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This week's most popular title by far has been, British Rail Traction Maintenance Depots 1974-1993 Part 2: Central & Southern England https://strathwood.co.uk/products/british-rail-traction-maintenance-depots-1974-1993-part-2-central-southern-england Kevin

How is progress going on this project, please Will? I have enjoyed reading about your work so far. Kevin

BRITISH RAILWAY HISTORY IN COLOUR Volume 2 Forest of Dean Lines and the Severn Bridge The follow up to the well-received first volume is now back in stock. 328 Pages packed with high-quality colour photographs HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for £40.00 and check out our wide range of titles and special offers too. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/british-railway-history-in-colour-volume-2-forest-of-dean-lines-and-the-severn-bridge Kevin

Keeping us all up to date hopefully another recent arrival has been the Crecy abc Rail Guide 2023. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/abc-rail-guide-2023 Kevin

Two new arrivals from Transport Treasury Publishing bringing us. LITTLE BOXES – A TRIBUTE TO AN ICONIC INSTITUTION https://strathwood.co.uk/products/little-boxes-a-tribute-to-an-iconic-institution also OMAGH RAILWAY STATION A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME https://strathwood.co.uk/products/omagh-railway-station-a-journey-through-time Kevin

Back in stock for Somerset & Dorset fans we welcome these great Middleton Press titles. Country Railway Routes Bath to Evercreech Junction Revised Edition https://strathwood.co.uk/products/country-railway-routes-bath-to-evercreech-junction?_pos=1&_psq=Country Railway Routes Bath to Evercreech Junction&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Country Railway Routes Bournemouth to Evercreech Junction https://strathwood.co.uk/products/country-railway-routes-bournemouth-to-evercreech-junction?_pos=1&_psq=evercreech&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Country Railway Routes Burnham to Evercreech Junction including the Bridgwater and Wells branches https://strathwood.co.uk/products/country-railway-routes-burnham-to-evercreech-junction-including-the-bridgwater-and-wells-branches?_pos=3&_psq=evercreech&_ss=e&_v=1.0

For safety's sake man always drink right-handed, lest you spill some... Kevin

Good calls, both films are well worth another viewing. Kevin

LOOK WHAT'S NEW British Rail Traction Maintenance Depots 1974-1993 Part 2: Central & Southern England The follow up to the well-received first volume is now in stock. 96 Pages packed with previously unseen high-quality colour & B/W photographs SOFTBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for £21.95 and save with our 3 for 2 Special Offer to make the best deal for yourself, this offer ends on 18 June 2023. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/british-rail-traction-maintenance-depots-1974-1993-part-2-central-southern-england Kevin

We have gone from 47 copies left on Tuesday morning to just 27 left when I checked just now. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-somerset-dorset-railway-bath-to-bournemouth-the-main-line-and-branches?_pos=2&_psq=somerset&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin

Freshly arrived we have this for fans of the more modern industrial scene, well from the 1970s onwards at least. Industrial Traction Around Britain Part Two North West & North East England Wales & Scotland A collection of over 200 colour photographs illustrating the great diversity of locomotives that can be found working at industrial locations around the UK. This second volume in the series covers North West and North East England, along with Wales and Scotland. The photographs cover the period from the 1970s to the late 2010s and feature a remarkable number of different types and designs. Brief caption details give information about each illustrated locomotive and the location at which it is seen. Locations vary from coal mines and steel plants to other heavy manufacturing industry situations. 114 Pages with 200+ Photographs in colour. SOFTBACK https://strathwood.co.uk/products/industrial-traction-around-britain-part-two-north-west-north-east-england-wales-scotland Kevin

The writer of the film The Ghost Train, Arnold Ridley certainly had an interesting life before appearing in Dad's Army. Take a read through this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Ridley Kevin

Good point, but we still have four versions of The 39 Steps, of which I think the second version from 1959 with Kenneth Moore is the best. Then we have the Lady Vanishes from 1938 and the 1979 version, both eminently watchable. Others with railway sequences that come to mind include. The Ghost Train, two versions with the 1941 version with Arthur Askey and "Stinker" Murdoch being preferred. Another Arthur Askey film is The Love Match from 1955 where he is a driver on the railway, this one is good fun. In the same way Jack Warner plays a driver out of 1B Camden in Train of Events, likewise The Blue Lamp has some great scenes around Paddington and Westbourne Park as street scenes along with a near miss with a London Transport 1927 stock central Line train near White City. Then there is an arrival sequence at Staverton on the Ashburton branch in 1955 with George Cole and a 14xx in the film Where There's a Will. The film is a bit flat, but the railway sequence is near the beginning so jump off when you like... Kevin

How about the Ladykillers with Alec Guiness et al, Murder She Said with Margaret Rutherford or Brief Encounter for us romantics. Kevin

