This fascinating selection of evocative railway photographs will
delight railway enthusiasts and all those who remember the days of
steam. The book shows railways in and around Nottingham in the
twilight years of steam, capturing areas which have long gone and
are now completely redeveloped. The bulk of this wonderful
collection has been drawn from the archives of Bill Reed, whose
interest in railways goes back to his early childhood when his
mother used to take him to her sister's in Hucknall, travelling on
Sentinel Steam Railcars. Growing up in Bulwell, Bill was always
aware of the rail services with such a complicated network and so
many stations. When he left school the only job he could fi nd on
the railways was as a messenger lad at Nottingham Victoria station.
He spent his lunch hours on the station's platforms where he met
local enthusiast Freddie Guildford, who encouraged him to take
photographs and showed him how to develop films and make prints.
Fortunately Bill's wife Mary shares his interest in railway
photography. Today, when possible, they both photograph main line
steam. According to Bill: 'It is a real treat to see the
locomotives in such fine condition, bringing back memories, though
they were seldom so clean and shining in my early days.'
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