Model Railway Detailing Manual: A source book of period photographs from the Steam Age

Model Railway Detailing Manual: A source book of period photographs from the Steam Age

by Alan Postlethwaite (Author)

Synopsis

Railway modellers constantly refer to photographs for details of real scenes. Here, a whole library of useful illustrations is brought together to give a single reference source, arranged in over 70 themed mini chapters. The most popular period for modellers are the last days of steam on British Railways, 1958 to 1967, and the 300 previusly unpublished photographs were taken during those years. As well as providing an inspiration for modellers, the book will appeal to preservationists, historians and railway enthusiasts as it portrays this fascinating period of railway history.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Published: 31 Mar 2005

ISBN 10: 1844252019
ISBN 13: 9781844252015

Author Bio
Alan Postlethwaite is a Chartered Engineer who took early retirement to become a railway author, and is a lifelong lover of railways. He was a prolific photographer during the last days of steam and has had a number of pictorial titles published by Sutton as well as Adventurous Model Railway Plans by Haynes/PSL. He lives at Stroud, Gloucestershire.