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The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography: The Inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Heist by Chris Pickard 9781789465976
RRP: $12.89$8.84The day is 8 August 1963. It is the early hours of the morning, and a group of men are waiting at a railway bridge in Buckinghamshire. They are about to rob a mail train, on its way to London from Glasgow, and they have no idea that on board they will... -
Journey to Crossrail: Railways Under London, From Brunel to the Elizabeth Line by Stephen Halliday 9780750987851
RRP: $19.34$14.90Why did London have to wait so long for a main-line railway beneath its streets? For a few years in the mid-nineteenth century, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's broad-gauge Great Western trains ran from Reading to Faringdon. Now, after many false starts, his... -
THE 2-8-0 TANK PAPERS: 4200 AND 5200 2-8-0TS AND 4200-4299, 5200-5294 Ian Sixsmith 9781911262107
RRP: $19.29$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911262107Author Ian SixsmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Irwell PressPublisher Irwell Press -
Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins
RRP: $19.34$14.64Discover the architectural gems that are Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations in this Sunday Times top 10 bestseller'This is a cracker . . . a beautiful book' Chris EvansIt is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and the timeless... -
The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850 by David Gwyn
RRP: $32.25$27.50The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution-one that... -
Lost Lines of Wales: Bangor to Afon Wen by Paul Lawton 9781912213115
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213115Author Paul LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Manchester's Metrolink by Alan Yearsley
$27.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431850Author Alan YearsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd -
London's Great Railway Stations Oliver Green 9780711266612
RRP: $45.15$31.00This lavish photographic history of the most beautiful and historic railway stations in London tells a story of power, progress and innovation, from the beginning of steam age to the teeming commuter hubs of today. London has more mainline railway... -
Nottingham: Tramway to Express Transit by Alan Yearsley
$27.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431966Author Alan YearsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd -
The Times Remembering Railways: Fascinating insights into Britain's Railways by Julian Holland
RRP: $38.70$26.48The perfect gift for every railway enthusiast. The history of Britain's railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats. Julian Holland brings together a unique... -
The Glorious Years of the GNR Great Northern Railway by John Ryan 9781914227455
RRP: $35.48$24.88In 2023, one hundred years have passed from the dissolution of the Great Northern Railway. Formed in the mid-1840s, the company was instrumental in connecting London with the eastern half of England, the North East and Scotland. Later, the GNR made... -
Class 47 Locomotives: Celebrating Sixty Years by Martin Measures 9781398117938
RRP: $20.63$14.00Brush Type 4 Class 47 locomotives have seen more than sixty years of service on Britain's railways, celebrating their diamond jubilee on 25 September 2022. This book draws together previously unseen photographs by the author and others who have spent... -
Shildon To Stockton.: including the Stockton and Darlington Railway. by Roger Darsley 9781910356791
RRP: $25.74$25.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356791Author Roger DarsleyFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press -
Channel Tunnel: 25 Years of Experience by David Haydock
$29.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431775Author David HaydockFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd -
Clwyd's Lost Railways Neil Burgess 9781840339277
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339277Author Neil BurgessFormat PaperbackImprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
The Times: The Joy of Railways: Remembering the golden age of trainspotting by Julian Holland
RRP: $38.70$24.20A beautiful treasury of railway memorabilia Journey back to the 1950s and '60s with this nostalgic look at Britain's railways in their glory days. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a unique collection of photographs, train spotting... -
The Little Book of the London Underground by David Long
RRP: $14.18$10.64Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as 'a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.' According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress... -
The Bristol to Portishead Branch by Colin G Maggs
RRP: $24.45$21.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617457Author Colin G MaggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Slow Trains Around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides by Tom Chesshyre 9781787833012
RRP: $21.92$19.75Between soaring mountains, across arid deserts, parched plains and valleys of fruit orchards and olive groves, down glittering coastlines and along viaducts towering above plunging ravines... there is no better way to see Spain than by train. Tom... -
Full Steam Ahead, Felix: Adventures of a famous station cat and her kitten apprentice by Kate Moore
RRP: $10.31$7.47Curl up with the wonderfully cosy SUNDAY TIMES bestselling tale of the exciting adventures of Felix and Bolt!'FULL OF FUNNY AND HEART-WARMING STORIES' Sunday Express _________ Felix, Senior Pest Controller at Huddersfield station, has been at the heart... -
Tales from the Fast Trains: Around Europe at 186mph by Tom Chesshyre
RRP: $14.18$9.55Tired of airport security queues, delays and all those extra taxes and charges, Tom Chesshyre embarks on a series of high-speed adventures across the Continent on its fast trains instead. From shiny London St Pancras, Tom travels to places that wouldn't... -
