References @ WorldRailFans

Recommended reading on industrial railways

THE LEIGHTON BUZZARD LIGHT RAILWAY

Sydney Leleux

The Oakwood Press, 1996, ISBN 0 85361 460 1

Provides extensive information on the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway and the surrounding sand pits.

INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS OF THE SOUTH-EAST

Chalk Pits Museum

Middleton Press, 2000, ISBN 0 906520 09 6

Written in association with the Amberley Working Museum, this is a quick round-up of the industrial railways in the south-east of England - most of which are unfortunately now closed.

This may not be available from Middleton Press, but the shop of the Amberley Working Museum have them in stock.

KENT NARROW GAUGE

Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith

Middleton Press, 2000, ISBN 1 901706 45 1

Gives a good overview of the narrow gauge railways in Kent (England), including large sections on the Channel Tunnel construction railway and the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch.

SUSSEX NARROW GAUGE

Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith

Middleton Press, 2001, ISBN 1 901706 68 0

Gives a good overview of the narrow gauge railways in Sussex (England), including a large section on the Amberley Working Museum.

including South London

Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith

Middleton Press, 2003, ISBN 1 901706 87 7

Gives a good overview of the narrow gauge railways in Surrey (England), including the former Brockham Museum (now Amberley Working Museum) and the Standard Brick & Sand Co. Ltd. at Holmethorpe near where my parents live and I grew up.

HAMPSHIRE NARROW GAUGE

including the Isle of Wight

Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith

Middleton Press, 2004, ISBN 1 904474 36 5

Gives a good overview of the narrow gauge railways in Hampshire (England).

Kenning, 2001, ISBN 3 933613434

(available from www.amazon.de - works the same as all other Amazon's, just the text buttons are in German)

German-language book on a narrow-gauge railway in Germany that used to serve a quarry but the quarry has now been turned in to a campsite and narrow-gauge railway museum. Lots of interesting photos of German (predominantly) 600mm gauge locos. Worth buying just for the photos.

Thomas A. Yorke Design Studio (no ISBN)

A notebook of ideas and very good quality drawings drawings.

Vol. 1 covers :-

Thomas A. Yorke Design Studio (no ISBN)

A notebook of ideas and very good quality drawings drawings.

Vol. 2 covers :- 

Additionally, these pages on the Garden Railway section of this website may be of interest:

500mm Feldbahnprojekt e.V. (Berlin, Germany)

Feldbahn rolling stock built by Arthur Koppel, BERLIN

Feldbahn rolling stock built by Friedrich Krupp A.G., ESSEN

Recommended reading & viewing on miniature railways

M.Smithers

Plateway Press, ISBN 7-871980-22-4

Definitive history of the Victorian railway engineer and his 15” gauge railways. Heywood conceived the idea of 15" as the minimum gauge for serious railway operation, and devoted much of his life to promoting the concept. Includes full description of Heywood’s railways at Dove Leys, Duffield Bank and Eaton Hall, plus notes on other railways (notably the Ravenglass and Eskdale) which his work influenced. The book includes full details of both locomotives and rolling stock.

Hardback, 280mm x 215mm. 184 pages, 130 photographs, 37 maps & scale drawings.

Humphrey Household

Promotional Reprint Company, 1995. ISBN 1-85648-478-9

Much of this book is concerned with the 15in gauge railways pioneered by Sir Arthur Heywood in the last quarter of the 19th century. Featured is the 15in Fairbourne, Ravenglass & Eskdale, Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railways. The Sand Hutton Railway started life as a 15in miniature line only to be converted later to 18in narrow gauge. Also features the 2ft narrow gauge railways of the reservoir construction railway at Colsterdale, the Harrogate Gas Company and the Lynton & Barnstable.

Hardback with full colour dustjacket,195mm x 255mm, 178 pages, 117 b & w photos, 5 maps.

David Mosley and Peter van Zeller

David & Charles, 1986, ISBN 0-7153-8694-8

This excellent book features the work of Sir Arthur Heywood, the influence of the Cagney Brothers, the work of Bassett-Lowke and Greenly, RER, Fairbourne, RHDR & other pre-war lines, postwar developments, developments to 1985, development of steam locomotives, internal combustion locomotives, passenger carriages and wagons, Setting up a miniature railway, track construction and maintenance, signalling and operation. Plus case studies on Southport, Ravenglass, Romney,and Liverpool.

Hardback with dust jacket, 172mm x 250mm, 96 pages, 79 b & W photos, 15 maps & illustrations.

Townsend, Holroyd & Butterell

Ian Allan, April 2000, ISBN 0-7110-2713-7

This latest, 2nd edition by the current team of editors, (the first ABC Miniature Railways was by B.G.Wilson in the early sixties followed by an edition edited by Robin Butterell circa late sixties/early seventies), is a pocket guide to over 160 miniature railways in the UK that are open to the public. Each entry includes location and contact details where available, a short description and locomotive list. With a black & white photo on most pages but not of every line.

Softback, glossy colour card cover, 122 x 183mm, 96 pages.

Arthur Lambert

David & Charles, 1982, ISBN 0-7153-8108-1

Featuring the early history of miniature railways, Bassett-Lowke, 15" gauge as a means of transport, RHDR, between the wars, the last 30 years – 7¼" gauge expands, 10½" gauge in parks & leisure centres, new 15" gauge lines.

Hardback, 172mm x 250mm, 96 pages, 109 b & w photos. 

Robin Butterell

Bradford Barton, 1976. ISBN 0-85153-237-3

A pictorial study in the excellent Bradford Barton series.

Hard back with dust jacket, 215mm x 222mm, 96 pages, 112 b & w photos with accompanying text.

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