Bluebell Railway Recollections

Bluebell Railway Recollections
Author: Keith Leppard
Publisher: Silver Link Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Steam locomotives
ISBN: 9781857943917

Within this series there are, for example, tank engines, steam engines, electric trains and multiple units and many more varieties besides! Some of these will be recognised both by young and older readers alike while others will be seen for the first time.

Southern Steam Recollections

Southern Steam Recollections
Author: Don Benn
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2019-11-30
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1526726904

This collection of historic photographs showcases the steam trains of England’s Southern Railway from Devon and Cornwall to Wimbledon and beyond. Train enthusiast Don Benn photographed steam locomotives along England’s Southern Railway from 1960 until steam engines were retired in 1967. In his most prolific years, between 1961 and 1963, Benn captured the last of the classic ex Southern Railway designs, such as the King Arthurs, Lord Nelson and Schools classes. Beloved trains such as the Bournemouth Belle and Lymington Pier boat trains are shown to good effect. The 150 black and white photos presented in this volume, many published here for the first time, span the Southern Region from the east to the ‘withered arm’ in Devon and Cornwall. Special focus is paid to the areas just south and south west of London, including such historic locations as the footpaths at South Croydon and Wimbledon.

Bluebell Railway: Sixty Years of Progress 1960-2020

Bluebell Railway: Sixty Years of Progress 1960-2020
Author: Colin Tyson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2020-03-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445688433

Delving into the official Bluebell Railway archives, Colin Tyson celebrates the first sixty years of Britain's premier heritage railway.

The Scottish Railway Scene 1973–2020

The Scottish Railway Scene 1973–2020
Author: John Burnett Kirk
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1399011219

This book takes the reader on a pictorial journey; in time from the early 1970s to 2020 and to places all around Scotland. All of the images are published for the first time. The captions reflect the author’s recollections and experiences from the platform end to more hands on railway adventures. As well as the everyday railway, there are insights into the preservation scene and steam on the main line. Starting in the days of BR blue and progressing through sectors to privatization the reader will find pictures of liveries, locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure that are no longer with us; ”inter city” livery, BRCW class 26s, HAA coal wagons and Semaphore signals at Stirling being examples. From a base in Edinburgh we travel to locations across the country from Wick to Carlisle, from the scenic majesty of the West Highlands to the industrial Central Belt. There we will see; diesels and electrics in a selection of liveries on freight and passenger workings, steam on the main line and visit sheds, stations and preserved lines. This includes some more unusual places such as Cameron Toll, Prestongrange and The Isle of Mull and buildings that have been demolished such as Mallaig steam shed, Grangemouth shed and Millerhill diesel depot. This book will provide; reference material, nostalgia for some enthusiasts, a look back in time for others and for modelers, inspiration for their projects. So come and enjoy the journey.