Books published by Mortons Media Group

Aveling & Porter as a firm are justly famed for their steam road rollers, the basic design continuing for 50 years, & whilst other manufacturers made rollers, some in high numbers,it is the Aveling with which the public identify as the humble road making steam engine which came down every road & street,until superseded by modern technology.

'British Railways Past and Present' is a nationwide series of books featuring photographs of railway locations taken several decades ago and comparing them with the same scene today. In this volume covering South Gloucestershire are over 175 photographs featuring a wealth of locations.

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1958

For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of trains, real trains. There will, for example, be tank engines, engines, electric trains and multiple units and many more varieties besides! Some will be recognised from train sets, model railways and books, while others will be seen for the first time. in this volume we travel back to 1970.

Back in 1985 the first 'British Railways Past and Present' was published, it has only taken 25 years for us to start the same treatment for Britain's road transport scene. There is perhaps no better place to start than in the Capital City.

Examines the railway 'control interface' between the driver on his footplate and the signalling systems designed to ensure the safety of him and his passengers.

2006 was a landmark year in the history of the Dean Forest Railway, with the opening of the extension to Parkend by HRH Princess Anne. This title presents a selection of 'past' views' and contrasts them with developments on the railway, which took place since the publication of the earlier volume in 2002.

In its more than 50 route miles the Central Line provides a wide variety of locations both in 'tube' and in the open air, and after more than a century of operation not surprisingly there are many 'past and present' contrasts. This title includes the preserved section now operated by the Epping Ongar railway.

Describes the technicalities of the work and the hardships as well as lighter moments enjoyed by the apprentices, against the backdrop of the gradual run-down of steam on the Western.

Railways were invented to carry goods, primarily minerals. By the time of nationalisation, British Rails role as 'common carrier' whereby they were obliged to carry any type of freight traffic offered to them - had fully developed.

Since the early 1900s we can witness the unfolding story of this popular holiday line, from Newton Abbot through Paignton, the start of the preserved section, beside the sea at Goodrington, to Churston and the Brixham branch, through Greenway Tunnel, and down to the terminus beside the yacht-filled estuary.

This was the year of the wedding of Charles and Diana, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the USA. On the railways the Tyne & Wear Metro opened, the HST network was expanding and loco-hauled passenger trains were on the decline.