MikeO

Thanks Peter for your info - I was wondering if the Braithwaite book was worth getting - I will look for a copy now. cheers, Mike

Thanks for that - I'll have a look at the bookshop you mention/ I thought Summerson may have been the suggestion so nice to have that confirmed. cheers, Mike

My main interest is Midland Railway locomotives so I am interested in the various volumes about the subject written by Bob Essery and Stephen Summerson. I will likely end up buying both sets of volumes but for now (since I have not seen either yet) I would appreciate feed back from members about the relative merits of the two series. Since it will of necessity be a gradual process of purchase, which do you think is the better author to go with initially - Essery or Summerson - or are there other books I am not aware of yet? cheers Mike

He listed it as new and it wasn't new - I would have gone to Ebay if he refused to take it back and refund. I would also be sure to give a suitably bad feedback. As a comment - if it listed as new but the box is missing I would be very very suspicious, especially when photos of the actual item and not used. Mike