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HAVINGselfpublishedthis book,the author hasdonated180 copiesto Leighton BuzzardRailway (LBR)t,he proceeds of whichwill contributeto the Bedfordshireline's Covid-19survival fund.
RodDingwallisan LBRmemberfrom its earlypreservationdays,andaccumulated a substantiapl hotographicarchiveM. any of thesepictureshaveappearedin his previousbooksaboutthe railway.
Thisbookutilisesall remainingimages he holds,takenby himselfandothers,to producean albumof 450photographs, primarilyof the linein itsindustrialdaysin the form of LeightonBuzzardLightRailway.
Thehistoriccollectionissupplemented by a shortsectionillustratingprogress on extendingthe runninglineof what in preservationissimplyLeightonBuzzard Railwayup Munday'sHilltowardsthe originalDoubleArchesterminusof the industrialrailway.
Themajorityof the picturesare monochromeb, ut therearemanyexcellent colourimagesi,ncludinga numberof spectaculavristasacross andquarry workings.
Textislimited,but the bookincludes contributionsfrom peoplerepresentingthe two majorlocalsandcompaniesi,ncluding a manwho workedfor GeorgeGarside's for 47 yearsp, rovidinga first-handinsight asto howthe companyworked,andwhy the sandextractedwassucha valuable commodity.
Theother,byJeremyWhite,of Arnold WhiteEstateste, lIsthe storyof howthe old JosephArnoldsandcompanyevolved into today'spropertyoperationcentredon repurposingworked-outquarriesC.
Publishedby RodDingwall, 276mmx210mm,332pp, softbackPrice £24.00plus£6.00p&p.Orderfrom the LeightonBuzzardRoilwoyby sendinga letterwith chequeto LeightonBuzzard NarrowGaugeRailway;Page'sPark Station,BillingtonRood,Leighton BuzzardB. edfordshireLU74TN.Mark envelope'Sandand Simplex'.
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