Colin G. Maggs Libros

The first of two lavishly illustrated titles from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Devon's branch lines.

New B-format paperback edition. The history of steam in Britain, from the Rocket in 1829, through to the last main line locomotive in the 1960s.

There is little disagreement that Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a towering genius of the Victorian age, but what about the man behind the reputation?

A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.

Nostalgic book takes you back to a different age, remembering what life was like for those growing up in the 1930s.

New B-format paperback - Explore a highly illustrated and comprehensive look at the story of 400 years of Britain's railways.

When Wiltshire' and railway' are mentionedmost people think of the GreatWestern Railway(GWR) and of its works at Swindon inparticular. Although the GWR and its centreswere of huge significance, this is far from thewhole picture. In fact the railways ofWiltshirecan be divided into groups. The GWR and itsassociates served mainly the northern half ofthe county; the London & SouthWesternRailway (LSWR) passed east to west alongthe southern border ofWiltshire; and theMidland & SouthWestern Junction Railway(MSWJR) ran north to south linking theGWR and the LSWR. Finally there were asignificant number of military railways and alsoa number of stone quarry railways in the Boxand Bradford on Avon area.Colin Maggs, the renowned expert on railwayhistory, tells the fascinating tale of the railwaysand the impact they had on the lives of everyonein the county.The nostalgic branch lineswith their small local trains and the main lineswith their thundering expresses, are all part ofa rich heritage which is explored in an experttext and in more than two hundred evocativeimages to present an absorbing view ofWiltshire's recent past.