As Britain moved from austerity to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that British Railways needed to modernise its equipment and rationalise it

A “profusely illustrated” and “impressively informative” look at the end of the steam locomotive era on one of UK’s Big Four railway lines (Midwest Bo

This volume covers the final decade of British steam, looking at steam traction in a wide variety of geographical locations around the British Railways network.

A nostalgic look back at a time of great change on Britain's railways in the north of England and Scotland.

In 2005, Ian Allan Publishing published Diesel Pioneers, which provided a complete overview of the development of the early diesel classes inherited by BR and t