Book – The Beaten Track Volume 5

Description

The Beaten Track was first published in 2021. Its combination of outstanding colour photography from 1970–1985, featuring superseded motive power and long-lost extremities of the British railway network received widespread critical acclaim.

Although originally intended to be a single volume, the success of The Beaten Track (now sold out) gave rise to a second volume, published in 2022 (also sold out), which continued in the same vein and received similar praise in reviews. This was followed by The Beaten Track Volume 3 in 2023 and Volume 4 in 2024.

In July 2025, The Beaten Track Volume 5 was released – a fifth selection of the best colour photography from 1970–1985. More than 250 high quality colour images illustrate an assortment of traction types, very few of which can still be seen on the main line, many at railway locations that have long since disappeared or have changed out of all recognition.

All the photographs are accompanied by extensive captions, containing considerable historical and anecdotal information relating to the lines, stations and trains depicted.

This is a new book, the proceeds from which will go into the General Loco fund .

Publisher : Platform 5 Publishing (28-July-2025)
Language : English
Hardback: 176 pages, A4
ISBN-13 : tba