Join Roger Siviter on a fascinating past and present photographic journey along the Central Wales line, from Craven Arms in Shropshire to Swansea. In pre-Grouping days it was part of the LNWR network (although a short section ran over GWR rails north-west of Swansea), built to link industrial south Wales with the English Midlands and the North. It is one of Britainís most scenic railways, and although traffic is far lighter than in its heyday it is still open, with a flourishing support group.

Roger Siviter follows the exact route of the old LNWR line, featuring evocative period photographs of a wealth of locations, each paired with a photograph showing the same scene in recent times. Helpful captions provide details about the locomotives and rolling stock, people and landscapes. The comparisons will be of absorbing interest to many, making this book the ideal companion for all who know and use the line.

* Craven Arms * Knighton * Llandrindod Wells * Builth Road * Llanwrtyd Wells * Llandovery * Llandilo * Pantyffynnion * Pontardulais * Mumbles Bay * Swansea Victoria

By Roger Siviter

£ 10.99

REPRINTED JUNE 2008