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Title:Working Wagons series (4 books) Review image
Author:David Larkin
Publisher:Santona Publications, Hull
Format:Book
Subject:Wagons
Category:Photos
Spec:96 pages, 10.75in x 8.5in, card covers, B&W photos
Publication date:1998-2002
Summary:Large format books, with excellent photos balanced with knowledgeable captions and text. Wagons of all types are covered, including some very rare ones.
Review:The four books in this series cover the periods 1968 to 1973, 1974 to 1979, 1980 to 1984 and 1985 to 1992 respectively. Each has around 170 black and white photographs spread across 96 large format pages. The captions are quite detailed and include livery notes while each two page spread also has an introductory text outlining the illustrated (and related) types. As the title suggests, the photos all show wagons being used (although not always loaded) and there are none of the normal works and/or open day views. The photos are all of a high quality and the subject matter ranges from the mundane to the unique.
Reviewed:08/03/2016 by Thomas Young (Comments made by others can appear in the notes section towards the bottom of this page)
Sample pages:(Click on any image to view full-sized in a new window)
Page image The cover of Volume 1 (1968 to 1973)
Page image All four books share the same layout, with a large photo and text on the left pages.
Page image The cover of Volume 2 (1974-1979)
Page image Revenue, private owner, international and departmental wagons (as seen here) are all covered.
Page image The cover of Volume 3 (1980-1984)
Page image Right-hand pages all have three photos.
Page image The cover of Volume 4 (1985-1992)
Page image Each book also has an introduction, that in Volume 4 including an overview of the fleet at 1994.
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