Rail Atlas Of Great Britain And Ireland 15th Edition: 15th Edition

Well it's two years late, so I expected a lot more, particularly as the BLS have had a hand in the books production.So what's gone wrong?Several glaring errors in book 14 haven't been corrected, namely: -Page 44 - the line from Doncaster Decoy Yard (Potteric Carr Jn) to Low Ellers Curve Jn is missing in it's entirity (as it was in the 2015 release)On the same inset, the chord from Black Carr Jn - Bessacarr Jn remains 'red' when the line regained its passenger services some time agoPage E12 - the down Ilford avoider is shown as passenger carrying, as it has for many of the atlas's releases, when it's not had a passenger service for more than two decadesLittle things niggle as well - the Cottam branch has, rightly, been removed, however the junction 'bar' and the name remain at Clarborough Jn.And these are just the errors I've noticed over 15 minutes browsing areas which I know fairly well - how many more inacurracies are there?But by far the worst issue is the truly backwards step, in my opinion, of colouring the NR elements in light grey in the expanded sections of London, thus rendering them poorly in a visual sense. I'm assuming this is as a result of the desire to colour code the individual TFL lines according to TFL's own branding - i.e. yellow for Circle etc. Indeed, as expected, the Northern line has adopted black. However, this approach still makes little sense as whilst the Central line has, as expected, adopted red, red is still used for NR's non passenger lines!Very dissapointing I'm afraid

This, the 15th 2020 edition, sports an even more attractive update to S K Baker's guide to our railway system. Much improved maps of 'congested' areas (like Greater London) plus extensions to the edge of each map to help trace the connections to other pages make this an essential tome for both users, researchers and fans of our rail estate. Of course a!l the changes and new investment since the 14th edition of 2015 are included. An excellent piece of work!

Well worth waiting for after the delay caused by the author's unfortunate illness. The only disappointment is that, unlike the early editions, it no longer includes details of every closed line and station, but for an almost entirely accurate (as far as I can tell- there are minor errors with the Nottingham tram system) picture of today's lines it's invaluable.

I bought this for my husband during lockdown. He loves to watch railway journeys on You Tube and follows the route in this book. He says it’s great. He can’t wait when the time comes to do these journeys really.

A clear and easily comprehensible outline of all the railway routes in GB and Ireland. Especially of interest are the proposed expansion/development plans (NOT just HS2).