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Western Steam 1948-1966 by Ben Brooksbank 9781912101122
RRP: $25.79$18.94The excellent photographs of railway historian and former Senior British Medical Council Researcher B.W.L. `Ben' Brooksbank capture the twilight years of the steam railways of the Western Region. Nearly three hundred images are featured, including rare... -
British Rail: The Nation's Railway by Tanya Jackson
RRP: $23.21$17.60British Rail is a contentious company, as controversial as Dr Beeching and his axe. However, this examination of BR's passenger services shows just how vital the organisation was.It successfully carried millions of commuters to and from their jobs every... -
The Last Days of London Steam by Peter Tuffrey 9781914227233
RRP: $25.79$18.94The heart of the British railway system was London. Traffic was drawn and dispersed to places in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and all over England, not forgetting the intense suburban services for commuters to the capital. As a result, the area was... -
Railways and Industry on the Brecon & Merthyr: Bassaleg to Bargoed and New Tredegar/Rhymney B & M by Hodge, John 9781399096058
RRP: $45.15$35.13This book, as part of the South Wales Valleys series, deals with the former Brecon & Merthyr Railway line which ran from Bassaleg (north of Newport) to Brecon and Rhymney B&M, the latter line being closed north of New Tredegar in 1930 due to a... -
The St Ives Branch Line: A History by Long, Richard C 9781399002004
RRP: $38.70$28.32In 1963 comic duo Flanders and Swann composed Slow Train - a lament for some of the many railway lines proposed for closure by Dr Beeching. Among the destinations listed in their song is the refrain from St Erth to St Ives . Constructed in 1877 as the... -
125 - The Enduring Icon by 125 Group
RRP: $20.63$14.00The InterCity 125s were introduced into passenger service from 1976 and instantly revolutionised rail travel. As the world's fastest diesel trains, they heralded significant journey-time reductions, reversing declining demand without requiring the... -
The History of the London Underground Map by Roope, Caroline 9781399006811
RRP: $25.80$20.11Few transportation maps can boast the pedigree that London's iconic Tube' map can. Sported on t-shirts, keyrings, duvet covers, and most recently, downloaded an astonishing twenty million times in app form, the map remains a long-standing icon of... -
The High Girders: The gripping true story of a Victorian dream that ended in tragedy John Prebble 9781474616188
RRP: $12.89$8.77'A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience' THE TIMES'Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction' SCOTSMANOn December 28th 1879, the night of the Great Storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed, along with the train that was crossing, and everyone... -
Great Central Railway: Decline and Fall by John Evans
RRP: $20.63$14.00No railway closure in the Beeching era was mourned more than that of the Great Central Railway's main line southward from Nottingham. From its cathedral-like edifice at Victoria to the distinctive island platform stations that served towns and villages... -
London's Labyrinth: The World Beneath the City's Streets by Fiona Rule 9780750989978
RRP: $14.18$10.64Do you know what's under your feet? The London Underground was the very first underground railway - but it wasn't the first time Londoners had ventured below ground, nor would it be the last. People seem to be drawn to subterranean London: it hides... -
Cathedrals of Steam: How London’s Great Stations Were Built – And How They Transformed the City by Christian Wolmar
$33.37'Fascinating' 'Books of the Year', Financial Times'London's twelve great rail termini are the epic survivors of the Victorian age... Wolmar brings them to life with the knowledge of an expert and the panache of a connoisseur.' Simon Jenkins'A wonderful... -
Corridors: Passages of Modernity by Roger Luckhurst 9781789140538
RRP: $38.70$38.04We spend our lives moving through passages, hallways, corridors, and gangways, yet these channeling spaces do not feature in architectural histories, monographs, or guidebooks. They are overlooked, undervalued, and unregarded, seen as unlovely parts of a... -
Rail Rover: Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s by Arnie Furniss
RRP: $20.63$14.00The Rail Rover ticket for Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s had the grandiose title 'Freedom of Scotland' - for the ever-growing group of diesel enthusiasts in the 1970s, it was a gift from the gods. Possibly less successful in its original purpose, which... -
How a Steam Locomotive Works by Dominic Wells
RRP: $25.74$20.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809747Author Dominic WellsFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The GWR Handbook: The Great Western Railway 1923-47 by David Wragg 9780750967525
RRP: $25.80$19.40For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol. Its operations stretched as far as Merseyside, it provided... -
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time by Steph Gillett
RRP: $20.63$14.00The Somerset & Dorset Railway, known as the S&D (said to also stand for 'Slow and Dirty' or 'Serene and Delightful'), ran from Bath across the Mendip hills to Bournemouth on the south coast. Never a high-speed line, the main traffic for the Somerset &... -
The Railways of Manchester: The Evolution and Development of the City's Railways by Andy Chard
$56.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431843Author Andy ChardFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd -
Tribute to the Western Region Hydraulics by Tom Heavyside
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339024Author Tom HeavysideFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
The Settle to Carlisle Railway by Gordon Edgar
RRP: $20.63$14.00Arguably one of the most dramatic railway lines in northern England, the Settle - Carlisle runs through remote, scenic regions of the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines. Starting from the town of Settle, it crosses the Ribblehead viaduct on its way... -
Glasgow Blue Trains: Class 303 and Class 311 EMUs by Colin J. Howat
RRP: $20.63$14.00These units were used by British Rail from the start of electrification in Glasgow in 1960. Initially the units worked between Helensburgh Central and Airdrie and various branch lines on the North Clyde area. They were later introduced to the South Clyde... -
