Modelling the British Rail era

If your thinking of modelling the BR blue era, there is one book that I think is worth investing in. Even if you were around at the time, it's sometimes difficult to remember exactly what was what, how you remember something may be slightly different than the way it actually was.

Modelling the British Rail Era ISBN 0 9507960 8 5

Writen by Ian Fleming, Steve Flint, Ken Gibbons and Jeff Taylor. All well known names in the modelling world. First published in 2001 it's still of value even today. If you can find a copy it will be invaluable.

The book covers a wide variety of issues. A history of British Rail and it's goals, The Corpoate image, How stations changed, stock that was used, how trackwork changed and was developed, right down to when to use a brake van, there are even some ideas on layouts and how to model them.

Find a copy and enjoy.