The Railway Album

by E.S. Wolff

Here is a magnificent volume all about railways. This may seem an extravagant claim, but within these coves can be found in word and picture a brilliant and vivid account of railway systems at home and abroad.
In addition twenty-three magnificent full colour plates drawn by foremost railway artists make this book of immediate appeal to railway fans young and old.
In a series of chapters which take the reader behind the scenes, all forms of railway operation and practice are covered. The evolution of the British locomotive from the early days of the Rocket up to the latest British Railways' Standard locomotive presents a picture of design and development which is enthralling as it is entertaining. A picture survey of Locomotives of the World and magnificently illustrated picture articles on Shunting, the Royal Trains and Travelling Post Office tell an absorbing and comprehensive story.
No one who is at all interested in railways and their operation can afford to miss this entertaining book.

157 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1950