Warwickshire Railways: Book Review
DJ Norton's pictorial survey of Railways in the West
Midlands Part Two
The second volume in a three part series centred on the
former Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway and later lines
connecting to it including:
- Tamworth to Duddeston Road
- Saltley Engine Shed
- Birmingham New Street Station
- Birmingham West Suburban Railway
- Water Orton to Wolverhampton
- Whitacre to Hampton
- Birmingham Central Goods Station
Dennis John Norton was born in Birmingham in March 1930. He
developed an interest in railways early in his life and started photographing
locos, stations and lines at the age of 17, just as British Railways were
taking over from the Big Four. His interest continued right up to his premature
death as the result of an asthma attack in August 1965. Throughout his time,
his camera was primarily pointed at subject related to the LMS Company. Hel
held a lineside pass but his concept of Lineside seems at odds with what
authorities intended. Standing in the middle of the main lines, walking through
tunnels and even climbing signal posts were frequent activities. The result of
all this disobedience is a collection of photographs containing many unique and
unusual views.
Laminated Card Cover, 11" x 8¾", 112 pages, 9 Maps
and 165 Black and White Photographs
Wild Swan Publishing - ISBN 9781905184514 - RRP
£17.95
This book, together with the other two in the series, are
core to Warwickshire Railways' ability to portray the unusual and the
infrasture of the LMS in the West Midlands. I therefore have no hesitation in
recommending the booking.
Mike Musson
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