Railroads

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134402Author Paul LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

The 'Castle' class 4-6-0 locomotives designed by Charles Collett and built at Swindon Works were the principal passenger locomotives of the Great Western Railway. The 4-cylinder locomotives were built in batches between 1923 and 1950, the later examples...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860936947Author David LarkinFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The city of Glasgow, formerly one of the largest industrial centres in the world, was once responsible for building about one-quarter of the world's railway locomotives. This was complemented by a massive urban railway network: the second largest in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431935Author Andy ChardFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

The preserved heritage museum railways of Britain are thriving. Not only is there continuing nostalgia for the steam locomotives of a bygone era, but a growing number of diesel locos and multiple units, both in use and under restoration on site, make the...

Class 47s have now been part of the UK railway system for over 60 years. They have been used on every type of train over the years, including front line passenger, freight and charter trains. During the late 1980s and through the following 20 years,...

The 'Big Four' railways had experimented with diesel-powered shunting locomotives from 1933 with the Great Western Railway seeing the advantages of operating diesel-powered railcars, and doing so successfully from the same date. The 1955 'Modernisation...

Since the dawn of the railways, away from the glamour of the main line express, thousands of miles of industrial railway moved raw materials and finished products. From sewage works to sugar factories, all manner of industries were served. These...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858950884Author David MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 415g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853616993Author David McConnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The first of two volumes covering the railways of the South East, this book focuses mainly on Sussex but also includes small sections of Surrey and Kent. It concentrates on locomotive-hauled traffic and details a wide range of trains including...

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson's famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the...

British 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...

Forty years ago, large areas of Yorkshire and the North East were criss-crossed by freight-only lines, many of them serving the heavy industries that had brought prosperity to the railways decades earlier. Classes 25 and 40 were enjoying their last few...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615422Author Michael WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 149Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 128mm * 149mm * 10mm

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038073Author Ben MuldoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Arguably 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...

Construction on the Callander & Oban Railway began in 1866, but because of the mountain terrain through which the line passed, especially at Glen Ogle and at the Pass of Brander at Loch Awe, the line did not open until 1880. Designed to link Callander,...

The Blackpool Electric Tramway Company commenced operation of a conduit system of railed vehicles along the Promenade between Cocker Street and Station Road on 29 September 1885. By the 1930s the rolling stock was becoming somewhat worn out and,...

This book follows the railway through the eye-catching scenery of the west of the county. Over 180 stunning full-colour photographs take the reader on a journey that starts in St Austell, against the backdrop of the clay workings, before moving on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800351370Author Crecy Publishing LTDFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy PublishingWeight(grams) 215g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174086Author Roger DarsleyFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressDimensions(mm) 234mm * 174mm * 11mm

This photographic album portrays the four classes of locomotives introduced to operate on the British Railways system, prior to Privatisation in 1994. Increasing loads and deteriorating reliability of older classes necessitated the design of new, higher...

Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings examines the history and workings of these legendary classes of passenger steam locomotives, the first of which, the North Star, was built in 1906. Richly illustrated with over 200 photographs, the book...

A comprehensive guide to the 100 locations both std and narrow gauge lines where steam trains still run. Contains detailed information on locations & running times, plus photos and a wealth of other information.Book InformationISBN 9781862234987Author...

This book is the tale of a small boy from Surrey who had a fascination with anything on wheels and, also, loved to learn about people and what motivated them. He read a lot about railways and was excited by the innovations of our nineteenth-century...

The author's second volume about the Great Western's classic express locomotives covers their final six years in British Railways service. In 1960 the Castles, many now modernised with double chimneys and 4-row superheaters, were still in charge of most...

In 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...

The Severn Tunnel Junction was the largest freight marshalling yard on the Western Region of British Railways, once stretching for over two miles along the Welsh bank of the River Severn. At its height it was a goods yard, junction, station and loco...

A unique collaboration by two veteran recorders of the railway scene in words and pictures. Since 1967, David Joy has written over 50 books on railways and numerous aspects of the Yorkshire Dales. Gavin Morrison, one of Britain's most experienced railway...

This book illustrates the changing face of rail freight in North West England over 40 years. During that time the traction and wagon fleets have been almost completely replaced, freight trains have become heavier and less frequent, the amount of shunting...

The slogan 'The Last Best Place' certainly describes well the huge state of Montana, which stretches some 630 miles across and is located in the north-western United States. Three railroad main lines once spanned its width, but the unfortunate...

Many readers will be familiar with Nigel Welbourn's long running series of books, covering lost railways in Britain and Ireland. This new book Lost Railways of the World is the latest by this author on the subject of disused railways. The material for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809877Author Roger SilsburyFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The name Flying Scotsman is renowned across the world, but the detailed story of the globally famous locomotive is often less well known. In this illustrated history, James S. Baldwin takes the reader on a railway journey through time, documenting the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038677Author Ian C. SimpsonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617570Author Robert WestonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Evolving from the horse-drawn stage coaches that they soon eclipsed, railway carriages steadily grew in sophistication so that by the end of the nineteenth century the railway passenger travelled in comfortable rolling stock of a design familiar to many...