"A fascinating, photographic journey."
Reviewed by
6024 Preservation Society
"A fascinating, photographic journey."
Reviewed by
6024 Preservation Society
As featured in
Branch Lines and Light Railway Publications
As featured in
Branch Lines and Light Railway Publications
A very interesting and essential book to understand how the British railway has evolved from the point of view of infrastructure. In addition to a lot of information it has a lot of good photographs, of the best I have seen, that illustrate this change.
Read the full Spanish review [link=https://unoscuantostrenes.blogspot.com/2020/01/rincon-literario-british-railway.html]here[/link]
Unos Cuantos Trenes Blog, Jorge del Valle
A very interesting and essential book to understand how the British railway has evolved from the point of view of infrastructure. In addition to a lot of information it has a lot of good photographs, of the best I have seen, that illustrate this change.
Read the full Spanish review [link=https://unoscuantostrenes.blogspot.com/2020/01/rincon-literario-british-railway.html]here[/link]
Unos Cuantos Trenes Blog, Jorge del Valle
Article: '[i]History writer's latest book shares tragic story of station train crash[/i]' as featured by
Barking and Dageham Post, 18th December 2019
Article: '[i]History writer's latest book shares tragic story of station train crash[/i]' as featured by
Barking and Dageham Post, 18th December 2019
Book on diesel and electric locomotives that after completing their careers in the United Kingdom found employment in other European countries such as Frances, the Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, etc., in the last twenty years.
A book with an extensive photographic journey (almost 290 images), complemented by a wealth of information, about the UK locomotives found in Europe, especially working on the construction of high-speed lines. To highlight the 60 pages that he dedicates to the locomotives of classes 37 and 58 that have been working in Spain.
Read the full Spanish review [link=https://unoscuantostrenes.blogspot.com/2019/12/rincon-literario-british-diesel-and.html]here[/link]
Unes Cuantos Trenes Blog, Jorge del Valle
Book on diesel and electric locomotives that after completing their careers in the United Kingdom found employment in other European countries such as Frances, the Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, etc., in the last twenty years.
A book with an extensive photographic journey (almost 290 images), complemented by a wealth of information, about the UK locomotives found in Europe, especially working on the construction of high-speed lines. To highlight the 60 pages that he dedicates to the locomotives of classes 37 and 58 that have been working in Spain.
Read the full Spanish review [link=https://unoscuantostrenes.blogspot.com/2019/12/rincon-literario-british-diesel-and.html]here[/link]
Unes Cuantos Trenes Blog, Jorge del Valle
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Locomotive Portraits
Whilst ever there have been railways there have been artists keen to paint them. Many famous names have included aspects of the railways in their paintings, including most notably Claude Monet and J M W Turner. This enthusiasm has been kept alive by the formation in the UK of the Guild of Railway Artists, of which there are over two hundred members… Read more...
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Flying Scotsman
From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history. It has travelled across the USA and steamed across Australia, changed owners and colour… Read more...
