Wild Swan British Railways Journal

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British Railway Journal 76	£9.95
Containing five differing in depth articles, including a second look at the Aldeburgh Branch which follows on from that in issue 75, I think that this continues a return to form for Wild Swan's first serial adventure. Paul's editorial is a nice piece of writing, which sets the tone for Bill Kendall and Chris Turner's lead article on Towcester while rural backwaters are exemplified in part two of Wooton to Brill. A great read and the perfect antidote to any tiresome preoccupations you had before you picked it up and started browsing its pages.

British Railway Journal 75	£9.95
A pleasingly eclectic collection of subjects. The largest is a comprehensive feature on the Aldeburgh branch complete with scale track plans, an appealing collection of photographs of all stations and joy of joys - pictures of "Sirapite" and Garrett's amazing rail connected works at Leiston. Next is part one of a photographic journey along the Metropolitan's Brill Branch and also featured are Byfield SMJ, a visit to industrial railways near Stoke and the Tylwch Accident revisited. All within laminated boards and printed on art paper, this is a very welcome return to form of a somewhat lapsed periodical.

British Railway Journal 74	£9.95
A "relaunched" British Railway journal, a new format perfect bound into laminated board covers with more content than before. This issue majors on the Southern's station at Reading, a relatively small terminus that was less busy than its high level neighbour but still quite a complex of lines, an article on station bookstalls, and a superb and detailed feature on the Bristol "pugs" - of the Lancashire and Yorkshire variety.

British Railway Journal 54	£2.00
An obscure Scottish WW2 military port railway, Wilton GWR in 1921 and an extended piece on Henstridge S&DJR.