How Long to Read BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14

How Long Does it Take to Read BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 36 minutes to read BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14 by Anthony P. Sayer

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as too expensive for their requirements. After completion of design work on the ‘Western’ locomotives, Swindon turned to creating a cheap ‘no-frills’ Type 1. At 65% of the cost of the Bo-Bo alternative, the Swindon 0-6-0 represented a better ‘fit’ for the trip-freight niche. Since 1957 the privatised road-haulage industry had decimated BR’s wagon-load sector; while the 1962 Transport Act released BR from its financially-debilitating public-service obligations, the damage had been done, and the 1963 Beeching Plan focused on closing unprofitable routes and associated services. By 1963 the original requirement for 400 Type 1s had been massively reduced. Fifty-six locomotives were constructed in 1964/65. Continuing traffic losses resulted in the whole class becoming redundant by 1969. Fortuitously, a demand for high-powered diesels on the larger industrial railway systems saw the bulk of the locomotives finding useful employment for a further twenty years. This companion book to "Their Life on British Railways" provides an extensive appraisal of "Their Life in Industry" for the forty-eight locomotives which made the successful transition after withdrawal from BR in 1968/69.

How long is BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14?

BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14 by Anthony P. Sayer is 565 pages long, and a total of 144,075 words.

This makes it 191% the length of the average book. It also has 176% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 7 minutes to read BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14 aloud.

What Reading Level is BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14?

BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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