philsandy Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I bought this book the other day from my local model shop. An excellent book with lots of quality photos, many in colour, from the steam and diesel/electric eras. It deals with the 5 branch lines that ran (and were eventually closed), from Bury to Accrington, Bacup, Bolton, Holcombe Brook, Rochdale, and Manchester Victoria. It comes right upto date with the Manchester Victoria/ Bury line, which did not close but became the Metrolink tram system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeps Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I bought this book the other day from my local model shop. An excellent book with lots of quality photos, many in colour, from the steam and diesel/electric eras. It deals with the 5 branch lines that ran (and were eventually closed), from Bury to Accrington, Bacup, Bolton, Holcombe Brook, Rochdale, and Manchester Victoria. It comes right upto date with the Manchester Victoria/ Bury line, which did not close but became the Metrolink tram system. Just placed my order for one and really looking forward to it. The Bury to Accrington seems to be one of the least photographed in the region, hope it contains some previously unpublished photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted April 5, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2013 Just placed an order too. Thanks for the heads-up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted April 5, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2013 Me three Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted April 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2013 My copy arrived yesterday, I've had a quick look so here's my first impressions. The content looks to be good (but bear in mind the quick look) but the reproduction lets it down slightly, having that over saturated look which seems to be more common these days and my pages were slightly creased - neither of these comments detract too much from the content so I'd still consider the book a "Good buy" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2013 We had a look at this book at Bury station a week ago. Superb book but it was too much to carry on the rest of our travels. Will get a copy hopefully from Ian Allan at Waterloo (the one at Manchester had them in the window last Monday morning). Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Got mine yesterday...It's a "big" book, quite weighty and bursting with info and evocative pictures. Mine has similar print quality issues to Beast's but the content ..WOW! Has the potential to be a bit of a tear jerker for me being familiar with the area. Leafing through the pages started a bit of a roller coaster of emotions. Sorry about the quoted cliches but think it's a superb book. Jon F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2013 Ian Allan at Waterloo didnt have any so looks like I will have to order it if I dont see it at a show soon. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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