I was raised (and still live) in Cinderford, Forest of Dean, England.
I attended Sir Thomas Rich's School in Longlevens, Gloucester for seven years
I started out working for Engelhard which had just become part of BASF, I now work for Network Rail.
I volunteer at the Dean Forest Railway in Lydney, where I am a Porter, Crossing Keeper, Signalman, Guard and a Class 08 and Class 14 driver.
My volunteering has allowed me to become a Member of the Institution of Railway Operators.


Listed below are the pages that I have started, with a list of references that I use.

Organisations

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Heritage Operations Processing System - Institution of Railway Operators

Railway Stations

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  • Forest of Dean Branch

Bullo Cross Halt - Upper Soudley Halt - Staple Edge Halt - Ruspidge Halt - Bilson Halt - Cinderford Joint

  • Severn and Wye Railway

Speech House Road - Cinderford Joint

Collieries, Mines and Pits

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Eastern United Colliery

My References

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Listed below are the books that I use for reference:

Railways & Associated Topics

Marsden, Colin (2011). Traction Recognition. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3494-5.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1992). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-05-4.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1997). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 2. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-36-4.

Pope, Ian (2002). Private Owner Wagons Of The Forest Of Dean. Witney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 1-899889-09-4.

Bradshaw, George (2012). Bradshaw's Descriptive Railway Handbook of Great Britain and Ireland. Oxford: Old House. ISBN 978-1-90840-202-8.

Harding, Malcom (1981). Dean Forest Railway: Guide and Stock Book. Norchard Steam Centre: Dean Forest Railway Society Limited. ISBN 0-9507099-1-3.

Pope, Ian; How, Bob; Karau, Paul (1983). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 1. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-80-1.

Pope, Ian; How, Bob; Karau, Paul (1985). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 2. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-79-8.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1988). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 3. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-906867-64-9.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (2009). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 4. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905184-66-8.

Smith, Peter (1983). An Historical Survey of the Forest of Dean Railways - Layouts and Illustrations. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-167-6.

Johnson, John; Long, Robert A. (1981). British Railways Engineering 1948-80. London: Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-85298-446-4.

Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers, The; Kerr, David; Rowbotham, Tony (2001). Introduction to Railway Signalling. London: IRSE. ISBN 0-902390-13-9.

Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers, The; Leach, Maurice (1991). Railway Control Systems. London: A&C Black. ISBN 0-7136-3420-0.

Bridge, Mike (2010). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 3 – Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.

Paar, H. W. (1963). The Severn & Wye Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5707-7.

Paar, H. W. (1965). The Great Western Railway in Dean. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5369-1.

Ratcliffe, David (2014). BR Air-Braked Wagons in Colour. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3460-0.

Gent, Eric (1999). British Railways Brake Vans & Ballast Ploughs. Huddersfield: Amadeus Press Ltd. ISBN 0-902-835-16-5.

Ellis, Iain (2010). Ellis' British Railway Engineering Encyclopaedia. Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu Press. ISBN 978-1-4461-8190-4.

Yorke, Stan (2009). Lost Railways of Gloucestershire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-163-0.

Mountford, Eric (1989). The USA 756th RSB (Railway Shop Battalion) at Newport (Ebbw Junction). Abingdon: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-380-X.

Glover, John (2013). Principles of Railway Operation. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3631-4.

British Transport Commission, The (1962). British Railways Diesel Traction Manual for Enginemen. London: The Curwen Press.

Great Western Railway, The (1938). GWR Engines: Names, Numbers, Types & Classes. London: The Great Western Railway.

Glover, John (2013). Principles of Railway Operation. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3631-4.

Rowland, Don (1985). British Railways Wagons - the first half million. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7529-0378-0.

Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers, The; Emmerson, Andrew (2004). Railway Telecommunications. London: IRSE. ISBN 0-902390-17-1.

Allan, Ian (2016). Gradients of the British Mainline Railways. Addlestone: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3844-8.

Fox, John (2016). Railway Wagon Plans - 1960s to the Present. Addlestone: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3843-1.

Jenkins, Martin; Roberts, Charles (2016). The Green Diesel Years. Addlestone: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3831-8.

Welch, Michael (2013). Diesels on the Western. St Leonards-On-Sea: Capitol Transport Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85414-367-9.

Morris, Richard (1997). The Forest of Dean Tramroad. Coleford: Rock House. ISBN 0-9531281-0-5.

Larkin, David (2011). Civil Engineers Wagons – Volume 1. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-23-4.

Maggs, Colin (2016). The Bristol & Gloucester Railway. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-0260-8.

Parkhouse, Neil (2014). Volume 1: West Gloucester & Wye Valley Lines. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781899889-76-1.

Parkhouse, Neil (2015). Volume 2: Forest of Dean Lines and the Severn Bridge. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781899889-98-3.

Parkhouse, Neil (2017). Volume 3: Gloucester Midland Lines Part 1: North. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781911038-18-4.

Lewis, L. P. (1932). Railway Signal Engineering (Mechanical). Teignmouth: P. Kay. ISBN 1-899890-04-1.


Assorted Topics

Monk, Simon (2013). 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius. New York City: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0-07-181772-1.

Amos, Roger (1982). Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 0-85059-555-X.

Amos, Roger (1990). Complete Book of Model Railway Electronics. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 1-85260-288-0.

Peel, Robert (1912). Coal Mining. London: Blackie and Son.

O'Donahue, T. A. (1911). Field and Colliery Surveying. London: MacMillan and Co.

Banzi, Massimo (2012). Getting Started with Arduino. Sebastopol, California: Make:Books. ISBN 978-1-449-30987-9.