Author: Peter Tuffrey

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Nobody could have predicted in the first half of the Twentieth century that 'going to the flicks' would be rapidly superseded in later years by tel...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

The book documents and illustrates the people of South Yorkshire's relationship with coal which at times has been most tragic - not to mention quit...

Peter Tuffrey has always been fascinated by trams, just as other people are captivated by racing cars, motorcars, steam locomotives and buses. He c...

Ex-railwayman Bill Reed, now 78, has spent most of his life driving, photographing or observing locomotives in the UK and abroad - even at times ...

Being an avid collector of old photographs, particularly those featuring railways, well-known Yorkshire writer Peter Tuffrey was aware of the vast ...

British Rail Standard Pacifics features steam locomotives in the Britannia,Duke of Gloucester, and Clan classes. - There are photographs of every B...

Nigel Gresley built his Pacific class of locomotives to deal with increasing demands from passenger traffic. Some Pacifics started as Class A1s but...

Delving once more into the colossal photographic archives of the Yorkshire Post, Peter Tuffrey has produced another fascinating publication: Yorksh...

Yorkshire People & Coal is the third title in Peter Tuffrey's Yorkshire People series, featuring photographs from the Yorkshire Post's picture ...

Nottingham-based Bill Reed, now 78, was a fireman on steam locomotives in the early part of his working life, eventually graduating to being a driv...

Bill Reed's excellent pin-sharp pictures have been showcased in four previous Fonthill publications: Working and Preserved Industrial Locomotives; ...

It has often been said that the world was horse-drawn before the introduction of electric tramways. So, the establishment of a new and relatively c...

The book concentrates on the London Midland Region in the final years of steam traction covering the period 1948 to 1966. All major London Midland ...