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Book Review: The Sandstone Steam Railway – the story continues by David Richardson

This book describes the world's most ambitious preservation project, which is home…

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Book Review: Thompson, His Life and Locomotives by Tim Hillier-Graves

Thompson, His Life and Locomotives is an immensely readable biography of the…

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Book Review: The Minor Railways of East Anglia: Development Demise & Destiny by Rob Shorland-Ball

3 out of 5Very poor organisation with too much irrelevant information.

This book describes some of the minor railways of the region that…

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Book Review: The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives by Anthony P. Sayer

This book provides a detailed history of these unsuccessful locomotives, commonly known…

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Book Review: The History of the London Underground Map by Caroline Roope

This book traces the history of London’s iconic ‘Tube’ map which has…

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Book Review: Southern Railway 0-6-0 Tender Goods Locomotive Classes: a Survey & Overview by David Maidment

This book describes the 0-6-0 tender goods locomotives of the Southern Railway…

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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: Termination at the Halt by Yvonne Marrs

Termination at the Halt is a tale about one man’s re-creation of…

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