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Railmaster London 30th Apr 2019		Magazine Give-A-Disc	https://1960smusicmagazines.com/2018/07/29/give-a-disc-february-1964/
Railmaster London 30th Apr 2019		TV Only Connect (2008 - Now)	https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dmmhx/episodes/guide Series One Ep01 Mon 15 Sep 2008 [YouTube Video] Ep02 [YouTube Video]
Railmaster London 30th Apr 2019		TV Only Connect (2008 - Now)	Supposedly Commenced on BBC Four, Then Moved To BBC Two
Railmaster London 29th Apr 2019		78 RPM Laurel And Hardy - Laurel And Hardy / Laurel And Hardy In The Dance Of The Cuckoos	I have added , assuming it as primary release the USA release of this disc. But was it recorded in USA or UK ?
Railmaster London 29th Apr 2019		78 RPM Rudy Starita - Dance Of The Cuckoos / Wicked Mr. Punch	Some sources suggest Marvin Hatley was a musical director for Hal Roach film studio and composed the theme tune for Laurel and Hardy so why the Laurel , Hardy, composer credit/s ? [YouTube Video]
Railmaster London 11th Apr 2019		Book Ken Blacker - The London Trolleybus Volume Two 1946-1962	Sou Wester's Review From Amazon This is the second of Ken Blacker's definitive two part history of the giant London trolleybus system. The first volume took the story from the dramatic growth of the system in the 1930s and into the incredibly difficult operating conditions of the Second World War. Volume Two takes the story on from from the end of hostilities. Having taken trolleybuses on board in such a big way immediately before the war it is interesting how quickly that enthusiasm had waned by the time peace returned. Herr Hitler's intervention had interupted London's massive tram to trolleybus conversion programme, but when this resumed in the late 1940s it was motorbuses rather than trolleys that supplanted the surviving trams, the last of these iconic beasts running in 1952. This was an ominous sign for the trolleybuses and, only a year or so after the trams they were supposed to replace had vanished, London Transport announced that the trolleybuses themselves were to be replaced. This cast something of a cloud over the final decade of trolleybus operation, although a considerable time elapsed between their proposed demise being announced and the replacement programme actually being implemented. Thus, throughout the 1950s the trolleybuses remained a common sight right across the city and its is probably this period that is best remembered by people today. All this is brilliantly portrayed in Mr. Blacker's book and the text and pictures combine to give a fine recollection of both the trolleybuses and the general London street scene of the 1950s. No less interesting, though inevitably sad, is coverage of the massive switchover from trolleybuses to motorbuses carried out between 1959 and 1962. Ironically, the last trolleybus stronghold was in south-west London where the vehicles had first been introduced in 1931. This wasn't quite the end of the story, however. Nearly all of London's postwar trolleybuses (the Q1 class, sometimes described as the Rolls Royce version of the trolleybus) found new lives in Spain and their fascinating afterlife is also covered in this book, as is the story of the few London trolleybuses that survived into preservation. This is where this excellent history ends. However, it is interesting to reflect that trams have since returned to London and, in these more environmentally concious times, some would argue that trolleybuses might still find a role to play, so perhaps the final chapter of Mr. Blacker's fine and thoroughly recommended book has yet to be written!
Railmaster London 11th Apr 2019		Book Ken Blacker - The London T Types	Publisher Blurb This volume marks, in effect, the completion of a trilogy devoted to the buses and coaches bought by the London General Omnibus Company and its associates in the final years of its independent existence. The LT class six-wheelers, and their four-wheeled double deck ST counterparts, dominated the London bus scene during the later days of the LGOC and retained a significant foothold for two decades before the last remnants finally drifted away in 1953. The T class was different. Although clearly in the same general mould as the LT and ST, its impact on the LGOC itself was not so great, although the phenomenal growth and expansion of the Green Line network could not have been achieved without it. The big difference, however, is that the T class continued to grow, right through the tenure of the London Passenger Transport Board and into the early days of post-war nationalisation. Newer members of the class continued in service for several years after the LTs and STs had all gone, and as a result, remain fresher in the memory. 216 pages Hardback
Railmaster London 10th Apr 2019		Book Ken Blacker - The London LT	Publisher Blurb Having dealt with the Routemaster, the RT, the Utilities and the STL in previous books, Ken Blacker has now turned his attention to the LT type, which first made an appearance in 1929, the first vehicles of which had outside staircases. All the variations are covered, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. His usual thorough research into his subject is presented in a very readable form and is well illustrated.
