Being an avid collector of old photographs, particularly those
featuring railways, well-known Yorkshire writer Peter Tuffrey was
aware of the vast photographic archives lurking in the depths of
the Yorkshire Post newspaper. Recently renewing his contact with an
old acquaintance and newspaper editor, Peter Charlton, the author
was presented with a marvellous opportunity to select some of these
photographs for use in Yorkshire Railways: From the Yorkshire Post
Archives. Under a number of interesting chapter headings such as
'Views from the Lineside', 'Staff', 'Crashes', 'On Shed and Works'
and 'Preserved Railways and Railway Stations', we see the many
different ways Yorkshire people have been involved with railways,
particularly in the days of steam. The lineside pictures have
amazing clarity, having been scanned and enhanced expertly from
large format glass plate negatives. But that is not to detract from
the book's other pictures, 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 reflect Peter's eye for the unusual and
eccentric.Yorkshire Railways not only provides interest for the
real enthusiast but also for the social historians among us who
want to look back and get the feel for how it really was in the
days before Dr Beeching came along with his axe.
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