About Me Name This user's name is Adam. This user is a male. This user lives in Great Britain. This user is a Sagittarius. This user has brown eyes. This user is ambidextrous. en This user is a native speaker of the English language. fr-1 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français. es-1 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español. This user is a Railway professional. This user is an engineer. This user has been on Wikipedia for 12 years, 6 months and 11 days. This user has created 10 articles on Wikipedia. 450+ This user has made more than 450 contributions to Wikipedia. This user does not smoke. agn This user is agnostic. This user is block free - (see my block log here!). This user enjoys electronics or is an electronics hobbyist. This user is a fan of the Supermarine Spitfire. This user prefers non-fiction. fan-2 This user will watch M*A*S*H at every opportunity. fan-2 This user will watch Travel Channel (International) at every opportunity. This user is a fan of Hank Williams. This user is a fan of Johnny Cash This user is a fan of Kris Kristofferson. Don McLean A long, long time ago, this user can still remember how the music used to make them smile. MW3 This user plays Call of Duty. This user plays the Halo series. This user plays Pac-Man.

I was raised (and still live) in Cinderford, Forest of Dean, England.

I attended Sir Thomas Rich's School in Longlevens, Gloucester for seven years

I started out working for Engelhard which had just become part of BASF, I now work for Network Rail.

I volunteer at the Dean Forest Railway in Lydney, where I am a Porter, Crossing Keeper, Signalman, Guard and a Class 08 and Class 14 driver.

My volunteering has allowed me to become a Member of the Institution of Railway Operators.

Listed below are the pages that I have started, with a list of references that I use.

Heritage Operations Processing System - Institution of Railway Operators

• Forest of Dean Branch

Bullo Cross Halt - Upper Soudley Halt - Staple Edge Halt - Ruspidge Halt - Bilson Halt - Cinderford Joint

• Severn and Wye Railway

Speech House Road - Cinderford Joint

Eastern United Colliery

Listed below are the books that I use for reference:

Railways & Associated Topics

Marsden, Colin (2011). Traction Recognition. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3494-5.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1992). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-05-4.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1997). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 2. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-36-4.

Pope, Ian (2002). Private Owner Wagons Of The Forest Of Dean. Witney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 1-899889-09-4.

Bradshaw, George (2012). Bradshaw's Descriptive Railway Handbook of Great Britain and Ireland. Oxford: Old House. ISBN 978-1-90840-202-8.

Harding, Malcom (1981). Dean Forest Railway: Guide and Stock Book. Norchard Steam Centre: Dean Forest Railway Society Limited. ISBN 0-9507099-1-3.

Pope, Ian; How, Bob; Karau, Paul (1983). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 1. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-80-1.

Pope, Ian; How, Bob; Karau, Paul (1985). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 2. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-79-8.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1988). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 3. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-906867-64-9.

Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (2009). The Severn & Wye Railway - Volume 4. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905184-66-8.

Smith, Peter (1983). An Historical Survey of the Forest of Dean Railways - Layouts and Illustrations. Poole: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-167-6.

Johnson, John; Long, Robert A. (1981). British Railways Engineering 1948-80. London: Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-85298-446-4.

Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers, The; Kerr, David; Rowbotham, Tony (2001). Introduction to Railway Signalling. London: IRSE. ISBN 0-902390-13-9.

Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers, The; Leach, Maurice (1991). Railway Control Systems. London: A&C Black. ISBN 0-7136-3420-0.

Bridge, Mike (2010). Railway Track Diagrams, Book 3 – Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.

Paar, H. W. (1963). The Severn & Wye Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5707-7.

Paar, H. W. (1965). The Great Western Railway in Dean. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5369-1.

Ratcliffe, David (2014). BR Air-Braked Wagons in Colour. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3460-0.

Gent, Eric (1999). British Railways Brake Vans & Ballast Ploughs. Huddersfield: Amadeus Press Ltd. ISBN 0-902-835-16-5.

Ellis, Iain (2010). Ellis' British Railway Engineering Encyclopaedia. Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu Press. ISBN 978-1-4461-8190-4.

Yorke, Stan (2009). Lost Railways of Gloucestershire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-163-0.

Mountford, Eric (1989). The USA 756th RSB (Railway Shop Battalion) at Newport (Ebbw Junction). Abingdon: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-380-X.

Glover, John (2013). Principles of Railway Operation. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3631-4.

British Transport Commission, The (1962). British Railways Diesel Traction Manual for Enginemen. London: The Curwen Press.

Great Western Railway, The (1938). GWR Engines: Names, Numbers, Types & Classes. London: The Great Western Railway.

Glover, John (2013). Principles of Railway Operation. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3631-4.

Rowland, Don (1985). British Railways Wagons - the first half million. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7529-0378-0.

Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers, The; Emmerson, Andrew (2004). Railway Telecommunications. London: IRSE. ISBN 0-902390-17-1.

Allan, Ian (2016). Gradients of the British Mainline Railways. Addlestone: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3844-8.

Fox, John (2016). Railway Wagon Plans - 1960s to the Present. Addlestone: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3843-1.

Jenkins, Martin; Roberts, Charles (2016). The Green Diesel Years. Addlestone: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-3831-8.

Welch, Michael (2013). Diesels on the Western. St Leonards-On-Sea: Capitol Transport Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85414-367-9.

Morris, Richard (1997). The Forest of Dean Tramroad. Coleford: Rock House. ISBN 0-9531281-0-5.

Larkin, David (2011). Civil Engineers Wagons – Volume 1. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-23-4.

Maggs, Colin (2016). The Bristol & Gloucester Railway. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-0260-8.

Parkhouse, Neil (2014). Volume 1: West Gloucester & Wye Valley Lines. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781899889-76-1.

Parkhouse, Neil (2015). Volume 2: Forest of Dean Lines and the Severn Bridge. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781899889-98-3.

Parkhouse, Neil (2017). Volume 3: Gloucester Midland Lines Part 1: North. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781911038-18-4.

Lewis, L. P. (1932). Railway Signal Engineering (Mechanical). Teignmouth: P. Kay. ISBN 1-899890-04-1.

Assorted Topics

Monk, Simon (2013). 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius. New York City: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0-07-181772-1.

Amos, Roger (1982). Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 0-85059-555-X.

Amos, Roger (1990). Complete Book of Model Railway Electronics. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 1-85260-288-0.

Peel, Robert (1912). Coal Mining. London: Blackie and Son.

O'Donahue, T. A. (1911). Field and Colliery Surveying. London: MacMillan and Co.

Banzi, Massimo (2012). Getting Started with Arduino. Sebastopol, California: Make:Books. ISBN 978-1-449-30987-9.