Paperback - 160 pages - 240 mm x 172 mm

Over 260 Black & White Photographs

British Railways Past and Present is a nationwide series of books featuring photographs of railway locations taken several decades ago and comparing them with the same scene today. Such is the current pace of change on our railway system that even a few years can reduce a busy and vibrant railway scene to a wasteland or housing estate - or conversely can bring electrification and up-to-the-minute technology to an outdated, run-down route. The contrasts are often dramatic, while sometimes hardly anything has altered in 30 or 40 years. Whatever the change, the comparison of 'past' and 'present' will intrigue not only the railway enthusiast and historian, but also anyone interested in our recent history.

In this first volume on South Wales, covering Gwent and routes to Dowlais and Merthyr, are over 260 photographs featuring -

Great Western lines from Chepstow and Monmouth.

The South Wales main line west from Severn Tunnel Junction.

The railways of Newport.

Valley lines of the former Sirhowy and Brecon & Merthyr railways.

The 'Heads of the Valleys' line from Merthyr to Abergavenny.

Railways around Pontypool.