Lance King travelled extensively in pursuit of his hobby and was one of many British railway enthusiasts who crossed the Irish Sea in the 1950s and 1960s to be captivated by the very different railway scene to be found in Ireland. We are fortunate that he captured on film a scene fast disappearing, for a strong whiff of diesel fumes was in the air as the old was swept aside in the interests of economy.

This volume covers the area served by the former Great Northern Railway in the counties of Ulster, from the double track main line between Belfast and Dublin to the many single track routes through which the GNR served the people of the Province. The Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway is also visited and there is a glimpse of the narrow gauge. A heady mix of older, often blue-liveried, locomotives and mahogany-liveried panelled coaches.

"With Lance King in Ulster" was written by Leslie McAllister.