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The Second Age of Rail: A History of High-Speed Trains by Murray Hughes 9780750993982
RRP: £22.00£16.09Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning records in the last twenty-five years has pushed railway engineering towards new frontiers. Japan - pioneer of high-speed train technology - set the... -
Class 47s: The Jack of All Trades by Mark Pike
RRP: £16.99£12.28Class 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 Severn Bridge Railway by Colin G. Maggs 9780853617693
RRP: £24.95£21.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617693Author Colin G. MaggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Railways' Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn
RRP: £7.99£5.41A 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... -
On the Slow Train Again by Michael Williams
RRP: £16.99£12.28Michael Williams has spent the past year travelling along the fascinating rail byways of Britain for this new collection of journeys. Here is the 'train to the end of the world' running for more than four splendid hours through lake, loch and moorland... -
Railway Walks: Wales by Jeff Vinter 9780752449340
RRP: £17.99£13.33Jeff Vinter, Consultant to the BBC's Railway Walks series, provides comprehensive details of every disused railway line in Wales that is now a public walk or cycle trail. He covers everything from the earliest tram-roads to recently closed colliery lines... -
A4 Pacific Locomotives by Peter Tuffrey 9780711038479
RRP: £22.50£16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038479Author Peter TuffreyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
British Transport Police: A definitive history of the early years and subsequent development by Malcolm Clegg 9781399095471
RRP: £25.00£17.62Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Railways of the South East: Sussex and its Surrounds by Andy Thomas
RRP: £14.99£10.95The 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... -
Rail Freight: Yorkshire and North East England by Paul Shannon
RRP: £15.99£11.61Forty 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... -
Industrial Railways by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £9.99£6.64Since 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... -
Blackpool to Fleetwood by Tram: A 40 Year Journey by Mike Rhodes
RRP: £15.99£10.66The 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,... -
Southern Way 57 by Crecy Publishing LTD 9781800351370
RRP: £14.95£10.92Apologies 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 -
Hexham to Hawick: The Border Counties Railway by Roger Darsley 9781908174086
RRP: £19.95£18.54Apologies 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 -
Type 5 Heavy Freight Locomotives by David Cable 9781473899728
RRP: £30.00£13.27This 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... -
The Last Days of Steam in North East England by George Woods
RRP: £15.99£10.85In September 1967 the last steam locos finished operations in the North East - the area where it had all begun 142 years before. The last trains ran from the engine sheds at Sunderland, Tyne Dock and West Hartlepool, and were hauling coal from collieries... -
Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings by Allen Jackson
RRP: £25.00£20.26Great 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... -
Cornish Rail: St Austell to Penzance by Craig Munday
RRP: £14.99£10.95This 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... -
Trains in the Southern Region: The Late 1960s and 1970s by David Reed
RRP: £15.99£10.85In this volume of previously unpublished photographs, David Reed takes the reader on a journey around the Southern Region. The Waterloo-Bournemouth and Weymouth line features with Woking, Basingstoke and the New Forest, together with the south coast... -
Still Steaming - Britain's 100 Heritage Railways Where Steam Still Lives 2023-2024 by John Robinson 9781862234987
RRP: £12.99£8.68A 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... -
The World's Last Steam Locomotives in Industry: The 21st Century by Gordon Edgar
RRP: £19.99£13.33Following on from his popular series examining industrial steam in regions of the UK, Gordon Edgar looks at a series of fascinating workings around the world during the final days of steam in industry. A number of globe-trotting trips in the latter part... -
Adrian Shooter: A Life in Engineering and Railways by Adrian Shooter
RRP: £25.00£18.02This 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... -
One More Glimpse: Steam in the British Landscape by Robin Coombes
RRP: £17.99£12.09Main line steam officially ended on British Railways in 1968. Fortunately, steam has continued on preserved railways and even on the modern main line, and the essence of everyday steam working can still be captured. Here, father and son team Robin and... -
The Severn Tunnel Junction by P D Rendall 9781785007378
RRP: £20.00£16.09The 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... -
Images of Bodmin Road to Padstow & Launceston Railways by Maurice Dart
RRP: £19.99£14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857042002Author Maurice DartFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove -
Railways and the Dales by David Joy 9781914227202
RRP: £19.99£14.28A 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... -
Railroads of Colorado by Mike Danneman 9781445668963
RRP: £15.99£10.85At one time, it seemed as though every canyon and pass leading into Colorado's high country was a path laid with 3-foot gauge narrow gauge railroad. Dreams of tapping the riches of mining discoveries in mountain locations made this almost true. But... -
RAIL FREIGHT: North West England by Paul Shannon
RRP: £14.99£10.95This 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... -
Lost Railways of the World by Nigel Welbourn
RRP: £40.00£28.39Many 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... -
Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives - The Final Years 1960- 1965 by David Maidment
RRP: £30.00£20.95The 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... -
The St Ives Branch Line: A History by Long, Richard C 9781399002004
RRP: £30.00£21.95In 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... -
Train Stations of the World: From Spectacular Metropolises to Provincial Towns by Martin Weltner
RRP: £36.99£23.98The first book to provide a historical overview and stunning photography of train stations on five continents: Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and The Americas! A lot has happened in the world of railroads since the... -
Locomotives of the Isle of Wight Railways by Roger Silsbury 9781910809877
RRP: £25.00£17.62Apologies 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 -
Railway Carriages by Tim Bryan
RRP: £8.99£6.75Evolving 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... -
Railways of the South East: Kent by Andy Thomas
RRP: £15.99£11.61The second of two volumes covering the railways of the South East, this book focuses on Kent. It details a wide range of different trains including heavy aggregate, inter-regional passenger, test trains, the Orient Express, newspaper and mail trains,... -
Great Western, King Class 4-6-0s: From Construction to Withdrawal by David Maidment 9781526739858
£47.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Branch Lines to Exmouth by Vic Mitchell 9781873793008
RRP: £19.95£18.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793008Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press -
BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives - Class 14: Their Life on British Railways by Sayer, Anthony P
RRP: £30.00£20.95In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as... -
Dorset Railways Through Time by Mike Phipp 9781398108547
RRP: £15.99£10.85Dorset has always been an important railway county, catering for holidaymakers heading to the resorts of Bournemouth, Swanage and Weymouth. As part of the mid-nineteenth-century desire for railways to reach many parts of the country, a line from... -
Modelling Heavy Industry: A Guide for Railway Modellers by Arthur Ormrod
RRP: £18.99£15.71Railway layouts often depict a branch line in a rural or urban setting, with the majority of locomotive models available representing passenger trains. However, increasingly, ready-to-run models of industrial locomotives are becoming available,...