A series of colour and black & white photographs from the collection of David Reed, who set out to record the end of steam trains on British Rail's Southern Region. Also featured are locomotives at scrapyards in southern England and Wales such as Salisbury, Weymouth and Barry. The early years of railway preservation in southern England are also covered, with locations such as Didcot Railway Centre, Dinting and Ashford Steam Centre illustrated.
Photographs are presented in two-per-page format with a caption accompanying each. The book is divided into several chapters, each covering a different topic:
- Final Operations in the Southern Region
- Non-BR Locomotives
- Graveyards of Steam
- Early Preservation Years
Steam Railways: Final Operations in the Southern Region and the Early Preservation Years provides a snapshot of steam haulage in the south of England during the late 1960s and beyond. 96 pages.