The Snailbeach District Railways by Andy Cuckson

[tractionman]

hi folks,

 

Just a quick one about a book I have bought--'The Snailbeach District Railways' by Andy Cuckson.

 

Published in paperback by Twelveheads for a remarkable £20: http://www.twelveheads.com/t901.htm

 

This is a reprint of the hardback, which sold out--an absolute corker of a book, fantastic production values (lovely paper etc) and very readable yet well-researched, scholarly even--it has references!

 

The book covers the history of the SDR and associated lines and the local mines, the rolling stock, construction and engineering of the line, social history and buildings--it is full of well-reproduced photographs, as well as excellent scaled maps and drawings

 

I've always had a soft spot for the SDR ever since I first saw pictures of the line in the early 1980s published in the 'West Midlands Branch Line Album'. Happy memories too of searching out the remains of the line in a lovely part of England.

 

With the Bachmann WDR Baldwin about to appear, probably a good time to think about modelling the SDR--I still have my Dundas 009 Snailbeach coal wagon, purchased many moons ago and one of the first kits I ever built!

 

Andy Cuckson's book offers a load of detailed inf for those seeking to model this little line. Highly recommended!

 

all the best,

 

Keith

[Andy Y]

Thanks Keith, one more sold.

 

My curiosity came from exactly the same source as you!

[John B]

Thanks from me too, Keith. A line that's fascinated me since a Roy Link article on the Crowsnest Tramway in the Modeller in the 70s / 80s. One winging it's way to California.

[corneliuslundie]

And the more recent Crowsnest layout in Narrow Gauge and Industrial by Trevor Hughes. It was at Warley this year.

Jonathan