Reviews 7 - RailAdvent

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Book Review: Freight Trains in the North of England, an Illustrated Survey 1955-2018 by John Matthews

This book provides an appreciation of a variety of freight trains, their locomotives often dirty and unloved, spanning 60 years from the mid-20th cent…

Roger Smith 22nd February 2023

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Book Review: East London Railways, from Docklands to Crossrail by Malcolm Batten

This book describes how railways in East London, both National Rail and Transport for London, have developed from 1969 to the present day.

Roger Smith 18th February 2023

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Book Review: Boat Trains, The English Channel & Ocean Liner Specials by Martyn Pring

This book tells the story of boat trains, from those that ran to connect with cross-channel ferries to ones that connected with Transatlantic liners.

Roger Smith 16th February 2023

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Book Review: BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives – British Railways Class 14 : Their Life In Industry by Anthony P. Sayer

This book describes what happened to Class 14 0-6-0 diesel-hydraulic locomotives that after withdrawal by British Rail were sold for use in industry.

Roger Smith 12th February 2023

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Book Review: Trams and Buses on Stamps, A Collector’s Guide by Howard Piltz

This is the author’s fourth book in his "Transport Philately" series, this one being dedicated to stamps featuring trams and buses from around the w…

Roger Smith 9th February 2023

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Book Review: The Railway That Helped Win The Crimean War by Anthony Dawson

This book provides a detailed account of the railway built for the Crimean War and which became known as the Grand Crimean Central Railway.

Roger Smith 26th January 2023

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Book Review: Black Country Steam, Western Region Operations 1948-1967 by Paul Dorney

This book illustrates trains on Western Region lines in the Black Country from the formation of the Western Region in 1948 to the end of steam in 1967…

Roger Smith 22nd January 2023

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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…

Roger Smith 18th January 2023

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Book Review: The Era Of Rail Blue by Mark Jamieson

This book provides an appreciation of British Rail from the 1960s to the 1990s, where all locomotives and rolling stock were painted in rail blue.

Roger Smith 11th January 2023

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Book Review: Railways of Derbyshire by Patrick Bennett

This book provides an appreciation of Derbyshire's railways and the different railway companies that sprang out from the county's mineral wealth.

Roger Smith 9th January 2023

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