Several titles have sold out in the last few weeks including Sixties Diesel & Electric Days Remembered VI with many now getting very low thanks to runs on some titles, most notably has been The SOMERSET & DORSET RAILWAY Bath to Bournemouth The Main Line and Branches. If you have been holding back, well don't now is the time to cut free and grab one. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-somerset-dorset-railway-bath-to-bournemouth-the-main-line-and-branches?_pos=2&_psq=somerset&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin

SAVE 20% on Lancashire Steam RP is £19.95 Using the best available colour images, this album looks back at the last decade of steam operation in Lancashire, a time which holds a special place in the affections of steam enthusiasts throughout the country. 112 Pages packed with previously unseen colour photographs HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for £15.95 and save with our 3 for 2 Special Offer to make the best deal for yourself, this offer ends on 18 June 2023. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/lancashire-steam?_pos=1&_psq=lancashire&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Look what's due into the warehouse today for all those who already have volume 1 (we still have stocks by the way for those that don't, and why not go for both now as part of a 3 for 2 deal before this offer closes on Father's Day 18 June 2023). British Rail Traction Maintenance Depots 1974-1993 Part 2: Central & Southern England https://strathwood.co.uk/products/british-rail-traction-maintenance-depots-1974-1993-part-2-central-southern-england Still available https://strathwood.co.uk/products/british-rail-traction-maintenance-depots-1974-1993-part-1-northern-england?_pos=2&_psq=traction&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin

For today's new arrivals we welcome these from Middleton Press, Heritage Railways West Somerset Railway https://strathwood.co.uk/products/heritage-railways-west-somerset-railway Also arriving are the long-awaited reprints of these Somerset & Dorset titles, don't miss them as this will be the final reprint. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/country-railway-routes-bournemouth-to-evercreech-junction?_pos=1&_psq=Country Railway Routes Bournemouth to Evercreech Junction&_ss=e&_v=1.0 https://strathwood.co.uk/products/country-railway-routes-bath-to-evercreech-junction?_pos=1&_psq=Country Railway Routes Bath to Evercreech Junction&_ss=e&_v=1.0 https://strathwood.co.uk/products/country-railway-routes-burnham-to-evercreech-junction-including-the-bridgwater-and-wells-branches?_pos=1&_psq=Country Railway Routes Burnham to Evercreech Junction including the Bridgwater and Wells branches&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Another new arrival today is from Oakwood Press and right up your street if you like Peaky Blinders... https://strathwood.co.uk/products/birmingham-new-street-to-wolverhampton-high-level-the-stour-valley-line Kevin

Just in from Transport Treasury Publishing we have the latest edition of Southern Times available. Southern Times 5 Spring & Summer 2023 https://strathwood.co.uk/products/southern-times-issue-5

The Joy of Jinties: The 3F 0-6-0Ts of the LMS and BR, 1924-1967 Part 4: 47480-47681 The Tri-ang model of a Jinty, the famous 47606, was one of the best-selling OO scale toy/models of all time and was often the first engine encountered by small boys who went on to enthuse over locomotives and railways for the rest of their lives.This means all four volumes are available now in this collectable series. 112 Pages packed with previously unseen Black & White Photographs HARDBACK Grab yours right now with Strathwood for £23.95 and save with our 3 for 2 Special Offer to make the best deal for yourself, this offer ends on 18 June 2023. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/the-joy-of-jinties-the-3f-0-6-0ts-of-the-lms-and-br-1924-1967-part-4-47580-47681

Our biggest seller so far during May has been Brush Type 4 to Class 47 - the first 20 Years just keeping its nose in front of strong pack following behind, have you ordered yours yet? https://strathwood.co.uk/products/brush-type-4-to-class-47-the-first-25-years Kevin

All good stuff, anyone with advice for the optimum trolley wheel arrangement for those of us who are non-pants? As a fan of the LUT system does anyone have any tips for modelling the ornate traction pole bases ala LUT aside from scratch building a master and casting them, ie does anyone know of a supplier, perhaps? Kevin

London's Disused Underground Stations - New Expanded Edition If you have enjoyed Secrets of the London Underground on TV with Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway then this will be right up your street too. Enjoy some more secrets from your armchair with this great title. Don't miss this chance to catch up with our 3 for 2 deal will you as the promotion ends on Father's Day 18 June. https://strathwood.co.uk/products/londons-disused-underground-stations-new-expanded-edition?_pos=1&_psq=underground&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Kevin

Right on que this week's Sunday Shoppers Special with a whopping great 50% OFF the RRP of £15.95 is. SOUTHERN WORKHORSES No.1 Q 0-6-0s SAVE 50% RRP is £15.95 today only £7.95 https://strathwood.co.uk/products/southern-workhorses-no1-q-0-6-0s?_pos=1&_psq=workhorses&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Take a look online today and work yourself a nice deal from our 3 for 2 offer with over 1500 titles to choose from. Kevin