Strathwood Publishing

24/11/2025

This week's Book of the Week is a classic and a must for any fan of 1960s steam from the Grand Master himself Colin T Gifford and what's more it features his colour work.

In the Wink of an Eye…

Colin Gifford

This long awaited book features stunning colour images taken by this master of photography.

Colin Gifford's work has long been considered by many to be the pioneer of a new genre of railway photography. Many will be familiar with his work as a photographer from the much revered Trains Illustrated magazine from the 1950s and 60s. His first book Decline of Steam in 1965 was, and still is, regarded as one of the most influential books of railway photography, in which he used his fine art training to good effect. Further books by Colin have since followed. All have featured his black and white photographs.

This new title, In the Wink of an Eye, is the first book to show some of his largely unknown creative photographs using colour film which have only been seen previously in closed circles.

With more than 200 colour images from across the UK, the book captures a range of evocative steam during the 1960s.

The title ‘In the Wink of an Eye’ is borrowed, as are the titles ‘Each a Glimpse’ and ‘Gone Forever’ from the poem by R.L. Stevenson called From a Railway Carriage.

235 Pages with 200+ Colour Photographs HARDBACK

In the Wink of an Eye… In the Wink of an Eye by Colin Gifford. This long awaited book features stunning colour images taken by this master of photography. Colin Gifford's work has long been considered by many to be the pioneer of a new genre of railway photography. Many will be familiar with his w...

26/10/2025

Another new arrival recently is this one The Railways of Northern England in the 1960s

Full details here.

The Railways of Northern England in the 1960s The Railways of Northern England in the 1960s invites the reader on a nostalgic tour of the North, from Crewe and Doncaster up to the Scottish border, taking in bustling metropolises, industrial towns, military sites, mountains, lakes, viaducts and pictu...

23/10/2025

HALF PRICE British Railways Steam 1968: The Final Chapter
RRP is £25.00
This week's book of the week is a must have for all of us who like the transition era, with 256 pages filled with B&W archive photographs HARDBACK

Order yours right now with Strathwood for £11.99 and check out our wide range of 300+ heavily discounted titles and our special bonus book offer deal too.

British Railways Steam 1968: The Final Chapter RRP is £25.00 OUR PRICE is £11.99 This book follows, in strictly chronological form, the decline of the steam locomotive on British Railways in North West England during 1968, the last outpost of steam operation, up to its final extinction in August o...

17/10/2025

NEW TITLE West Midlands Railways from Steam to Modern Traction
£22.50
This week's book of the week is a must have for all of us who like the transition era, with 144 pages filled with 100+ Colour and B&W archive photographs HARDBACK

Order yours right now with Strathwood for £22.50 and check out our wide range of 300+ heavily discounted titles and our special bonus book offer deal too.

West Midlands Railways from Steam to Modern Traction Excellent photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around the West Midlands during the transitional period when modern traction worked alongside steam engines. Compiled with thoroughly-researched, informative captions. Beautifully produce...

03/10/2025

Expected today we have some new titles arriving in our warehouse for you.

West Midlands Railways from Steam to Modern Traction Excellent photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around the West Midlands during the transitional period when modern traction worked alongside steam engines. Compiled with thoroughly-researched, informative captions. Beautifully produce...

02/10/2025

50+% OFF The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics 1937-1956 Their Design and Development RRP £30.00

OUR PRICE £14.95

This week's book of the week is a must have for all who admire these powerful Pacifics, with 176 pages filled with 100+ Colour and B&W archive photographs HARDBACK

Order yours right now with Strathwood for £14.95 and check out our wide range of 300+ other heavily discounted titles and our special bonus book offer deal too.

The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, 1937-1956 Their Design and Development 50% OFF RRP is £30.00 NOW JUST £14.95 This book covers the design, construction, operation and performance of Sir William Stanier’s masterpiece, the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives, better known as the ‘Duches...

19/09/2025

Just released today we have the much-awaited final instalment to the trilogy with

Main Line to The South - Part 3: Swaythling, St.Denys, Northam, Southampton Terminus and Southampton Central.

The London and Southampton Railway opened its line in 1840, the first major railway in the south of England – soon to become the London & South Western Railway and eventually in 1923 the Southern Railway. Part 1 was concerned with the line from Basingstoke to Wi******er. Continuing our journey, Part Two describes the line through to Eastleigh and beyond to Swaythling.

Once again, we cover in great detail all facets of the construction, opening and operation of the line over the many decades with our usual extensive use of maps, plans and diagrams. Every archive, contemporary account or historical description has been thoroughly investigated in depth and presented as part of the narrative.

A central pillar of Part Three is inevitably the great and continuingly important operating centre within Southampton's once vast railway network within the docks complex.

The line gathered frenzied interest in the 1960s as the last steam-worked main line in England until its electrification in July 1967.

Today the line between Basingstoke and Southampton carries not only heavy passenger traffic but, with the demise of coal traffic elsewhere, some of the nation’s heaviest freight traffic, in the shape of containers from Southampton Docks.

