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East of England Steam 1948-1963 by Peter Tuffrey 9781914227462
RRP: $29.03$20.59One of the first areas to see the end of steam was the East of England - around 120 years after the first steam locomotives ran. Over this period, a rich history was developed through the construction of the various routes, the engines used and services... -
Mapping Britain's Lost Branch Lines: A Nostalgic Look at Britain's Branch Lis in Old Maps and Photographs by Paul Atterbury 9781446302835 [USED COPY]
RRP: $32.25$3.61Today there is a nostalgia in Britain for the golden age of the railways, a period usually defined as the first half of the 20th century. Steam was king, and Britain still enjoyed a remarkably comprehensive railway network, a network whose tentacles... -
Modelling Branch Lines: A Guide for Railway Modellers by David Wright
RRP: $24.50$21.70This comprehensive book is aimed at all those railway modellers who wish to create a realistic model of a branch line. First of all it examines the origins, developments and future of branch lines in Britain and then provides useful insights into how to... -
The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, The Final Years & Preservation by David Maidment 9781399022620
RRP: $38.70$27.03Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Pit to Power Station: A Personal Recollection of Coal Trains in the 1990s by Chris Booth
RRP: $25.80$18.95Focusing on the 1990s as a decade of change, all of the collieries and most of the coal fired power stations of that era have now gone. During that decade I made a point of photographing the collieries and power stations, and the trains that moved the... -
Glasgow Underground: The Glasgow District Subway by Keith Anderson
RRP: $20.63$14.00The Glasgow District Subway was second only to London in the UK and was the third underground system to be built anywhere in the world. Originally operated as a cable railway, it was later electrified and the rolling stock from that era continued to be... -
The Glasgow, Cowal & Bute Route Through Time by Chris Hogg
RRP: $19.34$12.51The Glasgow, Cowal & Bute Route follows the development of the railways on the southern shores of the River Clyde, describing their influence on life in the towns and resorts of the river and Firth. The book also examines shipping, steamboats, ferries... -
The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives: From Design to Destruction by Anthony P Sayer 9781526742810
RRP: $51.60$38.69This book provides an in-depth history of the Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric Type 2 locomotives, more frequently known collectively as the Co-Bo's due to their unusual wheel arrangement. Twenty locomotives were constructed during the late-1950s for... -
The Bristol & Gloucester Railway by Colin Maggs
RRP: $21.92$14.80In the latter half of the eighteenth century, Bristol was a flourishing city and required coal for its developing glass, pottery, sugar refining, brewing, distilling, soap making and smelting industries. A railway was proposed to connect the Coalpit... -
West Coast Main Line Freight Trains by Jonathan Lewis
RRP: $19.34$12.51The West Coast Main Line is the principal main line linking London to the West Midlands, the North West and Scotland. The majority of rail freight on the line is container traffic. Some of this traffic is marine containers from the southern ports of... -
Beckton's Railways and Locomotives by Dave Marden 9781905505388
RRP: $23.16$17.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905505388Author Dave MardenFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Kestrel Railway BooksPublisher Kestrel Railway Books -
The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959 by Insight Guides 9781781555514
RRP: $24.50$18.47The book takes an in-depth look at the East Coast Main Line-King's Cross to Edinburgh-between 1939 and 1959. This is carried out in a series of chapters. In the first one a picture is painted of the state of the network in the late 1930s. It is followed... -
Do Not Alight Here: Pocket Edition by Ben Pedroche 9781854144591
RRP: $8.97$8.86Our very successful book giving details of London walks to see the sites of disused railway structures will now soon be available in a larger format 'handbook' edition as well as the familiar pocket version. Updated to the first half of 2021, the book... -
The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959: 2 by Peter Tuffrey 9781781557495
RRP: $25.80$18.95In this second and final volume, the whole of the East Coast Main Line between King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley stations is examined closely, with a particular emphasis on the ways and structures: the line, stations, connections, yards, and other... -
British Railway Standard Steam Locomotives: The Railway Photographs of RJ (Ron) Buckley by Brian J. Dickson 9781803993638
RRP: $25.80$19.40The twelve British Railways Standard Locomotive Classes were all constructed incorporating Belpaire fireboxes, rocking grates, self-emptying ash pans and self-cleaning smoke boxes to allow easy access for both daily maintenance and running needs. The... -
Gresley and his Locomotives: L & N E R Design History by Tim Hillier-Graves 9781526729934
RRP: $51.60$37.91The story of Gresley and his locomotives is a well-trodden path. But our view of his achievements is a blinkered one because it fails to recognise all the other people who played a part in his work. As the leading American aviation engineer Paul S Baker... -
Devon and Cornwall The Class 47 Years: Class 47 A West Country symposium by Bernard Mills 9781781556573
RRP: $24.50$18.47The year 2002 saw a radical change on the railways of Devon and Cornwall: it was the last year of daily locomotive hauled passenger trains (other than the overnight London sleeper). These remaining workings were in the capable hands of the ubiquitous... -
Lost Lines: Railway Treasures by Nigel Welbourn
