David Knapman

Aged five, DAVID KNAPMAN's railway interest was triggered at Reigate station by a Wainwright 4-4-0. Reading his father's pre-war Railway Magazine and regularly taking Trains Illustrated fostered a lifelong interest. The Reading to Redhill line provided much steam variety and early main line trips included the Bristolian and the Kentish Belle in 1958. Large format colour photography started with an Agfa Isolette, followed by twin lens reflex Mamiya cameras; both cameras provided the preservation...See more

Aged five, DAVID KNAPMAN's railway interest was triggered at Reigate station by a Wainwright 4-4-0. Reading his father's pre-war Railway Magazine and regularly taking Trains Illustrated fostered a lifelong interest. The Reading to Redhill line provided much steam variety and early main line trips included the Bristolian and the Kentish Belle in 1958. Large format colour photography started with an Agfa Isolette, followed by twin lens reflex Mamiya cameras; both cameras provided the preservation scenes for this book. The steam interest continues and main line runs today still enthrall. The author hopes his photographs prove to be of much interest to the reader. Floreat Vapor See less