The print run for Part Three has been much reduced meaning there will be no discounts and that this title is likely to mirror the sales of the late 2024 released volume on LSWR Signalling which sold out within 90 days. There will not be a reprint undertaken; therefore, we urge customers not to delay securing their copies.

248 Pages packed with exclusive previously unseen black & white archive photographs. HARDBACK

Main Line to The South - Part 3: Swaythling, St.Denys, Northam, Southampton Terminus and Southampton Central The London and Southampton Railway opened its line in 1840, the first major railway in the south of England – soon to become the London & South Western Railway and eventually in 1923 th...

13/09/2025

50% OFF SCOTTISH STEAM 1948-1967

RRP £19.99

NOW JUST £9.95

This week's book of the week is a must have for all who long for the post nationalisation days of Scottish steam, with 160 pages filled with both Colour and B&W archive photographs HARDBACK

Order yours right now with Strathwood for £9.95 and check out our wide range of 300+ other heavily discounted titles and our special bonus book offer deal too.

07/09/2025

50+% OFF

Southern Steam Recollections: A Portrait of the Last Years

RRP £25.00

NOW JUST £11.95

This week's book of the week is a must have for all who recall days recall the last days of Southern steam from the 1960s, with 160 pages filled with B&W archive photographs HARDBACK

Order yours right now with Strathwood for £11.95 and check out our wide range of 300+ other heavily discounted titles and our special bonus book offer deal too.

Southern Steam Recollections: A Portrait of the Last Years 50% OFF RRP is £25.00 NOW JUST £11.95 This collection of historic photographs showcases the steam trains of England’s Southern Railway from Devon and Cornwall to Wimbledon and beyond. Train enthusiast Don Benn photographed steam locomoti...

28/08/2025

50% OFF Midland to the Coast

NOW JUST £6.99

This week's book of the week is a must have for all who recall days out to the coast from the 1950s & 1960s, with 112 pages filled with full photograph details, and 90 B&W archive photographs SOFTBACK

Order yours right now with Strathwood for £6.99 and check out our wide range of 300+ other heavily discounted titles and our special bonus book offer deal too.

Midland to the Coast 50% OFF RRP is £14.95 NOW JUST £6.99 The London Midland Region of British Railways served three main coastal areas – North Wales, Lancashire and the Cumbrian coast bordering the Lake District. There were several major resorts in these locations including Blackpool, Southport...

27/08/2025

The very latest release in the renown Ivo Peters Collection Volume 16 is now available, we expect demand for this title to be very high, we will be shipping orders as fast as we can copies will be reserved especially for you. Orders will be fulfilled in the order they were placed.

Ivo Peters Volume 16: – Scotland 1965 – Sunderland 1967

DVD Ivo Peters Volume 16: Scotland 1965 – Sunderland 1967 In 1965 Ivo made two visits to Scotland. This programme opens with a Hughes-Fowler Crab hauling an enthusiasts’ special of nine brake-vans over various colliery lines in Ayrshire. This is followed by specials hauled by the Jones Goods, th...

22/08/2025

We have now over 400 brand new railway DVDs listed on our website from a variety of sources all 100% guaranteed by us. With a massive array of subject matter both new and old including the best of archive steam, diesel and electric.

The biggest bargain has to be this...

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Full sets of Railscene DVDs

Volumes 1 through to 44 SAVE £150 PLUS

With a special discount of £157.81 off the full list price of £657.81 for a limited period only to Strathwood customers.

When Railscene was first launched in 1985 it was a groundbreaking idea of the late Jeremy English to produce a regular broadcast quality news and archive programme for fellow railway enthusiasts.

Today we can look back at the superb high-quality footage taken in the 1980s and into the early 1990s as modern archive really, as so many of the locomotives and the locations as they were almost FORTY YEARS AGO are now longer with us.

The commentaries are informative and the features and the ways in which they were recorded at the time with privileged access to so many locations to record what were the then everyday scenes and also so many special events that will never be repeated.

At the time both Jeremy English and Andrew Kennedy as the main cameramen travelled the length and breadth of the UK to bring us the very best footage and sound effects possible on broadcast camera equipment.

The earlier volumes ran for 60 minutes, but this very soon became extended to often over 120 minutes to make sure nothing was missed for enthusiasts in each issue.

This means we are uniquely offering all 44 issues complete with over 70 hours of great entertaining viewing as a full set of 44 boxed DVDs, with a considerable discount of £157.81 off the full list price of £657.81 for a limited period only to Strathwood customers.

This offer is available exclusively from Strathwood within the UK only.

The DVDs will be carefully packed and boxed and sent by secure delivery direct from the manufacturers with our renown peace of mind guarantee.

ALL DVDs are brand new and sent directly from the manufacturers to you.

Don't forget when you order from Strathwood we give you a 100% money back no quibble guarantee on your purchase.

DVD Full sets of Railscene DVDs Volumes 1 through to 44 SAVE £150 PLUS With a special discount of £157.81 off the full list price of £657.81 for a limited period only to Strathwood customers. When Railscene was first launched in 1985 it was a ground breaking idea of the late Jeremy English to pro...