Steam Today by Geoff Swaine
In the 1960s, as steam locomotives were being hurriedly removed from Britain’s railways, a band of enthusiasts formed to save what they could. In the process, they laid the tracks for the thriving network that is the British heritage railway scene today. To showcase this living industrial museum, photographer Geoff Swaine has selected over 200 photographs of Britain’s heritage railways, including the Bluebell Railway to Llangollen, the Severn Valley, North York Moors, Great Western and Great Central railways, and many more. Steam Today is an evocative tribute to the engines and the people that keep our rail history in motion. Geoff Swaine embarked upon a career as a leading heritage photographer and photographic archivist after retiring from his work in architecture. He has written a number of books and articles on railways.
Swaine, Geoff: - Geoff Swaine was a war baby growing up firstly in Somerset and then London. Being in the centre of London as a boy in the fifties he had access to all those big London Stations. Kings Cross being his favourite often waiting until 10pm to see the night mail out from Platform 10.
A job as a signalman's assistant after leaving school lasted a short while before he took up a career as an architectural draughtsman.
It was a redundancy in the nineties which led him to get interested in photography and photographing steam engines. A book was published in 200 which turned out to being the first of several. The latest being 'Pageant of British Steam'.
A job as a signalman's assistant after leaving school lasted a short while before he took up a career as an architectural draughtsman.
It was a redundancy in the nineties which led him to get interested in photography and photographing steam engines. A book was published in 200 which turned out to being the first of several. The latest being 'Pageant of British Steam'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750966344 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750966343 |
| Title | Steam Today |
| Author | Geoff Swaine |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
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