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British Rail Traction Maintenance Depots 1973-1993: Part 3: Wales & Scotland

Published by Platform 5

www.platform5.com
ISBN: 9781915984159
Price: £21.95

THE third and final book in the series by renowned railway photographer Michael Rhodes is sure to prove popular as it takes in depots across Wales and Scotland, featuring many classic traction at depots well known to enthusiasts.

Much like the first two books in the series, this one is not an extensive collection of every depot, rather it features images captured during the author’s visits to the depots. Indeed, in his introduction, Mr Rhodes says: “This series is not a text book or historical summary of all the depots, but rather a recollection of hundreds of hours of misspent youth. Some major depots hardly feature because I made few visits to them or didn’t take any photographs there.”

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