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Sixties Spotting Days Around London & The Home Counties by Kevin Derrick
RRP: £14.99£9.70Sixties Spotting Days Around London & the Home Counties is a full-colour photographic album, depicting the capital's once-great terminus stations and engine sheds throughout the 1960s and covering the variety of locomotive types from that great period of... -
The Golden Age of Streamlining by Colin Alexander
RRP: £15.99£10.85Between the two world wars there was a golden era of industrial design when the benefits of streamlining were realised, allowing for reduced wind resistance, faster transportation and a more efficient economy. The Art Deco-influenced style was also a... -
DB Cargo Locomotives and Stock in the UK by John Jackson
RRP: £14.99£9.70DB Cargo emerged from the government's sell-off of the rail freight sector in the mid-1990s. It has gone through many changes of name and branding since those early post-privatisation days. Like other companies, it has suffered from the dramatic downturn... -
Deichman Bjorvika: Oslo Public Library by Atelier Oslo 9783037786505
RRP: £40.00£34.54After lengthy planning, the new public library in Oslo was completed and opened in summer 2020. Located opposite the Opera House and the Munch Museum, the imposing building fits into the ensemble in the new cultural quarter of the Norwegian capital. The... -
East Sussex Coastal Railways: Volume 2: The branch Lines by Paul O'Callaghan 9781857703665
RRP: £7.99£6.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857703665Author Paul O'CallaghanFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications -
Benelux Railways by John Law
RRP: £15.99£11.61The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are three separate European countries that have their own railway systems, with much integration between each other. They are united by all running regular passenger train services, mostly hourly or more frequent,... -
The Grand Crimean Central Railway by Anthony Dawson
RRP: £14.99£9.70The Crimean War, fought by the alliance of Great Britain, France, and the tiny Italian Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia alongside Turkey against Tsarist Russia, was the first 'modern' war, not only for its vast scale (France mobilised a million men) but also... -
Cumbrian Traction by Gordon Edgar
RRP: £15.99£10.85The drama of the Cumbrian countryside combined with some of the most powerful diesel and electric locomotives to be found anywhere in Britain. Gordon Edgar's photographs cover every aspect of diesel and electric traction in Cumbria, hauling both... -
The Ffestiniog Railway: Celebrating 150 Years of Steam by John Stretton
RRP: £20.00£16.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858952826Author John StrettonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Hell on Wheels: Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad by Dick Kreck 9781555919481
RRP: £16.95£12.72Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs... -
50 Not Out: Locomotives Working After Half A Century by John Jackson
RRP: £14.99£9.70How many times have we heard the phrase 'they don't make them like they used to'? Whatever the merits or otherwise of applying such a comment to UK railway locomotives, the fact remains that there are many longstanding survivors from our railway past... -
The Southern Way Issue No. 12 by Kevin Robertson 9781906419424
RRP: £12.95£9.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419424Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Locomotive Headboards: The Complete Story by Dave Peel 9780752455990
RRP: £25.00£18.94The practice of naming trains has a long history. The 'Irish Mail' was known thus, unofficially, from about 1848 and the 'Flying Scotsman' from 1862. However, official recognition of these titles did not come until many years later, and engine headboards... -
European Steam in the 1970s by Paul Bryson 9781445693484
RRP: £14.99£9.70The rapid disappearance of steam from British Railways in the late 1960s was a bitter blow for the thousands of railway enthusiasts who had been brought up with the sounds, smells and sheer excitement of steam power. The industrial railways of Britain... -
The Taff Vale Railway: Pt. 3: Branch Lines by John Hutton 9781857942514
RRP: £16.99£14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942514Author John HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Fifteen Inch Gauge Railways: Their History, Equipment and Operation by David Mosley 9780715386941
RRP: £17.99£13.80Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Narrow Gauge Railways of Taiwan by Michael Reilly 9781900340465
RRP: £18.95£17.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900340465Author Michael ReillyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Mainline & MaritimePublisher Mainline & Maritime -
West Midlands Traction by Andrew Cole
RRP: £14.99£9.70Being situated in the centre of the UK, the West Midlands have always been the hub of the railway network. From InterCity workings from London Euston, to CrossCountry trains from the North East to the South West, there has always been plenty of variety... -
Stations and Lineside Views in and Around London by Insight Guides 9781781555521
RRP: £16.99£12.94'Stations and Lineside Views in and Around London' features photographs taken by retired British Medical Council researcher/author Dr B. W. L. Brooksbank and captions by railway author Peter Tuffrey. The photographs span the last years of steam traction... -
London's Great Railway Century 1850-1950 by Keith Scholey 9780752462912
RRP: £12.99£9.62The hundred years from 1850 to 1950 were London's railway century, an era during which the city was defined by its railways: grimy and utilitarian yet at the same time elegant and innovative. This fascinating book explores the many contemporary transport... -
Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work Soft Cover by Art Peterson 9781627008617
RRP: £27.99£19.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627008617Author Art PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Kalmbach MediaPublisher Kalmbach MediaWeight(grams) 898gDimensions(mm) 278mm * 212mm *... -
After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading by Center for Railroad Photography and Art
RRP: £50.00£45.81Celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading profiles the history and heritage of this historic... -
Railways and Recollections: 1960 David Phillips 9781857943740
RRP: £4.99£4.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943740Author David PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company: A History Ernie Shepherd 9781780730677
£24.51At the height of its existence, the Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Company owned a total of 104 miles of track in Ireland as well as just short of a mile of line at Fishguard Harbour. The Company is now jointly owned by Irish Rail and Stena and... -
Looking Back At Riddles & Ivatt Locomotives by Kevin Derrick
RRP: £14.99£9.70Looking Back at Riddles & Ivatt Locomotives is a photographic album depicting the designs of both Robin Riddles CBE and Henry George Ivatt. With 190 colour photographs, the book covers all of their British Railways Standard designs, the Austerities and... -
Trains on the Midland Main Line by John Jackson
RRP: £14.99£9.70The Midland Main Line (MML) links London's St Pancras station to the East Midlands cities of Leicester, Derby and Nottingham. It then heads northwards through Chesterfield to Sheffield. Along the way, its southern section sees an extensive service of... -
Search for Steam: British Rail 1963-1966 by Charlie Verrall
RRP: £14.99£9.70At the start of 1963, author and photographer Charlie Verrall was disillusioned after the withdrawal of so many steam locomotives at the end of the previous year. However, coaxed into returning to his old hobby, he would spend the next few years until... -
The Railroad Photography of Phil Hastings by Tony Reevy
RRP: £32.00£29.21The 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... -
Yorkshire Railways from the Yorkshire Post Archives by Peter Tuffrey 9781781553169
RRP: £16.99£12.94Being an avid collector of old photographs, particularly those featuring railways, well-known Yorkshire writer Peter Tuffrey was aware of the vast photographic archives lurking in the depths of the Yorkshire Post newspaper. Recently renewing his contact... -
Railways and Recollections: 1975 by John Stretton
RRP: £4.99£4.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942941Author John StrettonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Talyllyn Railway Recollections by Nigel Adams
RRP: £6.00£5.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944488Author Nigel AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Rails Across the Prairies: The Railway Heritage of Canada's Prairie Provinces by Ron Brown 9781459702158
RRP: £19.99£13.56Follow the evolution of the rail legacy of the Canadian Prairies from the arrival of the first engine on a barge to today's realities. Rails Across the Prairies traces the evolution of Canada's rail network, including the appearance of the first steam... -
The Last Days of BR Steam 1962-1968 by David Christie
RRP: £14.99£9.70Driven by the sudden realisation that steam had all but disappeared on his 'local' GE line, David Christie set about initially recording the London termini, but was then spurred on to record as much as possible on the whole of BR before it was too late. ... -
Double-Headed Trains by Dave Smith
RRP: £14.99£9.70A rare and enjoyable sight, double-headed trains are always guaranteed to delight any lineside enthusiast. With nearly two hundred stunning images, published here for the first time, Dave Smith offers a fascinating collection of photographs capturing... -
A Different Track: Hospital Trains of the Second World War by Alexandra Kitty 9781772034578
RRP: £17.99£12.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772034578Author Alexandra KittyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Heritage House Publishing Co LtdPublisher Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd -
A Day in the Life of an Engine Driver by Anthony Dawson
RRP: £14.99£9.70In the age of steam it seemed that every little boy had an ambition to be an engine driver - even the notoriously anti-railway Charles Dickens thought there was something alluring about the role. Becoming an engine driver is still an ambition of many,... -
Preserved Pre-1948 Railway Carriages by Royston Morris
RRP: £14.99£9.53Preserved (or heritage) railways have, in the majority of cases, at least one working steam locomotive and either a diesel unit or a diesel locomotive. However, the main thing these railways need to keep them going is the general public coming along and... -
Locomotive Recollections: No 45596 Bahamas: 84 by John Hillier
RRP: £8.00£6.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945096Author John HillierFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 169mm * 238mm * 5mm -
Shay Geared Locomotives and Repair Parts Catalogue by Shay Locomotive Works 9781935327929
RRP: £20.10£15.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935327929Author Shay Locomotive WorksFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm)... -
Passengers Once More:Cumbria,Yorkshire, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Lancashire Terry Gough 9781857945119
RRP: £20.00£16.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945119Author Terry GoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Mortons Motorcycle Media LtdPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 172g