Railmaster London 10th Apr 2019		Book Ken Glazier - Routes To Recovery	Publisher Blurb In 1945, after six years of war, London Transport found itself with a fleet of motor buses, trams and trolleybuses impoverished by the enforced neglect and lack of materials which were an inevitable consequence of wartime conditions. This book takes a look at the seven years following the end of the war and at the measures that had to be taken to keep bus services running with a time-expired fleet.
Railmaster London 9th Apr 2019		Book John A. S. Hambley - London Transport Buses And Coaches 1955	Publisher Blurb A pictorial record of London Buses & Coaches in 1955. The ninth in a series. Also available London Buses & Coaches in 1939-1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 and in 1954. In 1955 the pinnacle with regard to the number of buses and coaches operated by London Transport has now past and a steady decline in the number of vehicles owned will be witnessed in the following years. A great number of vehicles had been scrapped or disposed of since the cessation of hostilities in 1945 with a slightly higher number of replacements being put into service. Several reasons for the reduction of the number of public transport vehicles have been mentioned in earlier editions but car ownership and a steady decline in population in Inner London are two important factors.
Railmaster London 8th Apr 2019		Magazine Words (Record Song Book)	Should this periodical be called McGlennons Record Song Book Any precis of contents of these did these come out every two months or twice a month ? thanks
Railmaster London 7th Apr 2019		Book Various Contributors - Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide 2018	You could ask your local library to add it (or the internet access to) the reference section.
Railmaster London 6th Apr 2019		Book Various Authors - Streets Of Sussex	Publisher Blurb The latest title in the very successful 'Streets of' series. The book is an excellent pictorial record to the changing streetscape of Sussex over the years and covers the entire county of Sussex with particular emphasis on the major centres of population such as Brighton, Hastings, Eastbourne, Uckfield, East Grinstead, Lewes and Bognor Regis.
Railmaster London 6th Apr 2019		Book Gavin Booth - Streets Of Edinburgh	Publisher Blurb Scotland's capital city is a place of contrasts: the grandeur of the New Town, for example, providing a radical difference to the twisting streets and alley-ways of the old. The history of public transport in the city also shows considerable contrasts, not only within Edingburgh itself but also between it and other cities. Edinburgh possessed, until the 1920s, one of the most extensive cable tramsways in the British Isles and electric trams came relatively late to the grandiose streets that make up the heart of the city. As a tramway operator, the city continued to develop and expand its network into the postwar years, resulting in it being considered one of the networks considered safe for the future. In the event, the last Edinburgh trams ceased to operate in late 1956, leaving the city to be dominated by the buses of the corporation and others. In his latest book for Ian Allan Publishing, noted expert and Edinburgh resident Gavin Booth recalls the changing streetscape of his native city during the 30 years after the end of World War 2. Examining the gradual decline of the tramway network and the rise of the all-conquering diesel bus, he portrays through some 85 colour illustrations public transport in its urban setting. Recalling both the vehicles as well as the street scenes portrayed, the book represents a colourful reminder of continuity and change in one of Europe's finest cityscapes. Illustrated in colour throughout, Streets of Edinburgh will appeal to transport enthusiasts and historians as well as to tourists and locals, providing all with an affectionate portrait of Edinburgh and its transport
Railmaster London 6th Apr 2019		Book Roger Davies - Streets Of Cardiff	Publisher Blurb The author provides a pictorial tribute to the variety of public transport visible on the streets of Cardiff from the mid-1950s through to the mid-1970s, the era when colour photography was becoming popular. The book includes over 80 colour photographs portraying street scenes with a public transport interest. Although the captions provide information about the bus or trolleybus featured, the author goes further within the captions to explore the environment, in particular the buildings, which also feature within the photographs.
