{"product_id":"south-african-steam-in-the-1970s","title":"South African Steam in the 1970s","description":"As in many countries in the 1970s, South Africa’s railways were making the change over from steam to diesel and electric traction at an ever-increasing pace. As a member of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain the author was able to join a tour organised in 1973 to see steam in action at a time that some of the older types of locos were still around, and there was still a considerable amount of regular steam working.Featuring a variety of rare and unpublished colour photographs, George Woods shows the great variety of locos in action  –  from 4-8-2 tank engines to huge 4-8-4s and Beyer-Garratts, often polished and decorated by their crews, which could be seen in daily service.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484159779189,"sku":"9781445671437","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781445671437.jpg?v=1786266199","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/south-african-steam-in-the-1970s","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}