Finally got hold of the book!

Having fathomed out how to use the library reservation system I have managed to get hold of the missing copy of Steam, Steel & Stars.   This is a fascinating book about how & why O Winston Link took his series of photographs of the last years of steam on the Norfolk & Western railroad (it is in the States so I can call it this).  The more I read about Link he would appear to be a driven person - someone who must have perfection and will go to extraordinary lengths to achieve it.  Of course, the thing I have to remind myself is that the reason for reading the book is specifically to help understand the 'Hot shot' image (see previous posting for details) and most of the information I have gleamed will not have any direct relevance to this.