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Covering the final years of steam on Britain's railways, Britain's Railways in Colour: BR Steam in the 1950s and 1960s is a vibrantly illustrated book presenting a wonderful collection of over 200 colour photographs, many of them previously unpublished. Together with the author's commentary, these form an evocative and nostalgic journey around Britain's railways in the 1950s and 1960s.
All the pictures are reproduced from original transparencies, which have remained carefully preserved away from daylight since the day they were taken, so protecting the original vividness of colour. Colour photography from this period is scarce since most photographers worked mainly in black and white to serve the needs of publishers.
Divided into ten chapters, each covering a different geographic area of Britain, Britain's Railways in Colour: BR Steam in the 1950s and 1960s book provides an introduction to that area followed by a selection of photographs. The pictures are accompanied by informative captions, recording the date, location and engine details along with fascinating snippets of history and other points of interest.
From express trains caught speeding through the countryside to engines hard at work in goods yards, these pictures will delight today's railway enthusiasts, who are always keen to see new material unearthed and published.
Colin G. Maggs MBE is a retired schoolmaster and long-time railway enthusiast with several dozen books to his name, mainly on railway topics of the south-west. He lives in Bath.
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