5.0 out of 5 stars TRUKY MAGNIFICENT

B. · 2 January 2013

An anessentaul companion to Branshaws 1,2,3,4 this map is beautifully reprinted and extrenelt informative.An asbolute essential to following of either |Bradshaw or \portillo HIGHEST commendation and totally enjoyable

5.0 out of 5 stars Good map of the UK railways at their peak

M.S. · 21 July 2013

For those of you who have followed Michael Portillo, or just have an interest in the history of the railways in the UK, this map is excellent for a snapshot of how many and where they went in 1907!. It folds out to a large size so several can look at different locations at once.

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality product

O. · 1 March 2012

This map shows the extent of the British and Irish railway system at its peak in 1907. It's well printed on good quality heavyweight paper and measures approx 24x38 inches and comes folded in a card sleeve which carries a very concise yet comprehensive history of Britain's railways and a brief biography of George Bradshaw. The map includes enlarged views of the railways in several major cities.My only small criticism is that there is in places so much information crammed into a small area that it's difficult to read, but this may well be a fault of the original rather than the reproduction process. Overall a very useful and well produced facsimile and good value for money.

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely gift

L. · 2 January 2023

Purchased for my husband as a Christmas stocking filler and it is lovely. Small and compact so sits well on a bookshelf, but a lovely drawing with interesting information on (if you find old train lines interesting!!)

5.0 out of 5 stars Bradshaw's railway map

D. · 9 October 2012

This was an interesting document. Print is quite small so a magnifying glass would be useful to use. Shows how railway layout was in its 'heyday'. Also shows the sea routes of 1907.

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding in every way and a great contriibution to our fund raising event in aid of ...

R.W. · 29 June 2015

Outstanding in every way and a great contriibution to our fund raising event in aid of Cancer Research UK...£826 so far. A big thank-you, Sue Webber

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but you need a magnifying glass as well.

K.J.M. · 21 November 2012

As an historical document (to accompany the same publishers Bradshaw's Railway Guide) this map is fine. But the sheer proliferation of Edwardian rail lines in 1907 coupled with the paper stock size/single black ink used to print it out impairs reading/understanding of the system. But there is a solution! Get back on to Bolo and buy the "Railway Atlas Then and Now" by Smith and Turner and published by Ian Allan in 2012. Whilst it compares the UK rail system of 1912 with 2012 it is a proper Atlas (large scale, multi page, multi colour) with a huge amount of supporting data on the 'state-of-play' of the current rails and what has become of the 1912 one.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but not excellent either..

F. · 18 July 2012

I bought this to go with Bradshaw's 1864 railway guide used in the excellent Michael Portillo "Great British railway journeys" series.It is really good in the sense that at does show graphically the amazing extent of the British railway network in 1907. The reason I think it is not quite "excellent" is because it seems not to be as high a quality printed reproduction as the Bradshaws's 1864 guide is, which are both printed by the same publisher.Essentially this is simply a map printed on good quality poster paper but doesn't feel as a map should. It's glossy and posterish. Because of the higher quality of the guide they may have made a rod for their own back here, although one nice thing about it is that is comes in a little sleeved storage jacket.However I don't want to knock it too much, as it is clearly printed and certainly better than not having it and for that reason is worth buying.

Great Map

K.F.T. · 16 March 2012

The map is a quality product.I enjoyed having a map of the 1907 era to go with all my other atlases from other years.The folder it came in was well done and the "liner notes" a nice addition.Have a magnifying glass handy, though.

Bradshaws Railway map purchase opinion

M. · 13 February 2013

The Folded map is very well presented in a nicely printed slip case. But the Map itself is on high quality paper, which is good, but unless you have exceptional vision you will have trouble reading it. There are that many rail lines and numerous Towns and villages noted on the map that they almost meld into each other. This, no doubt, is to do with the ink and width of the drawing lines and the quality of the original and nothing to do with the current publisher. The whole of the UK is displayed on the one side of the 62.5 x 98 cms along with street layouts of major cities with nothing on the other side of the sheet.