The Surrey Border and Camberley Railway by Mitchell, Peter & Townsend, Simon & Shelmerdine, Malcolm - 1993

Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1993. Reprint . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 112 pages b/w photos - History of the SB&CR, the most ambitious 101/4' gauge railway of all time, and its antecedents the Foxhill and Farnborough Miniature Railways. Laid down in 1938, the SB&CR connected Farnborough and Camberley 21/2 miles away; timetabled trains were run 12 months a year and locomotives included Bullock Pacifics and Kitson 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratts. Chapters cover the origins of the 101/4' gauge, history of the Foxhill and Farnborough railways; construction and operation of the SB&CR; 'biography' of all 13 locomotives. The book is illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, maps, contemporary advertisements, tickets etc.