RX-7 Mazda's Rotary Engine Sports Car by Brian Long 9781787111332
RRP: $41.93$29.21Mazda launched its first rotary-engined car - the Cosmo - in 1966, and was the only car manufacturer to solve the major problems associated with Wankel's radical engine design so that the unit's potential could be exploited and enjoyed. Launched in 1978,... -
Train Songs: Poetry of the Railway by Don Paterson 9780571315789
RRP: $14.18$9.44'This is the night mail crossing the border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order...' -- W.H. Auden Wordsworth was the first laureate of locomotives: in fact he railed against them, and against the consequent opening up of the Lakes to holiday... -
East Devon David Mitchell 9781858952116
RRP: $23.21$16.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858952116Author David MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Southern Coaches Survey: Pre-Grouping and BR Mk 1 Stock Mike King (Author) 9780860936657
RRP: $32.25$25.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860936657Author Mike KingFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Britain's Lost Tragedies Uncovered by Richard M. Jones
RRP: $16.76$12.41Is any disaster really forgotten?It is never forgotten by the survivors who lived through the trauma. It is never forgotten by the emergency services who tried to save the day. It is never forgotten by the relatives of those who never came home.Britain's... -
The Last Years of Carlisle Steam: A Pictorial Journey by Howard Routledge
RRP: $32.25$22.73Mention the name Carlisle to any steam enthusiast of a certain age and they will probably conjure up an image of bygone days when Stanier and Gresley pacifics rubbed shoulders alongside each other within Citadel station whilst waiting to relieve incoming... -
Burlington Northern: The Final Years by Mike Danneman
RRP: $20.63$14.00The 1970 merger of Northern Pacific; Great Northern; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; and Spokane, Portland & Seattle created a new super railroad spanning the northern and central United States over a 25,000-mile network. For twenty-five years, BN was one... -
Great Central Railway by Michael A. Vanns 9781473892125
RRP: $25.79$18.42This compelling book centres on the Great Central Railways early history, focusing particularly on its drive to reach London. It follows the subsequent fortunes of the London Extension right up until its closure, and into the preservation era, examining... -
Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder by Kate Colquhoun
RRP: $14.18$9.55THE THRILLING TRUE STORY OF BRITAIN'S FIRST EVER RAILWAY MURDER 'A fascinatingly quirky portrait of the underside of Victorian London . . . unputdownable' Daily Telegraph'A cunning and suspenseful tale' Independent 'Meticulously researched . . . the... -
Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys by Chris Tarrant 9781786062208
RRP: $25.80$12.73Over the last two and a half years, Chris Tarrant has travelled, literally, all around the world filming Extreme Railway Journeys for Channel 5. The hugely successful TV series is already being repeated, and broadcast rights have been, and continue to... -
Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute by Bernard Mills
RRP: $19.34$9.17Unusually for a large class of locomotives, all Western Class locomotives had the same prefix which gave them a unique identity. Redesignated as Class 52 in the early 1970s, they were essentially designed by and for the Western Region, which saw... -
George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution by L. T. C. Rolt
RRP: $16.76$10.94The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the... -
London Terminal Stations in the 1960s by David Christie
RRP: $19.34$12.51In September 1962, the author started revisiting his boyhood trainspotting haunts at the London terminals - this time armed with a newly purchased camera loaded with colour slide film. A few days were thought adequate to record mainly steam at Kings... -
Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Wales by Gordon Edgar
RRP: $25.79$17.20This is the tenth and final volume in this series of regional books examining the industrial railways of England, Scotland and Wales. Following on from previous titles in the series, the author draws from both his excellent personal collection of... -
Spirit of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway by Mike Heath 9781906887384
RRP: $6.44$5.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906887384Author Mike HeathFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books -
Gresley's Silver Link: The Evolution of the A4 Pacifics 1911-1941 by Tim Hillier-Graves
RRP: $45.15$31.33Gresley's A4 Pacifics are arguably the most famous locomotives ever built, a status cemented by Mallard's record breaking run on the 3rd July 38. And yet only a year later the glamorous streaks' seemed likely to be cast into obscurity by the coming of... -
London Buses in the 1970s: 1975-1979: From Crisis to Recovery by Jim Blake 9781473887169
RRP: $32.25$24.02Continuing with photographs from Jim Blake's extensive archives, this book examines the second half of the 1970s, when both London Transport and London Country were still struggling to keep services going. This resulted both from being plagued by a... -
The Railways of London Docklands: Their History and Development by Willis, Jonathan 9781526790583
RRP: $38.70$27.03This book provides a comprehensive study of the planning and building of railways in London's Docklands, reflecting on the past 180 years of railway development. It describes the creation of the enclosed working docks at the start of the 19th Century and... -
The Architecture and Legacy of British Railway Buildings: 1820 to present day by Robert Thornton
RRP: $32.25$26.70Railway buildings have always had a fascinating character all of their own, despite many no longer being in operational railway service. This book tells the story of how these buildings evolved alongside the development of the railway in Great Britain... -
Fife's Railways Remembered by Michael Mather
RRP: $20.63$14.00In this, his second book on Fife's railways, local enthusiast and photographer Michael Mather delves into the past with a selection of photographs mainly from the 1950s and 1960s, but also dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century, along with...