Book Review: South East Asia Railways by Peter J. Green
This book provides an illustrated tour of the railways of southeast Asia, from Myanmar to Malaysia with detours to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
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Book Review: Railways of the Eastern Counties Since 1970 by John Law
This book illustrates railways in the eastern counties from when locomotives hauled main line trains and diesel multiple units operated branch lines
Book Review: Milford Haven and Neyland Branches by John Hodge
This book describes the West Wales branches from Clarbeston Road via Haverfordwest and Johnston to Milford Haven and Neyland.
Book Review: Going East, the Story of East West Rail and the Oxford-Cambridge Line by K.C. Close and R.J. Cook
This book tells the story of the line from Oxford to Cambridge, from its beginnings through partial closure to the current plans to reopen it.
Book Review: London’s Transport from Roman Times by Anthony Burton
This book tells the story of London's transport systems from Roman times, how the Thames was crossed, and the evolution from horse drawn wagons.
Book Review: Class 47 Locomotives – Celebrating Sixty Years by Martin Measures
This book illustrates many locations where Type 4 Class 47 locomotives were seen during their more than sixty years of service on Britain’s railways…
Book Review: Britain’s Railways from the Air by Rob Higgins
This book takes the reader on an aerial view of Britain’s railways with previously-unseen views of industrial installations, marshalling yards, and …
Book Review: West Coast Main Lines 1957-1963 by John Palmer
This book provides a history of the West Coast Main Lines and a detailed look at its locomotives and operations during the years 1957 to 1963.
Book Review: The Brunels, Father and Son by Anthony Burton
This book looks at the work of Britain’s great engineering geniuses Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and his less well-known father Marc Brunel.
Book Review: Rail Freight, Yorkshire and North East England by Paul Shannon
This book illustrates the changing pattern of freight traffic on the railways of Yorkshire and North East England during the last 40 years.