Motor Rail Ltd by Alan Keef

Lightmoor Press  2016  £22.50  Members £21  OOP

As the owner of the Motor Rail business since 1987 the author is in a unique position of not just continuing the tradition of locomotive building started by the Abbott family but also being able to use his knowledge as a locomotive manufacturer to produce a thoroughly enjoyable and comprehensive book on one of Britain's few remining locomotive manufacturers. The business can trace its origins to the East India Tramways in Karachi in the 1880s right through to the era of Simplex from 1965 and onwards to the current owner. This book is highly recommended and IRS members can enjoy a small discount as well.