David Maidment Books

The narrative offers a glimpse into the mindset of Collett's senior staff during the late 1930s, highlighting their innovative approaches. It details the significant transformations that occurred in the following years, particularly focusing on the redesign of locomotives with redraughting techniques and the introduction of double chimneys, showcasing the evolution of engineering practices in the railway industry.

L N E R 4-6-0 Tender Mixed Traffic Locomotives covers the design, construction, operation and performance of all 4-6-0 locomotives that ran on the London & North Eastern Railway between 1923 and 1947 and the LNER designed engines that ran on BR's Eastern Region until the end of BR steam in 1968. This includes the former Great Central 4-6-0s of classes B1 - B9 (the B1 and B2 later reclassified B18 & B19); the North Eastern Railway B13 - B16s; the Great Eastern B12s; and the LNER B17s, the Thompson B1s and rebuilds (B2 and B3/3). The book has over 60,000 words and 400 black and white and coloured photographs, many previously unpublished from the archives of the Manchester Locomotive Society at Stockport. It will be of particular interest to railway modellers and enthusiasts of locomotive running and performance as well as those seeking more general locomotive history. The book is designed and written in the same style as David Maidment's previous Locomotive Portfolio books on engines of the Great Western and Southern Railways, and includes where possible his own experiences, seeing and travelling behind engines of these classes in the 1950s and early 1960s, especially the B1s, B12s and B17 'Sandringhams'.

This is a book that looks at the 0-6-0 tender goods locomotives of the Southern Railway

Interesting biographical text, Good photographs, Anecdotal material, Interesting historical perspective.

High Quality Photographs, New Information, Good Historical Text, Useful to Modellers, Good Index.

Clear chronological history of the many complex variations of the Midland 4-4-0 classes.

The illustrations of all the classes, with drawings and weight diagrams, will be of value to the many modellers who construct replicas of the GWR scenes before the Grouping' and the Second World War. Describes and illustrates their operation as well as the more routine portrait' photographs.

The inside story of the restoration and operation of the eight preserved Great Western Castles from the pens of those intimately involved.

The book tackles a comprehensive review of a complex history with many rare or small locomotive classes described, including some unique engines.

Covers the experiences of three Crewe firemen of the late 1950s firing the home depot's Duchesses' on the overnight sleeper trains to Perth. Includes personal experiences of, and photographs by, the author between 1957 and 1964. Contains descriptions and photographs of the preservation of three of the remaining Princess Coronation pacifics.