ISBN 9 780954 278 75 5 Edward Talbot 2011 104pp.

The streamlined Pacifics of the London Midland & Scottish Railway were amongst the most outstanding of all British steam locomotives. Their style and design captured the imagination and set them apart from everyday engines. In the public mind they ranked equally with the streamlined 'A4' class of the London & North Eastern Railway, and when one was displayed at the New York World's Fair in 1939, they became famous all over the world, as one of a small number of elite streamlined designs along with the New York Central Rail Road's 'J3a' class Hudsons, and the Milwaukee Road's 'Hiawatha' Atlantics and Hudsons in the USA.

This new book is a celebration in photographs of these magnificent machines and will give pleasure to all their many admirers. It contains 96 pages with 160 black and white photographs, and 8 pages of colour, featuring superb paintings by Gerald Broom, Tom Connell and Barry G. Price.

It is a companion volume to The Coronation Scot, the Streamlined Era on the LMS, published in 2002, which described the train, the locomotives and the carriages, and the whole venture of the LMS into streamlining.

ISBN 9 781906 419 69 1 Noodle Books 2012 256pp.

There are few railways subjects that have not been the subject of any number of books - but Breakdown Cranes is certainly one.

Renowned railway writer Peter Tatlow has spend several decades researching the history, origins, allocations, and work of these marvels of the mechanical age.

Part 1 in the series takes the story of the steam crane through from its earliest days to the start of the 'long-jib' variant, although many of the examples featured in this book were still active into the 1970s.

Illustrated in both b/w and colour complete with numerous drawings.

ISBN 9 781899 889 56 3 Lightmoor Press 2011 192pp.

This is a detailed study of the Caledonian Railway's 'Jumbo' 0-6-0s, officially the '18in x 26in x 5ft 0in Goods Engine', which were not only the workhorses of the Company but also formed the largest class of locomotives in Scotland. The 244 members of the class were built over a fourteen year period between 1883 and 1897, and many were also Westinghouse braked, whilst some were vacuum fitted as well, which thus allowed their extensive use on passenger traffic too.

With the aid of official plans and drawings, along with numerous mostly previously unpublished photographs, and in conjunction with technical specifications and other data, the author has faithfully documented the history, work, performance and allocations of these iconic little engines for posterity.

The entire class was taken over by the LM&SR at Grouping and most of them survived into the BR era, with the last four only being withdrawn in 1963, giving the 'Jumbo's a history of 80 years in total.

The book comprises 192 pages, 8 in colour, 275 mm. by 215 mm., printed on gloss art paper with colour laminated printed board covers and is lavishly illustrated with over 150 colour and B&W photographs covering the full life history of the class. The 50 plus official drawings and diagrams will prove invaluable to both modellers and historians and the many tables of analysis covering work and performance will allow many aspects to be studied in depth by the reader.

The Appendices include the full specification supplied to Neilson for their Works Order E561 and T56l, and individual engine histories, as extracted from the record cards, along with a full bibliography.

Published in conjunction with the Caledonian Railway Association.

ISBN 9 780901 461 58 2 The Railway & Canal Historical Society 2011 272pp.

Ernest John Hutchings Lemon rose from the humblest beginnings to become a Vice-President of the LMS Railway. He was born in 1874, the son of a labourer in an obscure Dorset village, and a fortunate set of circumstances led to his apprenticeship at the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. In 1914 he joined the Midland Railway as Chief Wagon Inspector, soon rising to become Works Manager at Derby in the Carriage & Wagon Department. In association with 'Bob' Reid, he revolutionised the way wagons, and later carriages, were constructed, by introducing assembly-line techniques. Further promotions followed after 'grouping' in 1923, and in 1931 he was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LMS Railway - a post he held for less than a year before his appointment as Vice-President in 1932.

Throughout the 1930s he continued to overhaul the way the railway worked, seeking to eliminate old and inefficient practices. Lemon was one of the first proponents in this country of 'Scientific Management', a business philosophy first developed in the USA, and he introduced the principles to all phases of railway working and management.

In the summer of 1938, Lemon was seconded to the Air Ministry, as Director-General of Production, when the Government finally reacted to the charges of incompetence in the re-armament of the RAF. The programme had been dogged by controversy, monetary restrictions and delays, and the defence of this country still rested largely on obsolete aircraft. Production of the much-vaunted new generation of fighters had stagnated and was months behind schedule. The aggressive behaviour of Germany lent an even greater urgency to the situation, and Lemon was charged with the task of expediting and reorganising production. His reforms successfully enabled the programme to be completed ahead of schedule, and it was for this work that he was knighted.

When this country had to face the full might of German air attacks in the summer of 1940, the RAF was ready. The Battle of Britain was a close-fought affair, but the RAF did have sufficient aircraft - just! The story of the war in the air has been told in innumerable books. What is not so well-known is how the aircraft were produced in the quantities required - and the dynamism and urgency brought to the project by one man.

This book is the story of his life, both professional and private. The author has been fortunate to have had access to Lemon's own personal papers, and these - together with hitherto unknown archives discovered during research - shed new light on the management of the LMS at the time. This is especially true of the circumstances surrounding both Lemon's, and then Stanier's, appointments as CME and the importance of Sir Harold Hartley in the affair, which will cause many long-held views to be reassessed.

