North American Traction

Dave Hewitt was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire and quickly became a rail enthusiast. He became interested in railway photography after taking early retirement from a teaching career, beginning with his local heritage railway, Tanfield. He has visited many lines in England and Wales and over the last twenty years has made at least one trip a year to North America to photograph trains in the US and Canada. He is a volunteer at the Tanfield Railway.

'The pictures, totalling more than 100, have been assembled from collections built up during multiple visits to North America and it is clear that, in addition to technical photographic skill, the author has worked diligently and patiently to find locations that make great images rather than simply record shots.'