Book Review: The Hixon Railway Disaster : The Inside Story by Richard Westwood
This book describes the inquiry into the Hixon disaster against a background of the introduction of Automatic Half-Barrier level-crossings into Britai…
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Book Review: The Derek Cross Collection, The Southern In Transition 1946 – 1966 by David Cross
This book by renowned railway photographer Derek Cross illustrates the Southern Railway and Southern Region from the 1940s to the end of steam.
Book Review: A Comprehensive Guide to Railway Request Stops by Anthony Hart
This book describes the author's quest to visit, photograph, and spend time at every request stop on mainland Britain.
Book Review: Victoria’s Railway King by Geoff Scargill
This book looks at Sir Edward Watkin who was chairman of numerous British and overseas railway companies and started to build a channel tunnel.
Book Review: Images of the British Railway Landscape by David Goodyear
The book captures the railway as part of the landscape, where the trains provide the soul and atmosphere that complement the landscape.
Book Review: Croydon Tramlink – A Definitive History by Gareth David
This hardback from publishers Pen & Sword describes the history of Croydon Tramlink, which links Wimbledon with Croydon in South London.
Book Review: Great Central Railway – Sheffield Main Line Services by Bob Pixton
This book continues the author’s series on the Great Central Railway, following his previous books on the Great Central around Manchester.
Book Review: Class 66 by Fred Kerr
This book provides a copiously illustrated story of the Class 66 locomotives, including their ownership, operators, liveries, and range of operations.
Book Review: Llanelly West to Carmarthen by John Hodge
Llanelly West to Carmarthen by former railwayman John Hodge is the first volume of his West Wales Railways series from publisher Pen & Sword.
Book Review: Unfinished Lines, Rediscovering the Remains of Railways Never Completed by Mark Yonge
This book looks at the neglected subject of railways that were planned but never materialised and how to find what is left of their remains.