
Footplate Cameraman is a personal view of the dying years of steam on Britains railways. Always an enthusiast, Jim Carter worked hes way up from a 15 year old engine cleaner at Sutton Oak MPD to firing & driving a wide variety of locomotives & trains from Patricroft Depot. From his earliest days on the railways he always carried a camera & excellent productions of his camerawork, especially from the cab or his remarkable on-shed night shots, give a very special coverage of the days of steam. While naturally concentrating on the north of England & his favourite locomotives, The Duchesses. There are sections on Great Western & Southern Locomotives. All in all this is a book for the connoisseur.