The Golden Age of Brymbo Steam

In this book packed with personal anecdotes, two brothers with a love of steam railways share Brymbo's rise as a power in the steel industry and enjoy the village's close community spirit. Their account describes how the GWR, the lNWR and lNER (Great Central) brought their rails to Brymbo to fight for its industrial wealth and how local industry respr'led to economic changes in their lifetime. It doesn't describe how Hugh hitched a ride in the cab of a steam hauled mixed train between Mwanza and Tabora on the East African Railways in the 1950'S and brought the train safely into the station after the driver collapsed at the controls. Perhaps that might feature in their next book...

Author: Geoff & Hugh Charles
Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers 6 x 9 inches tall, 112 Pages, Lavishly illustrated with B&W photos and maps.