REVIEW OF THE MONTH
British Railways Station Totems
The Complete Guide
Dave Brennan and Richard Furness Crecy Publishing, 1A Ringway Trading Estate, Shadowmoss Road, Manchester M22 5LH. Tel: 0161 499 0024. Website: www.crecy.co.uk Email: enquiries@crecy.co.uk Description: Hardback, 215mm x 298mm, 352pp. ISBN: 9781800351417. Price £30.
No-one needs to have it explained to them what a station totem is, or that they are seriously collected. While many Steam World readers will doubtless own a couple, no-one will ever beat Ian Faulkner, who at his peak owned just over 2,000 of them.
This is a welcome, massively upgraded version of a long out-of-print book that first appeared in 2002 and has commanded high prices on eBay. It features over 1,200 changes, including new locations where they are known to have been installed, rare discoveries, deletions, and what has appeared in auctions.
Why the obsession with totems? They are colourful, personal, look good on any wall, and are a
