Narrow Gauge and Miniature Railways from Old Picture Postcards

Arts & Photography

Neale, Andrew

Graphic Design

Plateway Press

From the rear cover of this 56 page book: "World War I was 'the War to end all Wars'. Mass production of armaments and the mobilization of millions of men profoundly altered the nature of war, and created a demand for transportation that only the light railway could satisfy. Two thousand miles of 60 cm gauge track were laid down, and over 1,500 locomotives, from builders in Britain and the USA, were supplied to the British and Dominion forces. It was the two-foot gauge railways 'Finest Hour', and the Official War Photographers were there to record it. The men of the Light Railway Operating Companies were portrayed as they worked to build and maintain the railways, transport rations, supplies and ammunitions to the front, convey the wounded to safety, service the locomotives......and rerail them following the inevitable accidents. Using these photographs - and those from private collections - the author presents a portrait, in words and pictures, of the light railways in service on the British, Canadian, Australian and American front. Supporting text includes outline history of tactical light railways, notes on locomotive development, and detailed works number and running number lists of the main locomotive classes. Many WDLR locomotives saw post-war service in Britain, France, Australia, India, etc. Over fifty survive even today, and a list is provided showing their current location. This book will appeal to all devotees of the narrow gauge scene, railway modellers, and those interested in this important aspect of the Great War."

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The Calshot and Fawley Narrow Gauge Railways

Engineering & Transportation

Cooper, Frederick W.

Transportation

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Kenneth Allan Bullock

<p>Reprint of a 1910 W. G. Bagnall catalogue showing their locomotives, passenger coaches and wagons (freight cars) as well as parts. Illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. 60 pages.</p>

Bagnall Narrow Guage Locomotives and Rolling Stock 1910

Baker, Allan C.

Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways

The Surrey Border and Camberley Railway: An Illustrated History of the Miniature Railways of Farnborough, Hampshire

Peter Mitchell

Simon Townsend

Malcolm Shelmerdine

Fascinating and definitive history of the West Clare Railway from the first Parliamentary proposals in 1845 through its opening in 1892 and down through the years until its controversial closure in 1961. Whether it's a description of the howling winds blowing no fewer than five trains off the tracks, the lawsuit sparked when the poet Percy French ridiculed the service in a poem or the holdups and robberies during "the Troubles," the book is full of the kind of details that bring day to day life on the rails alive. Illustrated throughout with vintage black and white photos. With rosters, maps, timetables, diagrams, and scale drawings. 224 pages.

The West Clare Railway

History

Patrick Taylor

Europe

Fascinating biography of Sir Arthur Percival Heywood and his development of the 15" gauge railway. The construction of the Duffield Bank Railway had a profound effect on commercial narrow gauge railways and this book explains Sir Arthur's vision and engineering skill in a detailed yet accessible fashion. Illustrated throughout with vintage black and white photos. Includes rosters, schematic diagrams of various pieces of rolling stock as well as of the Belgrave shed and workshop. 184 pages with index.

Sir Arthur Heywood and the Fifteen Inch Gauge Railway

Smitthers, Mark

Biographies & Memoirs

Fascinating history (completely revised from 1974 edition)) of the two-foot narrow gauge railways that connected the Cliffe Hill granite quarries near Markfield in Leicestershire with the Midland Railway. Worked by a variety of Bagnall locomotives, two Sentinel geared machines and a Kerr Stuart "Haig" class side tank, this railway was typical of many similar small industrial railways. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and scale drawings of the engines. With maps. 77 pages.

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