Railroads

The years between 2006 and 2015 saw many changes in Central Scotland's railways with projects such as the rebuilding and reopening of the lines from Maryhill to Anniesland and the Larkhall branch, as well as the opening of the Stirling to Alloa and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857042613Author Mike HeathFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Britain's leading railway historian provides a critical examination of the Blair governments' involvement in the rail industry from 1997 as they attempted to deal with the UK's fragmented, privatized railways. The book focuses particularly on the work...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913390259Author Kevin DerrickFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Strathwood LtdPublisher Strathwood Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328624Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711034617Author David McIntoshFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853614517Author Peter PayeFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 11mm

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 81/2in and instead introduce the...

'The most striking result produced by the completion of this Railway, is the sudden and marvellous change which has been effected in our ideas of time and space. What was quick is now slow; what was distant is now near.' So wrote Henry Booth of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906008444Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The last 15 years have seen many changes in Scotland's rail network, including the replacement of old rolling stock, an explosion of colourful liveries, the opening of routes, the demise of coal trains and a boom in container freight traffic...

The North British Locomotive Company came into existence in 1903 as an amalgamation of three established Glasgow locomotive manufacturers: Dubs & Co., Sharp Stewart and Neilson Reid. Each of these companies enjoyed an excellent reputation for its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984005Author Ian BeardsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

Southern California Railways looks at the operations of some of the many railroads that serve the southern half of the Golden State. These include the passenger operations of Amtrak, Metrolink and San Diego Coaster and the freight operations of the Union...

In the early 1990s, the Waterloo to Exeter route was suffering many delays and problems due to the increasingly unreliable diesel locos being used at the time. It was therefore decided that new trains were the best option. At the time, there was an...

The Midland Railway Society's Collection was started by Roy F. Burrows in the 1940s and is now generally recognised as a railway collection of national significance; it is devoted to one particular pre-Grouping railway company - the Midland - up to 1922...

Hugh Llewelyn has travelled throughout Britain to gather this collection of his photographs of the diesel shunters. In addition to the main classes deployed by British Railways from the 1940s up to the present time, he also covers many of the rarer...

The Midwestern state of Illinois, known as the Prairie State, is not known for its varied topography, but this mostly flat land was indeed very conducive to the construction of railroads. It is located at a place where east meets west as railroads...

CSX Transportation came to being in 1980 with the merger of Seaboard Coast Lines and the Chessie System, producing a system of over 21,000 route miles in twenty-four states, with incursions into two Canadian provinces. The system runs from Beauharnois,...

Prior to the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, Britain's rail network was operated almost exclusively by four private companies. The 'Big Four' as they were called - the Great Western, the Southern, the London Midland & Scottish and the London &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905505326Author Brian J DicksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Kestrel Railway BooksPublisher Kestrel Railway Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174413Author John OrganFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943900Author Richard JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Following on from Class 47s: Inverness to Penzance: 1982-85, this volume picks up the story and runs to the end of the summer 1986 timetable. It was a period of change, as the first 47s to be withdrawn started to fall by the wayside in the spring of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144393Author Michael WelchFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840331448Author Peter DaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Continuing on from his volumes focusing on the British Rail main line, Charlie Verrall delves into his archives again to showcase some of his images documenting steam workings in British industry in the 1950s and 1960s. With visits to a number of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793985Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Elegance in Engineering showcases an interesting and diverse collection of British-built steam locomotives from all builders, for railways at home and abroad. These examples of British engineering at its best tell the story of the development of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906008956Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The North-West of England is a diverse and fascinating part of the country with a varied landscape. This area was once the powerhouse of the industrial revolution, and was the location for the World's first true 'Intercity' railway, spawning a complex...

'In no other country in the world is there anything to match Britain's love affair with the steam train; nowhere else are there so many preserved railways keeping the magic of steam alive.' In 1896, the Light Railways Act was designed to speed up the...

Biography of British Train Travel is a collection of mainly previously unpublished articles and short stories, covering a lifelong interest in railways. It spans a wide spectrum over the years, from the early days in Kent in 1960, through the many hours...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943085Author Bob BarnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942996Author Paul ShannonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853613312Author M. SharmanFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) ordered a large fleet of 250 Class 66 locomotives to replace a variety of freight locomotive types that had been in service with British Rail for many years. However, EWS also required something...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143938Author Martin EadyFormat HardbackImprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

The Eastern United States offers some of the best scenery in the country, and some of the most demanding for the railways. They must traverse treacherous mountain grades, making each trip a challenge to the crew and the equipment. Since the early days of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945690Author Philip HortonFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 580gDimensions(mm) 169mm *...