valleymodeller Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I can thoroughly recommend this book. All B&W photos but a fine work depicting the area in the early days of diesels. A few blue ones make an appearance but mainly shown are green diesels , a lot without even warning panels. I think (haven't checked) all the photos are credited to Dr Ian C Allen, a quite a few have been seen previously in his 1980s book Diesels in East Anglia. This is a bit of a treasure trove for a much neglected area in railway photography. There are great shot of a loco hauling just a couple of wagons, an this is brilliant inspiration for the railway modeller. Tony 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubloseven Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I quite agree. Picked up a copy a few weeks ago having seen it at a local show. Excellent book and as mentioned a great source of inspiration. Regards, Cliff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted March 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2020 The interesting thing about the GE section of the Eastern Region is that it was extensively dieselised well before the Beeching cuts. This meant it had a great selection of the various 1st gen mainline locos and also a healthy variety of various shunters. For a brief but happy period for modellers, it was a traditional "common-carrier" railway. We're fortunate that Dr. Ian Allen was around to capture it. A good DVD on traditional freight operation in the region is this: https://transportvideo.com/product/pick-up-freight/ Mark 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Just ordered a copy. Thanks for the scoop! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleymodeller Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 22/03/2020 at 09:52, 2mmMark said: The interesting thing about the GE section of the Eastern Region is that it was extensively dieselised well before the Beeching cuts. This meant it had a great selection of the various 1st gen mainline locos and also a healthy variety of various shunters. For a brief but happy period for modellers, it was a traditional "common-carrier" railway. We're fortunate that Dr. Ian Allen was around to capture it. A good DVD on traditional freight operation in the region is this: https://transportvideo.com/product/pick-up-freight/ Mark Funnily enough Mark that's one of my favourite DVDs. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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