Railroads

The branch lines of Devon were particularly numerous and this second volume on the county covers Plymouth, west and north Devon. They vary from the Turnchapel and Yealmpton commuter lines, to the Exeter and Barnstaple branch, which for many years of its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912050673Author Tom FerrisFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

0 gauge (scale 7mm to the foot) is the 'senior scale' and it has existed for almost as long as the hobby of railway modelling itself. With the advent of high-quality ready-to-run 0 gauge locomotives and rolling stock, it is enjoying a huge surge in...

The West Riding of Yorkshire boasted the most complex railway network in Britain, comprised at various times of seven railway companies, with an eighth trying to secure a foothold, eleven significant joint lines and several minor systems. With no...

Return to the era when rail blue ruled supreme on the railways of Britain, when a wide variety of British-built trains operated from the highlands of Scotland, through the now vanished industrial north and midlands, through the Welsh valleys, across the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617471Author A J LudlamFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352810Format PaperbackImprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The Class 47 diesel locomotive was a mainstay of British Rail, with 512 built in the 1960s. As such, they were a daily sight throughout the UK, working express passenger and heavy freight trains as well as more mundane local passenger and wagon-load...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467128803Author Dale W. JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 95Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328716Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706123Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressDimensions(mm) 240mm * 237mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857946178Author Ray FinchamFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 690g

Bristol is one of the best cities in the world for exploring on foot and the Severn Beach Line - once hailed as one of Britain's most scenic railways - is the gateway to some of its finest sights. The walks in this guide range from short strolls...

Under-maintained and over-worked during the Second World War, Britain's railways emerged from the conflict carrying a 'poor bag of physical assets'. Yet the new government of 1945 saw a need to bring the nation's great industries into public ownership -...

The 00 gauge train set was the ultimate 'boy's toy' of the 1950s and '60s. Electric 00 gauge trains were introduced by Trix and Hornby Dublo in the mid-1930s, but the Second World War quickly halted production. However, they burst back onto the post-war...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356753Author Paul CrookFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Simon Bradley traces the history of the station, introducing us to the men behind the architecture and looks at its new international status. This fine new edition includes a fascinating chapter on the new hotel and some timely revisions bringing it...

The metre-gauge railways of South East Asia are a popular destination for railway enthusiasts from all over the world. In this book, Peter J. Green looks at the national railways of Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam in the twenty-first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945966Author Henry ConnFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Whether in a rural or urban setting, the addition of railway infrastructure can transform a train set into a railway layout. Modelling Tunnels, Embankments, Walls and Fences for Model Railways demonstrates how to build these essential features and place...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853614494Author Bob YateFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 10mm

Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations. Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840337839Author David RossFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 280mm * 215mm * 24mm

The largest enterprise in the capitalist world between 1920 and 1945, the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) was at the center of events in a period of great turmoil in Germany. In this, the second volume of his comprehensive history of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914079825Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 15mm

When Christopher Ross put on a hi-visibility vest and joined London Underground as a station assistant, he discovered a Plato's cave of reflection and human comedy, populated by streakers, buskers, onanists and angry commuters. A meditation on life, a...

All too often, when observing our railways, focus falls entirely on the locomotives or multiple units that haul the many services that travel on them. Britain's railway wagons are equally deserving of attention, with many fascinating details of their own...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648309338Author Steven BoldemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Dolans PublishingPublisher Dolans PublishingWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911262183Author Terence DorrityFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Irwell PressPublisher Irwell Press

When British Railways (BR) was privatised in April 1994 a series of passenger franchises was created that included services on both the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and competing West Coast Main Line (WCML) routes. The WCML franchise was won by Virgin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038417Author Jeff GearyFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The Black Country is an area immediately to the west of Birmingham heavily associated with the Industrial Revolution. The townships are fiercely partisan and in typical fashion have fought hard for their railway connections. The main presence was...

This title features key facts and figures spanning over 150 years of British railway history, from the early 1800s to the end of the golden era of steam in the 20th century. It offers technical specification tables for each class, including builder's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144584Author Ben PedrocheFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Railway 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,...

In 1977, the iconic Swindon Works was building locomotives. By 1986, it was shut down. In The End of the Line, Ron Bateman recounts the fight to save Swindon Works, its 3,500 jobs and the livelihood of the entire community it represented. Initially...

Built as part of the massive expansion of Great Britain's railway network during the nineteenth century, London's thirteen mainline railway stations are proud symbols of the nation's industrial and architectural heritage. Produced in association with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419691Author Peter TatlowFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419479Author Kevin RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905505258Author David LarkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint KRB PublicationsPublisher Kestrel Railway Books