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Book Review: Virgin Trains – A Pictorial Tribute by Fred Kerr

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  • July 8, 2025
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This book illustrates Virgin Trains East and West Coast Main Lines and CrossCountry services, the various locomotive classes, and their liveries.

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Book Review: The Railways of London’s Docklands: Their History and Development by Jonathan Willis

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  • June 17, 2025
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This book provides an insight into how, over the last 200 years, London’s Docklands and its railways have changed beyond all recognition.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Book Review: The St. Ives Branch Line – A History by Richard C. Long

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  • July 28, 2024
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This book describes one of Britain’s most scenic routes, the short branch line from St. Erth to St Ives, and the last broad gauge line to be built in the UK.

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Book Review: Milford Haven and Neyland Branches by John Hodge

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  • March 17, 2024
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This book describes the West Wales branches from Clarbeston Road via Haverfordwest and Johnston to Milford Haven and Neyland.

Book Review: West Coast Main Lines 1957-1963 by John Palmer
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Book Review: West Coast Main Lines 1957-1963 by John Palmer

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  • January 27, 2024
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This book provides a history of the West Coast Main Lines and a detailed look at its locomotives and operations during the years 1957 to 1963.

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