Railmaster London 6th Apr 2019		Book Mark Kennedy - Streets Of Belfast	Publisher Blurb As the only municipal operator in the north of Ireland, the City of Belfast has a number of claims to fame in transport history. It was the only Irish tramway to adopt the British standard gauge of nominally 4ft 8.5in (it was actually 4ft 9in), it was also the only operator of trolleybuses in Ireland, and it was the last electric tramway to operate in Northern Ireland. It was in 1904 that Belfast obtained an act of parliament that allowed the take-over, amidst much acrimony, of the company-owned tramways that had existed in the city from the early 1870s. The actual take-over occurred in 1905 and the city's first electric trams operated towards the end of that year. Electric trams were to be a familiar sight on Belfast's streets until 1954, when the last was withdrawn. There was a number of unusual facets to the city's tramway operation, most notable being the fact that services actually entered two of the city's railway stations, thereby providing undercover interchange facilities between two forms of tracked transport. It was in 1938 that Belfast became Ireland's sole operator of trolleybuses, making it one of the last places in the British isles to introduce this form of transport; the trolleybuses were to survive for 30 years, the last of which was withdrawn in 1968. The withdrawal of the last trolleybuses from Belfast made an appropriate cut-off point for the third in Ian Allan Publishing's new 'Streets of' series, which focuses on the urban environment of Belfast from the immediate postwar years through to the end of the trolleybus era. The book shows through the medium of over 80 colour transparencies and detailed captions, the story of public transport in the city for more than 20 years, and provides a colourful reminder of the changing nature of the city over the period. Belfast and environs. Preserved Belfast trolleybuses can be seen in Belfast and at the East Anglia Transport Museum.
Railmaster London 5th Apr 2019		Book Gavin Booth - Bus Operators 1970 South-West And Southern England	Images, I think the standard Amazon One is a Pre-Publication one, and was not used, the cream top being more the house style, would be happy to see evidence of it though
Railmaster London 5th Apr 2019		Book Various Authors - Bygone Glasgow	Illustrated with colour photographs showing the various forms of transport that served Glasgow City.
Railmaster London 5th Apr 2019		Book Alan Townsin - The Best Of British Buses No 11 Postwar Daimlers	Anyone got an image for this, or am I going to have to go and buy the book ?
Railmaster London 5th Apr 2019		Cinema Inspecteur La Bavure (Inspector Blunder) (1980)	Closeau crossed with Bean ?
Railmaster London 5th Apr 2019		Book Alan Townsin - The Best Of British Buses No 3 Leyland Tigers 1927-1981	Cover Wise I think the Preserved Tiger single image comes from a 1984 Reprint, which is the only book I recall seeing. Not certain how to deal with reprints unless I have all copies in a printing as some are by a revised publisher, and some are reprinted with corrections.
Railmaster London 13th Mar 2019		Book Glyn Kraemer-Johnson - Southdown Memories	Southdown, based in Brighton, was one of the most important bus operators in southern England. Formed in 1915 from an amalgamation of three earlier operators, the company became a subsidiary of BET and survived as a separate operator until all of BET's subsidiaries were nationalised as part of the National Bus Company in 1969. Since the publication of their first book, both Glyn Kraemer-Johnson and John Bishop have become recognised as amongst the country's leading authorities on the subject of Southdown, and of bus operations in southeast England in general. Building upon the success of 'Southdown Days' which analysed the operator from the standpoint of the passengers, this volume examines what it was like to work on Southdown's vehicles.The authors have worked hard to track down a number of ex-Southdown drivers, conductors and other staff who relate a range of fascinating and unique stories. They have skilfully built these entertaining anecdotes into a broader narrative on the operations of the bus company, bringing the history of the company to life. Supplemented by a broad selection of fine images, this informative book beautifully complements their extensive study of one of Britain's best-loved operators, and will be essential reading for all serious enthusiasts. Areas covered include: Brighton, South Sussex, West Kent and East Hants.
