Just Prior to the privatisation of the UK's railways in 1996 a handful of British Rail locos were sold abroad, namely four Class 20s for use with Compagnie de Chemin de Fer Departementaux in 1992; they remained in France for 13 years until they were repatriated to the UK. They were only the first, as literally dozens followed across a wide range of classes, mostly used in the construction of high speed rail lines in France and Spain. However, others were sent to The Netherlands, Italy, Kosovo, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, and many remain active. Each of the book's chapters deals with a class and provides introductory text and details of each loco involved, including delivery and returns dates to and from the continent. Some of the text is particularly detailed and provides a wealth of information about the locos' histories while overseas, including several modifications made, notably to the AC locos sent to Bulgaria and Hungary. But what really stands the book out is the superb photography, all of which is previously unpublished. Images of the locos in action, on shed and undergoing modification/ maintenance really help to illustrate the stories of the classes involved (20, 37, 47, 56, 58, 86, 87 and 92).
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机译：就在1996年英国铁路私有化之前，少量的英国铁路火车头销往国外，即在1992年与Compagnie de Chemin de Fer Departementaux一起使用了四辆Class 20。他们在法国呆了13年，直到被遣返英国。它们只是第一批，因为从字面上讲是几十种，其类别广泛，主要用于法国和西班牙的高速铁路线的建设。但是，其他人被派往荷兰，意大利，科索沃，匈牙利，罗马尼亚，保加利亚和克罗地亚，许多人仍然活跃。本书的每一章都涉及一个类，并提供有关每种机车的介绍性文字和详细信息，包括往返非洲大陆的交货和退货日期。其中一些文本特别详尽，并提供了有关海外地方火车头历史的大量信息，包括进行了一些修改，尤其是对发送给保加利亚和匈牙利的AC火车头进行的修改。但是真正使本书脱颖而出的是一流的摄影作品，而这些摄影作品以前都没有出版过。运行中，经过棚屋并进行修改/维护的机车图像确实有助于说明所涉及课程的故事（20、37、47、56、58、86、87和92）。
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