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  • The Southern After Steam

    A Vision in Blue and Grey

    by Don Benn ...
    After the end of steam on the Southern in July 1967, the author concentrated primarily on recording the Southern scene, to start with in black and white and then from 1972 in color. In so doing he built up a huge collection of slides for the period 1972 to 1988 concentrating on the lines close to his Kent home or in the London area but also with some images taken on the Central and Western ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Biography of British Train Travel

    A Journey Behind Steam & Modern Traction

    by Don Benn ...
    Railway Anthology is a collection of mainly previously unpublished articles and short stories, covering a lifelong interest in railways. It spans a wide spectrum over the years, from the early days in Kent in 1960, through the many hours on the lineside on the Surrey Hills line and the South Western main line, to the last frantic years of steam on the Southern, and the current steam scene, as well ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Twilight of Southern Steam

    The Untold Story, 1965–1967

    by Don Benn ...
    This book is first and foremost the story of the enginemen and their steeds which brought the steam era to an end on the Southern. It is therefore primarily about locomotive performance but enlivened by stories about how that was achieved and also about the band of young men who followed the exploits of men and machines, day and night over those last two years. It includes a substantial ... Read more

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  • Southern Steam Recollections

    A Portrait of the Last Years

    by Don Benn ...
    This collection of historic photographs showcases the steam trains of England's Southern Railway from Devon and Cornwall to Wimbledon and beyond.Train enthusiast Don Benn photographed steam locomotives along England's Southern Railway from 1960 until steam engines were retired in 1967. In his most prolific years, between 1961 and 1963, Benn captured the last of the classic ex Southern Railway ... Read more

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  • The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time

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