'The London Midland and Scottish Railway was one of the most important companies in Britain from its creation in 1923 to nationalisation in 1947. Lord Stamp, the President, is rightly cited as a key player in British business, but he was supported by very able managers. Ernest Lemon was one of the most capable engineer/managers of his generation, as evidenced by his role in the LMS as Vice-President; and, later, in the Air Ministry as Director-General of Production supporting Sir Wilfrid Freeman. This biography of Lemon is an important contribution to business and political history and tells the story of Lemon's career in both railways and aviation. It sheds light on an important player in British engineering, using important new archival material, to reveal a complex personality and the very human face of business and policy.' - Dr Roy Edwards, Southampton University School of Management, 2011

ISBN 9 781899 889 52 5 Lightmoor Press 2011 160pp.

The Cathcart Railway was opened in 1886, before most of the homes it now serves were built. With a length of eight miles from Glasgow Central to Glasgow Central, it was operated by the Caledonian Railway from opening until grouping. Jack Kernahan provides a history of the line from the first plans until the present day, including motive power and rolling stock, electrification, track layout and signalling, and the role of the line in popular folklore. The text has been thoroughly updated for this second edition, with additional appendices, photographs and plans.

The book comprises 160 pages. 275x215mm. Printed on gloss art paper, casebound with printed board covers.

Published in conjunction with the Caledonian Railway Association.

ISBN 9 781899 816 17 0 7 Pendragon Publishing 2010 182pp, 70 line drawings, 283 b/w and 13 colour photos. Hardback

While not being one of the major main lines in the country and never gaining a foothold in the capital, the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway led the way with many developments in the design and construction of locomotives. Indeed, its final CME went on to occupy the same position in the LMS and the influences continued through to the standard steam locomotives of British Railways. The book catalogues the classes of all steam locomotives built at the railway's own works at Horwich and includes those bought in from manufacturers before 1889.

Profusely illustrated with photographs, many of which have never previously been published, along with engineering drawings and diagrams. This promises to be the definitive history of LYR locomotives.

ISBN 9 781906 419 41 7 Noddle Books 2010 58pp. Softback

First published in 1972, this reference work on L.M.S. Signals is still held in high regard by all railway historians today and remains the definitive book on the subject. Up to that time, few books of this type had ever been produced, yet it set the scene for what would become the now expected detailed work on specific examples of railway history. Only 800 copies of the original book were produced and it has never been reprinted. Those few copies that do come on the market today command a high price, not just because of rarity value, but because of the expertise clearly demonstrated in its compilation. 38 years later, and long overdue, this is the very first paperback reprint of the original edition. With only a few minor corrections, the book remains 99% as per the original. It will be welcomed by those with an interest in signalling as well as anyone who appreciated a comprehensive and detailed railway work.

As per the original, it also contains a section on LMS Signal Boxes by the late V. R. Anderson who was also a Member of the LMS Society.

ISBN 9 781906 419 33 2 7 Noddle Books 2010 180pp, 174 line drawings, 349 b/w photos. Softback

The name Bob Essery will be familiar to nearly all railway enthusiasts and certainly anyone with an interest in either the LMS or rolling stock in general. Amongst the many classic works he has compiled is the popular series on LMS Wagons. First published in the 1980s and unavailable for some time, this new reprint is certain to take the market by storm. The book remains completely unchanged from the original; it comprises 188 pages on art paper with many hundreds of photographs and drawings examining this important subject. The depth and quality of the information included makes this one book no serious railway enthusiast will want to miss out on!

ISBN 9 781906 419 22 6 Noddle Books 2010 200pp inc. 24 page colour section.

For the second book in the 'Pullman Profile' series, Antony Ford takes as his theme the 'K-Type' Cars built in the 1920s. (Excluding the 'all-steel'veheicles.)

In this new volume Each inidividual car is described, its history, renamings (and there were often several) and demise are all examined in detail.

Interior and exterior views of numerous cars compliment a readable text split into individual chapters dealing with the varius batches of vehicles built, in the main, by just two specific manufacturers.

Tabular information and a section on the works at Preston Park are included.

200 pages on high quality art paper, casebound - landscape format, with copious illustations and plans.

ISBN 9 781899 889 37 2 Lightmoor Press 2009 192pp.

