Railroads

Look beyond the pretty cottages and gentle landscapes of the Cotswolds, and you will find a dark history of crime and punishment. From child thieves, poachers, conmen, prostitutes and would-be suicides to bigamists, highwaymen and murderers, the...

Despite being one of the best-known and admired rail companies in the country, by 1947 the GWR was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, there had been no maintenance for six years and the government couldn't supply the steel it...

Railways have always been at the heart of British politics, from their early beginnings in the 1830s through to the present day. And the sharpest debates have been on the issue of ownership and accountability. The book charts the railways under...

Dr Beeching's infamous 1963 report recommending cuts to a number of Britain's railways has long been etched into the consciousness of the British public, but a look at the rail map of Britain today reveals some survivors. These survivors avoided the chop...

This pictorial album, illustrated in colour from the 1960s to the present, is a portrait of the Limerick to Sligo railway line in its Indian Summer. The colour photography of Barry Carse allows the line to come to life on these pages reviving memories...

Presenting an account of the part played by Britain's railways during the Second World War, this book deals with operational matters and the impact of enemy action on railways. It also looks at financial arrangements, the part played by railway workshops...

In the late 2000s, Freightliner was looking to expand its locomotive fleet towards more powerful and fuel-efficient locomotives that were compliant with the various European Union emission standards and rules. In a departure from the newest and most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617167Author E. A. LangridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Over the course of several volumes, Allen Jackson uses an array of photographs to lavishly illustrate the story of signalling in the principal constituents of the LNER - continuing here with the Great Eastern Railway. The LNER is most popularly...

What are the wrong kinds of leaves on the track? At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree? How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails? Why don't locomotive boilers explode? What is a slip coach? How can a railway wagon...

In 1963 the infamous Beeching Report saw the closure of more than 2,500 railway stations and the lifting of 5,000 miles of track. This released a large amount of land that has since been put to an amazing array of uses. The gentle gradients that were...

The route covered by this book dates from 1849 onwards. It ran from Manchester to Altrincham, utilising the infrastructure of the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway, then to Knutsford by 1862, with extensions to Northwich and Mouldsworth,...

Today, most British Rail diesel locomotive types are represented in preservation, though some classes are much more prolific than others (in particular the more recently withdrawn). Sadly, several early types were lost completely as they were withdrawn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913390686Author Kevin DerrickFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Strathwood LtdPublisher Strathwood Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481002882Author Andrew GarlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

The Railroad Photography of Phil Hastings explores the life and influential work of Dr. Philip R. "Phil" Hastings (1923-1987). Along with his contemporaries, Hastings changed the way we look at the North American railroad. Influenced by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841149219Author Don BishopFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943917Author Keith LeppardFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

A full colour 120 page hardback illustrated album of the Ffestiniog and both Welsh Highland Railways. The book takes the form of an illustrated journey from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Caernarfon. The photographs are accompanied by detailed and informative...

Grand Central is an innovative and pioneering railway open-access operator with a relatively short, but varied history. Beginning operations in 2007, Grand Central runs its routes, Sunderland and Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross, along the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858951386Author Roger SiviterFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 238mm * 172mm * 6mm

The railway system that makes up Northern Ireland Railways was formed in 1967 and remains open to this day despite threats of closure and the devastating effects of the 'Troubles'. This new book records its history through the eyes of the author, an NIR...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328334Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684211Author The Reading CompanyFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419264Author David HammersleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Isambard Kingdom Brunel gave Reading an inconvenient station with but a single platform; after four major rebuilds it now has 15. This book documents 175 years of growth; the proliferation of branches and connections; the 'railway mania' of the 1840s;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474548Author 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 9781858952338Author John StrettonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Past & Present Publishing LtdPublisher Mortons Media Group

Looking Back at Sulzer Locomotives is a full-colour photographic album depicting the various classes of locomotives on British Railways that enjoyed Sulzer power. Inside we cover Classes 47, 44, 45, 46, 33, 27, 26, 25, and 24, not forgetting the seldom...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793084Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

O.S. Nock continues his account of the GWR 4-4-0s with a further look at G.J. Churchward and his programme of modernisation and standardisation, particularly in boiler design, and his introduction of the 'County' class - the last of the new GWR designs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956358585Author L. P. LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint TGR Renascent BooksPublisher TGR Renascent BooksWeight(grams) 489gDimensions(mm) 255mm *...

Anthony Burton has travelled from the Highlands of Scotland, to the south west of England in pursuit of his passion for the steam engine in all its different forms. He has travelled on narrow gauge railways in Wales and enjoyed the splendour of main line...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706864Author Edwin CourseFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935700128Author Burnham Parry & CoFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143433Author Capital TransportFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

As the Rover's name suggests, the north of the area ranges from Cardiff and Bristol (close to the Severn) to Swindon and Cheltenham, then extends down to the Southampton area (on the Solent) with a coastal stretch from Portsmouth as far as Weymouth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945485Author John LeggFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

In the 1950s there were still train services to most parts of the country, and steam was everwhere. Many of the locomotive types used in Scotland never ventured south of the border. So from 1952 Brian Morrison set out to record every locomotive class...