The Visitor's Guide to the Bala Lake Railway gives the visitor a detailed history and description of the line, together with information about the locomotives and the Bala Lake Railway Society. It is printed in colour throughout, with all of the pictures being printed clearly and to a very high standard.

Slates to Velinheli is a detailed look at the railways and tramways at the Dinorwic Slate Quarries in Llanberis, where the railway's two Hunslet engines where originally based. It goes in to great detail about the workings of the quarries, including diagrams showing locomotive allocations amongst the various galleries and the interchange at Gilfach Ddu. Printed in black-and-white with a colour cover.

You can obtain a copy direct from Society Chairman Brian Wills by sending a cheque for £4.50 (P+P free in the UK), payable to "Bala Lake Railway Society", to 37 Vulcan Street, Holyhead, Anglesey, LL65 1TL.

The indispensable guide to anything related to Quarry Hunslets. The amount of research that has gone in to this excellent book is second to none. Written by accomplished railway journalist and photographer Cliff Thomas, it is very well presented and extremely readable. Printed in black-and-white with a colour cover, the quality of the pictures is first-class. Essential for anybody with more than a passing interesting in these wonderful little engines.