{"product_id":"9781914227875","title":"West Midlands Railways : From Steam to Modern Traction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Tuffrey, Peter \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWarwickshire, West Midlands\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 October 2025 by Great Northern Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 160 pages, Over 200 colour and black and white archive photographs\u003cbr\u003e253 x 187 x 15 | 612g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the announcement of the Modernisation Plan to the end of steam services, just 13 years elapsed. A transitional period existed where steam engines operated alongside new diesel and electric forms of motive power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest Midlands Railways From Steam to Modern Traction uses around 200 excellent colour and black-and-white images to look at the changing scene in the 1950s and 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe area's lines were formerly operated by the London, Midland \u0026amp; Scottish Railway and the Great Western Railway. Many of these companies' locomotives could be seen, as well as British Railways' Standard Classes. A number of new diesel classes and DMUs appeared and worked alongside these during the late 1950s and early 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe West Midlands consists of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the ceremonial West Midlands county. The primary cities are Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Worcester. Large towns located in the area are Burton-on-Trent, Dudley, Kidderminster, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Stourbridge, Tamworth, Uttoxeter, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pictures have been captured from the lineside, engine sheds, stations, marshalling yards and industrial locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe West Midlands was a vibrant and exciting place for railway enthusiasts to record locomotives at work. This collection is presented to celebrate those days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179250291069,"sku":"9781914227875","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781914227875.jpg?v=1778956158","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9781914227875","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}