Following the great success of Ticket to Minehead, the authors have again assembled a wide range of photographs to accompany 16 anecdotes of life on the line, from both men and women who worked on the line and from those who used the line. The stories and photographs together provide a heart-warming recollection of this famous branch line from Taunton to Minehead and beyond.
The foreword has been written by the well-known TV presenter Nicholas Owen, himself a keen railwayman. There are also contributions from actors Su Pollard of and You Rang, M'Lord? and David Neilson, best known as Roy Cropper in Coronation Street.
Alan Hammond has written 8 books on the Somerset & Dorset Railway, all published by Millstream Books and all produced with the unsung help of his wife Christine. Richard Derry has written 5 previous books on steam locomotives. All three authors live in Minehead so it was a logical decision to turn their joint attentions to The West Somerset Railway.
Author: Alan Hammond, Christine Hammond and Richard Derry
Title: Return Ticket to Minehead
Format: PB 144 pages
Publisher: Millstream Books
Pub date: March 2007
ISBN: 9780948975783
List Price: £14.95
