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Book Review: Decline and Return to Main Line Steam: Special Trains in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by Laurie Golden
This book is a portfolio of steam-hauled rail tours from the time when a ban was imposed on the use of steam on Britain’s main lines through to the …
Book Review: David Shepherd – the Artist and his Railways by J.C. Jeremy Hobson
This book, provides a family insight into the man who paints elephants' and his lifelong interest in railways.
Book Review: Class 37 locomotives in Scotland by Colin J. Howat
This book shows Class 37s around the length and breadth of Scotland working on passenger and freight trains and at rest in maintenance depots.
Book Review: A World History of Rail from the Steam Regime to Today by Jeremy Black
This book examines how, from the early days of steam, railways have driven the development of countries around the World.
Book Review: Canton Depot by Martin Bray
This book illustrates locomotives at Cardiff Canton during its time as a diesel locomotive maintenance depot from 1964 until its closure in 2004.
Book Review: Train Beyond the Mountains by Rick Antonson
This is the author's autobiographical account of his travels through the Rocky Mountains on Canada’s famous train, the Rocky Mountaineer.
Book Review: The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland by Rob Shorland-Ball
This book explores lines that became The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, why it was called The Poppy Line, and tales of its workers.
Book Review: Southern and Isle of Wight Railways, the late 1940s to late 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading
This is a portfolio of trains on the Southern Region from the 1940s until the 1960s, with a useful map showing where the images were taken.
Book Review: The World’s Last Steam Locomotives In Industry: The 21st Century by Gordon Edgar
This is a book of stunning photographs illustrating the final days of steam locomotives working in industry in ten countries in Europe, Cuba, and Asia…