"...a purchase of one or both (Victorian and Edwardian Locomotive Portraits, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland) may spur you buy other books to find out more about the subject..."
Steam World - February 2025

"...the author has written a very readable chronological narrative. He brings the tramway alive with details of actual running and the people involved in its operation. There are quite a number of facts that I was not previously aware of. In summary, a good read and by today’s standards not too heavily priced for a hardback."
Tramfare Magazine - January-February 2025

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I read John Wade's Britain in the 1950s for research purposes for a project I'm working on. I really enjoyed it. This book is informative, without being stuffy, well-written and to the point. I like the fun fact sections that head up each chapter and I also like the author explaining how certain things worked, like radios, and buses (including the role of conductors, passengers, etc). All of these little details help me to imagine what it was like to live in 1950s Britain. Overall, I highly recommend reading this.
NetGalley, Stacey Thomas

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Dr Alexander Clarke

Having lived in Luton for my first 20 years until the mid-1970s this book was a must to read. It deals in great depth with the development of bus services in Luton and out to the distant parts of Bedfordshire, London and Hertfordshire. It is well illustrated with many photographs of the buses and coaches from the earliest days to the present day that will delight enthusiasts, especially as they are beautifully printed on gloss paper. The author has achieved a magnificent job in his research as the story is one of bewildering company changes, takeovers, route changes and route numbering changes often in quick succession. The users of the bus services must have been thoroughly confused at times! Overall, an interesting read that contributes to the history of one of our towns.
Nigel Denchfield