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Cliff Thomas
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Writer, Journalist

Cliff Thomas is a British railway author and journalist,[1] particularly known for his works on narrow-gauge railways.

Biography

Thomas was a writer and editor of Railway World magazine.[2] He has been a writer on the subjects of steam locomotives and heritage railways for The Railway Magazine since 2007.[3] Thomas is Chairman of the Greensand Railway Museum Trust, a charity that restores historic rolling stock related to the sand quarrying industry.[4] He is also a Director of the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway.[3]

In 2016, Thomas sued writer and illustrator Pauline Hazelwood over a children's book about the steam locomotive "Alice". The case was settled before trial with the payment of a financial sum to Mr Thomas.[5]

Works

  • Thomas, Cliff (25 August 1995). The Whipsnade and Umfolozi Railway and The Great Whipsnade Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853614784.
  • Thomas, Cliff (27 August 2001). Quarry Hunslets of North Wales. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853615756. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Thomas, Cliff (May 2002). The Narrow Gauge in Britain and Ireland. Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 1902827058. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
  • Thomas, Cliff (June 2007). Railway Moods – The Ffestiniog Railway. Halsgrove. ISBN 1841146005. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

References

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  3. ^ a b Cliff Thomas: A nationally known writer and reporter of the heritage steam and railway scene in Britain and Ireland. Rail.co.uk.
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  5. ^ Hughes, Owen (24 November 2016). "Copyright row over children's book about a Bala steam engine called Alice". Daily Post.