Shadows of the Great Western
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by R. J. Blenkinsop
Oxford Publishing Co.. Hardback first edition 1972
96 pages; black-and-white photographs
Book: Very good copy, clean and tightly bound. Bookshop price on front end page
Dustwrapper: Very good
REF. 000889
An atmospheric photographic portrait of the Great Western Railway in its final steam-era years. R. J. Blenkinsop’s carefully chosen black-and-white images record locomotives, trains, stations and lineside scenes, capturing both familiar main-line workings and less celebrated corners of the system. Brief captions provide useful factual context, while the emphasis remains on the visual character of the railway: its engines, architecture, working practices and disappearing landscapes. A rewarding pictorial record for Great Western enthusiasts and railway photographers.