Describing himself as a "full-time dad and part-time writer", life-long railway enthusiast Richard Long was born in Hampshire in 1972 and has lived in East London for the past two decades. A history graduate and former bookseller, he has written a number of books about railways in the south of England, including 'Ryde Rail: A History of Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight'.

Richard's next book - “The St Ives Branch Line: A History” - will be published by Pen & Sword in summer 2022.