RRP: $36.12$26.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860936916Author Nigel WelbournFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Rail Freight: Scotland by Paul Shannon
RRP: $20.63$14.98In the early 1980s, Ravenscraig steel works was the biggest source of rail freight north of the border, handling iron ore, coal, lime and scrap, as well as semi-finished and finished products. Opencast coal was thriving and would even lead to some lines... -
Piercing The Pennines: Heroic railways linking Lancashire and Yorkshire by David Joy 9781914227028
RRP: $25.79$18.94Lancashire 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... -
More Engine Sheds in Camera by David Hucknall
RRP: $25.79$19.89Continues from Engine Sheds in Camera (2005), which presented a record of engine sheds and motive power depots in Britain in the 1950s and '60s. This work returns to the same subject and includes a selection of black and white photographs, along with... -
British Freight Trains by John Jackson
RRP: $20.63$14.98Anyone who has tried to watch freight moving on UK rails in the last few years will realise these are challenging times for the rail freight industry. Stand by any railway line and you may have to wait a while to see a freight train of any sort pass by... -
Modern Locomotives of the United Kingdom by Pip Dunn
RRP: $32.25$24.02Apologies 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 -
The Southern Way Special No 17: The Southern Railway Oil-Burining Engines: 1946-1951 by Kevin Robertson
RRP: $21.87$15.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809709Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy PublishingDimensions(mm) 273mm * 215mm * 215mm -
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time by Steph Gillett
RRP: $20.63$14.00The Somerset & Dorset Railway, known as the S&D (said to also stand for 'Slow and Dirty' or 'Serene and Delightful'), ran from Bath across the Mendip hills to Bournemouth on the south coast. Never a high-speed line, the main traffic for the Somerset &... -
Lost Lines of Wales: The Heads of the Valleys by Geoffrey Lloyd 9781912654154 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.60$7.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654154Author Geoffrey LloydFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Lost Lines of Wales: The Heads of the Valleys by Geoffrey Lloyd
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654154Author Geoffrey LloydFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
British Railways First Generation DMUS: Second Revised and Expanded Edition by Hugh Longworth 9781800352537
RRP: $45.15$31.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352537Author Hugh LongworthFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
On The Tracks Of The Thames-Clyde Express by David Pendleton 9781914227479
RRP: $25.79$18.42There was nothing quite like the Thames-Clyde Express. Covering well over 400 miles, its route stretched from the dreaming spires of London's St Pancras via the Shires of England, the legendary Settle-Carlisle line, Walter Scott's Border Country and... -
Walking the Line: Exploring Settle & Carlisle Country Stan Abbott 9781913393083
RRP: $12.89$8.77Widely known as England's most scenic line, the enduring Settle & Carlisle Railway was built by the Midland between 1869 and 1876, as part of its quest to forge its own, independent route to Scotland. It is, uniquely for a railway in the UK, a... -
North West Railways in the 1970s and 1980s by John Carlson
RRP: $20.63$14.00John 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... -
The Book of the BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0s Ian Sixsmith 9781906919320
RRP: $36.06$26.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906919320Author Ian SixsmithFormat HardbackImprint Irwell PressPublisher Irwell Press -
Waterloo Station Through Time by John Christopher
RRP: $20.63$20.21The first Waterloo Station opened in 1848 and the current building was completed in 1922, after a huge rebuilding programme started in 1899. Catering for suburban traffic, Waterloo is also the major station for trains to Southampton, Portsmouth and... -
The Second Age of Rail: A History of High-Speed Trains by Murray Hughes 9780750993982
RRP: $28.38$21.21Speed 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... -
The Last Years of West Midlands Steam by Peter Tuffrey 9781914227011
RRP: $25.79$18.94Bringing together around 5,000 square miles of land, the West Midlands region boasted a diverse system of railways. These ranged from the main lines connecting the north and south of Britain to small branches, as well as cross-country routes and local... -
European Rail Timetable Summer 2023 by John Potter 9781838408077
RRP: $32.24$26.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838408077Author John PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint European Rail Timetable LimitedPublisher European Rail Timetable LimitedWeight(grams)... -
Devon Traction by Stephen Heginbotham 9781445680194
RRP: $19.34$12.51As the modernisation of the former British Railways moved forward into Railtrack and then Network Rail, various schemes to bring the West Country railway network up to date came - and went! During the last forty or so years, Devon has seen a variety... -
Lost Lines: Monmouthshire Eastern Valley by Geoffrey Lloyd 9781802581089
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802581089Author Geoffrey LLoydFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 12mm -
The Last Years Of North West Steam by Peter Tuffrey
RRP: $25.79$18.94The Last Years of North West Steam contains over 250 stunning colour and black and white pictures that document the steam era drawing to a close in North West England. The area is taken as Crewe to Chester in the south and Carlisle in the north, visiting... -
Northern Rail Steam by Allan Heyes 9781800352520
RRP: $29.03$20.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352520Author Allan HeyesFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing