This is a magnificent book by any standards, over 700 pages accompanied by around 600 photographs, drawings, plans and other literature, many in colour and all beautifully laid out. As well as locomotives and rolling stock, other light railway equipment is not neglected, as is a whole range of other machinery and equipment and equipment built over the years as the authors trace the history from inception in the late 1870’s, through to the final demise in 1961. Appendices list all the locomotives built, those that came into the works for attention of one sort or another, spare boilers and fireboxes supplied over the years, locomotives that have survived into preservation and a host of other statistical information. There is an enormous amount of genealogical information on the Bagnalls family and its antecedents, along with various other families entwined in the history of the company over the years. The text is accompanied by a comprehensive biography, list of sources and index.
The book will be A4 size, approximately 700 pages, full-colour and printed on art paper throughout, with around 600 illustrations consisting of photographs, maps, plans and company literature. Case-bound in Balacon, thread sewn with colour end-papers, ribbon marker, head and tail boards with a full colour laminated dust jacket. It comes in stiff card packaging to give maximum protection. No effort has been spared to ensure that this book justifies the author lifetime dedication to their subject, the print run is very limited one, and interested parties are encouraged not to miss this opportunity to add the definitive history of this builder of locomotives for the worlds railways, to their collection,as it confidently felt they will not be disappointed. As both a large and weighty tome, the book is both expensive to purchase and post; there is however, a pre publication offer open until.................. Estimated publication date is summer 2008, and copies will be dispatched as soon as they become available. Trade rates available on application to the address below. Profits to the Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust , a registered charity which is also responsible for publishing the book, and will be used to support the restoration of locomotives on the Vale of Rheidol narrow-gauge railway in Mid-Wales.
