Edward Talbot

An illustrated history of LNWR engines. Shepperton: Oxford Publishing, 1985. 333pp. 152 figs., 519 illus.
A pictorial record of British Railways Standard steam locomotives. Poole: OPC, 1982. 241 illus.
Phil Atkins (review Backtrack 14 page 554) considered this to be an excellent book: although the book is in portrait format the illustrations and diagrams are presnted in landscape format with the usual difficulty of page turning, etc..
The LNWR recalled: collected writings and observations on the London & North Western Railway. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co., 1987. 191pp. 89 illus.
The London & North Western Railway eight-coupled goods engines. Gnosall: Edward Talbot, 2002. 268pp. 288 plates. 36 diagrs.
This is an excellent book which complements the earlier Illustrated history..
A pictorial tribute to Crewe Works in the age of steam.
well recommended by "SDW" (Backtrack, 16, page 44)