The Tiverton Museum Railway Collection

Book excerpt: The Museum at Tiverton houses many items of major significance to the transport historian. Foremost among these is a full-size former GWR locomotive. In addition, there are a number of smaller exhibits, including a unique survivor from the Victorian times: the notebook used by the engineer responsible for the building of the Exe Valley Railway. This remarkable document was found, in of all places, in Australia, but is now secure in the museum. Within its covers are a series of wonderful drawings and contemporary notes compiled and brought to life by Great Western devotee, Amyas Crump. This new book contains other examples, plans, photographs, and documents from the museum and other private collections. Produced in conjunction with Tiverton Museum and the Broad Gauge Society, this new book, limited to just 1,000 copies, will appeal to all with an interest in local history, railway history, as well as the development of transport within the Victorian era.