Hi, Model Railway Book Reviews is a site that tries to list all currently available Model Railway books and books on real railways that will be of general interest to Modellers. Where we can we give an honest opinion of…
Track Laying by Ian Morton is the latest addition to the ‘Aspects of Modelling’ series takes the concept of constructing a model railway layout a stage further from the more introductory books in the series. Two of the first volumes…
Lost Lines East Anglia by Nigel Welbourn is a good introduction to the railways in a very interesting and unique area of Britain. The lost lines of East Anglia are as distinctive as the area itself. They were particularly dependent…
The Western Region (WR) diesel hydraulics were in service with British Railways for less than 20 years and were controversial throughout that time, both within BR management and the wider media. Diesel Hydraulics in the 1960s and 1970’s by John…
Modelling Options The Book of the LNER Pacifics by Tony Wright is a brilliant collection of photographs of the LNER 4-6-2 engines, mostly of models, but some of the real thing. Tony Wright is the former associate editor of British…
The final years of steam is currently the most modelled period amongst UK railway modellers and The Last Decade of British Railways Steam provides a great source of inspiration from one of the finest railway photographers. Gavin Morrison has assembled…
Rail Atlas 1939-1945 is designed to provide a guide to the impact of the Second World War on the railway industry, illustrating the evolution of the railway network during these years. The various lines are differentiated between those that had…