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A selection of railway reads to keep you entertained all summer long!
Trust Photographer Trevor Camp’s top selling book THE OVERHAUL PICTURE tells the amazing story of this iconic locomotive’s overhaul in his unique and often humorous style from inside the exceptional team of volunteer engineers who undertook it Appropriately A4 format with 208 pages, 40000 words and 550 pictures Price £25 + £5 UK post & packing (EU £15 – Rest of World £30) https://www.sirnigelgresley.org.uk/overhaulbook.shtml
New edition of THE HEJAZ RAILWAY by James Nicholson. From the epic story of a construction project across a vast mountainous desert wilderness to Lawrence of Arabia’s celebrated wartime campaign, the Hejaz Railway has captured a special place in the public imagination. RRP (Amazon; Ebay) £29.99. Save £2 by buying direct from www.thehejazrailway.com
John Stevenson – A lavishly illustrated book of 152 pages packed with photographs, maps, and illustrations which tells the story of this important railway junction on the Midland Main Line. For more information, contact the publisher at [email protected].
The Deeside Line, Scotland’s Royal Railway describes the line from Aberdeen to Ballater along the picturesque Dee Valley which carried royalty to Balmoral and was used to test a battery railcar in the late 1950s. The books costs £10.
The Association has published a range of history books and photograph albums about the railways of north east Scotland.
For more details and how to order visit www.gnsra.org.uk
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