About the Author

Tim Bryan was born deep in GWR territory in the city of Bristol and trained as a librarian before becoming curator at the GWR Museum in Swindon and later Collections Manager at STEAM: Museum of the GWR in Swindon. He is now Head of Collections at the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon and has written numerous books, articles and reviews on railway, heritage and museum subjects including a biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and a history of the GWR in the Second World War.