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How Steam Locomotives Really Work by A. J. Goldfinch
RRP: €15.46€10.82Following the pioneering work of Trevithick, Stephenson, and many others, steam locomotives continued to evolve and be refined until overtaken by diesel and electric traction technology. Although the last main-line steam service was operated by British... -
Tribute to the Western Region Hydraulics by Tom Heavyside
RRP: €14.22€12.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339024Author Tom HeavysideFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
The Railways of Manchester: The Evolution and Development of the City's Railways by Andy Chard
€52.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431843Author Andy ChardFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd -
Modern Locomotives of the United Kingdom by Pip Dunn
RRP: €29.75€22.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860936961Author Pip DunnFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Express Trains by Tim Bryan
RRP: €10.70€7.16The most glamorous trains run by railway companies were the high-speed expresses, linking the major towns, cities and holiday destinations. They included overnight sleepers, fast mail trains, excursion specials and boat trains connecting with ocean... -
Narrow Gauge Railways of Saxony by John Woodhams
RRP: €19.03€12.91A number of narrow gauge railways can be found today in Saxony, eastern Germany, with commercial daily steam-hauled trains. These were once part of a much more extensive network of lines in the region, built to a gauge of 750 mm, which once totalled over... -
The Hayling Island Branch: The Hayling Billy by John Scott-Morgan 9781526726810
RRP: €29.75€21.44The Hayling Island Branch was one of Britain's most iconic sea side lines, connecting Havant with Hayling Island via Langston Harbour. Opening in 1865 for freight and 1867 to passenger traffic, it was after a few years of local control, managed and... -
The Last Years of Carlisle Steam: A Pictorial Journey by Howard Routledge
RRP: €29.75€20.97Mention the name Carlisle to any steam enthusiast of a certain age and they will probably conjure up an image of bygone days when Stanier and Gresley pacifics rubbed shoulders alongside each other within Citadel station whilst waiting to relieve incoming... -
East Devon by David Mitchell
RRP: €21.41€15.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858952116Author David MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Great Central Railway by Michael A. Vanns 9781473892125
RRP: €23.79€16.99This compelling book centres on the Great Central Railways early history, focusing particularly on its drive to reach London. It follows the subsequent fortunes of the London Extension right up until its closure, and into the preservation era, examining... -
Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys by Chris Tarrant 9781786062208
RRP: €23.80€11.46Over the last two and a half years, Chris Tarrant has travelled, literally, all around the world filming Extreme Railway Journeys for Channel 5. The hugely successful TV series is already being repeated, and broadcast rights have been, and continue to... -
Bricks and Golfers: The Strabathie Light Railway and Murcar Buggy by A. Gordon Pirie 9780853617655
RRP: €18.98€16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617655Author A. Gordon PirieFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Spirit of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway by Mike Heath 9781906887384
RRP: €5.94€5.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906887384Author Mike HeathFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books -
BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives - Class 14: Their Life in Industry by Sayer, Anthony P 9781399019170
RRP: €35.70€24.93In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as... -
London Buses in the 1970s: 1975-1979: From Crisis to Recovery by Jim Blake 9781473887169
RRP: €29.75€22.16Continuing with photographs from Jim Blake's extensive archives, this book examines the second half of the 1970s, when both London Transport and London Country were still struggling to keep services going. This resulted both from being plagued by a... -
The Architecture and Legacy of British Railway Buildings: 1820 to present day by Robert Thornton
RRP: €29.75€24.11Railway buildings have always had a fascinating character all of their own, despite many no longer being in operational railway service. This book tells the story of how these buildings evolved alongside the development of the railway in Great Britain... -
Cliff Railways, Lifts and Funiculars by Martin Easdown
RRP: €19.03€12.91One of the most evocative reminders of Victorian ingenuity at the British seaside is the much-loved cliff lift. This simple method of transporting people up and down the cliff side has been a feature of our coast, and a few inland towns, for over 150... -
Bromsgrove to Gloucester: Ashchurch to Great Malvern by Vic Mitchell 9781904474739
RRP: €23.74€22.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474739Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressWeight(grams) 450g -
An Artist Among the Ashes: Part 2 by David Shephard
RRP: €23.74€17.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328013Author David ShepherdFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing -
West Cornwall Mineral Railways by Maurice Dart 9781904474487
RRP: €23.74€23.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474487Author Maurice DartFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press -
