Tag: Book Reviews

Book Review: The Hixon Railway Disaster : The Inside Story by Richard Westwood

This book describes the inquiry into the Hixon disaster against a background…

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Book Review: The Era Of Rail Blue by Mark Jamieson

This book provides an appreciation of British Rail from the 1960s to…

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Book Review: Railways of Derbyshire by Patrick Bennett

This book provides an appreciation of Derbyshire's railways and the different railway…

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Book Review: The Derek Cross Collection, The Southern In Transition 1946 – 1966 by David Cross

This book by renowned railway photographer Derek Cross illustrates the Southern Railway…

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Book Review: A Comprehensive Guide to Railway Request Stops by Anthony Hart

This book describes the author's quest to visit, photograph, and spend time…

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Book Review: Victoria’s Railway King by Geoff Scargill

This book looks at Sir Edward Watkin who was chairman of numerous…

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Book Review: Trains Through Nuneaton by John Jackson

This book describes the importance of Nuneaton as a railway crossroads, and…

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Book Review: The Great Western Steam Retreat by Keith Widdowson

This book recalls the authors' locospotting adventures at the end of steam,…

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Book Review: Preserved Shunters by Andrew Cole

The book covers all classes of diesel shunters that have been saved…

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Book Review: MOD Railways by Michael Hitchen

This book illustrates railways at some of the many different types of…

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