TrackATLAS book

[QBall21]

Hi all,
Was thinking of purchasing the TrackATLAS Mainland Britain book by Mike Bridge.

Does anyone have a copy and could send a photo, of the Glasgow area if possible? I just want to see if it is worth buying.

Thanks

 

[Mcr Warrior]

The detailed Glasgow area maps in TRACKatlas are shown in two slightly different versions/scales. The two page version shows the suburbs and the other (single page) just central Glasgow. Doesn't include any part of the Glasgow Subway system though.

 

[QBall21]

Interesting, thanks.

Do you have a photo, even just one of the two sections, that you would be able to send? I just want to see how it looks.

Thanks

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Interesting, thanks.

Do you have a photo, even just one of the two sections, that you would be able to send? I just want to see how it looks.

Thanks

Sorry, no. Maybe another forum member might be able to assist?

There are some TRACKatlas map extracts available/viewable for certain other parts of the country (South Wales, Cardiff/Newport and North East London) via this link (shown immediately below)...

TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain

trackmaps.co.uk

Extract...

Edited by Mike Bridge and published in 2017, the third edition of the popular TRACKatlas includes updates to all the original maps with the number of heritage lines increased to 50 and, for the first time, 19 pages of layouts covering the 9 major over-ground Light Rail/Metro systems.

Should give you an idea of what TRACKatlas mapping looks like.

 

[QBall21]

No problem. I've looked at the images and they look pretty good. Thanks for your help

 

[DelW]

I'm away from home just now, but if no-one else responds, I should be able to post an extract of the Glasgow page next week.

 

[QBall21]

I'm away from home just now, but if no-one else responds, I should be able to post an extract of the Glasgow page next week.

That would be great, thanks

 

[DelW]

That would be great, thanks

These aren't great pictures, partly because the book doesn't want to lie flat. But hopefully they'll give you a feel of the main atlas page, the suburban level, and the central detail.

I find it a valuable compromise between the "Baker" atlas (now by Joe Brown), which is geographically quite accurate but has no individual track details, and the Quail diagrams, with lots of track detail but no sense of geography. I use all three.

 

[etr221]

I find it a valuable compromise between the "Baker" atlas (now by Joe Brown), which is geographically quite accurate but has no individual track details, and the Quail diagrams, with lots of track detail but no sense of geography. I use all three.

My thought is that it's an unfortunate compromise, that only really works if you can zoom on and out, so digital (online or offline), not in hard copy printed form. It's not a good replacement for the geographic overview of "Baker" and the like, or the track detail of Quail - but it's very much a case of individual preference, YMMV and to each his own. Mine stays on the shelf!

 

[MikeWM]

I'd echo what others say, I use an fairly old Baker, new Quails and I've got the first edition of this too (but the Baker and the Quails get rather more use).

I'd buy a more recent one but I note the current edition was published in 2017. Is there a new edition in the works?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I'd buy a more recent one but I note the current edition was published in 2017. Is there a new edition in the works?

Not seen or heard anything. I'm also looking out for a copy of the revised Trackmaps/Railway Track Diagrams book for Ireland, but seemingly there's nothing doing there just now either.