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Best of British, August 2021

The book is well produced and illustrated and will particularly appeal to those with an interest in military as well as locomotive history.

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society

Reviewed alongside British Steam Military Connections: Southern Railway, Great Western Railway and British Railways - Steam Locomotives

Both books feature pin-sharp images and quality monochrome and colour reproduction, and are highly recommended additions to the social history of our railways.

West Somerset Railway Association

The second part of the book is a brief history of the legendary 50th A1 locomotive Tornado. This proved just as interesting as the first part and again includes a number of quality photographs to demonstrate this locomotives power and public appeal. I have to admit (hang my head in shame), that I had not realised the connection between the loco and the RAF fast jet until I read this book, every day is a school day? There are also pictures of Tornado jets in action, two of which are on the “Mach Loop” in Wales, an area I can wholeheartedly recommend if you are into plane spotting. All in all, an interesting read.

Graham Norton, The Circular

Overall this book strikes one as being somewhat in the ‘coffee table’ style although the author has managed, without producing a dense text, to cram in enough interesting information to hold the reader’s attention and keep the pages turning. At £25 it is not bad value for money.

Tenterden Terrier, March 2020

I feel that the book will appeal mainly to the railway enthusiast because of the picture content, but will also be of interest to the enthusiast of military matters as there is much more to this book than the locomotive illustrations.

Bradford Railway Circle, March 2020 - review by Philip Lockwood

A collection of the most interesting.

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Miniaturas JM

The derivation of familiar names such as the Green Howards are of particular interest to military and Deltic fans alike!

Railway Modeller, April 2020

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Steam World, March 2020

Keith Langston uncovers the fascinating story of how British railway companies honoured Britain's military connections by naming their locomotives after notable soldiers and sailors.

Books Monthly

The book is full of fantastic photos of the various locomotives, above which the colored ones of the rebuilt Tornado stand out, photos that convey an atmosphere of times gone by. The information notes on the history of the locomotive, those on the subject to which the locomotive is dedicated, the same choices to give a name rather than another, make us know a lot about what the United Kingdom was like at the time of the steam locomotives, which were preserved and in any case have had a fruitful operational life. The authorities loved them so much for their service and their history by associating them with military names.

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Old Barbed Wire Blog

A fascinating book that looks at LNER naming of locomotives and the military subjects they were named for. This is a fine production that does credit to the able text and the excellent images using quality gloss paper stock. – Highly Recommended.

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Firetrench

This was an enjoyable; easy-to-read, and informative book which provided a valuable and engaging insight into the naming traditions of long-lost LNER steam locomotives.

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