London Midland Steam Days Remembered IV
Following on from the well-received first three volumes, we raid the archives once again for a further colour journey back through the 1950s and 1960s in search of London Midland Region steam in its heyday.
Another high-quality large format landscape album to enjoy the finest reproduction of the very best quality colour photographs from the era. Not only Stanier's fabulous Duchesses but a full supporting cast of steam from the lower ranks as well, including Royal Scots, Jubilees, Patriots, Lizzies, and Black Fives they are all to be found and enjoyed within along with a fine collection of Standards & Ivatts as well as visiting engines from other regions. Chapters take in More Memories of Rugby, Long Live the Great Central, Spotting Days Recalled, London Termini, Exhausting Work, Derby Days, Rule Britannia, Steam in the Blood, Under the Wires, Getting up Close, Conquering Cumbrian Hills, London Midland Roundup, Pacific Portraits, Signs of the Times. Locations seen in this volume include Settle & Carlisle, Carnforth, Crewe, Lancaster, Tebay, Manchester, Liverpool, Derby, Nottingham, Preston, Camden, Willesden, Birmingham among many others.
