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Impermanent Ways: The Closed Lines of Britain - Eastern Counties
Jeffery Grayer, author of many of the 'Impermanent Way' titles, has once again sourced a lively and unusual selection of images to illustrate the wide variety of lines that once existed in Gloucestershire.
Rails Across the Plain
This new title by expert Jeffery Grayer provides readers with an authoritative yet easy-to-follow text on the Amesbury Bulford Railway. One former branch line has not received the full treatment of a dedicated line history-the line from Grateley in Hampshire, across the fringes of Salisbury Plain to Amesbury and Bulford. This new history, written by respected railway author Jeffery Grayer, recounts the various unsuccessful attempts at providing railway communication across Salisbury Plain through to the opening of the branch line, and what is probably just as interesting, the network of various military lines that grew from it to serve any number of sidings, military facilities, and depots. This informative new title is supplemented by numerous illustrations and plans as well as gradient profiles and even the considered rateable value of some of the buildings. A must have for any rail enthusiast or anybody interested in this particular southwest region.
The Somerset & Dorset
In 1987, the original Oxford Publishing Company produced an amalgam of two paperback books written by former Branksome fireman Peter Smith. Mendips Engineman and Footplate over the Mendips told the story of a young railway fireman and his driver Donald Beale. Enthralling the reader with stories of working trains over the old Somerset & Dorset line, the two books encompassed not just ordinary workings, but also early footplate experiences of Peter's own railway career, driving the very last northbound 'Pines Express' in 1962. This edition contains the complete original text and also includes a new set of black and white images with which to illustrate what remains a still lamented cross-country railway. The Somerset and Dorset: From the Footplate is a book to be savored, not just by those who remember this line, but by a whole generation of railway enthusiasts.
The Southern Way
'The Southern Way' series continues its enduring popularity with a special milestone 26th issue which no Southern fan can afford to miss.
Somerset & Dorset
The second book in the pictorial series features Dick Riley’s photography of the famous Somerset & Dorset railway. The cross-country line, also known as S&D, is one of several much-lamented lines and perhaps the most missed today. Dick Riley photographed S&D frequently in a ten-year period, starting in 1955. “Somerset & Dorset” lets you travel in time to the glory days of the line. Riley usually recorded S&D during the summer months, treating us to a wealth of views, from the “Pines Express” and other through trains to more humble passenger workings, freight and even shunted and banking duties. The infrastructure or the staff are not neglected either. Whilst the S&D may have been one of the most photographed lines in the country, Dick Riley’s views break new ground. His photographs were often taken from vantage points, rarely visited by others. His unrivalled skills make this a unique collection, a true record of one man collating the story of this once a truly remarkable railway.
Southern Way Scrapping the Southern
This title looks at things that went wrong with the Southern Railway. It looks at derailments, clear ups and incident-causing delays.
Sabotaged and Defeated
This volume captures the demise of the much loved Somerset and Dorset railway line. It's not just filled with train views, but scenes of the railway in the months just prior to and then subsequent to its closure in 1966.
Sabotaged and Defeated Revisited
Up until 1966 it was possible to travel by train from the Midlands to the South Coast over what was one of the best loved railway routes in Southern England, the Somerset and Dorset line. Since its closure in 1966 as a consequence of politics and economics, its passing has inspired numerous books. In 2006, forty years on from that closure, accomplished railway author Jeffery Grayer uncovered a unique collection of images capturing more than just straight-forward trains. The views captured sadness and a deep nostalgia for what had once been. Within this volume, the author returns for another look at this historic line, and reveals many rare views of its last days. The last trains, the closure scene and the demolition all feature, within a heavy atmosphere of melancholy. This is an album that is bound to find a place on the bookshelves of all keen railway historians, as well as those who hanker for just a little piece of nostalgia.
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