26power Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Picked up a flyer from D Blades stand at Bonnybridge for a new George C. O'Hara book: BR Steam in Scotland. ISBN: 978-0-9530821-2-4. £25.00. On-line info I found: http://www.billhudsontransportbooks.co.uk/selected-product.php?prod=br+steam+in+scotland&pid=7162 Please consider buying from a shop or society stand that supports railway preservation! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 A good lesson not to forget the older books just got this of Flea bay and even though is only small is packed with a lot of useful information and many sharp clear photo's I hadn't seen before, good for a 1948 book 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Seem to be selling well at Falkirk exhibition on Saturday! Author in attendance signing copies. Not had a chance to look at the one I bought, but if page count is anything to go by then it is excellent value! Picked up a flyer from D Blades stand at Bonnybridge for a new George C. O'Hara book: BR Steam in Scotland. ISBN: 978-0-9530821-2-4. £25.00. On-line info I found: http://www.billhudsontransportbooks.co.uk/selected-product.php?prod=br+steam+in+scotland&pid=7162 Please consider buying from a shop or society stand that supports railway preservation! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Well time to review the Christmas haul and despite asking/no begging for the family not to buy the usual general dross once again I'm lumbered with the usual coffee table crap that I get every year though with one exception which was my son who after asking back in November what I wanted was told any thing Caledonian got me Through Scotland with the Caledonian railway by A J Mullay and The Highland Railway by Fenwick & Gedes (I know - go figure on the second one though I am enjoying it) but its the first one that has me puzzled as at first flicking through it looked a good read and reference book with for a pleb like me lots of photo's but for some reason apart from a location there is no captions to any of the photo's ie. dates time whats happening etc which makes some of the photo's a mystery in them selves, it's the sort of book where one would have to have a good working knowledge of the Caledonian to know what your looking at which in a way defeats the object of getting the book in the first place. still some good reference photo's though and at least my son listened to my request. Any one else read this and felt the same? ps On totting up the costs of all the other tat DVD's and books the money they spent would have easily covered something good like the Caledonian Wagon book or such like...... Baa Humbug Edited December 30, 2013 by Londontram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portchullin Tatty Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I saw an advanced copy of this one yesterday: It has been printed and is now a the binders so it should be available for release at the Glasgow show. Many of you will be familiar with the nature of my fathers books and this is just as good as the previous. There are lots of good quality pictures (including some great overall views of trains that I have not previously been aware of) printed to a high standard on good quality paper. This is accompanied by top quality drawings of the vast majority of the vehicles. It covers all of the rolling stock of the company; passenger, goods, non-passenger and engineer's stock. Published by Noodle Books and available from both them and the main booksellers. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Picked up a flyer from D Blades stand at Bonnybridge for a new George C. O'Hara book: BR Steam in Scotland. ISBN: 978-0-9530821-2-4. £25.00. On-line info I found: http://www.billhudsontransportbooks.co.uk/selected-product.php?prod=br+steam+in+scotland&pid=7162 Please consider buying from a shop or society stand that supports railway preservation! Copies were flying off the shelves at the Glasgow Show, bought my copy for £20 to maintain a full set of Georges books, some cracking photographs of unusual locations and workings. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Copies were flying off the shelves at the Glasgow Show, bought my copy for £20 to maintain a full set of Georges books, some cracking photographs of unusual locations and workings. Jim 71000 at Aberdeen and a Standard Four 75xxx at Callender are two that could get the modelling juices flowing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 71000 at Aberdeen and a Standard Four 75xxx at Callender are two that could get the modelling juices flowing! Agree, the big question is did 71000 work through to Buchanan Street or did it come off at Perth or Stirling Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted June 3, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 3, 2014 'Great North Memories' from the GNSRA & bought from Bill Hudson for only $9.50 is another delightful pictorial of the GNS lines in the BR era, many color & some photos repeated from previous books, but recommended. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Following on from 'The Caledonian; Scotland's Imperial Railway', I'm led to believe that similar volumes are planned for the N*rth Br*t*sh and the Sou'West. Anyone else heard anything to this effect? Following on from 'The Caledonian; Scotland's Imperial Railway', I'm led to believe that similar volumes are planned for the N*rth Br*t*sh and the Sou'West. Anyone else heard anything to this effect? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted June 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think there is already one on the Highland, so it makes sense that others would follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Not a book but an interesting link to a pdf download on historic Scottish signal boxes that I found on another forum and thought might interest some of you, Steve http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/signal-boxes.pdf 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thanks for posting. What is source website? Not a book but an interesting link to a pdf download on historic Scottish signal boxes that I found on another forum and thought might interest some of you, Steve http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/signal-boxes.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hi 26power, someone had posted it on the Caledonian railway association forum. Its a read only forum unless your a member (I am) but there are some interesting topics covered, here's a link regards Steve http://www.crassoc.org.uk/forum/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Thanks. Following a mention elsewhere also found it on Historic Scotland's website: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/news/news_article.htm?articleid=44313 Cheers. Hi 26power, someone had posted it on the Caledonian railway association forum. Its a read only forum unless your a member (I am) but there are some interesting topics covered, here's a link regards Steve http://www.crassoc.org.uk/forum/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasp Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) Following on from 'The Caledonian; Scotland's Imperial Railway', I'm led to believe that similar volumes are planned for the N*rth Br*t*sh and the Sou'West. Anyone else heard anything to this effect? Following on from 'The Caledonian; Scotland's Imperial Railway', I'm led to believe that similar volumes are planned for the N*rth Br*t*sh and the Sou'West. Anyone else heard anything to this effect? The NB book is due out early October - check the publisher - Stenlake Jim Edited August 16, 2014 by jasp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Jim, I understand the NB volume is now out. The NBRSG are saying so. I think the SouWest volume is due in October in time for the Scottish Railway Forum in Perth. Davy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Highland volume just ordered. D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durranhill Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 The latest edition of Steam Days Magazine - http://www.steamdaysmag.co.uk/view_issue.asp, has an interesting 7 page article on the Glasgow Carriage Depots of Stepps & Cowlairs in the 50's & early 60's . Stewart . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durranhill Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) This May edition of BackTrack http://www.pendragonpublishing.co.uk/html/may_2015.htmlhas a 4 page article on the Quintinshill disaster together with a 9 page article on the Devon valley line . Stewart . Edited May 12, 2015 by Durranhill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Good day's shopping today in Stirling! In Waterstones I found a brand new book (just out today) "The Railway Infrastructure of Scotland" by Brian J Dickson, a superb collection of photographs of station buildings, signalboxes, engine sheds etc. A definite must for Scottish layouts. It is on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Railway-Infrastructure-Scotland-Brian-Dickson/dp/190550537X I then bagged a bargain "The Quintinshill Conspiracy" in the Works for £5, not too shabby at all. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 From Steam to Diesel: https://www.facebook.com/1413937658905453/photos/a.1413941825571703.1073741828.1413937658905453/1495154134117138/?type=3 Have e-mailed the address given to find out how to purchase directly. Will advise further when/if details advised. Launch(?) at: Portobello Book Festival on Saturday 3rd October at 2pm in Portobello High School Library. There was an exhibition of them last year at Portobello, see: http://artblart.com/2014/11/05/exhibition-text-from-steam-to-diesel-at-the-portobello-library-edinburgh/ Sounds like a very lucky find of these pictures! Wonder how many of the 500 make it into the book? Maybe not that many for £7.99. (64 pages according to the French Amazon! From there ISBN is: 978-0993402807, but seems preferable to support the author more directly.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Further to this, the author advises: "You can buy a copy of the book directly from me. The price is £7.99 plus £1.50 for 1st class p & p.. Make your cheque payable to A L Foley and send to the address shown below. Archie Foley 21/1 Joppa Road Edinburgh EH15 2HA" From Steam to Diesel: https://www.facebook.com/1413937658905453/photos/a.1413941825571703.1073741828.1413937658905453/1495154134117138/?type=3 Have e-mailed the address given to find out how to purchase directly. Will advise further when/if details advised. Launch(?) at: Portobello Book Festival on Saturday 3rd October at 2pm in Portobello High School Library. There was an exhibition of them last year at Portobello, see: http://artblart.com/2014/11/05/exhibition-text-from-steam-to-diesel-at-the-portobello-library-edinburgh/ Sounds like a very lucky find of these pictures! Wonder how many of the 500 make it into the book? Maybe not that many for £7.99. (64 pages according to the French Amazon! From there ISBN is: 978-0993402807, but seems preferable to support the author more directly.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted October 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2015 Noticed Oakwood Press has published the last in its 'east of fife' books, the East Fife Central railway http://www.oakwoodpress.co.uk/books/books_d-e.htm#THEEAST FIFE CENTRAL RAILWAY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Just received a copy of David Spaven's "The Railway Atlas of Scotland" (two hundred years of history in maps). It is not supposed to be published until tomorrow!! Only had a chance to skim through it but it looks like an absolutely fabulous book. Details here.... http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Railway-Atlas-of-Scotland.html Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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