REVISED REPRINT NOW AVAILABLE

The Atlas consists of two large bound volumes in a slip case. The dimensions of each volume are 335 x 300mm, and together they weigh over 6kg. There are 646 pages of maps across the two volumes. What makes this Atlas so special is that it sets the railways of Britain against the OS grid. The railways are shown prominently in colour, superimposed on OS maps of the area at a scale of 1 inch to the mile. The railways are therefore shown in the broader context of the the geographical features of the area they traverse, such as roads, canals, mountains and woodland. We have all glimpsed a disused railway from a train or a car and perhaps wondered what line it was. This Atlas will answer such questions immediately.

The Atlas is the work of Colonel Michael H Cobb (Late RE) FRICS, MA who has been studying railways from the 1920s to the present day. After an army career specialising in surveying and the production of maps, Colonel Cobb worked for the Ordnance Survey and latterly for a civilian cartographic company. He began work on this project in 1978 and finally completed the cartographic work in 1996. The task of producing and financing this great project has taken up the intervening years, but at last the Atlas was ready to put before those interested in railways in 2004. It was subsequently reprinted in 2006. This second reprint has been revised to include the errors and omissions brought to the author's attention.

The maps not only show the railways against the OS grid, they contain much additional information such as the names of the companies which originally built the lines and the opening and closing dates of stations. The appendices also contain a wealth of information. There is a full listing of all the stations and junctions featured on the map pages and there are family trees showing all the smaller concerns which were amalgamated into the larger pre-grouping companies.

As well as being the fruit of years of painstaking research, and the most wonderful resource to answer so many questions about Britain's railway network, the Atlas is beautifully produced and those who take pleasure from owning such special books, will not find the Atlas wanting in this respect.

We are honoured to be associated with the distribution of this book.

This revised reprint has become available to us unexpectedly. The print run is modest and given the nature of the work, it will not be available in High Street bookshops. We urge you to order this superb and unique Atlas without delay.