BR Blue: Scenes from the British Rail Corporate Image Era by Martyn Hilbert
RRP: €22.61€16.21The British Rail corporate image and its Rail Blue livery was one of the longest-lived colour schemes carried by the trains of Britain in the forty-eight-year life of the nationalised railway network. Launched in 1965, after Beeching, the then new... -
North West Railways in the 1970s and 1980s by John Carlson
RRP: €19.03€12.91John Carlson takes a new look at the north-western rail scene. Focusing mainly on the years 1975 to 1985, this collection of around 180 colour and black-and white-images, almost all previously unpublished, takes a look the regions railways in the 1970s... -
East Midlands Steam 1950 - 1966 by Peter Tuffrey 9781914227059
RRP: €23.79€17.47Great photography of locomotives on the East Midlands railways in the final years of steam traction compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions, beautifully produced in hardback with rare and previously unseen images in colour and black and... -
The Last Years of Steam Around North Wales: From the Photographic Archive of Ellis James-Robertson by Michael Clemens 9781781558348
RRP: €21.42€15.42Robert Ellis James-Robertson (always known as Ellis) was born in Wales but lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway collection. In the 1960s a few of Ellis's photographs were published... -
English Electric Diesel Locomotives by George Woods
RRP: €19.03€13.82English Electric built their first diesel loco in 1936 and, before the company closed in 1968, built thousands of diesel and electric locos that saw service all over the world. They were among the companies chosen by BR to build prototype diesel locos... -
Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder by Kate Colquhoun
RRP: €13.08€8.81THE THRILLING TRUE STORY OF BRITAIN'S FIRST EVER RAILWAY MURDER 'A fascinatingly quirky portrait of the underside of Victorian London . . . unputdownable' Daily Telegraph'A cunning and suspenseful tale' Independent 'Meticulously researched . . . the... -
Maesteg and Tondu Lines: The Mid Glamorgan Routes by Vic Mitchell 9781908174062
RRP: €23.74€22.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174062Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press -
Harold Gasson's Steam Days: A Railwayman's Journey from Footplate to Signal Box 1941-1957 by Harold Gasson 9781910809679
RRP: €11.89€8.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809679Author Harold GassonFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
CORNISH RAILWAYS: Saltash to St Austell by Craig Munday
RRP: €17.84€13.03This, the first of two volumes covering the railways of Cornwall, follows the railway through the changing landscapes of the county. It takes the reader from the rich farmland west of St Germans, through the unique Glynn Valley down to Bodmin Road and... -
Great Western Saint Class Locomotives by Laurence Waters
RRP: €29.75€22.16Churchward's 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most of the other railway companies in this country used... -
Lost Lines of England: The Cheddar Valley Line by Paul Lawton
RRP: €10.70€7.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134402Author Paul LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
The GWR Handbook: The Great Western Railway 1923-47 by David Wragg 9780750967525
RRP: €23.80€17.50For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol. Its operations stretched as far as Merseyside, it provided... -
Before Rocket: The Steam Locomotive Up to 1829 by Anthony Dawson
RRP: €15.46€10.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658252Author Anthony DawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)... -
Southern Steam 1948-1967 by Peter Tuffrey 9781912101238
RRP: €23.79€17.47Southern Region Steam 1948-1967 contains over 250 stunning colour and black and white photographs of steam locomotives working across much of the South of England. Many areas of interest are featured, including: Eastleigh; Dover; Southampton; Brighton;... -
Britain's Heritage Railways 3rd Edition by Andy Chard 9781909431935
€28.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431935Author Andy ChardFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd -
Scottish Steam 1948-1967 by Peter Tuffrey 9781914227219
RRP: €23.79€17.47Comprising one-third of the land mass of mainland Britain, Scotland provided a diverse background for railway photographers to record the end of steam. As dieselisation radiated northward from Southern England, the country became a refuge for locomotives... -
Somerset by David Mitchell
RRP: €23.79€16.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858950884Author David MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 415g -
The Second Age of Rail: A History of High-Speed Trains by Murray Hughes 9780750993982
RRP: €26.18€19.15Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning records in the last twenty-five years has pushed railway engineering towards new frontiers. Japan - pioneer of high-speed train technology - set the... -
Class 47s: The Jack of All Trades by Mark Pike
RRP: €20.22€14.61Class 47s have now been part of the UK railway system for over 60 years. They have been used on every type of train over the years, including front line passenger, freight and charter trains. During the late 1980s and through the following 20 years,... -
The Severn Bridge Railway by Colin G. Maggs 9780853617693
RRP: €29.69€25.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617693Author Colin G. MaggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing