Book Review: Rail Freight South West England by Paul Shannon
This book illustrates how freight in South West England has changed over the last 40 years in its traction, rolling stock, and railway infrastructure.
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Book Review: Roaming the West Coast Rails by Derek Cross
In this book, Derek Cross takes a journey along the West Coast route illustrating trains in many settings from the steam age through to modern tractio…
Book Review: Northern Electrics: EMUs in the North of England by Martyn Hilbert
This book is a compilation of photographs illustrating electric multiple units (EMUs) throughout northern England, but not specifically those operated by train operator Northern as…
Book Review: North West Railways in the 1970s and 1980s by John Carlson
This book illustrates locomotive-hauled trains and diesel multiple units that were to be seen in north-west England between 1975 and 1985.
Book Review: No Stopping in the South of Britain: From Multiple Railway Stations to None by Patrick Bennett
This book describes the reasons why some places had more than one station served by different railway companies, and why they all eventually closed.
Book Review: Chasing Steam in 1966 – A Teenager in Pursuit of the Disappearing Steam Locomotive by Keith Widdowson
This is the author’s diary for 1966 of his travels throughout Britain to travel behind as many steam locomotives as possible before they vanished fo…
Book Review: English Electric Class 37/4 Diesel Locomotives by Fred Kerr
This book illustrates the sub-class of Class 37 locomotives British Railways assigned to the Provincial Sector (later Regional Railways) that became responsible for local and…
Book Review: Narrow Gauge Panorama: Steaming Along the Rustic and Narrow by James Waite
This book illustrates narrow-gauge railways from 49 countries around the world, with scenes ranging from what looks like a toy train to express trains…
Book Review: Midland and Scottish Region Railways: the late 1940s to the early 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading
The book illustrates scenes from the largest region of British Railways when Victorian-era steam locomotives rubbed shoulders with the latest diesels.
Book Review: Midland Railway & LMS 4-4-0 Locomotives: Their Design, Operation & Performance by David Maidment
This book is from the publisher's “Locomotive Portfolios” series and describes all Midland Railway and LMS locomotives with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangem…