Pint of Adnams Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 16/11/2023 at 14:16, Strathwood said: For the shear amount of research and new material within Simon's new work on Sir Nigel Gresley running to 460 pages this is a most worthy Book of the Week and we commend this to you. Sir Nigel Gresley The L.N.E.R.'s First C.M.E. For more details see https://strathwood.co.uk/products/sir-nigel-gresley-the-l-n-e-r-s-first-c-m-e-launched-15-november-2023?_pos=7&_psq=gresley&_ss=e&_v=1.0 or log on to Kevin I'm surprised that, on reading the contents listed on your website, that there is just a single chapter describing Gresley's carriage and wagon designs. Gresley joined the GNR as it's Carriage and Wagon Superintendent and immediately made an impact on the design of coaching stock but also in the design of a wagon for special purposes. He probably had more patents to his name for rolling stock than for locomotives and was noted for inter alia articulation, electric and anthracite cooking, pressure ventilation, probably the smoothest riding bogies of the time and still performing, the development of various wagon types and such practicalities as the uses of differing steels in hopper wagon bodies in order to ascertain their durability to withstand the acids in the mineral loads carried. Are all of these well-described? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted November 30, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2023 9 hours ago, Pint of Adnams said: I'm surprised that, on reading the contents listed on your website, that there is just a single chapter describing Gresley's carriage and wagon designs. Gresley joined the GNR as it's Carriage and Wagon Superintendent and immediately made an impact on the design of coaching stock but also in the design of a wagon for special purposes. He probably had more patents to his name for rolling stock than for locomotives and was noted for inter alia articulation, electric and anthracite cooking, pressure ventilation, probably the smoothest riding bogies of the time and still performing, the development of various wagon types and such practicalities as the uses of differing steels in hopper wagon bodies in order to ascertain their durability to withstand the acids in the mineral loads carried. Are all of these well-described? They are well described along with the patents, forced ventilation, streamlining, pressure ventilation, sound proofing the coaches and even the carriage formations for the special trains such as The Silver Jubilee etc, but with 460+ pages we thought most would be interested in the development of the locomotives, and not just the pacifics either. With over 20% of the print run already sold in the first 15 days, we might well have achieved the right balance for everyone. Have a listen here to find out even more as the author is interviewed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVh7yZyd9Lc Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2023 With last week's Book of the Week Sir Nigel Gresley The L.N.E.R.'s First C.M.E. selling fast with over 25% of the print run sold in its first three weeks, we also expect this week's chosen title to fly as well. BR 1970s Coaching Stock A great title for modellers of the 1970s & 80s "banger blue" scene as its filled with 85 B&W archive photographs and drawings within its 80 pages. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for £17.50 and check out our wide range of 1500+ titles, gift ideas and our NEW Christmas special bonus book offer too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/br-1970s-coaching-stock Kevin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2023 Gresley's Master Engineer, Bert Spencer The great and the good rarely, if ever, accomplish all they wish to achieve without the able assistance of many skilled men and women, here is part of the story behind Gresley with 36 colour and 410 B&W archive photographs and drawings within its 240 pages. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for £28.00 and check out our wide range of 1700+ titles, gift ideas and our NEW Christmas special bonus book offer too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/gresleys-master-engineer-bert-spencer Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 22, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 This week's Book of the Week should really be Book of the Year as it has been by far the most popular title in 2023, we still have stock, but the end is in sight now if you haven't got one yet or Santa misses you out. A Pictorial Atlas of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway https://strathwood.co.uk/products/a-pictorial-atlas-of-the-somerset-dorset-joint-railway?_pos=4&_psq=so&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 29, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2023 Book of the Year 2023 A Pictorial Atlas of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Once again not just our Book of the Week twice already this year, but very much our Book of the Year. This is based first and foremost on sales, quality and presentation. Personally, I hate those albums of old with small pictures often poorly reproduced, and since getting involved in producing over two hundred books myself, I have often been privileged to see the original negatives and slides those shots were reproduced from. Sometimes leading me to think what a waste of great material in how some of those books from the 1970 to 2000 era were reproduced, all those years ago. Thankfully with modern technology this is less of an issue and books have become easier and more economic to produce in many ways. However, the good news is cancelled out as print numbers have come down as the market has shrunk massively as our fellow railway enthusiasts have been dying off like the dinosaurs, and not replaced as they once were at the younger end of the market. Every time we lose one, aside from the sadness to family and friends, it is one less purchaser for new titles and models and their demise throws into the second-hand market their book and model collection too, very often at a huge discount. This means that the financial risk and unit cost of not only new railway books but also many models have actually gone up. Well, this title is very worthy of our Book of the Year as it very much bucks the trend, if you act fast, you can still grab a copy for yourself as we do have limited stock available before it goes out of print, the cost of a reprint is certainly off the table. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/a-pictorial-atlas-of-the-somerset-dorset-joint-railway?_pos=2&_psq=atlas&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted January 19 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 This week's bargain of the week has to be this belter for admirers of Riddles Pacifics, with 144 pages, fabulous B&W archive photographs, in a larger landscape format HARDBACK ideal for your home library. 50%+ OFF RRP is £27.95 A Celebration of BR STANDARD PACIFICS, Britannias, Clans & Duke of Gloucester Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £13.99 and check out our wide range of 1700+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/a-celebration-of-br-standard-pacifics-britannias-clans-duke-of-gloucester Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted February 9 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9 (edited) 50%+ OFF RRP is £17.95 English Electric Traction Chester to Holyhead Vol 2 1984-2012 This week's bargain of the week will bring back happy memories of English Electric traction along the North Wales Coast. 96 Pages well illustrated throughout with some 180 colour and B&W photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £8.95 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/english-electric-traction-chester-to-holyhead-vol-2-1984-2012?_pos=5&_psq=50&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin Edited February 9 by Strathwood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted February 17 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17 50% OFF RRP is £25.95 T. E. WILLIAMS: The Lost Colour Collection Vol. 4 This week's bargain of the week brings a great look back in colour to the final glory days of Western Region steam in the 1950s and early 1960s. 128 Pages well illustrated throughout with some 120+ colour archive photographs in a large landscape. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £12.95 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/t-e-williams-the-lost-colour-collection-vol-4?_pos=4&_psq=50&_ss=e&_v=1.0y Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted February 22 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22 50% OFF RRP is £15.95 SOUTHERN WORKHORSES No.1 Q 0-6-0s This week's bargain of the week brings an in depth look at these seldom modelled Southern 0-6-0s. 72 Pages well illustrated throughout with B&W archive photographs and allocations, historical details etc on all twenty locomotives in a large format. SOFTBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £7.95 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/southern-workhorses-no1-q-0-6-0s?_pos=1&_psq=SOUTHERN WORKHORSES No.1 Q 0-6-0s&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted February 29 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 29 50%+ OFF RRP is £22.95 STEAMING THROUGH THE CHILTERNS AND THEREABOUTS This week's bargain of the week takes us on a leisurely tour around the Chilterns as they once were in more peaceful seasons. 128 Pages well illustrated throughout with B&W archive photographs recalling days gone by, historical details etc in a well-presented format. SOFTBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £10.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/steaming-through-the-chilterns-and-thereabouts?_pos=1&_psq=50&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted March 22 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22 70% PLUS OFF RRP is £17.95 THE CHESTER TO DENBIGH RAILWAY This week's bargain of the week brings us a large format hardback for less than a fiver with a 70% plus price discount. 104 Pages well illustrated throughout with fully detailed captions and archive photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £4.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-chester-and-denbigh-railway?_pos=8&_psq=chester&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted March 27 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27 (edited) 70% OFF RRP is £12.99 THE STEAMING SIXTIES No.11 The Ulster Transport Authority This week's bargain of the week brings us a landscape format all colour hardback for less than a fiver with a 70% plus price discount. 64 Pages well illustrated throughout with fully detailed captions and colour archive photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £3.95 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-steaming-sixties-no11-the-ulster-transport-authority?_pos=1&_psq=ulster&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin Edited March 27 by Strathwood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted April 8 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8 SAVE 50%+ RRP is £12.99 THE STEAMING SIXTIES No.10 Scottish Sheds Swansong This week's bargain of the week brings us a landscape format all colour hardback with a 50% plus price discount. 64 Pages beautifully illustrated throughout with fully detailed captions and colour archive photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £5.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-steaming-sixties-no10-scottish-sheds-swansong?