Post by Chris W on Jan 17, 2007 20:06:44 GMT
On the way home this evening I paid a visit to the Ian Allen shop by Waterloo (had only visited the Manchester branch in the past) - this one is larger - divided into aviation, maritime & railway (incl. models - 00 gauge).
I found an new pamphlet style publication called Underground uncovereD by Jim Blake* (published by Ravensbrook Press).
This is a pictorial review of the past 40 years of daily underground life featuring a combination of both colour & B&W images with related text. The foreword was only written on the 9th November so this is a reasonably recent publication - the last entries are post Shoreditch closure and include the 83ts cars being used/mounted in East London. At £14.95 its well worth a look for those who like to reminisce - my only minor quibble would be of the quality of the pamphlet style, in that it is more prone to becoming creased & torn. If it had been published in hard back (as opposed to almost amateur laserjet printed & bound paper) it would have stood out from other railway/underground publications - perhaps cost limitations (economies of scale for all budding economists out there) were the regrettable cause.
As an aside, the front inside cover refers to another publication called Northern Wastes (by Jim Blake & Jonathan James), which investigates the "scandal of the uncompleted Northern line extensions"
*Jim Blake writes in the intoduction that he is better known in London bus enthusiast circles
I found an new pamphlet style publication called Underground uncovereD by Jim Blake* (published by Ravensbrook Press).
This is a pictorial review of the past 40 years of daily underground life featuring a combination of both colour & B&W images with related text. The foreword was only written on the 9th November so this is a reasonably recent publication - the last entries are post Shoreditch closure and include the 83ts cars being used/mounted in East London. At £14.95 its well worth a look for those who like to reminisce - my only minor quibble would be of the quality of the pamphlet style, in that it is more prone to becoming creased & torn. If it had been published in hard back (as opposed to almost amateur laserjet printed & bound paper) it would have stood out from other railway/underground publications - perhaps cost limitations (economies of scale for all budding economists out there) were the regrettable cause.
As an aside, the front inside cover refers to another publication called Northern Wastes (by Jim Blake & Jonathan James), which investigates the "scandal of the uncompleted Northern line extensions"
*Jim Blake writes in the intoduction that he is better known in London bus enthusiast circles
