Brian Webb (railway historian)

Brian Webb (1935–1981) was a railway historian and author of several books on British railways, published through the 1970s.^[1] He specialised in some of the less prominent aspects of the railways, such as industrial railways and diesel locomotives.

For 15 years, until his death, he worked with his partner and copy typist, Miss Sandra J.C. Tassell

He died suddenly, in 1981, immediately before publication of his book on the Deltic. His last book, on the diesel locomotives of Armstrong Whitworth, was completed in manuscript in 1979, however it was not finally published for another thirty years.^[1]

Publications

• Webb, Brian (1973). The British Internal Combustion Locomotive, 1894-1940. David & Charles. ISBN 0715361155.
• —— (1976). English Electric Main Line Diesel Locomotives of BR. David & Charles. ISBN 0715371584.
• —— (1978). Lord Carlisle's Railways. RCTS. ISBN 0901115436.
• —— (1978). Sulzer Diesel Locomotives of British Rail. David & Charles. ISBN 0715375148.
• Webb, Brian; Duncan, John (1979). AC Electric Locomotives of British Rail. David & Charles. ISBN 9780715376638. OCLC 6916046.
• —— (1982). Deltic Locomotives of British Rail. David & Charles. ISBN 0715381105.
• —— (2010). Armstrong Whitworth: A Pioneer of World Diesel Traction. Lightmoor Publishing. ISBN 9781899889457.

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