Recommended books - 1960s to 1980s

[west_clare_wanderer]

Hi all.

I've just returned to the hobby and, in a quest to learn more, I wondered whether anyone could recommend the best books for photos of CIE from the 1960s onwards. My favourite time is the 'Supertrain' period, but I'm certainly interested more widely too. 

Are there some top titles I must hunt out?

Many thanks for reading this, and for any assistance you can provide. Apologies if it is too broad a question and/or if I've posted in the wrong place. 

Thank you and take care. 

David 

[Mol_PMB]

I can certainly recommend some books and I probably have over 200 Irish railway books in my collection to pick from! Have you a particular interest North/South, prefer colour images, etc?

But first, have you explored the Irish Railway Record Society Flickr albums? They have nearly 30,000 Irish railway photos, many from the 1960s and 1970s.

You have to be an IRRS member to view them, but the membership cost is perhaps the same as 2 or 3 books would cost, so in terms of price per photo you'll get a much better deal!

 

Also on Flickr, and free, Ernie has some great Irish albums with a few thousand photos at least: https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/albums