A previous employee of the Welsh Books Council, Tom Ferris has written 12 books and 30 video scripts to date, all relating to his keen passion for railway heritage. Titles include:- The Gleam of the Lines (2011)- The Trains Long Departed: Ireland's Lost Railways (2011)- Severn Valley Locomotives (As They Were) (1995)- Irish Railways in Colour: A Second Glance, 1947-1970 (1995)