John Thomas (author)

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.

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).
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* "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".

Articles

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External links

* http://www.steamindex.com/library/johnthom.htm
* http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/springburn/spring034.htm


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