| HORNBY’S GREAT WESTERN ‘GRANGE’ 4-6-0 | [16/05/2005] |
 - The Great Western Railway ‘Granges’ were constructed between 1936 and 1939 as renewals of Churchward’s 43xx Class 2-6-0 locomotives. It was originally intended …
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| UNION MILLS G2 | [16/05/2005] |
 - It has been some time since this company has featured in these pages. For those of you who are not aware of Union Mills they are a small one-man ‘cottage indust…
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| GREAT WESTERN STEAM RAIL MOTORS | [14/04/2005] |
 - The steam rail motor can be regarded as the forerunner of the diesel and electric multiple units that currently hold sway on the national railway system, and as…
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| ‘LIVE STEAM’ DRIVING EXPERIENCE | [20/01/2005] |
 - Open the regulator a little bit -watch the cylinder pressure gauge. Quick! Close the regulator – we don’t want a Blue Peter!’ Even despite this advice to the no…
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| LOCOMOTIVES IN DETAIL 1, BULLEID 4-6-2 MERCHANT NAVY CLASS | [16/11/2004] |
 - Ian Allan Publishing (and its imprints) has provided us with most of the offerings this month, and this one is, in my opinion, the most interesting. By way of a…
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| HORNBY’S GRESLEY COACHES | [16/11/2004] |
 - For many years, railway modellers in 4mm scale have been asking for an accurate RTR LNER coach, in teak or BR condition. What’s been on offer to date has been r…
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| NAMED TRAINS ON LNER LINES (2 PARTS) | [15/10/2004] |
 - Between them, these two albums provide a pictorial overview of the various named trains from the steam era that ran on lines that once formed the London & North…
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| MODEL RAILWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN HANDBOOK | [28/09/2004] |
 - If I were a newcomer to model railways, this well presented compilation of tips, track plans and designs would be a definite addition to my reference library. I…
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| NEW LIVERY ‘WARSHIPS’ AND ‘CROCODILES’ | [28/09/2004] |
 - The recent releases from Bachmann include two different members of the BR
Diesel Hydraulic ‘Warship’ Class 42, those chosen being D801 Vanguard, sporting maroo…
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| SOUTHERN REGION BR STANDARD 5MT | [17/08/2004] |
 - Just released is the latest version of Bachmann’s popular BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0, this one coupled to one of the impressive BR 1F high-capacity tenders. The mode…
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| GWR - THE BANBURY & CHELTENHAM RAILWAY | [15/07/2004] |
 - This is a monumental and definitive work by someone who, although not familiar with the line in its heyday, has had a deep fascination with the route since his …
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| THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, AN IRISH RAILWAY PICTORIAL | [18/03/2004] |
- Once in a while an absolute gem of a book comes along, and this lovely volume is just one. Until last summer, I had no qualification at all to write a critique …
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| BRITISH RAILWAY GOODS WAGONS IN COLOUR 1960-2003 | [18/03/2004] |
 - This book is the combined works of the late Dr Robert Hendry (1921-1991) and his son Robert. At a penny under &#pound;15.00 in large format paperback, you will …
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| RAILWAY ARCHIVE NO.5 | [18/03/2004] |
- This is a very high quality periodical, published three times a year. This issue covers nine different subjects, some a bit esoteric, but all well written and i…
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| THE GWR SWINDON TO BATH LINE | [18/03/2004] |
 - Takes a detailed look at the history of this important stretch of railway. Well illustrated with 200 or so historic and contemporary photographs, plus maps, ill…
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| NO.5 THE MIXED TRAFFIC CLASS 5S - NOS.5000-5224 | [18/03/2004] |
- The latest in the series of LMS Locomotive Profiles produced in association with the National Railway Museum is No.5 The Mixed Traffic Class 5s - Nos.5000-5224 …
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| RAILWAY OPERATION FOR THE MODELLER | [18/03/2004] |
- It deals unashamedly with the 'traditional' steam era railway working practices, much of which, as Bob points out, cannot be replicated on the preserved 'herita…
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| GLORY DAYS - BRITISH FERRIES | [11/12/2003] |
- This large format book details the history of the humble diesel shunting locomotive from
the LMS experiments with rebuilt Johnson 1F 0-6-0T No.1831 in the 193…
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| BRITISH RAILWAY AIR BRAKED STOCK VOLUME 2 | [11/12/2003] |
 - The second volume in the 'Modern Railways in Profile Series' covers steel carrying
wagons, engineer's stock, timber carriers and bulk powder tank wagons, all …
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| LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN MISCELLANY | [11/12/2003] |
- The history of the London & South Western Railway is as fraught with dramas as that of
any of the big pre-Grouping companies. The continuing battles with the …
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| THE POWER OF THE CASTLES | [11/12/2003] |
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This is the latest in the popular 'Power of' series and, as the authors tell us, is the first to
feature a GWR/BR WR locomotive. Astonishing, isn't it? As w…
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| RAILWAY BLUNDERS | [11/12/2003] |
 - At last, a railway book written in an entirely different, most entertaining way. The author
has a long (deserved) pedigree in railway writings and in this exc…
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| THE WENSLEYDALE BRANCH - A NEW HISTORY | [08/08/2003] |
- This is a timely release of a revised Second Edition of the Oakwood line history, which first appeared in 1993. From May 12 this year, Wensleydale Railway plc t…
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| WONDERFUL WAVERLEY | [08/08/2003] |
 - Edinburgh's Waverley station has been a prominent feature of the Scottish capital for 150 years, and is celebrated here with an emphasis on photographs dating f…
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| FROM CHESTER TO HOLYHEAD: THE BRANCH LINES | [16/07/2003] |
 - It would be interesting to speculate on whether Bill Rear feels satisfied, elated or relieved at having produced a volume detailing every former LMS branch line…
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| SOUTHERN RAILWAY MISCELLANY | [16/07/2003] |
 - Somebody rather churlishly criticised Kevin Robertson's Southern Railway Miscellany for having photographs taken either before or after the existence of the So…
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| AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SOUTHERN COACHES | [16/07/2003] |
 - Unique among the 'Big Four' Grouping companies, the Southern Railway earned more from its passenger business than its freight, and electrification over much of …
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| THE POWER OF THE DUCHESSES | [16/07/2003] |
- Exuding power and might, the 'Duchesses' were without doubt one of the most powerful locomotives to operate on any of Britain's railways. Capable of taking trai…
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| WESTERN MAIN LINES -BRISTOL TO TAUNTON INCLUDING WESTON SUPER MARE | [16/07/2003] |
 - The 'Jubilees' would invariably come off trains to the West Country at Bristol, so you won't find them in this latest book in the 'Western Main Lines' series by…
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| WORKING STEAM - STANIER JUBILEES | [16/07/2003] |
 - This recent and welcome addition to the Ian Allan 'Working Steam' series is In the now familiar 'Jane's' colour album format, the book charting the varied opera…
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