Dawn to Dusk: A Colour-Rail Journey through the 1950s and 19

This volume takes a dusk to dawn journey through the daily life of the railway and its locomotives - historical, evocative, unusual and most importantly, unseen photographs of Britain's railways during the 1950s, right through the final days of steam in the 1960s. This was a period of immense change for Britain's railways, and an era which most railway enthusiasts remember with equal amounts of fondness and regret as steam was finally eliminated from the main lines. As the network was restructured during the Beeching years, steam gave way to diesel locomotives, electrics and multiple units - the traction of the future. Here then is a fascinating collection of Colour-Rail nostalgia - never seen before and never before published in any catalogue. Over 140 stunning colour photographs, predominantly of steam, which showcase the strength and depth of the Colour Rail collection.