Brian is, as they say, 'alive and well and living on Facebook'. He is a member of a number of Groups there and often pops up to post.
Loving the photos and stories in this thread BTW. I liked his style so much that I got hold of all the 16mm Today magazines with his articles. I'm also a proud owner of 'Slate railway to...'
You can see one of his Saltford catalogues here:
http://mdlr.co.uk/saltford01.html
Cheers,