The End of the Woodhead Route: Electric Trains Stop Here by Stephen Heginbotham
RRP: $20.63$14.00In The End of the Woodhead Route: Electric Trains Stop Here, transport historian Stephen Heginbotham takes a fresh look at this famous and much mourned route. Perhaps the most keenly missed stretch of track in the entire country, the possibility of the... -
The Flying Scotsman Story by James S. Baldwin 9780752494524
RRP: $14.18$8.84Few locomotives are as widely known or excite so much interest as Flying Scotsman. Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1923, the locomotive became a flagship for the LNER and represented them at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 and 1925. Thus began... -
The Cairnryan Military Railway by Bill Gill 9780853617624
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617624Author Bill GillFormat PaperbackImprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Signals Passed at Danger: Railway Power and Politics in Britain by Richard Faulkner
RRP: $32.25$24.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352568Author Lord Richard FaulknerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Steam Around Leeds in the 1960s by Keith W. Platt
RRP: $20.63$14.00The 1960s saw the final hurrah of steam on the railways - the final period of steam-powered locomotives dominating the main line. This meant that a colourful array of traffic could be found across the length and breadth of Great Britain, and an army of... -
Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways by Kenneth G. Williamson
RRP: $20.63$14.00In 1861, the Caledonian Railway, in its efforts to gain a foothold in Granton and Leith, opened a line from Slateford to Granton with a connection to Granton Harbour, where the Edinburgh, Dundee & Perth Railway (NBR) was already established. The CR... -
Industrial Locomotives & Railways of the North West of England by Gordon Edgar
RRP: $25.79$17.20This sixth volume in the regional series of books looking at the industrial railways of England, Wales and Scotland specifically covers Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, a region widely associated with the rapid growth of... -
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the tracks of 'The Great Railway Bazaar' by Paul Theroux
RRP: $14.18$10.02Paul Theroux's Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is a journey from London to Asia by train. Winner of the Stanford Dolman Lifetime Contribution to Travel Writing Award 2020Thirty years ago Paul Theroux left London and travelled across Asia and back again... -
The Blue Pullman Story: Revised and Expanded Edition by Kevin Robertson 9780860936886
RRP: $51.60$38.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860936886Author Kevin RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Acquired Wagons of British Railways Volume 3: 13T Wooden-bodied Minerals (1923 RCH Specification) All Types, Including Coke Wagons by David Larkin
RRP: $32.25$23.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809693Author David LarkinFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Tunnel Through Time: A New Route for an Old London Journey by Gillian Tindall
RRP: $16.76$11.73Newly opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, discover the history and secret stories of the people who've lived above London's newest trainline.Crossrail, or the 'Elizabeth' line, is just the latest way of traversing the very old east-west route through... -
Dickens on Railways: A Great Novelist's Travels by Train by Charles Dickens
RRP: $19.34$15.56In the mid-nineteenth century, the great age of railway building, Charles Dickens could not but be aware of their transformative impact on society. So he wrote about it - to a remarkable extent. He wrote a classic ghost story, 'The Signalman'; in Dombey... -
Tube Life: London's Underground in Photographs by Mirrorpix 9780750985970
RRP: $12.89$9.74The London Underground has always been key to the lives of Londoners, from when its stations and stairwells offered refuge from the barrage of the Blitz through to its unique ability across the years to transport people safely all around the capital. It... -
Britain's Railways in the 1970s by David Hayes
RRP: $20.63$14.00The 1970s was a unique period for Britain's railways. Steam had not long been replaced by diesel traction, the West Coast Main Line electrification was well underway with new and more powerful locomotives, and the colourful 'rail blue' livery projected... -
The Great Western Steam Retreat: Chasing the Final Steam Trains in BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches by Keith Widdowson
RRP: $21.92$16.69In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power,... -
Great Britain's Railways: A New History by Colin Maggs
RRP: $16.76$10.94Which was the first railway in Great Britain? Certainly not the one engineered by George Stephenson - one of the first was laid down at Wollaton, near Nottingham, open by 1610, long before Stephenson's birth in 1781. In this comprehensive history,... -
The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever by Christian Wolmar
RRP: $16.76$11.04Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar's classic history of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail.'I can think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods awaiting the arrival of the next eastbound Circle Line train... -
The Railroading Handbook by Jeff Wilson 9781627009201
RRP: $36.11$22.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627009201Author Jeff WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Kalmbach MediaPublisher Kalmbach MediaWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm *... -
The Trains Now Departed: Sixteen Excursions into the Lost Delights of Britain's Railways by Michael Williams
RRP: $14.18$10.02SOMETIMES you come across a lofty railway viaduct, marooned in the middle of a remote country landscape. Or a crumbling platform from some once-bustling junction buried under the buddleia. If you are lucky you might be able to follow some rusting tracks,...