Nick Pigott

  • Coal: The complete story from start to finish

    Coal: The complete story from start to finish

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    Diminishing and ever more costly supplies of steam coal are threatening a major crisis in the heritage railway sector. A new book traces in depth the story of the fuel that fired the railway revolution, from early times to the present day.

  • State of the Art

    State of the Art

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    Nick Pigott tells the story of the Guild of Railway Artists, from early brush strokes to acknowledged masterpieces and now looking to the future as the group celebrates its 40th anniversary… Railway art is almost as old as steam railways themselves.  In the 19th century, Monet, Turner, Frith and Bourne were among the first to…

  • Humphrey Platts, the railway photographer

    Humphrey Platts, the railway photographer

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    Nick Pigott meets Humphrey Platts, who began photographing trains just after the Second World War, capturing a fascinating transitional period on the railways.

  • The coaling plant story: Towers of Strength

    The coaling plant story: Towers of Strength

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    The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths.

  • The Coaling Plant story: Towers of Strength – Part 1

    The Coaling Plant story: Towers of Strength – Part 1

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    The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths.

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