Books in the Railway Memories series

An eye-opening illustrated review in words and pictures of the transition from steam to diesel during the 1950s and 60s as experienced by former British Rail locomotive engineer Tom Greaves, especially the sudden and chaotic changeover that took place on the suburban services out of King's Cross during 1959.

Quite possibly the most comprehensive collection of pictures of Tyneside's railways during the great age of coal, steam and pioneering electricity ever brought together in one book. Lavishly illustrates the railways of North and South Tyneside plus the Tyne Valley route to Carlisle in an era ranging from the 1940s to the 1980s.

With photographs, track layouts, operating instructions and timetables brought to life by the reminiscences of people who worked in the area, "Railway Memories No 15" recalls the busy railway network serving the West Yorkshire towns of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in the 1950s and 60s.

Offers a look at the ever changing Leeds railway scene over a span of 50 years from the late 1940s to the 1990s. In 217 top quality photographs, this book features not only many steam trains of the past but diesels, electrics, stations, locomotive depots and goods yards. It also includes introductory text, track plans and other information.

Follows the usual Railway Memories style illustrating the railways in the Chesterfield area of North Derbyshire as they used to be mainly in the 1950s and 1960s when the olde worlde market town of Chesterfield was surrounded by a tangled mass of collieries, coke works, iron works and railways. Begins with in-depth descriptive text.

This book is simply composed of 260 nostalgic past railway scenes throughout North West England. It features mostly steam and vintage electric trains from the 1930s to the 1950s and 60s.

Follows the usual Railway Memories style illustrating the railways of Sherwood and the Dukeries, mainly as they were in the days of steam and before the decline of the coal industry. Features main routes and colliery branch lines.

Through 286 photographs, descriptive text, operating data, track plans and anecdotes in the usual Railway Memories style, this book takes us back to a time when Yorkshire's East Riding was served by a comprehensive railway network. Does not include Hull.