Growing up in north-west London in the 1950s and living alongside a busy freight line, the seed for steam fascination was firmly planted in a young Geoff's head. Later in life he was able to visit Barry Scrapyard and recorded the locos seen over a seven-year period from 1977 to 1983. He then went back in the early 1990s to photograph every last remaining locomotive. Those holiday stop-offs at that famous scrapyard created a photographic record of a unique place, now long-gone.

About the Author
Geoff Barker is a broadcaster and musician who grew up in the 1950s alongside a busy north-west London freight line. Steam railways have always been a part of his life and the Barry Island Scrapyard soon became family folklore. Geoff now lives in rural France. David Holland is a self-employed business owner. He is a fan of heritage railways, and enjoys exploring archives of slides, photographs and data. David and his wife live in Dorset.


Book Information
ISBN 9781398116603
Author Geoff Barker
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing