Arthur Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The second album in the British Railway History In Colour is now available from Black Dwarf/ Lightmoor. My copy arrived this morning, "Forest of Dean Lines and the Severn Bridge". 328 colour pages, a real treat. Sorry Gents, no previews, I'll be putting it by for a Christmas read. (Ho, Ho, Ho) Even came with a railway themed stamp. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenway Park Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Picked my copy up today from the Dean Forest Shop: Again a Christmas present but a sneak preview revealed it to be an excellent volume with some rare photos. Just need a 16XX to top the wish list in the Poll. Highly recommended 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Derails Models Posted October 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2015 You missed Neil Parkhouse signing them at the DFR yesterday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Thanks Arthur. I have Volume 1 and plan to buy Volume 2. Colour pictures of the Severn and Wye are so rare in books, and would be so valuable when modelling. For instance I am building anew Railway Cottages 1, 2, and 3 in their pre-rendered days and the only photos I can find are black and white - the very complex gutters and drainpipes aren't black - but what colour are they? I'm guessing a grey/green but a colour photo sure would help. Edited October 26, 2015 by ParkeNd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2015 I have a copy on order for me and also for Re6/6. Been eagerly awaiting this book ever since I heard of it from Lightmoor, back at the Bristol show a few years ago. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) Thanks Arthur. I have Volume 1 and plan to buy Volume 2. Colour pictures of the Severn and Wye are so rare in books, and would be so valuable when modelling. For instance I am building anew Railway Cottages 1, 2, and 3 in their pre-rendered days and the only photos I can find are black and white - the very complex gutters and drainpipes aren't black - but what colour are they? I'm guessing a grey/green but a colour photo sure would help. Got my copy today - loads of colour photos of Parkend Railway Cottages. All questions answered. Green. But now, like Arthur's copy. it's going away for Christmas. Edited October 28, 2015 by ParkeNd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Another superb book. It's just taken me well over an hour for a 'quick' look through - weeks worth of reading here I think 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 31, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2015 Picked my copy up today from Simon (Titfield Thunderbolt) when he was at the Exeter Garden Railway Show. After only a quick first glance so far, it looks to be an absolute corker. Some brilliant colour photos of Travellers Rest, for a start. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Picked my copy up today from Simon (Titfield Thunderbolt) when he was at the Exeter Garden Railway Show. After only a quick first glance so far, it looks to be an absolute corker. Some brilliant colour photos of Travellers Rest, for a start. Just how 95% of these pictures have stayed out of sight for so long amazes me. The book is an absolute treasure trove - and just about everything that came before it was in black and white too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2015 A few blurry snaps of a couple of pages here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104684-the-ruabon-to-barmouth-line-lightmoor-press/&do=findComment&comment=2078745 A truly excellent work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I am looking on the internet for this book. The Book Depository doesn't have it yet, a shame as they don't charge postage. Amazon UK has a shop in Exeter with it but they want over $78 which is far above the Lightmoor price of $45. Are there any more reasonable price around or is the cover price the best price still. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2015 Going on my Christmas list! Spooky but one of the unfortunate casualties - RIP - on the two barges that brought the bridge down was Alex Bullock - no relation. A fascinating area of railway operation no doubt Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2015 I am looking on the internet for this book. The Book Depository doesn't have it yet, a shame as they don't charge postage. Amazon UK has a shop in Exeter with it but they want over $78 which is far above the Lightmoor price of $45. Are there any more reasonable price around or is the cover price the best price still. Brian. Brian, I doubt you'd get much below the cover price, and to be honest, given the small margins that publishers and booksellers operate to over here, why would you want to? I'd try an e-mail to Simon Castens at The Titfield Thunderbolt in Bath, see if he posts to the USA. It's a fantastic book, and well worth the wait and the cover price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Had a quick thumb through on Friday. Definitely going on the Christmas list, I got the first one when it came out and this looks every bit as good. Lots of inspiration Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted November 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'd try an e-mail to Simon Castens at The Titfield Thunderbolt in Bath, see if he posts to the USA. simon@titfield.