Author: Peter Tuffrey

From the mid-20th century, no other musical instrument developed faster or had a greater impact than the electric guitar. In Britain, many young la...

Sir William A. Staniers Jubilee 5XP 4-6-0 Class served as the backbone of passenger services for the London Midland & Scottish Railway as well...

Investigative journalist Terry Nelson is divorced, depressed and disillusioned. He has abandoned his career to smoke copious amounts of crack cocai...

On 22 May 1934 a zenith of locomotive construction in the UK was reached when an enormous new locomotive entered traffic for the London & North...

Gresley''s D49s follows the career of this important class which ran in service between 1927 and 1961. Introduced by the London & North Eastern...

In this second and final volume, the whole of the East Coast Main Line between Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley stations is examined closely, wit...

The heart of the British railway system was London. Traffic was drawn and dispersed to places in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and all over England, not...

Doncasters Plant Works was established in 1853 by the Great Northern Railway Company. Always referred to simply as The Plant, it has built and repa...

Yorkshire Steam mainly takes a look at the 1948-1967 period when steam traction came to an end on the mainline railways. Over 250 superb colour and...

The pictures in this book were chosen from the many hundreds of 35mm colour slides Bill Reed took on and off the route stretching from London to Ab...

This collection of 168 colour photographs, which date from 1958 to 1967, features the Western Region of B.R., formerly the territory of the Great W...

As can be imagined there are countless Sheffield pubs - past and present. Therefore, finding a unique, manageable angle on the subject to produce...

The two decades following the end of the Second World War was a period of great change in Britain. One of the most noticeable changes, apparent thr...

This album of 160 colour photographs was taken in the Southern Region of B.R., which was formerly the lines constituting the Southern Railway. Bill...

The country houses of Yorkshire, steeped in a rich and colourful history and still existing for all to enjoy. This book tours round 32 of the most ...

The B1 Class 4-6-0 locomotive was Edward Thompson's most enduring design. Built from 1942-1952, the class totalled 410 examples and was a familiar ...

Great photography of locomotives on the East Midlands railways in the final years of steam traction compiled with thoroughly researched, informativ...

Using well over 200 pin sharp photographs and informative text, the book will feature many aspects of railway development in Yorkshire prior to the...

Arthur Henry Peppercorn, OBE (29 January 1889 - 3 March 1951) was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway....

The book features steam locomotives trundling along branch lines all around the county and travelling at speed on main lines in Yorkshire from the ...

Modern Leeds is a vibrant, bustling city. A shopper's paradise, its broad streets and modern shopping centres offer the latest tastes and favourite...

Southern Region Steam 1948-1967 contains over 250 stunning colour and black and white photographs of steam locomotives working across much of the S...

Sir Nigel Gresley's V2 Class 2-6-2 locomotive was developed during a period of great success for the London & North Eastern Railway company. Th...

The South Yorkshire town of Barnsley first described as Berneslai in the Domesday Book has an illustrious history and has long been associated with...

The Last Years of North West Steam contains over 250 stunning colour and black and white pictures that document the steam era drawing to a close in...

Nobody could have predicted in the first half of the Twentieth century that 'going to the flicks' would be rapidly superseded in later years by tel...

Before the Second World War, Sheffield Council planned a major slum clearance programme in the Park Hill area; however, this was halted due to the ...