Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson is a British railway historian and author who specialises in books and articles on narrow-gauge railways. He is particularly associated with the Ffestiniog Railway.

History Johnson is a retired local government officer

Johnson is known for his "meticulous research into all aspects of the [Ffestiniog] railway’s operation". In 2003 he was appointed the Festiniog Railway Company's official photographer.

From June 1995 until Match 2019, Johnson contributed a monthly column of narrow gauge railway news for Steam Railway magazine; as of September 2017 he was the magazine's longest serving continuous contributor. Since 2006 he has written obituaries of prominent railway people for The Guardian newspaper.

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