Railmaster London 13th Mar 2019		Book Julian Osborne - The Southdown Queen Marys	this may be the same as The Southdown PD3s' of 1985
Railmaster London 12th Mar 2019		Book Kevin McCormack - Twenty-Five Years Of London Transport:1949-1974	This new book is a follow-up to the London Transport in Colour 1950-1969. Now taking the timeline from 1949 to 1974, the book begins with a look at the vintage and slightly less elderly tube and surface stock in existence in the period under review, together with associated steam locomotives and some departmental road vehicles. Then the focus moves to London's much loved trams and trolleybuses which ended their service in the capital in 1952 and 1962 respectively. There are classic images of post-war trolleybuses, together with pre-war and wartime examples to delight fans of these electric vehicles. The final segment of the album is devoted to buses and inevitably, because of the dearth of material on the pre-RT generation, coverage is largely of the RT type, including the Leyland variants. Taken together there were almost 7,000 of these superb vehicles carrying passengers through the streets of London, its suburbs and the surrounding countryside at carious times between 1939 and 1979.
Railmaster London 12th Mar 2019		Book Bob Telfer - The Colours Of South Yorkshire	Maybe South Yorkshire was not very colourful ? Sheffields Cream Livery with the Blue stripe being chosen for the front cover. Did not Red Wheels indicate the C Fleet which was technically owned by British Railways for services outwith the city centre areas ?
Railmaster London 12th Mar 2019		Book Alan Millar - The Colours Of Scottish Cities	Publisher Blurb Alan Millar has amassed an amazing collection of colour images for this book, writes Gavin Booth on the back cover, and the great majority will be unfamiliar to readers. The images are supported by full and informative captions and the book captures the essence of buses in Scotland’s cities through to the 1970s – not just the municipal buses but also the Scottish Bus Group and independent buses that ran into the cities. This is a feast for those of us who remember these years – and younger readers will quickly realise what they missed.
Railmaster London 12th Mar 2019		Book Don Akrigg - The Colours Of West Yorkshire	The latest book in our colours series covers the county of West Yorkshire - the blue of Bradford, the green of Leeds, the red of Huddersfield and the green and orange of Halifax to name just some of the major operators included. Joining these in this heavily illustrated and full colour book are a string of independents. As with the other books in the series, the period covered is from the 1950s to the mid-1970s.
Railmaster London 12th Mar 2019		Book Michael Russell - The Colours Of Yesterday's Trolleybuses	In by far our biggest Colours book - with 256 pages - one of the foremost trolleybus authorities in the country, Michael Russell, writes detailed captions to around 500 colour photographs of trolleybuses from the 37 systems that existed in the UK post-war. The book follows a geographical sequence so that neighbouring operators are in the same section of this large work. An indispensable feast for trolleybus fans everywhere
Railmaster London 12th Mar 2019		Book Bob Telfer - The Colours Of South Yorkshire	The latest book in the acclaimed Colours series covers South Yorkshire - Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Yorkshire Traction and Mexborough & Swinton being the main bus operators. The independents of Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham are also covered, as are briefly the major operators which operated into the area but were not based in it. The extensive range of colour photographs include a number of 1950s views and many from the 1960s. Detailed and informative captions accompany the pictures.
Railmaster London 12th Mar 2019		Book Michael Eyre - The Colours Of The Merseyside Area	Product Description The next book in our acclaimed Colours series covers the Merseyside region, with chapters on Liverpool, Birkenhead, Wallasey, St Helens, Southport, Chester, Warrington, Widnes, Crosville and Ribble. Its exclusively colour content spans the period from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s.

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