New Book for the BR Blue enthusiasts

'BR Blue: Scenes from the British Rail Corporate Image Era' by Martyn Hilbert.
Martyn's books are always superb, with top-notch photographs and informative/detailed captions.
The book has 96 pages, with a detailed, illustrated introduction, 165 colour images showing the BR system region-by-region during the BR blue era.
ISBN : ‎978-1781558645.
Available from Amazon, all good bookshops or directly from the publisher Fonthill Media

New book - Preston to Lancaster

Take the 21 mile trip from Preston to Lancaster today and you will experience a smooth journey taking under twenty minutes but back in the 1840s it was a very bumpy ride due to a multitude of problems. The route was host to a number of intermediate stations now all gone but, for anyone with a keen eye, this album will help identify some of those former landmarks. It also includes some rarely seen shots of the original line from the south into Lancaster along with extensive coverage of Preston station.

Available from Middleton Press - and all good bookshops.

Full Review : Here

Goahead for Poulton to Fleetwood re-opening.

The government has given approval for the re-opening of the line from Poulton-le-Fylde to Fleetwood, with funding coming from the Restoring Your Railway pot. 

The news comes after years of campaigning by the PWRS and other groups.

BBC Website