John Thomas (author)

This article concerns the railway author John Thomas, see John Thomas for other people of the same, or similar, names.

John Thomas (died 1982) was a Scottish railway author based in Springburn, Glasgow. Most of his books were published by the Newton Abbot based publisher David & Charles.

Books

• The Springburn Story: The History of the Scottish Railway Metropolis. (1964).
• The West Highland Railway. 1st Ed(1965). 2nd Imp (1966). 2nd Ed (1976) David & Charles.
• Thomas, John (1966). The Callander and Oban Railway (1st ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. OCLC 2316816. 
• Thomas, John; Farrington, J. H. (1990). The Callander and Oban Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David St John Thomas. OCLC 60059451. 
• Thomas, John (2000). The Callander and Oban Railway (3rd ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-9465-3761-5. OCLC 228266316. 

• Thomas, John (1972). The North British Atlantics (1st ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5588-0. 

• Thomas, John (1969). The North British Railway. Volume 1 (1844-1879) (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0715346970. OCLC 76961. 

• Thomas, John (1975). The North British Railway. Volume 2 (1879-1922) (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6699-8. OCLC 60079555. 

• Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685. 
• Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072. 
• Thomas, John (1976). Forgotten Railways: Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7185-1. OCLC 3103506. 
• Thomas, John (1981). Forgotten Railways: Scotland (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8193-8. OCLC 13641185. 

• The Skye Railway. (1977).
• A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 15 Scotland: The North of Scotland. (1989). Completed after John Thomas's death by D. Turnock.
• Gretna: Britain's Worst railway disaster.
• The Tay Bridge Disaster: New Light on the 1879 tragedy.

Articles

• Thomas, John (Introduction) (n.d.) [post-1977 and pre-1982]. Smith, W. A. C. (compiler), ed. Rails Around Glasgow. Paisley: Scottish Steam Railtours Group. ISBN 0-9506-9090-2. 

External links

• http://www.steamindex.com/library/johnthom.htm
• http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/springburn/spring034.htm