★★★★★ Everything about this book represents the quality writing found in other publications by the same author. It is easy to understand and especial thought must have gone into reducing technical terms to an absolute minimum. I found myself hard pressed to put it down, wanting more with each page I read. Highly recommended for anyone remotely interested in railways but suitable for those whose interests center around heritage, engineering, both mechanical and civil.
See the review online [link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rebuilding-Welsh-Highland-Railway-Britains/dp/1473827272]here.[/link]
Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ Everything about this book represents the quality writing found in other publications by the same author. It is easy to understand and especial thought must have gone into reducing technical terms to an absolute minimum. I found myself hard pressed to put it down, wanting more with each page I read. Highly recommended for anyone remotely interested in railways but suitable for those whose interests center around heritage, engineering, both mechanical and civil.
See the review online [link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rebuilding-Welsh-Highland-Railway-Britains/dp/1473827272]here.[/link]
Amazon Reviewer
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The photographs are of excellent quality and are arranged by class and virtually in date order.
This album illustrates well the improvement which was achieved in haulage capacity and reliability.
Friends of the National Railway Museum
The photographs are of excellent quality and are arranged by class and virtually in date order.
This album illustrates well the improvement which was achieved in haulage capacity and reliability.
Friends of the National Railway Museum
Combining well-researched history, a quality album in its own right and a fact-packed work of reference, David Maidment's book is a 'must' for any GW enthusiast's bookshelf.
Great Western Echo
Combining well-researched history, a quality album in its own right and a fact-packed work of reference, David Maidment's book is a 'must' for any GW enthusiast's bookshelf.
Great Western Echo
John King is to be congratulated on this painstaking piece of research which provides fascinating insight into the people behind the elegant facade of the general offices of Waterloo. Pen and Sword are to be congratulated too for producing an attractive book.
It is recommended for the shelves of all devotees of the Southern.
Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society
John King is to be congratulated on this painstaking piece of research which provides fascinating insight into the people behind the elegant facade of the general offices of Waterloo. Pen and Sword are to be congratulated too for producing an attractive book.
It is recommended for the shelves of all devotees of the Southern.
Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society
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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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British Steam Patriots
Following the success of the first two rebuilt 'Claughton' class engines, the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1932 embarked upon a building programme of fifty more 'Patriot' class 5XP locomotives. The new 4-6-0 locomotives were at first referred to as 'Baby Scots', until officially named the 'Patriot' class in 1937. Two batches of the new… 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...