The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway came into being in 1893, when the Eastern & Midlands Railway, having over extended itself financially, was jointly taken over by the Midland and Great Northern railways. The E&MR main line linked the Midlands and the North of England with the popular Norfolk coast resorts and its acquisition enabled these two railways to reach deep in to the heart of Great Eastern Railway territory. Following the joint takeover, the Midland assumed responsibility for the motive power whilst the GN looked after the signalling and permanent way. The line was run by a Joint Committee, the representatives of the MR and GNR giving way to those of the LM&SR and L&NER after the 1923 Grouping. It was only when the line was ceded to the L&NER in 1936, however, that it began to lose its independent identity, with the locomotive department seeing the M&GN and ex-Midland types replaced by those of the L&NER and constituents. The locomotive history of the Midland Railway has been extensively covered by the author, in conjunction with the late David Jenkinson, in a four volume series published in the 1980s. At that time, it was intended to carry on and cover the locomotive histories of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway, which came in to Midland hands in 1912, and of the two Joint lines which came under Midland control, the M&GN and the Somerset & Dorset Railway. The former came out in 2000 but the latter two lines still remained to be covered. This detailed profusely illustrated history of the Midland & Great Northern Railway, and in particular its motive power right from the very early days of the companies which grew to form it, therefore fills another important gap in the locomotive history of the Midland Railway. The text includes much new information which has come to light in the last twenty years, adding to the research previously carried out in the 1980s, whilst much of the illustrative content, including numerous detailed plans and a plethora of historic original photographs, has not previously been published. The majority of the M&GN system was closed in 1959 and, today, the only surviving section is that operated as a preserved line by the North Norfolk Railway, who do much to keep the memory of the old company alive. This volume is therefore a timely addition to the history of this most distinctive of railway's, which will be appreciated by enthusiasts, modellers and railway historians alike.

The book comprises 192 pages. 275x215mm. Printed on gloss art paper with colour laminated board covers.

ISBN 9 781905 184 63 7 Wild Swan Publications 2009 104pp

An LMS Journal Handbook

This second look at the LMS lineside contains the following sections:

• Railway signage
• Timetable and Poster Boards
• Platform Numbering
• Station Seats
• Barrows and Trolleys

Packed with illustrations this survey should prove invaluable to modellers.

Published by the author 2008 102pp Spiral bound with numerous diagrams and tables, including one separate fold-out diagram. Paper covers.

In the complex field of valves and valve gears, one of the less discussed areas is that of short or long-lap valves. In Britain, the Midland Railway's engineers had used short-lap valves, and were regarded as incompetent by no less an authority than the late E.S. Cox for adhering to them. But Cox and others within the LMS/Crewe establishment were long-lap valve men and used them. In this interesting and technical review of LMS practice, Adrian Tester comes to some interesting conclusions on the subject.

Part One - LMS Western Division Lines ISBN 978 1 905184 50 7 Wild Swan Publications 2008 144pp

Part Two - LMS Midland Division. Former Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway and later lines connecting to it ISBN 978 1 905184 51 4 Wild Swan Publications 2008 112pp

Part Three - LMS Midland Division. Former Birmingham & Gloucester Railway and later lines connecting to it ISBN 978 1 905184 52 1 Wild Swan Publications 2008 112pp

ISBN 978 0 9540232 6 3 Cumbrian Railways Association 2008 48pp

Cumbrian Railways Association publishes a Roll of Honour in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their country during the Great War 1914-1918

The Cumbrian Railways Association has published a Roll of Honour to commemorate the railwaymen from Cumbria who gave their lives in the Great War between 1914 and 1918. Extensive research from war memorials, original documents, local newspapers and websites has revealed the names and service details of 234 men who died in the service of their country, mostly serving in the Army on the Western Front in France and Belgium, and others in many other parts of the world. The men are listed under the names of the twelve railway companies which operated in Cumbria at that time.

The Roll of Honour also reproduces moving reports from local newspapers of the Memorial Service to railwaymen held in Carlisle Cathedral in May 1919, and of the unveiling of railway company war memorials at Barrow-in-Furness and Maryport. Illustrated with contemporary and recent images and photographs, the Roll of Honour has been researched by the President of the Cumbrian Railways Association, Peter Robinson.

The Roll of Honour has been produced to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the great conflict of the First World War.

Available from selected local outlets (cost £5), or by post from CRA Publications, 19 Windsor Drive, Miskin, Pontyclun CF22 8SH (add £1 for post and packing).

ISBN 9 781906 419 00 4 Noddle Books 2008 192pp inc. 16 page colour section

In this lavishly illustrated book, No. 1 in a series, here for the first time is the full record of the luxury British 12 Wheel Pullman cars (built between 1908-1923) which graced such celebrated pre-war trains as the 'Southern Belle' 'Harrogate Pullman' and 'Eastern Belle', and post-war the 'Bournemouth Belle' and Ocean Liner express.

"PULLMAN PROFILE NO. 1 The 12-WHEEL CARS" presents a fascinating, comprehensive and nostalgic record to the reader and captures an era when the familiar umber and cream Pullman cars flourished at a time when quality really did matter.

Nowadays, the Pullman Car Co is an enterprise that continues to attract a widespread following, not only from railway enthusiasts but also from those with a more general interest in by-gone luxury travel. This is scarcely surprising as Pullman was synonymous for superior accommodation and a high level of service.

Pullman recognised and appreciated the value of publicity - the inauguration of new services or even new vehicles provided them with opportunities to impress the media of the day. In these and other respects Pullman was unrivalled, yet in other ways it was conservative and restrained.

The 12 wheels cars introduced by the Caledonian Railway in 1914 and run under contract by Pullman on the LMS until 1934 (at which time they were incorporated into the LMS fleet of dining cars) are covered in some detail.