Gallery of GWR/BR(W) branch line images from early 1900s to 1965. Some 220 images including a colour section. Emphasis on previously unseen photographs. Views concentrated on working trains with surrounding infrastructure. Reflects rural life in more relaxed times.
Featuring remarkable photographic coverage, this book serves as an invaluable resource for social historians and modellers alike. Its well-researched text provides in-depth insights, making it a comprehensive guide for those interested in historical contexts and visual documentation. The combination of striking images and informative content enhances its appeal, offering a unique perspective for enthusiasts and scholars.
London Transport was formed in 1933 to bring together all the public transport operations that served the area. Containing some 120 color photos, this book looks at London Transport's buses, trolleybuses, trams and underground trains operating between 1949 and 1974.
A photographic tribute to the former GWR in the postwar years up to the end of Western Region steam on 31 December 1965.
Interesting locomotive classes covered with rare early colour pictures
In the 1950s and 1960s the railway system in Ireland became a magnet for enthusiasts from Great Britain who realized that, as on the mainland, a way of life was fast disappearing as diesel traction replaced steam and the size of the rail network across Ireland was shrinking. Much of the interest stemmed from the similarity with the railways in Great Britain. Also, the existence of several narrow gauge systems, two railway-owned tramways and some cross-border operators added to the fascination. This album covers those main line and narrow gauge railways in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during the 1950s and 1960s, which were photographed in color and the images used are believed never to have appeared in print before. Although most of the pictures depict individual locomotives or ones hauling trains, the opportunity has been taken to show some of the railway infrastructure of the period as well, since this is of particular interest to railway modelers. There has been a very active preservation movement in Ireland over the years, with many wonderful steam-hauled rail tours being operated that continue to this day, however this book will focus on the normal every day operations.
Brilliant photographic coverage in colour of minor railway lines axed by Beeching.
In-depth well-researched information about the London railway scene in the 1950s and 60s.
Rare and unpublished illustrations of London street scenes from the 1960s and 1970s.