Book Review: The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland by Rob Shorland-Ball Posted on July 20, 2024 by Guest authors 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.
Amberley Publishing Book Review Book Reviews Rail News Reviews Book Review: Decline and Return to Main Line Steam: Special Trains in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by Laurie Golden Guest authors December 24, 2024 0 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 1980s.
Amberley Publishing Book Review Book Reviews Rail News Reviews Book Review: Midland and Scottish Region Railways: the late 1940s to the early 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading Guest authors February 10, 2025 0 The book illustrates scenes from the largest region of British Railways when Victorian-era steam locomotives rubbed shoulders with the latest diesels.
Bath Book Review Book Reviews Bristol Cornwall Devon Dorset England Gloucestershire Rail News Reviews Somerset Wiltshire Book Review: Rail Freight South West England by Paul Shannon Guest authors April 22, 2025 0 This book illustrates how freight in South West England has changed over the last 40 years in its traction, rolling stock, and railway infrastructure.
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.