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Recommended books about the railway:
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The Weston Clevedon & Portishead Railway by Peter Strange first published 1989 by Twelveheads Press ISBN_0906294193
Excellent book, well illustrated - plenty of information - 96 pages - 160 illustrations - 6 maps. Card covers. Now out of print.
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Branch Lines to Clevedon and Portishead - including the WCPR and the Bristol Harbour lines by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith published 2003 by Middleton Press ISBN 1904474187
Mostly pictorial with 9 good WC&PR maps. WC&PR only 34 pages out of 96 though. Good coverage of the branch lines and Bristol Harbour lines. Hardback. Available.
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The Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Light Railway by Colin G Maggs 2nd edition published 1990 by Oakwood Press ISBN 0853613885
Most detailed book but perhaps not for the casual reader. - 160 pages - 122 photographs - 7 maps - Hardback. Going out of print. Some still available.
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The Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway by Christopher Redwood published 1981 by Sequoia Publishing. ISBN 090546642X
Excellent book sadly out of print but available in libraries. 183 pages, 41 illustrations including maps. Modelling scale drawings of Hesperus, Coach No 2, and large Drewry railcar. Hardback.
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Other local books with some WC&PR content:
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Images of Portishead by Ken Crowhurst published 2001 by Tempus Publishing ISBN 0752422405
Excellent comprehensive pictorial record of Portishead with some unusual photos of the railways, industry and docks. 128 pages - over 200 photos. Card covers. Available.
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Old Portishead by John Macleay published 2001 by Stenlake Publishing
ISBN 1 84033 162 3
Pictorial record. 48 pages - 5 pages on the WC&PR. Card covers. Available.
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Somerset Railways by Colin G Maggs published 2007 by Halsgrove Publishing ISBN 978 0 86183 442 6
Includes 5 pages on the WC&PR.
160 pages. Hardback. Newly published Nov 2007
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Lost Railways of Somerset by Stan Yorke published 2007 by Countryside Books ISBN 9781846740572.
Card covers. 160 pages. Only 6 pages on WC&PR. Newly published in 2007
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Somerset Railways by Robin Madge published 1984 by The Dovecote Press ISBN 094615922X
Coverage of all Somerset Railways - 8 pages on WC&PR. 154 pages total. Out of print but available in local libraries.
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Magazine articles, Video and TV programmes, Museums
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