The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands is a series of books describing the history, operation and railways of these impotant quarries by Eric Tonks, M.Sc, F.R.I.C, Dip. Maths. Eric Tonks is well known for his writings on minor and industrial railways and is President of the Industrial Railway Society. He has studied the ironstone quarries for 50 years, giving him unique opportunities to record them in operation and to meet the people who worked in them