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ge_rik

British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
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It's that time of year again - and what a funny old year it's been (and still is)!

My missus has asked me for a list of stuff I might like for Christmas which she can use and/or pass on to close relatives. I usually enjoy receiving a railway related book for Christmas so I can browse through it on Boxing Day and thereafter, but this year I'm a bit stumped as to what to suggest. Has anyone come across anything which might be relevant? My great passion is anything related to UK or Irish narrow gauge but I am willing to be tempted by something a bit more exotic.

Any suggestions?

Rik
 
ge_rik said:
It's that time of year again - and what a funny old year it's been (and still is)!

My missus has asked me for a list of stuff I might like for Christmas which she can use and/or pass on to close relatives. I usually enjoy receiving a railway related book for Christmas so I can browse through it on Boxing Day and thereafter, but this year I'm a bit stumped as to what to suggest. Has anyone come across anything which might be relevant? My great passion is anything related to UK or Irish narrow gauge but I am willing to be tempted by something a bit more exotic.

Any suggestions?

Rik
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I've recently read "A Brief History of the Age of Steam, The Power that Drove the Industrial Revolution" and will be posting a brief review of it in The Coffee Lounge in the next day or so. Not just about railways, but of the 13 chapters, 6 are railway related and 5 of those entirely so.
 
ge_rik said:
It's that time of year again - and what a funny old year it's been (and still is)!

My missus has asked me for a list of stuff I might like for Christmas which she can use and/or pass on to close relatives. I usually enjoy receiving a railway related book for Christmas so I can browse through it on Boxing Day and thereafter, but this year I'm a bit stumped as to what to suggest. Has anyone come across anything which might be relevant? My great passion is anything related to UK or Irish narrow gauge but I am willing to be tempted by something a bit more exotic.

Any suggestions?

Rik
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Here's a list of potentially interesting literature, currently available through Amazon.
Paul.

The Irish Narrow Gauge: From Cork to Cavan: A Pictorial History

by Tom Ferris

The Irish Narrow Gauge: The Ulster Lines: A Pictorial History

by Tom Ferris

Irish Narrow Gauge (Narrow lines extra)

by David Lloyd


Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock: An Irish Railway Pictorial

by Desmond Coakham


Ireland's Narrow Gauge Railways: A Reference Guide

by Joe Begley and Steve Flanders


Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives of Great Britain & Ireland

by Peter Nicholson
 
Paul2727 said:
Here's a list of potentially interesting literature, currently available through Amazon.
Paul.

The Irish Narrow Gauge: From Cork to Cavan: A Pictorial History

by Tom Ferris

The Irish Narrow Gauge: The Ulster Lines: A Pictorial History

by Tom Ferris

Irish Narrow Gauge (Narrow lines extra)

by David Lloyd


Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock: An Irish Railway Pictorial

by Desmond Coakham


Ireland's Narrow Gauge Railways: A Reference Guide

by Joe Begley and Steve Flanders


Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives of Great Britain & Ireland

by Peter Nicholson
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Thanks Paul
I already have all but the last one in the list (I do like my railway books ..... ;) ) I've just added that last one to my wish list, thanks.

Rik
 
ge_rik said:
It's that time of year again - and what a funny old year it's been (and still is)!

My missus has asked me for a list of stuff I might like for Christmas which she can use and/or pass on to close relatives. I usually enjoy receiving a railway related book for Christmas so I can browse through it on Boxing Day and thereafter, but this year I'm a bit stumped as to what to suggest. Has anyone come across anything which might be relevant? My great passion is anything related to UK or Irish narrow gauge but I am willing to be tempted by something a bit more exotic.

Any suggestions?

Rik
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I am of course biased, and it is -crikey- forty years since I bought my copy, but I've had my nose in this for most of this year: 9780950593326 - Manx Northern Railway by R. Preston;Hendry, R. Powell Hendry
 
The only book I have is Encyclopaedia of Narrow Gauge Railways of Great Britain and Ireland by Thomas Middlemass. I'm going to have to take a look at some of those on Paul's list.
Ken
 
ge_rik said:
Thanks Paul
I already have all but the last one in the list (I do like my railway books ..... ;) ) I've just added that last one to my wish list, thanks.

Rik
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Well at least there was one you don't have already.
Also the link below may turn up a few gems if you don't mind the odd 2nd hand book in your collection. They also appear to be able to get hold of some books direct from the publisher on demand.
Personally, I may well be ordering a copy of 'Austrian Narrow Gauge Twilight' by Lightmoor Press from them for my Chrimbo reading.
Regards,
Paul.
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Do you have both of the recent (year or three now) books on the Southwold? Whilst both are in the £30 bracket both are have a lot of differences in slant on the line so are worth having in the library. Plus many differing pictures.
 
Yes - I have all three and, in fact, they are on my desk now as I browse through them for pictures of the coaching stock. I'm presently working on drawings for 3D printing the coaches. I'm just trying to figure out where the rivets were on the chassis. Magnifying glass needed as, even in all three books, there's no clear picture of the undercarriage in its entirety. I think I've got it figured now.

I've printed the trucks for the Cleminson underframes but, until I finish the chassis, I can't test it.

Will post pictures when (or if) I've got it sorted out

Rik
 
If this thread is meant for us to post our want list, then I have one.....I wish for sanity to return to the United States.....:mm:
 
Madman said:
If this thread is meant for us to post our want list, then I have one.....I wish for sanity to return to the United States.....:mm:
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I believe I heard there's a new author named Biden possibly due to publish that title in January 2021.
 
Paul2727 said:
Well at least there was one you don't have already.
Also the link below may turn up a few gems if you don't mind the odd 2nd hand book in your collection. They also appear to be able to get hold of some books direct from the publisher on demand.
Personally, I may well be ordering a copy of 'Austrian Narrow Gauge Twilight' by Lightmoor Press from them for my Chrimbo reading.
Regards,
Paul.
rail-books.co.uk

Search: 10 results found for "narrow gauge"

New titles are added almost daily! Most new books are POST FREE to addresses within the UK and we offer competitive postage rates worldwide.
rail-books.co.uk rail-books.co.uk
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No objection to secondhand. I'd say the majority of books in my collection were secondhand. I've come across this book on the Lynton and Barnstaple which is very tempting - REDUCED The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

Rik
 
While going through my library in search of a particular volume I jotted down the titles of some of my books on narrow gauge railways:
Narrow Gauge Railways of Spain vol 1 Catalunya to the Sierra Nevada, D Trevor Rowe, Plateway Press.
The Railways and Tramways of Majorca, Giles Barnebe, Plateway Press.
The Malta Railway, B L Rigby, Oakwood Press.
The Malta Railway, John Bonnici & Michael Caesar, authors and publishers.
The Story of the Cyprus Government Railway, B S Turner, Mechanical Engineering Publications.
The Jersey Railway, N R P Bonsor, Oakwood Press.
Narrow Gauge Steam out of Portmadoc, Norman F Gurley, Bradford Barton.
On the Welsh Narrow Gauge, J L C Boyd, Bradford Barton.
Narrow Gauge Railways of the British Isles, P R Whitehouse & J B Snell, Bracken Books.

Further information available on request.
 
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