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Book Review: North West Railways in the 1970s and 1980s by John Carlson

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March 24, 2025
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This book illustrates locomotive-hauled trains and diesel multiple units that were to be seen in north-west England between 1975 and 1985.

Book Review: No Stopping in the South of Britain: From Multiple Railway Stations to None by Patrick Bennett

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March 17, 2025
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This book describes the reasons why some places had more than one station served by different railway companies, and why they all eventually closed.

Book Review: Mail Rail – The Story of the Post Office and the Railways by Peter Johnson

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March 10, 2025
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This book tells the history of transporting mail by train, including travelling post offices, dedicated mail trains, and its own underground railway.

Book Review: English Electric Class 37/4 Diesel Locomotives by Fred Kerr

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February 25, 2025
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This book illustrates the sub-class of Class 37 locomotives British Railways assigned to the Provincial Sector (later Regional Railways) that became responsible for local and…

Book Review: Narrow Gauge Panorama: Steaming Along the Rustic and Narrow by James Waite

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February 17, 2025
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This book illustrates narrow-gauge railways from 49 countries around the world, with scenes ranging from what looks like a toy train to express trains.

Book Review: Midland and Scottish Region Railways: the late 1940s to the early 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading

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February 10, 2025
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The book illustrates scenes from the largest region of British Railways when Victorian-era steam locomotives rubbed shoulders with the latest diesels.

Book Review: Midland Railway & LMS 4-4-0 Locomotives: Their Design, Operation & Performance by David Maidment

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February 3, 2025
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This book is from the publisher’s “Locomotive Portfolios” series and describes all Midland Railway and LMS locomotives with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement.

Book Review: Line by Line: Cumbria by Neil Gibson

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January 27, 2025
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This book illustrates railways in Cumbria’s magnificent landscapes, with scenes in the Lake District, the Pennine fells, and the Cumbrian Coast.

Book Review: Locomotives of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway: A Definitive Survey 1854-1966 by Tim Hillier-Graves

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January 21, 2025
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This book from the publisher’s ‘Locomotive Portfolios’ series describes both the locomotives of the Somerset & Dorset Railway but and its history.

Book Review: Heritage Railways in the Midlands by Simon Elson

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January 13, 2025
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In this book, the author adds to descriptions of the buildings and rolling stock around heritage railways with fascinating anecdotes of personal experiences before and…