Authors: Tony Molyneaux & Kevin Robertson
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, Marketing Department, 4 Watling Drive, Hinkley LE10 3EY Tel: 01455 233747
ISBN: 0711032416
Pages: 80
Illustrations: 99 coloured.
Date: May 2007
Cover: laminated hardback
Size: 190x245mm landscape
Price: £14.99
Index: none
Because of its separation from the rest of the British rail network, the Isle of Wight railways have held a fascination with a lot of rail enthusiasts. The lines are (and were) short and mainly rural in nature and, until the end of steam, territory for small L&SWR and LB&SCR tank engines. These, therefore, dominate the pictures in the book which come from a number of sources. Another feature of the Isle of Wight network was the Victorian rolling stock and it was this, as much as the locomotives, that drew enthusiasts to the island in the early to mid 1960s when closure threatened on the recommendation of Dr Beeching. This is a wonderful record of those closing days and is bound to be a popular purchase.
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