Stations and Lineside Views in and Around London

Insight Guides, B. W. L. Brooksbank

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Fonthill Media Ltd
05 May 2017

Trains & railways: general interest; Bargains

'Stations and Lineside Views in and Around London' features photographs taken by retired British Medical Council researcher/author Dr

B. W. L. Brooksbank and captions by railway author Peter Tuffrey. The photographs span the last years of steam traction c. 1946 to c.1962 and the book uses the M25 motorway as a parameter to define the London area. All the capital's main line railway stations belonging to the four former constituent railway companies are featured.

Over 3,000 negatives were scanned while only approximately 250 photographs have been selected for inclusion to maintain a very high standard and give a real indication of this last gasp of steam. It is remarkable that when good photographic materials were painfully scarce after the Second World Wat that Ben Brooksbank was able to achieve some exceptional results from limited resources. Some of his images from the late 1940s are not only pin sharp but exude an almost palpable atmosphere of Britain's run-down post-war railways. He has captured freight trains, expresses and local trains along with staff carrying out their mundane duties or blatantly hanging off a locomotive cab eager to be caught on camera forever.

Ben has photographed many of the railway stations in a dilapidated condition before massive renovation work.

By: Insight Guides, B. W. L. Brooksbank
Imprint: Fonthill Media Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 172mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 421g
ISBN: 9781781555521
ISBN 10: 1781555524
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 05 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Tuffrey was born in Doncaster in 1953 and studied Fine Art at Doncaster College of Art from 1970 to 1971. He held the position of Keeper of Fine and Decorative Arts at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. Tuffrey was the PR Media Consultant for Doncaster Rovers and in his spare time, has built up a massive photographic archive of the regions towns and villages. With this, he has produced over fifty publications including Doncasters Electric Transport and Rotherham from the Scrivens Collection. He has also written many articles for local and regional newspapers.