Geoff PlumbGeoff Plumb is a lifelong railway enthusiast, born in Sheffield in March 1949. From an early age he took thousands of photos, the vast majority in colour, documenting the decline and fall of steam locomotives. His interest in photography led to a orty-plus years career as a professional television cameraman, employed by London Weekend TV and Granada TV before going freelance in 1997, though now retired. His interest in railways was encouraged by his father Derek from the age of about 2 years old in the Sheffield area, first taking up railway photography (Black & White) as a schoolboy hobby in 1962, aged thirteen. He started taking 35mm colour slides in 1963 on a Voigtländer Vito CLR camera which saw him through to the end of steam in the UK in 1968. He then began travelling abroad in search of steam and upgraded to Pentax SLRs, on which the majority of his 30 odd thousand colour slides have been taken. He is still active, nowadays with digital SLRs, continuing with Pentax equipment. Many of Geoff’s photos have been published in magazines such as The Railway Magazine and Steam World, and in books including Red Panniers – Last Steam on the Underground. A series of photo books by Geoff is in the process of being published by Pen & Sword, and Royal Mail has even used a couple of his photos on specialist stamp issues! Geoff has an active photo gallery website at www.plumbloco.co.uk where many of his pictures can be seen, this is continually being updated. Read More Read Less