By Dave Keogh (Published by The Fifty Fund) 
This new book from The Fifty Fund is a very personal view by our founding Chairman. Dave has signed a limited number of copies, use the selection below if you'd like one of those (while stocks last).
Chapters:
Introduction
Bashing Boundaries
Joined Up Railway
Off the Beaten Track
The Old Lost Railway
Cornwall - My Happy Place
Newquay Branch
The Dark Side
Dave says about his book:
 
You should do a book they said. Finally, after 40 years of encouragement, good intentions, and false starts, my  first book has been published.
 
It tells how a young boy from Plymouth got drawn into Fifty bashing and railway photography, told using railway enthusiast language. A word of warning: This is not a dry historical document about these locos. It light heartedly focusses on "the joined up railway"! that existed after the class was refurbished; it's variety, infrastructure and working practices. The environment in which we went bashing (being hauled by our favourite locos). The Large Logo livery is king in this title , with a nod towards what went before, and after; with the arrival of the bean counters. In reality the (hopefully interesting) storylines are just an excuse to showcase pictures I took over the years. A visual record of "moves" made in pursuit of mileage or rare track with 50s.
 
There are photos from far flung parts of the country, on tours and unusual workings, including the Track test Train. Along with visual records of days spent trudging round the countryside, standing in fields in all weathers, waiting for something to turn up. The "rules" of railway  photography (three quarter views in bright sunshine), may have been studiously ignored and there's some arty stuff too..
 
Proceeds from the sale of ‘Fifty Memories’ will go towards the continued upkeep of the Class 50s in the care of the Class 50 Alliance Ltd. which is in turn supported by The Fifty Fund.