Cliff Thomas is a British railway author and journalist,[1] particularly known for his works on narrow-gauge railways.
Cliff Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Journalist |
Biography
editThomas was a writer and editor of Railway World magazine.[2] He has been a writer on the subjects of steam locomotives and heritage railways for The Railway Magazine since 2007.[3] Thomas is Chairman of the Greensand Railway Museum Trust, a charity that restores historic rolling stock related to the sand quarrying industry.[4] He is also a Director of the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway.[3]
In 2016, Thomas sued writer and illustrator Pauline Hazelwood over a children's book about the steam locomotive "Alice". The case was settled before trial with the payment of a financial sum to Mr Thomas.[5]
Works
edit- Thomas, Cliff (25 August 1995). The Whipsnade and Umfolozi Railway and The Great Whipsnade Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853614784.
- —— (27 August 2001). Quarry Hunslets of North Wales. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853615756.
- —— (May 2002). The Narrow Gauge in Britain and Ireland. Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 1902827058.
- —— (June 2007). Railway Moods – The Ffestiniog Railway. Halsgrove. ISBN 978-1841146003.
References
edit- ^ "Railway author sues". Vol. 457. Steam Railway. September 2016.
- ^ Thomas, Cliff (March 1998). "The Bala Lake Railway". Railway World Magazine.
- ^ a b Cliff Thomas: A nationally known writer and reporter of the heritage steam and railway scene in Britain and Ireland. Rail.co.uk.
- ^ "World War 1 railway veteran needs YOUR help to complete its overhaul". 6 October 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Owen (24 November 2016). "Copyright row over children's book about a Bala steam engine called Alice". Daily Post.