Freight Train Operation for the Railway Modeller

The author describes in depth the nature of freight operation in the steam era.

It is often forgotten, particularly in the 21st Century that the origins of the railway industry lay in the need to carry the products of Britain's industries from source to market.

Freight was the bedrock of the railways' prosperity.

Comprehensive in its coverage, this title will become the standard work of reference on the subject for railway historians and modellers alike.