_pos=1&_psq=Scottish+sheds&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted April 12 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12 65% OFF RRP is £27.95 FROM BRIDGES to BIG 'UNs A Sort of West Side Story This week's bargain of the week brings us a large format hardback with a massive 65% price discount. 176 Pages well illustrated throughout with fully detailed captions and archive photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £9.95 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/from-bridges-to-big-uns-a-sort-of-west-side-story?_pos=3&_psq=bridges&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted April 19 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19 75% OFF RRP is £11.95 INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS IN COLOUR - SCOTLAND This week's bargain of the week brings us a landscape format all colour hardback for less than £3 with a 75% price discount. 64 Pages well illustrated throughout with fully detailed captions and colour archive photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £2.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/industrial-railways-in-colour-scotland?_pos=4&_psq=industrial&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted April 25 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25 75% OFF RRP of £19.95 this week only Seventies Spotting Days around the Midlands This week's bargain of the week brings us a large format all colour hardback for less than £5 with a 75% price discount. 96 Pages well illustrated throughout with fully detailed captions and colour archive photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £4.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/seventies-spotting-days-around-the-midlands?_pos=5&_psq=seventies&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted May 2 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2 25% OFF RRP of £28.00 North British Type 2 B-B Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives, BR Class 22 - Volume 1 - Setting the Scene This week's bargain of the week brings us a brand-new release with a 25% DISCOUNT on its RRP for a limited period only. 176 Pages well illustrated throughout with 145 B&W and 60 colour archive photographs. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £20.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/north-british-type-2-b-b-diesel-hydraulic-locomotives-br-class-22-volume-1-setting-the-scene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted May 11 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11 50%+ OFF RRP of £12.95 The PANNIER PAPERS No.2 The 57XX Engines: 36XX, 37XX, 46XX This week's bargain of the week brings us a great special deal with a 50%+ DISCOUNT on its RRP for a limited period only. 56 Pages well illustrated throughout with B&W archive photographs in a large format. SOFTBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £5.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-pannier-papers-no2-the-57xx-engines-36xx-37xx-46xx?_pos=2&_psq=pannier&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted May 17 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17 (edited) The Book of the Stanier 8F 2-8-0s Part 5: Southern, LNER and Late Arrivals. 48634 - 48775 50%+ OFF the £34.95 RRP until 20 MAY only This week's bargain of the week brings us a great special deal with a 50%+ DISCOUNT on its £34.95 RRP for a limited period only. 270 Pages well illustrated throughout with B&W archive photographs in a large format. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £16.95 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-book-of-the-stanier-8f-2-8-0s-part-5-southern-lner-and-late-arrivals-48634-48775?_pos=5&_psq=8f&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin Edited May 17 by Strathwood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted May 24 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24 The Book of the BLACK FIVE 4-6-0s - Part 5 44658 - 44799, 44997 - 44999 50%+ OFF the £28.95 RRP until 27 MAY only This week's bargain of the week brings us a great special deal with a 50%+ DISCOUNT on its £28.95 RRP for a limited period only. 200 Pages well illustrated throughout with B&W archive photographs in a large format. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £13.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-book-of-the-black-five-4-6-0s-part-5-44658-44799-44997-44999?_pos=6&_psq=black+f&_ss=e&_v=1.0 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted May 31 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31 Southern Big Tanks: 2 H16 4-6-2Ts 30516 - 30520 50%+ OFF the £13.95 This week's bargain of the week brings us a great special deal with a 50%+ DISCOUNT on its £13.95 RRP for a limited period only. 56 Pages well illustrated throughout with B&W archive photographs in a large format. SOFTBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £6.95 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/southern-big-tanks-2-h16-4-6-2ts-30516-30520?_pos=1&_psq=h16&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted June 9 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9 Main Line to The South - Part 2: St. Cross (Winchester) to Eastleigh and Swaythling 50%+ OFF the £34.95 RRP This week's bargain of the week brings us a great special deal with a 50%+ DISCOUNT on its £34.95 RRP for a limited period only. 380 Pages well illustrated throughout with B&W archive photographs in a large format. HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for just £16.99 and check out our wide range of 2000+ titles, gift ideas and our special bonus book offer deal too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/main-line-to-the-south-part-2-st-cross-winchester-to-eastleigh-and-swaythling Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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