terms
translated into French and English. Useful reference book. (review RPH)
The Continental Steam Tram pub TLRS - has
sections covering Russian units, this only gives basic data and very few
pictures. from Tony Wood
The
Great Railway Bazaar, Theroux, Paul; Travelogue by professional journalist, including a
chapter on the TransSiberian Railway. An interesting but rather jaundiced
account of an early 1970s journey.
Trans-Siberian
Railway Guide – Strauss; A highly detailed
travel account of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Less well known than the above,
but contains far more useful information although somewhat dated by now. (review by Robert Hendry)
Railroads
of the U.S.S.R. Assoc. of American RRs. Many
of the same plans appear in the AAR book of which I own a copy, as in Westwood.
This book is a technical analysis based on a 1960 visit by AAR members,
and covers rolling stock, signals, catenary and operational
methodology. (Chris White)
World Steam in the 20th Century Stuart Cox was a
senior BR engineer involved in the design of the BR Standards, and a erudite
but entertaining writer on railway matters. As a member of international delegations,
he was an early visitor to the USSR, and given permission to photograph
railways. The book has a 3 page section
on Russian steam design, plus illustrations, and a 25 page section on the
influence of German loco design. This is useful to Soviet modellers if they
intend to include “Trophy” engines on a layout., as it gives basic data not
readily available from Soviet sources.
There's
also a series of nine books covering the regional railways of the USSR,
authored by I. V. Biryukov and published in 1985 by Desertina Verlag in
Disentis, Switzerland (in the middle of the Rhaetian Railway!). Color
photos, German text, most technical data is accurate. I only have
the volume on the October Railway, which I model; my copy was a gift, but I
note it was purchased through Motor Books.
Dampf Uber Europa Ost by
Feuereissen G, and pub Gondrom, Munchen 1989.
German text, 160 pages of superb colour pics of steam in Eastern Europe,
inc DDR, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and even Greece and Turkey. It has 14
pictures of 1524mm locos in Finland, and 10 pics in the USSR, which include the
only colour view I have ever seen of one of the Japanese built NG 2-8-2s on
Sakhalin, an American Decapod in Siberia, an ancient b (soft sign) 0-6-0ST,
etc. Well worth buying if you can find it.
(Robert Hendry)
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