Reviews

By Kevin McCormack and Martin Jenkins, (hardback, Pen & Sword Transport, 168pp, £25, ISBN 1473860296). This magnificent volume starts at simply evocative, and goes up from there. It is based around the collection of Blake Paterson who spent 45 years capturing the end of the steam age and the changeover years to diesel and electric…

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By Don Benn (hardback, Pen & Sword, 322pp, £30, ISBN1473863066) Rarely has a railway book made such a timely appearance, and if you enjoyed our special exclusive report in this issue on how the Sunny South marked the end of Southern Region steam half as century ago, you will love this one. Written by our…

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By John Fletcher (softback, The Nostalgia Collection, 320pp, £25 (+10% P&P), ISBN 978 1 85794 507 2 ) The author readily admits to not having had a lifelong love of railways and was at least 18 months old before getting hooked! writes Brian Sharpe. Influenced by his uncle who drove steam locomotives for a living,…

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By Richard Furness (hardback, Poster to Poster Publishing, 254pp, £40 (£35 + p&p from www.postertoposter.co.uk), ISBN 978 0 9562092 7 6) It’s been a marathon, writes Geoff Courtney, with every step being recorded in Heritage Railway. Now, though, it’s over, and Richard and Judi Furness can relax in the glow of an astonishing series of…

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