Tag: Pen & Sword

Book Review: Rails from Shrewsbury: A Pictorial Journey 1970s to 2012 by Peter J Green

4.3 out of 5This book continues Peter J Green’s series of books featuring railways at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. He has chosen an excellent selection of photographs that provide a good impression of services on the multiplicity of lines that radiate from Shrewsbury.

This book illustrates trains on lines around Shrewsbury from just after the…

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Book Review: Lost Railways of the World by Nigel Welbourn

This book describes the author's "Top Ten" lost lines as well as…

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Book Review: Diesels Diverted: 40 years of diverted trains, 1980-2020 by Kim Fullbrook

This is a photographic record of diverted trains, often with unusual motive…

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Book Review: South Wales Railways Gallery by Stuart Davies

This book is a photographic record of South Wales railways, including their…

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Book Review: British Railways Diesel Electric Classes 44 to 46:The Mighty Peaks of the Midland Main Line by Fred Kerr

A collection of photographs of Class 44, 45 and 46 diesel-electric locomotives,…

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Book Review: The Gas Tramcar – An idea ahead of its time by John Hannavy

This book describes the phenomenon that for a few years saw trams…

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Book Review: How to Build a Model Railway by David Ashwood with Market Deeping MRC

This book provides an introduction to building a model railway, including what…

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Book Review: Luxury Railway Travel, A Social and Business History by Martyn Pring

This book tells how railway companies developed luxury rail travel to satisfy…

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