An updated version of Colin Pomeroy?s book, ?The Bermuda Railway Gone ? But Not Forgotten? is now back on local bookshelves. First published in 1993, the author says he has added ?small items of fact subsequently acquired, but retained the story very much as I told it?.

?The book is now printed in a clearer typeface, and on a higher quality paper, but still at the same price,? Mr. Pomeroy says.

The paperback?s 177 pages provide a formative history of the railway from its formative years to its closure in 1948. Information on what remains of it today is also included, as well as annexes providing a host of details about rolling stock, tressles, bridges, ticketing and more. The text is supplemented by detailed maps and diagrams, and black and white photographs of the trains, stations, passengers, and more.

For nostalgia buffs and railway enthusiasts who thrive on technical details, Mr. Pomeroy provides enough to interest them without alienating the layman.

He also surveys the private, miniature ?Ferry Reach Railway?, and the railway in British Guiana, where the Bermuda Railway?s rolling stock ended its days.

Mr. Pomeroy first became interested in doing a book on the Bermuda Railway while visiting his son here in the 1980s.

?I noticed the signs, ?Railway Trail? and went to the library in Hamilton to ask for a book on the former railway, and on being told that there wasn?t one I decided to write the first edition, which is now considered the definitive history of the line,? the author says.

?It continues to be of interest to the railroad enthusiast because of the facts it brings to light, and to the tourist it also gives a full and useful description of the Railway Trail as it can be seen today, making reference as the line is travelled to the artefacts which still remain to be seen in the 21st centjry.?

Mr. Pomeroy also wrote ?The Flying Boats of Bermuda?, and his next publication, ?The Buses of Bermuda? is due out the summer.