Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute – Book Review

Author: Bernard Mills
Publisher: Key Publishing
ISBN: 9781913870034
Price: RRP £14.99
Publication Date: May 2020
Number of pages: 96
Format: Paperback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted September 17, 2022 by Mark in Diesel Locomotives, Miscellaneous, South Wales Main Line, Western Class, Western Region / 0 Comments

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Brunel in South Wales: Volume 1, In Trevithick’s Tracks – Book Review

Author: Stephen K. Jones
Publisher: The History Press (originally Tempus)
ISBN: 9780752432366
Price: RRP £17.99
Publication Date: 1st April 2005
Number of pages: 240
Format: Softcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted August 27, 2022 by Mark in Biography, Brunel, Cardiff, Early Railways, Merthyr, Miscellaneous, Pre-Grouping Companies, Taff Vale Railway, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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HSTs: The Western Region – Book Review

Author: Mark V. Pike
Publisher: Key Publishing
ISBN: 1913870685
Price: RRP £15.99
Publication Date: 30th July 2022
Number of pages: 96
Format: Paperback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted August 15, 2022 by Mark in Diesel Locomotives, High Speed Train, Miscellaneous, South Wales Main Line, Western Region / 0 Comments

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Rails to Prosperity: The Barry and After 1884 to 1984 – Retro Review

Author: Brian J. Miller
Publisher: Regional Publications (Bristol)
ISBN: 0906570174
Price: S/H copies available from about £3-£16 depending on condition
Published: 1984
Number of pages: 96
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted August 5, 2022 by Mark in Barry Railway, Docks Railways, Miscellaneous, Pre-Grouping Companies, Vale of Glamorgan Railway, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Railwaymen of the Welsh Valleys 1914-1967: Volume 2 – Book Review

Author: Philip W.L. Williams
Publisher: Mortons Books (Silver Link)
ISBN: 9781857945904
Price: RRP £35
Publication Date: 6th June 2022
Number of pages: 269
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted July 27, 2022 by Mark in Aberdare, Depot, Miscellaneous, Pontypool Road, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Steam in South Wales: Volume 4, Monmouthshire – Retro Review

Author: Michael Hale
Publisher: Oxford Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780860932857
Price: S/H copies available from about £11-£24 depending on condition
Published: April 1984
Number of pages: 96
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted July 11, 2022 by Mark in Miscellaneous, Monmouthshire, Newport, Pontypool Road, Severn Tunnel, Sirhowy Valley, South Wales Main Line, Tredegar, Valleys Railways, Western Region / 0 Comments

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Railways and Industry on the Brecon and Merthyr: Bassaleg to Bargoed – Book Review

Author: John Hodge and Ray Caston
Publisher: Pen and Sword Books
ISBN: 9781399096058
Price: RRP £35.00 (but available at a lower price)
Publication Date: 27th April 2022
Number of pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted June 18, 2022 by Mark in Brecon and Merthyr Railway, Miscellaneous, Pre-Grouping Companies, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Caerphilly Works 1901-1964 – Retro Review

Author: Eric R. Mountford
Publisher: Roundhouse Books
ISBN: Unknown
Price: S/H copies available from about £10-£20 depending on condition
Publication: 1965
Number of pages: 132
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted June 5, 2022 by Mark in Caerphilly Works, Depot, Miscellaneous, Pre-Grouping Companies, Rhymney Railway, Valleys Railways / 0 Comments

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Ealing Comedy: The 1884 Bassaleg Standoff

Ealing Comedy: The 1884 Bassaleg Standoff. A ‘Branch Lines’ post describing an incident involving the first coal train on the Pontypridd Caerphilly and Newport Railway. A tale of railway pomposity and bowler-hat subbornness worthy of a 1950s Ealing Comedy!

Posted May 30, 2022 by Mark in Branch lines / 0 Comments

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British Industrial Steam in the 1960s – Book Review

Author: Terence Dorrity
Publisher: Lightmoor Press
ISBN: 9781911038948
Price: RRP £30
Publication: December 2021
Number of pages: 224
Format: Hardback
How Obtained: Purchased

Posted May 21, 2022 by Mark in Coal Trains, Colliery Railways, Docks Railways, Freight Trains, Industrial, Miscellaneous / 0 Comments

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