penyghent Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Continuing on from Volume One, this Volume will cover the line from Langwith Junction to Lincoln along with the Mansfield Railway connection and Mid Nott’s Joint Railway. This end of the route was mostly intact until the 1980's, and some of it is still in use today, doing the job it was built for, the movement of coal, albeit from the one remaining colliery at Thoresby. Volume Two can be found on the Blurb website at http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/4691288-the-lancashire-derbyshire-east-coast-railway Do please take a look Volume One is also still available on the website at http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/4280589-the-lancashire-derbyshire-east-coast-railway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Just ordered my copy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2013 I'm very wary of ordering this volume, as much as I'm champing at the bit to do so, because the picture reproduction quality in the first volume was very poor, is this one any better? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 I'm very wary of ordering this volume, as much as I'm champing at the bit to do so, because the picture reproduction quality in the first volume was very poor, is this one any better? Mike. Mike I have tried to make this one better than Volume One, and I think I have succeeded. I have moved the text away from the edges and lightened all the photos. Obviously I have no control over the final product but in my proof copy the images seem ok. I could have made it better by the use of better quality paper but that would have made it more expensive, and I think it is expensive enough as is, again something I have no control over. There are a few photos that could have been lighter, but in 108 pages they are in the minority and there are over 250 images to look at. I can only say the descision is up to you Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontesburian Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 My first post as a new member, so please forgive any lapses. The two LD&ECR books look very tempting but I'm wary of buying without first seeing actual copies. Is it possible to buy them at a retailer who has stock on view and available for perusal? Pontesfordian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 My first post as a new member, so please forgive any lapses. The two LD&ECR books look very tempting but I'm wary of buying without first seeing actual copies. Is it possible to buy them at a retailer who has stock on view and available for perusal? Pontesfordian Sorry, the nature of Blurb publications is that there are no retailers stocking copies, they are only printed on demand. It is possible to view the books on the Blurb website, but short of inviting you round to my gaff to look at my copies, that is the only way to view them, unless of course someone else has copies and will let you look Sorry about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontesburian Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sorry, the nature of Blurb publications is that there are no retailers stocking copies, they are only printed on demand. It is possible to view the books on the Blurb website, but short of inviting you round to my gaff to look at my copies, that is the only way to view them, unless of course someone else has copies and will let you look Sorry about that. Thanks for the explanation! The Blurb website does a pretty good job so I'll crack on and buy both books anyway. It's a while since Cupit and Taylor's book on the LD&ECR was first published by the Oakwood Press (1966), so all your efforts are very welcome. Have you contacted the various historical railway magazines to see if they would review your books? I'd hope that they would oblige, especially if more authors use Blurb to publish specialist material.....I only found out via the RM site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Thanks for the explanation! The Blurb website does a pretty good job so I'll crack on and buy both books anyway. It's a while since Cupit and Taylor's book on the LD&ECR was first published by the Oakwood Press (1966), so all your efforts are very welcome. Have you contacted the various historical railway magazines to see if they would review your books? I'd hope that they would oblige, especially if more authors use Blurb to publish specialist material.....I only found out via the RM site. Thanks for purchasing a copy, it makes the effort worthwhile. I am a member of the GCRS who have reviewed the books and am about to join the LNER Society, but yes, I should contact others to get my books reviewed. Will do that after the Christmas period as it means sending copies in, and I dont want em to get lost in the post! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I have purchased both volumes and thought they were well worth having. One small improvement would have been to have a map of the line and its connections. I had to go to my Cobb atlas to see where some of the stations, junctions and connections were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 I have purchased both volumes and thought they were well worth having. One small improvement would have been to have a map of the line and its connections. I had to go to my Cobb atlas to see where some of the stations, junctions and connections were. many thanks for purchasing these, they are selling quite well so i must have done something right! You are probably right about the maps, my original intention was to include a map per location but that got overtaken by the desire to show as many photos as possible. Maps would have taken up quite a bit of space and then I would have had to increase the page count, with the consequent rise in price. So you see, I was between a rock and a hard place! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted December 13, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 13, 2013 One tip for the buyer, go for the softcover version - the hardcover version I ordered for volume one came with a spine too wide for the thickness of all the pages, which makes the book appear deformed. Again, this is Blurb's QC problem which is out of Penyghent's control. Oh I am getting volume 2! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontesburian Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Maybe I was luckier, but my two hardback copies (Vol 1 and Vol 2) are both fine - and are bound just as well as any conventionally produced book I've bought in recent years. Would Blurb provide proper replacements for sub-standard copies? Glad to see that Penyghent's work is selling well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Many thanks to all who purchased these books, I know they are not perfect and do have a few mistakes that slipped the net, but they seem to be well received. I am tempted to correct the errors and delete those on sale and upload corrected copies, but I feel that would upset anyone who had a copy already, so maybe best to leave well enough alone! Anyway, my next project is about the history and workings of Tinsley marshalling Yard and diesel depot, so watch this space! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friar Tuck Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I understand you not wanting to amend the books, but any chance of listing the corrections somewhere so we have access to them, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 The amendments to Volume One are at the rear of Volume Two, and up to now I have only been informed of two errors in Volume Two, One of which is "form" instead of "from" in a caption the other is "J39" instead of "K3" again in a caption. I am at work at present and dont have a copy of the book with me, so i will edit this post to give the pages tomorrow. If I find any more I will post on here also Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
penyghent Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Volume two Page 91, caption for top photo is incorrect in that the loco is K2 2-6-0 61740 not a J39Page 27 top photo caption6421 arrived at Langwith from Colwick not form6422 arrived at Langwith from Colwick, again not formIf any more errors crop up I will post them here, and if anyone else sees anything please do the same.Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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