penyghent Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 My new Volume 1 book about the The Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway is now on sale at various locations, do please take a look http://fonthillmedia.com/The-Lancashire-Derbyshire-and-East-Coast-Railway https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lancashire-Derbyshire-East-Coast-Railway/dp/1781556288/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1510810183&sr=1-1&keywords=lancashire+derbyshire&dpID=51-l4OYeX%252BL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-lancashire-derbyshire-and-east-coast-railway-chesterfield-to-langwith-junction-the-beighton-branch-and-sheffield-district-railway-no-1/chris-booth/9781781556283 https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/The-Lancashire-Derbyshire-and-East-Coast-Railway-Chesterfield-to-Langwith-Junction-the-Beighton/238730886 Chhers! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Looks an interesting read. Would you happen to know if any of the traders at Warley will have it for sale ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb900f Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Chris, I assume it is the the same publication as the hard back version ? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Chris, I assume it is the the same publication as the hard back version ? Pete This is an updated version with more text and different photos where ever possible. There is more about the collieries the line served and further info on branches. I have tried to make it different to the Blurb books but If you are not sure it will be available to browse in WaterstonesLooks an interesting read. Would you happen to know if any of the traders at Warley will have it for sale ? Sorry mate I don't know that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 To answer my own question, I bought this book from Book Law's stand at Warley yesterday, and a most interesting read it is too; Thoroughly recommended. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Whizz Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 From a quick scan in Waterstone's, there's almost no mention in this latest work of the Mansfield Railway (an important feeder to the LDEC route), yet it was given some treatment in the earlier work. Curious, and somewhat unsatisfactory ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 This is Volume One; The Introduction states that 'Volume Two will cover the remaining section [from Langwith Jc] to Pyewipe Jc, along with the Mansfield Railway connection.' 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) From a quick scan in Waterstone's, there's almost no mention in this latest work of the Mansfield Railway (an important feeder to the LDEC route), yet it was given some treatment in the earlier work. Curious, and somewhat unsatisfactory ... There is a reason for this. Volume 1 covers Chesterfield to Langwith, Volume 2 covers Langwith to Lincoln and was to cover the Mansfield Railway, however, due to reasons beyond my control I have had to strip out that section to allow as much as I can in Volume 2 about the LD&ECR. So, although it does state that Volume 2 will include it, the Mansfield Railway will now be in Volume 3, along with the Mid Notts Joint Line Edited December 6, 2017 by penyghent 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 6, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2017 I know I keep banging on about it, but are the pictures of merchantable quality in the new book?, not taken in power failure in a coal cellar with an Instamatic! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 I know I keep banging on about it, but are the pictures of merchantable quality in the new book?, not taken in power failure in a coal cellar with an Instamatic! Mike. Well what can I say? The light was on, the Instamatic was in good order and the coal cellar had been whitewashed! seriously I have no control over printing of the book so I can only say the only way to determine if they are up to scratch is to take a look inside one, perhaps go into Waterstones and see if they have one to peruse? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2017 Well what can I say? The light was on, the Instamatic was in good order and the coal cellar had been whitewashed! seriously I have no control over printing of the book so I can only say the only way to determine if they are up to scratch is to take a look inside one, perhaps go into Waterstones and see if they have one to peruse? Regrettably, Waterstones are bit thin on the ground in Spain, no WHS reading rooms either!!! I shall peruse next month on my return to your cold and wondrous land! Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Is there any good wagon photo's? We produced 3 7mm wagon kits a few years back from drawings and a couple of very dodgy photos it would be nice to fine a brake van photo as I have been commissioned to build one. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Good luck finding an LDEC brake van photo. I've never seen one, ever, not even a crummy one. Would be fascinated to see such a thing, if it exists. Even GC brake van pictures in general are quite rare, with at least one diagram seemingly unrepresented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velopeur Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I have a faint recollection from research many years ago that the LDEC used a Great Eastern design with a balcony at each end. Wilmott was ex-GE and seems to have based much of the LDEC rolling stock on GE designs, though with slight differences, as they were built by outside contractors. I may possibly have seen a drawing in what was then the OPC collection, now in the NRM, rather than a photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Is there any good wagon photo's? We produced 3 7mm wagon kits a few years back from drawings and a couple of very dodgy photos it would be nice to fine a brake van photo as I have been commissioned to build one. Marc Sorry there are no close up wagon photos, indeed I have not seen many decent photos of LD&ECR wagons, just some distant shots showing those with sloping LDECR lettering. As for Brake Vans, again nothing sadly. Sorry I cant be of more help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Vol 1 of the LNER wagons books states that the brake was a carbon copy of the GER 10ft6 wheel base brake. The OPC drawing backs this up. As a side there is quite a few OPC drawings at york for the LDECR and a number of them are very close to standard GER wagons. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted December 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2017 I know I keep banging on about it, but are the pictures of merchantable quality in the new book?, not taken in power failure in a coal cellar with an Instamatic! Mike. In case the above rather "off" comment is putting anyone off this book, then having looked at it myself I'd say it was very nicely produced, and the photographs are both interesting and well reproduced. The comments above most certainly do not apply to it. Congratulations to the author, I hope that both he and the publisher do well with it and we see the later volumes too. Simon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I found this photo on ebay tucked away in the centre shows a LD from a LDECR wagon. It looks like a 15ft 5 plank open. Marc 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 In case the above rather "off" comment is putting anyone off this book, then having looked at it myself I'd say it was very nicely produced, and the photographs are both interesting and well reproduced. The comments above most certainly do not apply to it. Congratulations to the author, I hope that both he and the publisher do well with it and we see the later volumes too. Simon Thank you Simon. As the author of this book I appreciate feedback like this it makes the months of work worthwhile. You will most definitely see the later volumes, volume 2 is complete and with the publishers, and I am about 90% there with volume 3, so look out for them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 I found this photo on ebay tucked away in the centre shows a LD from a LDECR wagon. It looks like a 15ft 5 plank open. Marc The LD wagons were the subject of a discussion last week. It was thought that the wagons with the LD letters like this one, were owned by the company, but those with LDECR in leaning backwards italics were leased. However, we don't know if this is fact or merely conjecture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 On the OPC drawings all the letters were not italic as were some of the others bought wagons and a grainy photo of a box van. The photo in the LNER wagon book shows a hired wagon with the letters in italics. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 On the OPC drawings all the letters were not italic as were some of the others bought wagons and a grainy photo of a box van. The photo in the LNER wagon book shows a hired wagon with the letters in italics. Marc so it could be right about the italics letters only being on hired wagons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) Very positive review of Volume 2 in this month's Railway Magazine, I look forward to getting it. Edited May 3, 2018 by caradoc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Is there any news about Volume 3 yet? (I've just been asked what I would like for Christmas and, as usual, my first thoughts on the subject are which books I know are in the offing!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Is there any news about Volume 3 yet? (I've just been asked what I would like for Christmas and, as usual, my first thoughts on the subject are which books I know are in the offing!) Sadly no, although it is complete I am awaiting the publishers nod to upload it and in truth I don't expect to see it on the shelves much before the middle of next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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