By W McGowan Gradon, B.A. First published in 1947, this book was the first full account of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (Ratty to its many friends) from its start as an obscure 3 foot gauge mineral line and later reconstruction to 15 inch in 1915.
Although much has changed since the railway was saved from closure in... More >>>
by Mark Smithers.
Mark Smithers is a highly respected author and researcher of narrow gauge history; his articles have appeared in numerous professional journals. Mark's totally new study of Sir Arthur Heywood and his work, researched largely from primary sources and written with the full cooperation of the Haywood family, covers... More >>>
by E.R. Calthrop Esq.
This facsimile edition of a paper by E.R. Calthrop was published on the Hundredth Anniversary of its first publication in 1897. In it, Calthrop who was engineer to the 2ft 6in gauge Barsi Light Railway in India sets out the general pronciples of narrow gauge construction and operation and makes a cogently argued... More >>>