Railroads

Nicholas Whittaker's much-loved classic recollects the long sunny days of his childhood when, notepad in hand, jam sandwiches in the duffel bag, he happily spent his time jotting down train numbers during the Indian summer of steam and the heyday of...

The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was opened in July 1885. The 21 miles of line traversed the picturesque coast between the two towns for eighty years. There were eight stations on the line all with their own distinctive character and serving the...

This is the ninth volume in the ten-part series of regional books examining the industrial railways of England, Scotland and Wales. Like elsewhere in Britain, changes have been far-reaching in industry, and Scotland has certainly suffered considerably in...

Lancashire and Yorkshire led Britain and the world into the industrial revolution, yet were long cut off by the Pennine chain. The railway age finally brought the two counties together and ensured the continued growth of Manchester as Britain's second...

The 1980s were years of momentous change on Britain's railways. At the dawn of the decade it was still possible to travel on a Sundays-only St Pancras to Manchester Piccadilly service that traversed the Woodhead route, or catch a Deltic-hauled express...

This highly illustrated look at locomotive-hauled trains features a wide selection of locomotive types on many different passenger duties. From one-off special workings to day-to-day operations, the whole range of BR and post-privatisation...

It's about the journey, not the destination.All Aboard-first published in 1995, and here revised and updated-is much more than just a mile-by-mile scenery guide for train travelers. Written both for veteran train travelers and those considering their...

A commemorative history of the railways of the beautiful Oxfordshire district 'Vale of the White Horse', running twenty-seven miles from Steventon to Wootton Bassett. The book spans the history of the route from the opening in 1840 until 1965, when...

Exploring the rail freight operations in London and the South East, this book details the traction, rolling stock, terminal facilities and infrastructure over the past several decades.Book InformationISBN 9781802825626Author Paul ShannonFormat...

August 2020 marked the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the first section of the Tyne & Wear Metro between Haymarket and Tynemouth. It is an exciting time for the system, with a new fleet of trains about to be ordered, and extensions to the network...

Running a railway is a complex business. However organised it is, there will always be surprises: often hilarious, frequently unexpected, but sometimes serious.Along Different Lines includes such bizarre 'everyday' events as coping with hurricanes, rogue...

Main line steam officially ended on British Railways in 1968. Fortunately, steam has continued on preserved railways and even on the modern main line, and the essence of everyday steam working can still be captured. Here, father and son team Robin and...

Renowned for its express locomotive Mallard setting a world speed record (126mph) for steam locomotives that endures to this day, the London & North Eastern Railway was the second largest of the 'Big Four' railway companies to emerge from the 1923...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356852Author Mark BartlettFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The South Maitland and Richmond Vale Railways formed an extensive network of standard-gauge lines serving collieries in the New South Wales coalfields. The first section opened for coal traffic in 1893, with passenger services introduced on part of the...

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is Britain's most popular heritage railway, and runs for 18 miles through the national park of the same name. The journey commences at the market town of Pickering, whose station has a recently restored overall roof. It...

Between 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...

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era.The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937851507Author Walter R BornemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Western Reflections Publishing Co.Publisher Western Reflections Publishing Co...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352759Author Martin JenkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The line from Settle to Carlisle is one of the world's great rail journeys. It carves its way through the magnificent landscape of the Yorkshire Dales - where it becomes the highest main line in England - descending to Cumbria's lush green Eden Valley...

The excellent photographs of railway historian and former Senior British Medical Council Researcher B.W.L. `Ben' Brooksbank capture the twilight years of the steam railways of the Western Region. Nearly three hundred images are featured, including rare...

Andrew Grant Forsyth's photographs show the changing locomotive scene throughout Scotland after the nationalisation of the railways in 1948. Forsyth visited Scotland almost every year, and between 1948 and 1966 he was fortunate to be able to photograph...

This book provides a comprehensive study of the planning and building of railways in London's Docklands, reflecting on the past 180 years of railway development. It describes the creation of the enclosed working docks at the start of the 19th Century and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617358Author Robert WesternFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Running a railway is a complex business, constantly throwing up drama, misadventure and the unexpected. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a rich selection of railwaymen's memories and anecdotes to create an enjoyable book of escapades and mishaps,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913555054Author Adrian KennedyFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Unique BooksPublisher Unique Publishing Services Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800351394Author Pip DunnFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

In 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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802581102Author Geoffrey LloydFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 12mm

The Great Western Railway was always a little different to the rest of the railways, and that was still the position when in 1955 British Railways announced their Modernisation Plan that would see steam replaced by diesels and electrics. The rest of the...

The A4 Pacific locomotive No. 60009 Union of South Africa has recently been retired and is destined to go into a museum. Here, this famous loco's support crew share their memories and anecdotes of working to keep it running for the enjoyment of thousands...

Yorkshire Steam mainly takes a look at the 1948-1967 period when steam traction came to an end on the mainline railways. Over 250 superb colour and black and white images evoke a bygone era across the county. A number of the major cities and towns are...

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation. Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840330571Author Gordon StansfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 180mm * 241mm * 3mm

By the beginning of the 1980s, British Rail's fleet of diesel shunters was in decline, this being caused by a rapid loss of freight traffic across the country as well as the modernisation of passenger train operations, both resulting in a reduced need...

Across Scotland there are remnants of many disused railway lines, reminders of the wider network that once served a variety of locations. Some fascinating examples are to be found in eastern Scotland and, although many are now fields, footpaths, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909823181Author Tom FerrisFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984173Author Stephen DanceFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

The self-contained, fully electrified Merseyrail system is an iconic part of the UK's railway network. With 75 route miles of track, sixty-nine stations, and over 800 services, it is the third largest rail system outside London and the South East,...