Railways of the East Midlands/ Railways of Derbyshire/ Railways of Leicestershire

By John Evans/Patrick Bennett/ John Jackson THIS trio of Amberley titles gives a good overview of this central UK region, characterised by its industrial/ freight workings.

Evans’ book is a retrospective on the BR era, while Bennett includes some more modern images and Jackson is much more contemporary. There is plenty of traction variety in each of these books, and taken together, they present a fascinating picture of rail evolution over the past half century.

The usual Amberley format of two captioned images per page applies, though Evans also provides summary commentaries for each of the counties within the region.

While all three focus on traction/ rolling stock, they also contain images of buildings and structures, which might be of particular interest to modellers. MS