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scene to a wasteland or housing estate - or conversely can bring electrification and up-to-the-minute technology to an outdated, run-down route.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 second volume on South Wales, covering Mid and South Glamorgan, are over 260 photographs featuring -

The South Wales Main Line from Rumney to Pyle.

Lines of the former Rhymney Railway.

The railways of Cardiff.

Railways of the Taff and Rhondda Valleys.

Lines of the former Barry Railway.

Railways of the Mid Glamorgan Valleys.