Changing Railway Scene Western Region by Laurence Waters:
The second title in the new ‘Changing Railway Scene’ series, focuses attention on the Western Region which was, and still remains, one of the most popular of all the railway regions, and covers all the changes on the WR in every decade from its inception after Nationalisation to it being finally wound up in 1986.
By 1958 diesel hydraulic motive power and diesel multiple units (DMUs) were making an entrance and the days of steam traction on the Western Region finally arrived in December 1965.
The end of the Western Region came with abolition of the five regions in June 1986, and their replacement with new business sectors, such as Network South East, Inter City, Regional Railways and Railfreight.
This fantastic book charts the full story with some new and never previously published colour photographs which will delight all WR fans.
Author: Laurence Waters
Title: Western Region: Changing Railway Scene
Format: HB 96 pages
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Pub date: September 2008
ISBN: 9780711032750
List Price: £16.99
