A collection of photographs of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway during the 1950s and 60s - the final decades when steam still reigned supreme.

The Last Days of Steam on the Southern: London, Brighton, and South Coast

Postlethwaite, Alan

Business & Money

Sutton Pub Ltd

In his new book Alan Postlethwaite has brought together a collection of facts and photographs to shed new light on the long history of the Southern Region of BR and its predecessors.The age of Southern steam was made of more than locomotives and trains - it also consisted of rolling stock, paperwork and all the infrastructure of a complex transport system. The book aims to illustrate these often overlooked aspects of the railway, as observed during the 1950s and the 1960s but with origins identified as early as the mid-nineteenth century.The book features rare and commonplace examples of station architecture, yards, sheds, signal types, signal-boxes, trackwork, bridges, coaches, wagons, electrification, signs, lamps, maps, tickets and notices, as well as ordinary railwaymen and their work.Odd Corners of the Southern will be entertaining and informative reading for the general enthusiast and for modellers, preservationists and historians who wish to unravel the background of the Southern and its predecessors.

Odd Corners of the Southern from the Days of Steam

Engineering & Transportation

Postlehwaite, Alan

Transportation

This volume collects 200 historic photographs of the last decade of steam on the Southern Region of British Rail. The pictures cover the whole of the south, from Kent to Cornwall, including the Somerset and Dorset joint line and others now closed. Each image celebrates the power and glory of steam.

The Best of Southern Steam: The Final Decade

Sutton Publishing+ltd

The author presents a collection of facts and photographs to shed light on the long history of the Southern Region of BR and its predecessors. The age of Southern steam was made of more than locomotives and trains - it also consisted of rolling stock, paperwork and all the infrastructure of a complex transport system. The book aims to illustrate these often overlooked aspects of the railway, as observed during the 1950s and 1960s but with origins identified as early as the mid-19th century. It covers the whole of the Southern area, from Kent to Cornwall, including the Isle of Wight and a selection of closed lines and stations. The book features rare and commonplace examples of station architecture, yards, sheds, signal types, signal-boxes, trackwork, bridges, coaches, wagons, electrification, signs, lamps, maps, tickets and notices, as well as ordinary railwaymen and their work.

Odd Corners of the Southern

The History Press LTD

Railway modellers constantly refer to photographs for details of real scenes. Here, a whole library of useful illustrations is brought together to give a single reference source, arranged in over 70 themed mini chapters. The most popular period for modellers are the last days of steam on British Railways, 1958 to 1967, and the 300 previously unpublished photographs were taken during those years. As well as providing an inspiration for modellers, the book will appeal to preservationists, historians and railway enthusiasts as it portrays this fascinating period of railway history.

Model Railway Detailing: A Source Book of Period Photographs From The Steam Age

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Haynes Pubns

From his knowledge, experience and love of railways, the author has prepared 30 extraordinary model railway plans. All but one are imaginary, inspired by studying other people's layouts at exhibitions, in their homes and in magazines over the past five decades. The size of the layouts described and illustrated range from the transportable to the permanent club railway system, together with those for the attic and garden. The book will inspire individuals and groups of enthusiasts into producing more advanced and appealing model railways, whether they are beginners or the more experienced modeler.

Adventurous Model Railway Plans

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