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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474982Author Roger DarsleyFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858951591Author Roger SiviterFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Being a lover of steam locomotives is a bit like chasing a setting sun - with the real diehards searching out survivors further and further from their home territory. Many enthusiasts would mark August 1968 as the end of 'proper' steam locomotives in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143126348Author Tom ZoellnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 312g

Starting in the late 1970s when the High Speed Trains (HSTs) were first introduced on services out of London Paddington, this book covers approximately forty years of change to the railways of Berkshire. Passenger, parcels and freight services are seen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913390242Author Kevin DerrickFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Strathwood LtdPublisher Strathwood Ltd

It was the most famous express train in the world. Hauled by the GWR's powerful Castle Class the Cheltenham Flyer established new records for a scheduled service, covering the Swindon to Paddington run at a blistering average speed of 81.6 mph...

Italy is dominated by its national operator Trenitalia. With most of the country bordered by the Mediterranean, there is little scope for cross-border traffic, although there are a couple of famous crossings, most notably at Brenner to the north-west and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793275Author 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 9781854144096Author Gavin MorrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Ron Buckley's evocative photographs reveal the changing scene of the Southern Railway, illustrating from the 1930s onwards those pre-grouping classes that were still working. These included the work of such well-known designers as Dugald Drummond and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328556Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328556Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840331035Author Gordon StansfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 173mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858951379Author Roger SiviterFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419165Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Paul Atterbury's Wonder book of Trains establishes the sense of excitement and wonder in the world of trains, remembered by a generation of boys who grew up to be railway enthusiasts. In this wonderfully evocative book Paul draws together marvelous...

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This book is the first book written in English about the secret story of the birth of the Shinkansen in Japan and its subsequent developments. The author, Mr. Shuichiro Yamanouchi, a former chairman of East Japan Railway (JR East), addresses what the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352926Author Paul ShannonFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest railway system in the world, with the first locomotive-hauled public railways opening in 1825, which was followed by an era of rapid expansion. In direct contrast to this, the 1960s were a period of...

The Victorian and Edwardian periods saw the development of the steam locomotive in Britain from a comparatively simple machine to a powerful main line express capable of speeds of a hundred miles an hour. The book starts with an introduction dealing with...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984272Author Bernard MillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739478612Author John PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint European Rail Timetable LimitedPublisher European Rail Timetable LimitedWeight(grams)...

This book is a comprehensive history of all the 0-6-0 tender locomotives built by the Great Western Railway or by railways absorbed by the GWR from the very earliest broad gauge engines designed by Daniel Gooch to the Collett 2251 class of the 1930s some...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911704188Author Keith LangstonFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media Group

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The historic county of Lancashire saw the birth of modern railways when the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened in 1830. Thereafter, developed a complex network of lines serving passengers, businesses and industries of the area. The ‘Beeching Axe’ cut...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352964Author David CrossFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Thirteen years elapsed between the publication of British Railways’ Modernisation Plan and the end of steam services on the national network. In this transitional period, modern traction worked alongside steam engines and was captured by enthusiasts...

The railways of Wales had a varied character, ranging from the heavy industry of the South to the rural Mid- and North. The country was badly affected by the Beeching Report of the early 1960s which saw many lines and stations closed. The Last Years of...

After the financial failure of the Stanhope & Tyne Railroad Company in 1841, a new company was set up to operate the coal-carrying eastern half of the railway that ran from the area around Consett down to South Shields. This new company, the Pontop &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984265Author Ian BeardsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984210Author Andy ChardFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431591Author David HaydockFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800353060Author Pip DunnFormat HardbackPage Count 456Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

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

From the early 1800s and for nearly 170 years, steam locomotives were built in Great Britain and Ireland, by a variety of firms, large and small. James Lowe spent many years accumulating a considerable archive of material on the History of the locomotive...