{"product_id":"western-times-issue-15-9781917776196","title":"Western Times - Issue 15","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow in Stock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history periodical from Transport Treasury for students of the GWR and BR(W).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the continuing mission to break new ground, this issue leads with an account of the disputes between the South Devon Railway and the Board of Trade concerning conversion of the Broad Gauge Lidford-Plymouth route to dual gauge – written by an aficionado of the London \u0026amp; South Western Railway. An ex-employee takes the reader ‘Inside’ to discover what it was like to be an apprentice at Swindon in the post-steam period. This time excerpts from the Dick Riley Archives are all in colour while the subject locomotives are all in black. The occasional series on experimental motive power discusses 4-4-0T\/2-4-0T No. 1. A mainly pictorial article looks at the Abingdon branch while another reviews the scene of the Appleford Crossing mishap of 25 September 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brief history of the four-wheeled milk tank wagon is described in complementation of the Book Review for the imminent re-release of Milk on the Rails by Matthew Pinto (Wild Swan Books 2026). Other regular features return, and an article on photography suggests that although the designation of an image may be ‘Official’, its authenticity could be questionable!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents include\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Devon Railway \u0026amp; The Board of Trade by Graham Bowring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThem \u0026amp; Us\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Archives of R C Riley: Black Beauty\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Brief Career of the Great Western Four-Wheel Milk Wagon by Matthew Pinto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pannier Story: Part 7 – Post-World War II\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwindon Apprentice 1967- 68 by Stephen E Jones\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperimental Motive Power: The Unique No. 1\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthenticity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccident at Appleford\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Abingdon Branch\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great Western Trust (GWT) Bulletin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Guard’s Compartment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack copies of most issues are still available from us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 80 pages, over 90 black \u0026amp; white and colour illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transport Treasury","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":57205473837439,"sku":"9781917776196","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9781917776196_a6dfadb0-e4c8-41b0-be1e-9a99624f9e09.jpg?v=1777403863","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/western-times-issue-15-9781917776196","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}