DAVID MATHER, originally from Bolton, Lancashire, where his early
interests in railways centred on his home shed, coded 26C later 9 K
and the nearby West Coast Main Line, which he documented until the
end of steam in 1968.
The author relocated to the Midlands and later to York which
rekindled his interest in railways and steam traction, the digital
era allowing his work to be made available to a wider audience.
Now a photographer and railway author, his most recent book being
Exploring the Lake District with the Furness Railway Tours, which
has a foreward by Eric Robson, broadcaster and chairman of the
Wainwright Society.
The Railways of York was shortlisted for the Ian Allan railway book
of the year award, Ian Allan writing the foreward for the authors
first book, Running Out of Steam.
Other Titles include, Riding the Settle and Carlisle, East
Lancashire Railway Recollections, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Recollections and Great Britain's Heritage Railways.
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