{"product_id":"clyde-the-diesel-era","title":"Clyde - The Diesel Era","description":"\u003cp\u003eClyde Engineering entered the diesel era with the 1948 signing of an agreement with the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors to be an associate builder and covers the period of establishing the diesel power locomotive into Australian and overseas countries. The agreement details are included. But during this period Clyde Engineering was more than a locomotive builder; the engineering activities were vast and the customers also came from outside Australia. Some of these include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoad vehicles and railway rolling stock. This includes some of the early garbage trucks and busses and the many tank wagons and hoppers including Clyde's involvement with assembling the over-seas made grain and coal hoppers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral engineering which included boilers, pressure vessels, cranes, floating docks, cement industry machinery, bridges and equipment for the steel making industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassenger carriages from the basic VR Harris cars to the more complex STA of South Australia 3000\/3100class, the Millennium train and others. Also included are some of the failed offerings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiesel Hydraulic locomotives were a small part of the Government railway systems but the sugar industry in Queensland and Fiji had a need for a reliable product. Clyde Engineering obliged and produced a number of long-tern use locomotives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectric locomotives of which Clyde develop proposals from the 1950s and build a few classes for Queensland. As with the diesel production, each class built is accompanied by a General Arrangement drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the book, quite rightly, includes Clyde's involvement with the commencement and ongoing development of the diesel electric locomotive; from the first offer to the NSWGR in the 1950s through to and including locomotive rebuilds and  the Ready Power and Maintenance involvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diesel period for Clyde Engineering shows the five generations of the EMD diesel engine powered locomotive, from the original Bulldog GM, 42, B and S classes through to the 1990s building of the three-phase 4000 class for Queensland. Each development stage is handled separately with American origins shown and each class built covered in detail, including a General arrangement drawing. This book cover the work by Clyde, including rebuilding and as such only cover the paint schemes applied by Clyde. Much of the photographs come from Clyde employees who has first-hand access to every production build and publicity. Some of the photos show these employees and their work in designing and developing the many locomotive classes used by Australian railways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with the breakup of the company and on-sale to EDI\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eveleigh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42869532622896,"sku":"CLYDEDIESEL","price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9781\/8416\/files\/clyde-diesel-era-600x875.jpg?v=1774417368","url":"https:\/\/eveleighpress.com.au\/products\/clyde-the-diesel-era","provider":"Eveleigh Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}