Rex Conway’s Southern Steam Journey
Rex Conway’s Southern Steam Journey by Rex Conway, published by History Press Limited in 2010, offers a visual exploration of steam-hauled journeys across the Southern Region of Great Britain. Spanning 160 pages, this edition presents a curated selection of railway photographs, showcasing notable locations such as Waterloo, Basingstoke, Southampton, and Exeter, as well as scenic routes into Cornwall. This book is part of a series that delves into the various British Rail regions, following the earlier release of Rex Conway’s Steam Album.
Readers will find a rich collection of images drawn from Conway’s extensive archive of over 65,000 photographs, highlighting the history and technology of steam railways. The book emphasizes regional railway heritage and features themes related to photography, collections, and exhibitions. This edition serves as a valuable resource for railway enthusiasts and those interested in the historical significance of steam locomotion in Great Britain.
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Rex Conway’s first book, Rex Conway’s Steam Album, was a wonderful miscellany of images that introduced a remarkable archive of railway photographs. This book takes the reader on a steam-hauled journey on the Southern Region, taking in places such as Waterloo, Basingstoke, Southampton, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Salisbury, and Exeter before heading into Cornwall, with many diversions along the way. This is the third in a series that will explore each of the BR regions. The companion volume, Rex Conway’s Midland Steam Journey Volume Two is due to be published in 2011. All the photographs featured in this book have been specially selected from Rex’s phenomenal collection of more than 65,000 images and the book is sure to appeal to railway enthusiasts far and wide.
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