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Devon and Cornwall The Class 47 years

By Bernard Mills

Published by Fonthill Media www.fonthillmedia.com144 pages, colour, 247x172mm, softback. £18.99

ALTHOUGH dieselisation of the West Country began in the late 1950s, the first Class 47-hauled passenger train did not arrive there until 1964 – but then they stayed in daily use

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