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Absolutely first class book like Volume 1. Bought mine from Lightmoor via Amazon at RRP to use the Amazon gift voucher received from one my daughters for my birthday last month. Lots of inspirational photos to tempt me away from Cwm Bach in The Valleys to the Forest of Dean. I would need a 16XX and wonder if it is viable as a 7mm RTR project. Could I sell 1,000 of them? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigw Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Brian, I live in Australia and ordered via Titfield Thunderbolt. Book was 29.95 or thereabouts and the postage was 1 GBP less! Having said that, I do not regret it for a second. As others have alluded too, the book is superb. Buy it, you will still be reading it long after the pain of the postage has gone. Craigw 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Could I sell 1,000 of them? Depends how much you can do one for- if in the same ballpark as the Peckett (+ a bit, it does have more wheels after all) then yes, probably! Would need to be a good chunk cheaper than Lionheart's 64xx/ 74xx though, it's a lovely model but priced too high for an "I like that" purchase for most people, it has to be an "I want that". Book is very much on my personal "I want that" list and Father Christmas has duly been informed of this, looking forward to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dan Randall Posted November 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) I would need a 16XX and wonder if it is viable as a 7mm RTR project. Could I sell 1,000 of them?As a BR Western Region modeller, I could certainly find a home for one. You could possibly tempt a number of BR Scottish Region modellers too and inspire a whole host of Dornoch Branch layouts. I'd like to do a Scottish Region layout myself at some point, so I can justify some lovely bright blue BR totems and enamel signs! Just to get back on topic, my birthday is fast approaching and a copy of this book is winging its way to me as I type! Regards Dan Edited November 27, 2015 by Dan Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2015 Just to get back on topic, my birthday is fast approaching and a copy of this book is winging its way to me as I type! You won't be disappointed, I just cannot overstate how good this book is, and for Forest of Dean enthusiasts, especially those who like the later BR steam era, this must surely rate as the 'ultimate' book. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) You won't be disappointed, I just cannot overstate how good this book is, and for Forest of Dean enthusiasts, especially those who like the later BR steam era, this must surely rate as the 'ultimate' book. It is a dangerous book though if you have a model railway layout built based on black and white pictures - and not enough of those either. This has had to be built again so it looks like the second photo. Not finished yet - two months work so far - it's the quantity and colour of the photos that do the damage. See around Page 91. Edited November 28, 2015 by ParkeNd 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dan Randall Posted November 29, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2015 You won't be disappointed, I just cannot overstate how good this book is, and for Forest of Dean enthusiasts, especially those who like the later BR steam era, this must surely rate as the 'ultimate' book. Thanks Captain - I have the first volume in the series and the images in that blew my socks off. How I wish our railways still looked like they did then.... Regards Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Cracking publication. Neil and Ian have done themselves proud with these books. Along with the 'Ruabon to Barmouth' volume an excellent purchase even at the cover price. Where else could you find so many colour photos for £30? It's given me plenty of ideas for my possible new layout, based 'Somewhere in The Forest of Dean' - with a good handful of modeller's licence! Regarding 16XXPT I have one in 4mm from the old Sutherland/Cotswold kit. My experimental fully beamed chassis did not work out very well sadly (the weight distribution is all wrong) but it is a possible source for one of these locos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted December 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 13, 2015 The other iconic FOD loco is the GWR 2021 PT. As far as I know that is not available in any form at the moment in 4 or 7mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dan Randall Posted December 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2015 my birthday is fast approaching and a copy of this book is winging its way to me as I type! Regards Dan You won't be disappointed, I just cannot overstate how good this book is, and for Forest of Dean enthusiasts, especially those who like the later BR steam era, this must surely rate as the 'ultimate' book. As predicted by the good captain, this book is absolutely superb and contains inspiration by the bucket load! If you haven't bought a copy yet, you're missing out, but there's still time to get a letter off to Santa... I sincerely hope other books in the series are planned. Regards Dan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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