Chris Leigh and George Dent present four recent rail-themed titles to inspire and inform your modelling projects.
SALOPIAN WANDERINGS
This book presents over 250 quality images of the railways emanating from Shrewsbury between the 1970s and 2012, including impressive views of the beautiful station buildings and signalling infrastructure. Images are black and white throughout, which is slightly limiting for modellers, but they do contain plenty of visual information.
The majority of images date from the 1980s, so there are plenty of classes 25, 31, 37 and 47, along with first ‐generation DMUs and early ‘Sprinters’. Reproduction is excellent throughout and a wealth of information is provided. (GD) Book: Rails from Shrewsbur y – A Pic torial Journey 1970s-2012, by Peter J. Green (Pen & Sword)
Price: £25.00
Availability: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
SIGNAL SUCCESS
Modellers seeking to make their fictitious layouts appear authentic often ask “where do I put the signals?” Keith Rymer, a former BR signalman, has self-published this 43-page book for this purpose.
Signalling systems evolved over time and it would require a huge volume to cover every aspect, so the author concentrates on 1960s prac tices, with the onus on semaphores. ‘Mysteries’ such as Absolute Block Working, intermediate block signals, multiple tracks, sighting and signalling of passing loops on single lines are covered. (CJL) Book: Placing Semaphore Signals on Model Railways, by Keith Rymer Price: £9.50
Availability: www.amazon.co.uk
LOOKING EAST
This useful reference book offers a large slice of pictorial nostalgia, taking us back to what, surely, were better times – at least as far as the railway subject matter is concerned. Here
