The sub-title – Iconic Scenes of Trains & Architecture – sums up the contents of this book succinctly. The author presents a host of beautiful images featuring trains as part of a wider landscape, with famous bridges, viaducts and well-known locations adding the ‘garnish’. The material is based on 21st-century views of the UK network, including heritage railways, and each colour image is accompanied by extensive captions. The reproduction of this hardback is to a high standard and I particularly enjoyed the images around the Cumbrian coast and Morecambe Bay. There’s a welcome diversity of traction and geographical location, with some less-obvious parts of the country being a welcome inclusion.