Book Review: Mail Rail – The Story of the Post Office and the Railways by Peter Johnson
This book tells the history of transporting mail by train, including travelling post offices, dedicated mail trains, and its own underground railway.
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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 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…
Book Review: Locomotives of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway: A Definitive Survey 1854-1966 by Tim Hillier-Graves
This book from the publisher’s 'Locomotive Portfolios' series describes both the locomotives of the Somerset & Dorset Railway but and its histor…
Book Review: The St. Ives Branch Line – A History by Richard C. Long
This book describes one of Britain’s most scenic routes, the short branch line from St. Erth to St Ives, and the last broad gauge line to be built i…
Book Review: Milford Haven and Neyland Branches by John Hodge
This book describes the West Wales branches from Clarbeston Road via Haverfordwest and Johnston to Milford Haven and Neyland.
Book Review: West Coast Main Lines 1957-1963 by John Palmer
This book provides a history of the West Coast Main Lines and a detailed look at its locomotives and operations during the years 1957 to 1963.
Book Review: The Brunels, Father and Son by Anthony Burton
This book looks at the work of Britain’s great engineering geniuses Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and his less well-known father Marc Brunel.
Book Review: German Express Steam Locomotives by Andreas Knipping
This is an English translation of a German book that looks at the evolution of express steam locomotives in Germany from around 1850 to 1960.
Book Review: Thompson, His Life and Locomotives by Tim Hillier-Graves
Thompson, His Life and Locomotives is an immensely readable biography of the man who succeeded Sir Nigel Gresley as CME of the LNER.