This book is a combined reprint of two books published by Oakwood Press in 1973 - "The Furness Railway 1843-1923" and "Furness Railway Locomotives and Rolling Stock". Both titles have been unavailable for many years.
This new edition combines these two books into one volume, which has been enhanced with the inclusion of many more period photographs. Otherwise, the original text has been retained, except for some errors that have been corrected.
The book provides a fascinating introduction to the Furness Railway, which served what is now south-west Cumbria. There are ten chapters, starting with one on the town and port of Barrow-in-Furness, then several chapters dealing with The Furness and associated railways up to the 1923 Grouping.
Chapter 7 deals with the Cleator & Workington Railway, and there are two chapters on locomotives and one on rolling stock. The final chapter looks at accidents, followed by appendices about the locomotive list and gradients on the Furness Railway's area.
Each chapter is illustrated throughout with a series of period photographs and postcards, as well as maps and diagrams. 184 pages.