22 October 2009

New Children's Books on East Lancashire Railway Steam Train

Michael Moore has written children's stories on the adventures of Jimmy the Jinty steam engine - Date/Photographer unknown.

Bury - A new series of children's books chronicling the adventures of Jimmy the Jinty, have been published by the East Lancashire Railway.
 
Written by Michael Moore, a volunteer at the railway, the books are aimed at children ages three to eight, feature the adventures of a small steam engine currently in operation on the railway between Bury and Rawtenstall.
 
The engine was built in 1926 and its early years are covered in the first book "Let's Meet Jimmy", which was released in August and covers the period in Scotland.
 
Author unknown.