Nottingham-based Bill Reed, now 78, was a fireman on steam
locomotives in the early part of his working life, eventually
graduating to being a driver on diesel-electrics. Much of his spare
time has been taken up with photographing (in black and white and
using colour slides) many aspects of railways throughout Great
Britain, Europe (including the former Iron Curtain countries) and
in the USA. In this selection he has used convenient vantage points
on and off the East Coast main line to capture the Indian summer of
steam. Many of the familiar classes of locomotives A1s, A2s, A3s,
A4s (and their variants) are featured with pin point sharpness by
Bill. But a few early diesels are featured too like the prototype
Deltic. Familiar customs once associated with steam traction are
brought to mind again in a collection of over 220 black and white
images. An example is seen at Muskham Troughs where Gresley's
thirsty engines picked up water in a seemingly primitive but
effective way - in the middle of the track - to help speed them on
to their respective destinations. This book is part of one man's
life work of photographing the railways and his enthusiasm is
evident in every picture.
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