The evocative photographs of railwayman Ron Buckley reveal the story of steam in the North East region Ron Buckley’s photographs show the changing locomotive scene taking place throughout the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire, illustrating from the later 1930s those pre-grouping classes that were still working. These included the work of such well-known designers as Wilson Wordsell and Vincent Raven of the North Eastern railway and John Aspinall of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway and Samuel Johnson and Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway. Ron’s later photographs, from 1946 onwards, continue to show remaining working pre- grouping locomotives and also portray the newer designs of William Stanier, Charles Fairburn, Edward Thompson and Arthur Peppercorn, as well a standard examples designed under Robert Riddles. AUTHOR: Ron Buckley is 95 years old and has been photographing railways since the age of 15. He joined the LM&SR as a wages clerk in 1934 and retired in 1977 after over 42 years’ service with the railways.
Brian Dickson worked in printing and publishing in Edinburgh and London for over 35 years before retiring in 2000. Since retiring he has become a railway author, volunteer locomotive fireman and driver at a heritage railway. SELLING POINTS: . Photographs of the railways of the North East region from 1936 to 1966 Unique and previously unpublished archive . Ron Buckley enjoyed a 42- year career working on the railways and was a regular visitor to the Southern Railway . Stunning railway photography is complemented with detailed captions from the editor, Brian Dickson, a respected railway author . Includes locomotive designs from such well- known designers as Gresley, Raven and Aspinall, and from across the North Eastern, Lancashire and Midland Railways 170 b/w illustrations