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Does anyone know if there are any books on Pakistani Railways? I've had a trawl through amazon and other places and I can't really find anything. Obviously, there are plenty of books on Indian Railways, including before Partition, but I can't see any titles that specifically relate to Pakistan.

Oops! I didn't realise that Season 2 had started last Friday (22nd September). I'll have to watch Episode 1 on My5 or catch-up or something. Anyway, Episode 2 "Italy: The Volcano Express" this coming Friday (29th September) at 21.00 on Channel 5...

Are there any English-language books on early German Railways, the period generally referred to (I believe) as 'Epoch I'? I've had a trawl through amazon etc. and can't really see anything - not in English anyway! I suppose I should also search by individual states e.g. Bavaria, Prussia etc. I...

Are there any (good) books on the Railways of Sicily? All I can see is "Narrow Gauge Branch Lines: Sardinia and Sicily" (John Organ, Middleton Press). However, one of the reviews on amazon suggests that it's about 90% Sardinia with only the last few pages covering Sicily! I can't see anything...

I hadn't realised that there was quite so much goods traffic on the Metropolitan Railway (coal to the power station and gas works; milk from Aylesbury etc.) and wondered whether there were any books on the subject? There's plenty of general works on the Met but I can't see anything specifically...

Can anyone recommend the best book(s) on the Midland Railway? And when I say the Midland Railway, I mean the old pre-Grouping Midland Railway (1844-1922). I'm ideally looking for a good general overview/history. A quick trawl through amazon suggests that it might be a toss-up between C. Hamilton...

Does anyone else remember the BBC Children's Programme, 'The Changes', from c.1975? I won't spoilt the plot but basically people suddenly start turning against technology and smash machinery up! Anything mechanical is seen as "evil." I was about 7 at the time and found it quite scary; in fact...

I don't suppose anyone knows whether there are any books dedicated to the Class 03 and, especially, the 04 diesel shunter? I've had a look on amazon and ebay, and I can't see anything at all! There are a few odd books on diesel shunters in general, so they might be included in those. Maybe it's...

The railway journalist, Peter Kelly - the founding editor of RAIL (Enthusiast) magazine - died at the end of last year: https://twitter.com/Jonathan__Bray/status/1617861182219747331 (Original Post edited to reflect the fact that he passed away at the end of last year).

Can anyone recommend the best book(s) on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway? I'm particularly interested in the development of goods traffic. John Marshall wrote a supposedly definitive three-volume history of the Company but I don't know which, if any, of his books would be the best. And then...

Can anyone recommend any good book(s) on the Trans-Siberian Railway, other than Christian Wolmar's 'To the Edge of the World'? The Wolmar book is actually a decent read but I just wondered whether there's much else, particularly any in depth studies and histories etc.

Are there any (good) books on Polish Railways? I've had a quick look on amazon and all I can see are a couple of self-published, largely photographic, works by people who visited Poland a few years ago.

Does anyone know when the first fish train ran in Britain? Or perhaps, more correctly, when fish was first conveyed by train?

A heads-up. The first episode is on Channel 5 this Friday (December 16th) at 20.00: https://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail/4910471/80605009/nick-knowles-railway-journeys Episode 1:

From IRJ: It looks like this might finally be going ahead! https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/brightline-west-las-vegas-la-high-speed-line-construction-to-start-in-2023/

From 'Viet Nam News': https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1342657/railway-authority-stands-firm-on-closing-cafes-on-ha-noi-train-street.html Having seen this on various TV programmes and youtube channels, it always looks incredible - but pretty dicey!

From 'Tehran Times': https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/477263/5-Russian-transit-trains-on-way-to-Iran Interesting...

Are there any magazines devoted to Heritage Trams? I know that 'Tramways & Urban Transit' has a Classic Trams section but it's usually just a couple of pages buried at the back of the mag. I'm looking for something a bit more comprehensive!

The current (September 2022) issue of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE includes a wonderful article on 'A Century of Met Electric Locos: Celebrating 100 years of the Sarah Siddons fleet.' This piqued my interest and I wondered if there were any good books on these fascinating locos? A quick trawl through...

I couldn't see this posted elsewhere. Unfortunate news: https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/news/detail/west-somerset-railway-cancels-autumn-gala