Book Revisits Golden Age Of Steam

Ken Lucas has brought out his first book, illustrated by pictures from his own massive collection.

Mr Lucas argues – and who could doubt him – that in a county famed for the variety of it’s early railways, from the great joint station and engine sheds at Shrewsbury, to small branches and industrial lines, the Bishop’s Castle Railway was truly unique.

Of all the minor railways across the UK, the BCR, a railway where time pressures were at a minimum, was a subject to be pictured by hundreds of rail enthusiasts. It is not stretching things to say that for it’s size and location it was probably one of the most photographed line in the country.

Mr Lucas, has spent the last year collating a new book containing a selection of his pictures. They present an attractive profile of the railway, in its early years and towards the end when the advent of bus travel signalled its demise.

This is a must for railway enthusiasts and historians.

Jean Kingdon

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