'The Red Devil' by David Wardale

[John Ashworth]

The Red Devil and other tales from the age of steam by David Wardale

David Wardale 2002 ISBN 0952999803

It's turgid reading but this is one of the definitive works on modern steam by one of the greatest contemporary steam engineers. It recounts his experiments with South African locomotives, including the famous "Red Devil", but has a lot of other interesting stuff on the performance of steam engines.

[John Ashworth]

This book is reportedly due to be reprinted next month (April 2013) - see Camden Miniature Steam Services

[John Ashworth]

Just seen it advertised for GBP 45.85