Morello Cherry Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Journalist but also author of "Bulleid: Last Giant of Steam". https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/sep/27/sean-day-lewis-obituary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Very sad for his widow as she had hoped they would reach 62 years together. His book on Bulleid is arguably the best ever published on the subject. The introduction, 'Under Steam to Devon', is in my view perhaps the finest piece of railway prose ever written. It captures a time that I am just old enough to remember so well. The detail and description of so many small details made you feel that you were on the footplate of 35014 as it powered the ACE westwards. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted October 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2022 Sad to hearvthis news. Bullied Last Giant of Steam is onevof my most treasured books. Bought with book tokens from sperch day prizes after my O levels in August 68. Whildt mourning the passing of steam on BR I got the opportunity to spend two Sundays at Longmoor working on Clan Line. I have re read it many times and as @djparkins has said, Chapter 1 is a great piece of writing. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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