The following sources have been used in the preparation of "Railways of the Forest of Dean".

"Severn & Wye Railway : Volumes 1-3" by Ian Pope, Bob How and Paul Karau.

"Severn & Wye Railway : Volume 4" by Ian Pope and Paul Karau.

"The Forest of Dean Branch : Volumes 1-2" by Ian Pope and Paul Karau.

"Severn & Wye 180" published by the Dean Forest Railway Co. Ltd

"BR Steam in Dean : The photographs of Ben Ashworth" edited by Ian Pope

"Past & Present Vol 16 : Avon. Cotswolds and the Malverns" by Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse. The book also features a substantial section on the railways of the Forest of Dean.

"Past & Present Vol 59 : Central Gloucestershire" by John Stretton.

"Past and Present Companions - Dean Forest Railway & ex-Severn & Wye Railway Lines, Volumes 1 & 2" by John Stretton

"Discovering Preserved Railways" by F G Cockman

"The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch" by B.M. Handley & R. Dingwall

"Hereford & Worcester Railways Remembered"/"Lost Railways of Hereford & Worcestershire" by Leslie Oppitz (The latter is effectively a reprint of the former).

"The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line", by Stanley C. Jenkins.

"Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye" by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith

"Branch Line to Monmouth" by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith

"Branch Lines around Lydney" by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith

 

I would recommend these books for anyone wishing to find out more about the history of the railways of the area and the collieries and other industries served by them.