As a collector of old photographs, particularly those depicting
railways, well-known Yorkshire writer Peter Tuffrey has always been
aware of the vast photographic archive lurking in the depths of the
Yorkshire Post newspaper. Renewing his contact recently with an old
acquaintance, Peter Charlton, now Editor of the Yorkshire Post,
Peter has been able to select some of these photographs for use in
his new book Yorkshire People & Railways. Under various chapter
headings - Views from the Lineside; Staff; Crashes; On Shed and
Works; Preserved Railways; Railway Stations - we see the many
different ways Yorkshire people have been involved with railways,
particularly in the days of steam, in their own county. Some of the
lineside pictures are pin-sharp, having been scanned from large
format glass plate negatives. But that is not to detract from the
other pictures in the book, which have been carefully composed and
taken over the years by the Yorkshire Post's own reputable staff
photographers. The picture captions are well researched,
informative and refl ect Peter's eye for the unusual and eccentric.
Yorkshire People & Railways not only provides interest for the
real enthusiast but also for the social historians among us who
want to look back and get a feel for how it really was in the days
when steam was King.
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