Northern Powerhouse

摘要

THERE HAS been a glut of railway bookazines of late and I'll be honest, I'm not sure if this is one of them or if it's a book! But it's A4, paperback, perfect bound, so I'll assume it is a bookazine, although a penny short of £12 is a book price rather than a bookazine price. This offering relies on the excellent photography of Ian Edmondson. He certainly knows how to use a camera to take a darn good shot and his work is mostly well showcased here. There's a variety of traction shown, all from recent times. It's the privatised railway at its colourful best, with crisp shots of both old-school ex-BR locos, such as 37s, 47s and 55s, mixing with the newer 66s, 68s, 70s and the like. There are no DMUs or EMUs included, which some will like and others won't, but there is a fantastic mix of locations, train types and liveries. Then there's the stunning scenery in the north of England and Scotland as well. You can't fault the photography and, let's be fair, that's the main selling point.