@rlonguk

Full-time dad & part-time railway author. Find me on BlueSky 🦋 at https://xitter.cf/t.co/7MYTLpSrtq

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Joined April 2010
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If I have one resolution this year it’s to spend less time on Twitter. You can find my books here uk.bookshop.org/shop/rclong and you can find me on BlueSky 🦋at rclongauthor.bsky.social
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Pleased to reveal the full wrap-round cover for my forthcoming @CrecyRail title “Southern Way Special no.22: 60 Years of Isle of Wight Tube Trains in Colour”. Available to preorder now. crecy.co.uk/product/the-sout… #IslandLine #IsleofWight #RydeRail #TubeTrains #SouthernWaySpecial
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Richard Long@rlongukSep 1
60 years ago today the first tube car arrived on the Isle of Wight. To mark this anniversary my new book, “60 Years of Isle of Wight Tube Trains in Colour”, is available to preorder now from @CrecyRail and all good bookshops. #isleofwight #islandline #ryderail
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60 years ago today the first tube car arrived on the Isle of Wight. To mark this anniversary my new book, “60 Years of Isle of Wight Tube Trains in Colour”, is available to preorder now from @CrecyRail and all good bookshops. #isleofwight #islandline #ryderail
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Contains many rare and unpublished images from the past six decades. More details from the publisher’s website here: crecy.co.uk/product/the-sout…
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Crécy RAIL@CrecyRailAug 21
Our IoW railways expert, Richard Long has noted that very little besides coal was conveyed by the end of the 1950s. His next book is due this Autumn. crecy.co.uk/product/the-sout…

The Southern Way Special No. 22 | Crécy Publishing

Some 60 years ago, on Thursday 1 September 1966, the very first tube carriage to arrive on the Isle of Wight crossed the Solent on the car ferry from Portsmouth and was driven ashore at Fishbourne on...

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Crécy RAIL@CrecyRailAug 21
In September 1965, a goods for Ventnor was recorded near Smallbrook Junction headed by O2 class 0-4-4T W20 Shanklin. Some goods trains continued to run on the Isle of Wight until the Autumn of 1966, the two wagons on this working seem to be carrying coal.
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There’s still time to take advantage of this offer from @penswordbooks - but only till the end of the month. #StIves #StIvesBranchLine #StIvesCornwall
Richard Long@rlongukJun 1
My history of the St Ives Branch Line is currently HALF PRICE in the @penswordbooks summer sale - just £15 instead of £30! #StIvesBranchLine #StIves #StivesCornwall
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Richard Long@rlongukJun 13
SPECIAL OFFER: Get 20% off the cost of my @CrecyRail titles with the discount code FATHERSDAY26 between now and 22 June. #IsleofWight #Railways
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SPECIAL OFFER: Get 20% off the cost of my @CrecyRail titles with the discount code FATHERSDAY26 between now and 22 June. #IsleofWight #Railways
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Ryde Rail: A History of Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight

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My history of the St Ives Branch Line is currently HALF PRICE in the @penswordbooks summer sale - just £15 instead of £30! #StIvesBranchLine #StIves #StivesCornwall
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The St Ives Branch Line: A History

In 1963 comic duo Flanders and Swann composed Slow Train - a lament for some of the many railway lines proposed for closure by Dr…

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This Easter weekend only you can buy my history of the St Ives Branch Line for just £15.00 if you order it direct from the publisher. Usual RRP is £30.00. pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-St-I… #StIvesBranchLine #StIvesBranch #StIves
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There’s still a few days left to grab either of these titles at 30% off the RRP!
Richard Long@rlongukMar 3
Just a heads up that both of my Pen & Sword titles are currently available for 30% off the RRP in the @penswordbooks March Sale! pen-and-sword.co.uk/Richard-… #StIves #StIvesBranchLine #IsleofWight #IslandLine
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Richard Long@rlongukMar 3
Just a heads up that both of my Pen & Sword titles are currently available for 30% off the RRP in the @penswordbooks March Sale! pen-and-sword.co.uk/Richard-… #StIves #StIvesBranchLine #IsleofWight #IslandLine
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Just a heads up that both of my Pen & Sword titles are currently available for 30% off the RRP in the @penswordbooks March Sale! pen-and-sword.co.uk/Richard-… #StIves #StIvesBranchLine #IsleofWight #IslandLine
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Latest edition to my stable of Southern Railways Literature - @CrecyRail - ‘The Southern Way - Special Issue No. 20: Isle of Wight Railways in the 1950s’ by Richard C Long @rlonguk
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Go go go! 🤩
Richard Long@rlonguk27 Dec 2025
SPECIAL OFFER: My book ‘The St Ives Branch Line: A History’ is currently HALF PRICE in the @penswordbooks sale - just £15 instead of £30. pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-St-I… #StIvesBranchLine #StIvesBayLine #StivesBranch #StIvesCornwall #StIves @TransportPS
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Richard Long@rlonguk27 Dec 2025
SPECIAL OFFER: My book ‘The St Ives Branch Line: A History’ is currently HALF PRICE in the @penswordbooks sale - just £15 instead of £30. pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-St-I… #StIvesBranchLine #StIvesBayLine #StivesBranch #StIvesCornwall #StIves @TransportPS
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SPECIAL OFFER: My book ‘The St Ives Branch Line: A History’ is currently HALF PRICE in the @penswordbooks sale - just £15 instead of £30. pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-St-I… #StIvesBranchLine #StIvesBayLine #StivesBranch #StIvesCornwall #StIves @TransportPS
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Richard Long@rlonguk3 Dec 2025
Looking for a Christmas gift for the train geek in your life? My books about the Isle of Wight’s railways and the St Ives branch line are available now from all good bookshops and websites uk.bookshop.org/shop/rclong #IsleofWight #IslandLine #StIves #StIvesBranchLine
Upgrading the Isle of Wight’s Railway

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The St Ives Branch Line: A History

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Isle of Wight Railways in the 1950s

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Ryde Rail: A History of Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight

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