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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857233738Author Colin GarrattFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing

With over 250 splendid photographs, Rex Conway's GWR Album delves into the history of the GWR before 1948 - the year that British Railways came into existence following the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' railway companies. Every corner of the GWR can...

Long before Wyoming was officially part of the union, the Wyoming Territory played a crucial role in westward expansion of the United States as the first transcontinental railroad was built into the area by Union Pacific in 1862, bound for a meeting with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944402Author David MatherFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143365Author Michael WelchFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615743Author Stanley C. JenkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Nearly sixty years have passed since the Beeching Axe began to fall on thousands of miles of track in the United Kingdom’s railway network. Heritage railways emerged from this, and in this book Simon Elson explores those in the Midlands. Here, the author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955411038Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Continuing on from his volumes focusing on the British Rail main line, Charlie Verrall delves into his archives again to showcase some of his images documenting steam workings in British industry in the 1950s and 1960s. With visits to a number of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334272Author Stephen JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 160gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706895Author Keith ScholeyFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

As the hugely popular Llangollen Railway recovers from a financially troubled Lockdown period, we are delighted to present this 120 page hardback photographic album of the railway at its brilliant best!Book InformationISBN 9781900340915Author Iain...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474777Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressWeight(grams) 450g

The West of England Division stretched from Penzance in the west to Blackwell Summit at the top of the Lickey Incline to the north of Bromsgrove. Geographically it was the largest of the three operating divisions of the Western Region, and in many ways...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858951386Author Roger SiviterFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 238mm * 172mm * 6mm

At one time, it seemed as though every canyon and pass leading into Colorado's high country was a path laid with 3-foot gauge narrow gauge railroad. Dreams of tapping the riches of mining discoveries in mountain locations made this almost true. But...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328181Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945942Author Will AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857703658Author Paul O'CallaghanFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications

Bounded by the counties of Hampshire, Somerset, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, the county of Wiltshire has several significant main line railway routes passing through it: to the north is the Great Western Main Line from London...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942453Author Mike EsauFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857101150Author John HannavyFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

Railways have always been at the heart of British politics, from their early beginnings in the 1830s through to the present day. And the sharpest debates have been on the issue of ownership and accountability. The book charts the railways under...

China was the last bastion of the steam railway, with construction of new steam locomotives for industrial use continuing up to the end of 1999. Even now a few locomotives struggle on at collieries and other industrial premises, but this is likely to end...

The picturesque county of Hampshire in southern England boasts an astonishing variety of railway lines and attractions to delight the enthusiast. From one of the world's oldest operational railways at Hythe, a unique island line, to successful...

What are the wrong kinds of leaves on the track? At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree? How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails? Why don't locomotive boilers explode? What is a slip coach? How can a railway wagon...

This book endeavours to capture the very essence of the railways in the northern UK, exploring in photographs their imprint upon the landscape. Railways are illustrated as they traverse the bleak fells, pass by traditional cotton mills and industrial...

The railways of Spain and Portugal saw steam locomotives working on the main lines until the late 1970s, although in Spain several mining companies still employed steam into the 1980s. Iberian railways were unusual in that they used a wider gauge of 5...

Elegance in Engineering showcases an interesting and diverse collection of British-built steam locomotives from all builders, for railways at home and abroad. These examples of British engineering at its best tell the story of the development of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913390686Author Kevin DerrickFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Strathwood LtdPublisher Strathwood Ltd

As the Rover's name suggests, the north of the area ranges from Cardiff and Bristol (close to the Severn) to Swindon and Cheltenham, then extends down to the Southampton area (on the Solent) with a coastal stretch from Portsmouth as far as Weymouth...

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 9781841149219Author Don BishopFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943917Author Keith LeppardFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The Midland main line from London St Pancras to the north of England is one of Britain's most important trunk routes. With its various loops and branches, this major artery of communication links busy centres of population such as Leicester, Derby,...

A full colour 120 page hardback illustrated album of the Ffestiniog and both Welsh Highland Railways. The book takes the form of an illustrated journey from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Caernarfon. The photographs are accompanied by detailed and informative...

The railway system that makes up Northern Ireland Railways was formed in 1967 and remains open to this day despite threats of closure and the devastating effects of the 'Troubles'. This new book records its history through the eyes of the author, an NIR...

In the 1950s there were still train services to most parts of the country, and steam was everwhere. Many of the locomotive types used in Scotland never ventured south of the border. So from 1952 Brian Morrison set out to record every locomotive class...

Dr Beeching's infamous 1963 report recommending cuts to a number of Britain's railways has long been etched into the consciousness of the British public, but a look at the rail map of Britain today reveals some survivors. These survivors avoided the chop...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328334Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing