Merry Christmas...

...to all our regular contributors and visitors.

New Book - Enjoying the Cumbrian Coast Railway

Landing on my door-mat last week, was a copy of David John Hindle's latest book. Enjoying the Cumbrian Coast Railway.
It's a pity that this is appearing so close to Christmas, because it looks to be an ideal Christmas present for anyone who enjoys travelling the more scenic parts of the UK's rail network (the Cumbrian Coast route is of course up there with the best).
Davids's book is a very high-quality hard-back, all colour publication, packed full of photos, diagrams and drawings. Apart from the railway itself, the book explores the landscape of nature which surrounds the railway, with more than a passing look at the ornithological delights which can be seen along the route.
With luck, the book should be in the shops now and will be an ideal late present for those hard-to-buy-for relatives!
It's also available at Amazon | Waterstones | WHSmith

Network North West : Images of a Changing Railway

Highly recommended - * * * * * 5/5

Read the full review HERE.

New North West Book

Out now... from the Author of the excellent Merseyrail Electric, comes this new book which should appeal to all North West railway enthusiasts.

The book is available from all the usual places, including Waterstones and Amazon, or click the image here to buy directly from the publisher.


Look out for a review here very soon.

Tram Plans Move Forward

The plans to run trams on the former Deepdale / Longridge branch are still progressing, with work expected to begin this month.

Pictured last week, the team involved in the long-awaited return of trams to Preston : L to R is Ben Gilks (Land Agent), Jane Lockwood (Solicitor), Lincoln Shields (Director Preston Trampower Ltd & ex Director AMEC), Peter Downs (Project Manager), Lewis Lesley (Director Preston Trampower Ltd & retired Professor of Transport Engineering), Paul Walton (Planning Consultant and Principal of PWA), Roger Bell (ex Chairman Planning Committee, West Lancs DC), Daniel Hughes (Principal Planner PWA), Petros Price (Traffic Consultant) & John Parker (retired Senior Track Engineer, Network Rail).