Railroads

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945898Author John WhitehouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Past & Present Publishing LtdPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858950907Author Paul ShannonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 386g

In October 1982, Paul Williams went to university - in Newcastle upon Tyne. His first act in the city was to buy a good camera, and over the next four years he took photos of the buses and trains of the region plus the city's brand-new Metro system. ...

Renowned throughout the world as a centre for engineering excellence, the Swindon Works of the former Great Western Railway hold a special place in the affections of rail enthusiasts. Former Swindon apprentice Ken Gibbs remembers the sights, sounds,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706703Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The 'British' period in the Middle East began with Lawrence of Arabia's attacks on the Hedjaz Railway in the First World War and the eventual defeat of the Ottoman Empire. It ended with the creation of the state of Israel after the stormy British mandate...

The drama of the Cumbrian countryside combined with some of the most magnificent steam locomotives to be found anywhere in Britain. This follow-up to Gordon Edgar's Cumbrian Traction is a collection of the author's own work and that of other eminent...

In late 2007 Freightliner placed its order for twenty Class 70 locomotives. General Electric (GE) commenced building these locomotives at its plant in Pennsylvania, USA, culminating in the delivery of the first two locos in late 2009. Further deliveries...

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 9781858950570Author Keith SandersFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 363g

The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is one of the world famous Great Little Trains of Wales, and has now been operated for longer as a preserved railway than it was as a part of the national rail network. This book, compiled by the railway's...

In Tim Bryan's Great Western Swindon the reader was taken on a tour of both inside and outside the GWR workshops at Swindon, which dominated the history of a town for almost 150 years. Since its publication, the collection from which the images were...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617488Author A.T. NewhamFormat PaperbackImprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840332537Author Gordon StansfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 174mm * 250mm * 48mm

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338515Author Tom HeavysideFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm

With the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for railways came a demand for everfaster locomotives that could haul greater loads than their predecessors. As different companies competed in what is now known as the 'steam era', the face of locomotives was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336702Author Neil BurgessFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 172mm * 240mm * 4mm

This concise look at the locomotive company Robert Stephenson & Co from 1823 to 1923 by J. G. Warren provides a unique history of the locomotive industry as it came to be built. He includes details such as letters, diagrams, photos, pictures and tables...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334975Author David RossFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Operated by the Govia Group, London Midland commenced operation in November 2007, combining the former Silverlink franchise with parts of the former Central Trains franchise. The geographical area covered by the company stretches from London Euston,...

It is hard, from a distance of nearly two centuries, to imagine the impact the coming of the railways must have had at the start of the nineteenth century. Their physical impact was dramatic enough - great mechanical horses, breathing fire and smoke and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356098Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857233738Author Colin GarrattFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing

With over 250 splendid photographs, Rex Conway's GWR Album delves into the history of the GWR before 1948 - the year that British Railways came into existence following the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' railway companies. Every corner of the GWR can...

The last two decades have seen many changes to the railways of Central Scotland with different ownership of passenger franchises and new locomotives and rolling stock for both passenger and freight. These changes have intensified over the five years...

Long before Wyoming was officially part of the union, the Wyoming Territory played a crucial role in westward expansion of the United States as the first transcontinental railroad was built into the area by Union Pacific in 1862, bound for a meeting with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944402Author David MatherFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143365Author Michael WelchFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615743Author Stanley C. JenkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Nearly sixty years have passed since the Beeching Axe began to fall on thousands of miles of track in the United Kingdom’s railway network. Heritage railways emerged from this, and in this book Simon Elson explores those in the Midlands. Here, the author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955411038Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy 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 9781840334272Author Stephen JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 160gDimensions(mm)...

Explore the past, present, and future of rail travel through 30 years of one artist's work.Once a common part of the American landscape, trains are increasingly fading from public view. Though photographs can accurately convey the details of "what,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706895Author Keith ScholeyFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

As the hugely popular Llangollen Railway recovers from a financially troubled Lockdown period, we are delighted to present this 120 page hardback photographic album of the railway at its brilliant best!Book InformationISBN 9781900340915Author Iain...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474777Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressWeight(grams) 450g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993487095Author Michael ClutterbuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Heddon PublishingPublisher Heddon PublishingWeight(grams) 186g

The development of railways in Britain came in the 1830s as a result of the needs of industry and of the public eager for the novelty and cheapness of rail travel. As the authors of Wheels to Disaster! explain, these early railways were beset by...