The Managers of the Eastern Railway were very worried. London was growing fast and more and more people were travelling from the country to their work and back home at night.
And there were not enough trains to carry them. People were being packed in like sardines and they didn't like it. So tha Managers had a meeting. Percy the Passenger Manager said, 'I must have more trains.'
And the Big Boss said, 'That means more engines.'
And Len the Loco Manager said, 'The sooner the better.'
An edition of Billy The Buck Jumper
(1970)
Lives of British lizards.
by A. L. Frost and Colin Simms
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This book tells the story of Billy, a tank engine, the first of his class to be built, designed especially for hauling commuter passenger services in the suburbs of London. The book gives a detailed description of his design, with plenty of illustrations, such that the reader can learn about how steam engines work. As the story progresses, Billy is moved on from passenger services to rural services, then shunting, and eventually the scrap heap. But there is a happy ending - he is finally saved from the scrap man at the eleventh hour and restored to run on heritage services.
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steam locomotives, engineering, steam railways, tank engines, Lizards, Behavior, Lizards -- Behavior., Lizards -- Great Britain.Places
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Page 4,
added by Frankie Roberto.
Introduces the story
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| July 31, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | associate edition with work OL15687959W |
| March 10, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| March 13, 2011 | Edited by Frankie Roberto | Edited without comment. |
| March 13, 2011 | Edited by Frankie Roberto | typo in name |
| March 13, 2011 | Created by Frankie Roberto | Added new book. |