Part 1: IndustryThis book is a photographic study of the 19th and early 20th century British industrial scene when it recovered in the 20 years after World War 2, only to die away altogether in the...
A Selection of Industrial and Passenger Railways Past & Present
by John Legg and Ian Peaty
ISBN: 9781857945973
Pub Date: 2023-06-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Silver Link
128 Pages
From their early beginnings until today, railways have been an important part of the industrial and commercial fabric of the UK with lines running to all major towns and cities providing necessary connections...
Over the years the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has amassed a magnificent collection of locomotives, carriages, freight wagons and maintenance rolling stock. This volume is the long-awaited new edition,...
The onward development of The Newcomers Guide to Model Railways
by Brian Lambert
ISBN: 9781857945454
Pub Date: 2022-04-13
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Silver Link
160 Pages
If you are just starting out in the hobby or returning to it after several years of absence, this book will help nudge you into producing a great model railway layout. Remember – think safely, then act.
The German ‘Kriegsdampflokomotiven’ and the British and American War Engines
by Phil Horton
ISBN: 9781857945690
Pub Date: 2021-06-29
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Silver Link
144 Pages
Few events had a greater influence on Europe’s railways in the 20th century than the Second World War. As described in this book, thousands of steam engines were produced for the conflict by all sides. Although many were damaged during the war, most survived.
With railways now rejuvenated and passenger numbers growing ever larger, the reflection on what Beeching got right and what perhaps in hindsight got very badly wrong makes for fascinating reading.
I must admit to not having had a lifelong love of railways I certainly wasn't interested in them in my early days, I would have been at least eighteen months old before getting hooked, after being presented...
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