Llanelly to Carmarthen is the latest addition to an ongoing series about railways in West Wales, by railway historian John Hodge. This volume looks at the history of the lines in West Wales, between these locations, taking in the history of the local industry that was once a feature in this area. This book covers the each station and main location along the rout, with good photographic coverage and interesting long captions explaining the locations significance. The work is of interest to railway historians and those who accurately model railways, having a good coverage of the subject throughout its pages. AUTHOR: John Hodge is a retired railwayman, who started his working life on the Western Region in South Wales, later transferring to London Paddington. He was born and brought up in Barry, a port town west of Cardiff, which has strong railway connections, once being an important port for coal traffic and later being famous for Woodham Brothers scrap yard, which held over 200 locomotives, that are now mostly preserved on heritage lines. John Hodge is a life long railway enthusiast and historian, with many railway histories published, he specialises in South and West Wales subjects, this volume on the line from Llanelli to Carmarthen is his latest work.
255 colour and b/w illustrations, 1 map