Book Review: Peppercorn, His Life & Locomotives by Tim Hillier-Graves
This is Tim Hillier-Graves’ third book about the LNER’s Chief Mechanical Engineers, following his volumes on Sir Nigel Gresley and Edward Thompson…
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Book Review: British Steam Military Connections – LNER Steam Locomotives & Tornado by Keith Langston
This is Keith Langston’s third book about British steam with military connections, following his volumes on GWR, SR, BR & WD, and LMS Locomotives.
Book Review: The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874 by Phyllida Scrivens
This book provides an account of the lives of people who were killed, injured, or otherwise affected by a railway disaster just outside Norwich in 187…
Book Review: LMS & LNER Steam Locomotives, The Post War Era by Malcolm Clegg
This book provides a selection of photographs of LMS and LNER locomotives after Nationalisation, and technical details for each locomotive illustrate…
Book Review: Ernest Marples – The Shadow Behind Beeching by David Brandon and Martin Upham
The book examines Marples' life and career, and demonstrates he was more than just the man responsible for instigating the infamous Beeching report.
Book Review: Steam around Doncaster in the 1960s by Keith W. Platt
This book is the author’s personal recollection of scenes that were everyday occurrences of railways around the Doncaster area in the 1960s.
Book Review: One Man’s Railway, O Gauge in the Garden by Allen Jackson
This book is about the author’s efforts to build a model railway layout in his garden. It is based on Brymbo near Wrexham in North Wales.
Book Review: Lincolnshire Railways by Patrick Bennett
This book provides an insight into Lincolnshire’s railway history and the county's railways, both mainline and independent.
Book Review: The Clayton Type 1 by Anthony P. Sayer
This book from publishers Pen & Sword provides a detailed history of Clayton Type 1s as part of their “Locomotive Portfolios, Diesel & Elect…
Book Review: Whitland to Pembroke Dock by John Hodge
Newly published on 22nd April this year, Whitland to Pembroke Dock is the latest book in the West Wales Railways series from publishers Pen and Sword.