Cliff Thomas

Cliff Thomas
Occupations	Writer, Journalist

Cliff Thomas is a British railway author and journalist, ^[1] particularly known for his works on narrow-gauge railways.

Biography

Thomas 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

• 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

1. "Railway author sues". Vol. 457. Steam Railway. September 2016.
2. Thomas, Cliff (March 1998). "The Bala Lake Railway". Railway World Magazine.
3. Cliff Thomas: A nationally known writer and reporter of the heritage steam and railway scene in Britain and Ireland. Rail.co.uk.
4. "World War 1 railway veteran needs YOUR help to complete its overhaul". 6 October 2015.
5. Hughes, Owen (24 November 2016). "Copyright row over children's book about a Bala steam engine called Alice". Daily Post.