If you thought that Essex was boring, then railwaywise, at least, you’d be very wrong. In this book we journey across undulating Essex countryside, first from Bishops Stortford to Braintree, and then on to Witham (latterly with electric traction).
The long lost branches to the coast at Maldon and Tollesbury follow, complete with a visit to the pier.
It’s wrapped up in the usual Middleton style, with 120 photographs, large scale maps other details of local history. All of these branch lines are of interest, and most of the content is steam. On offer are timber viaducts (of which one still survives) and the ‘Titfield’ like stock of the Tollesbury branch.