John Thomas (author)
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John Thomas ( - 1982) was a Scottish railway author based in Springburn, Glasgow. Most of his books were published by the Newton Abbot based publisher David & Charles.
[edit] Books
- The Springburn Story: The History of the Scottish Railway Metropolis. (1964).
- The West Highland Railway. (1965).
- The Callander and Oban Railway. (1966).
- The North British Railway, Volumes 1 (1969) and 2 (1970).
- Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders, 1st edition, Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685.
- Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A.J.S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders, 2nd edition, Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.
- Thomas, John (1976). Forgotten Railways: Scotland, 1st edition, Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7185-1. OCLC 3103506.
- Thomas, John (1981). Forgotten Railways: Scotland, 2nd edition, Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8193-8. OCLC 13641185.
- The Skye Railway. (1977).
- A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 15 Scotland: The North of Scotland. (1989). Completed after John Thomas's death by D. Turnock.
- Gretna: Britain's Worst railway disaster.
- The Tay Bridge Disaster: New Light on the 1879 tragedy.
[edit] Articles
- Smith, W.A.C. (compiler); Thomas, John (Introduction) (not dated, but post-1977 and pre-1982). Rails Around Glasgow. Paisley: Scottish Steam Railtours Group. ISBN 0-9506-9090-2.
[edit] External links
- http://www.steamindex.com/library/johnthom.htm
- http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/springburn/spring034.htm
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