Lost Lines of Wales – the Brecon to Newport Line by Tom Ferris
About | 'A celebration of the work of enthusiastic post-World War II railway photographers.' The Railway and Canal Historical Society Journal 'These books really put some flesh on the bones when exploring the remains of these long-forgotten lines.' Ffestiniog Railway Magazine Author Tom Ferris reveals Wales' railway heritage through a series of pocket books, each one looking at a 'lost line' of Wales. Take a nostalgic steam-powered journey back in time. The Brecon to Newport line is explored in this volume, station by station, as the history, heritage and social background of the railway and its passengers is brought to life using archive photography, some never before published. Includes an essay on the history of the line and photographs of its locomotives, trains and stations. |