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Cathedrals of Steam: How London’s Great Stations Were Built – And How They Transformed the City by Christian Wolmar
$59.33'Fascinating' 'Books of the Year', Financial Times'London's twelve great rail termini are the epic survivors of the Victorian age... Wolmar brings them to life with the knowledge of an expert and the panache of a connoisseur.' Simon Jenkins'A wonderful... -
The High Girders by John Prebble
RRP: $20.98$14.28'A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience' THE TIMES'Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction' SCOTSMANOn December 28th 1879, the night of the Great Storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed, along with the train that was crossing, and everyone... -
Corridors: Passages of Modernity by Roger Luckhurst 9781789140538
RRP: $63.00$60.77We spend our lives moving through passages, hallways, corridors, and gangways, yet these channeling spaces do not feature in architectural histories, monographs, or guidebooks. They are overlooked, undervalued, and unregarded, seen as unlovely parts of a... -
How Steam Locomotives Really Work by A. J. Goldfinch
RRP: $27.28$19.09Following 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... -
The Journey Matters: Twentieth-Century Travel in True Style by Jonathan Glancey 9781786494184
RRP: $20.98$13.69What was it really like to take the LNER's Art Deco Coronation streamliner from King's Cross to Edinburgh, to cross the Atlantic by the SS Normandie, to fly with Imperial Airways from Southampton to Singapore, to steam from Manhattan to Chicago on board... -
The Railways of London Docklands: Their History and Development by Willis, Jonathan 9781526790583
RRP: $63.00$44.00This 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... -
Indian Railways by DK
RRP: $42.00$28.62The railways did more than link India - they brought its people together, changing histories, forging destinies, and leaving a lasting legacy.This sumptuously illustrated book traces that history from the early plans of the 1830s - from the laying of the... -
Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder by Kate Colquhoun
RRP: $23.08$15.54THE 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... -
Tornado (Icon): New Peppercorn Class A1, 2008 onwards by Geoff Smith 9781785215735
RRP: $27.28$19.09This is one of the new Icon titles from Haynes. Originally published in the classic manual size, this compact format will appeal to trade outlets and gift markets. Published in association with The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, it explains the construction,... -
Lost Lines of England: The Cheddar Valley Line by Paul Lawton
RRP: $18.88$13.55Apologies 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 -
Before Rocket: The Steam Locomotive Up to 1829 by Anthony Dawson
RRP: $27.28$19.09Apologies 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)... -
Early and First Generation Green Diesels in Photographs by Brian J. Dickson 9780750992657
RRP: $42.00$31.73The 'Big Four' railways had experimented with diesel-powered shunting locomotives from 1933 with the Great Western Railway seeing the advantages of operating diesel-powered railcars, and doing so successfully from the same date. The 1955 'Modernisation... -
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Locomotives: Locomotives, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of by Colin Garratt 9780754834397
RRP: $31.50$23.02From the early years of steam power to today's awe-inspiring high-speed passenger trains, this book spans nearly two centuries of locomotive history. It covers the first designs of the 1830s, early North American freight trains, the golden age of... -
Railway Walks: Wales by Jeff Vinter 9780752449340
RRP: $37.78$27.99Jeff Vinter, Consultant to the BBC's Railway Walks series, provides comprehensive details of every disused railway line in Wales that is now a public walk or cycle trail. He covers everything from the earliest tram-roads to recently closed colliery lines... -
Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings by Allen Jackson
RRP: $52.50$42.55Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings examines the history and workings of these legendary classes of passenger steam locomotives, the first of which, the North Star, was built in 1906. Richly illustrated with over 200 photographs, the book... -
The Severn Tunnel Junction by P D Rendall 9781785007378
RRP: $42.00$33.79The Severn Tunnel Junction was the largest freight marshalling yard on the Western Region of British Railways, once stretching for over two miles along the Welsh bank of the River Severn. At its height it was a goods yard, junction, station and loco... -
Railway Carriages by Tim Bryan
RRP: $18.88$14.18Evolving from the horse-drawn stage coaches that they soon eclipsed, railway carriages steadily grew in sophistication so that by the end of the nineteenth century the railway passenger travelled in comfortable rolling stock of a design familiar to many... -
Oliver Bulleid's Locomotives: Their Design and Development by Colin Boocock
RRP: $63.00$46.10Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Scottish Highland Railways by David Tucker 9781785007927
RRP: $41.98$34.48Scottish Highland Railways describes eight great journeys by rail through northern Scotland, detailing the history of the lines while travelling along their modern-day routes. In addition, the landscapes, regional history, stations and services... -
Lost Tramways of Wales: South Wales and Valleys by Peter Waller 9781912213146
RRP: $18.88$13.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213146Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Worcestershire Railways: Britain's Railways in Old Photographs by Mike Hitches 9780752450575
RRP: $35.68$26.54The railways which operated in Worcestershire were controlled by the Midland Railway and the Great Western Railway, whose struggle for supremacy had considerable effect on the development of railways in the county. The most important route through the... -
The Great Railway Revolution: The Epic Story of the American Railroad by Christian Wolmar
RRP: $52.50$37.00In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar tells us the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise, fall and ultimate shattering of the greatest of all American endeavours, of technological triumph and human tragedy, of visionary... -
The Festiniog Railway: From 1950 by Andrew Wilson 9780752423975
RRP: $31.48$23.69The Festiniog Railway can trace its history back to 1829 and it was constructed to serve the slate quarries in the area. It was built to the gauge of 2ft as this was the track width used in the quarries. Originally powered by gravity and horses, by 1863... -
Ernest Marples: The Shadow Behind Beeching by Brandon, David 9781526760180
RRP: $52.50$37.00Ernest Marples revolutionised three UK government departments. At Transport (1959-1964) he appointed Dr Beeching chairman of British Railways and commissioned him to produce his infamous report, inaugurated motorways and introduced significant... -
Union Pacific and Its Predecessors by Brian Solomon 9781627009263
RRP: $58.78$40.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627009263Author Brian SolomonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Kalmbach MediaPublisher Kalmbach MediaWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 270mm * 208mm *... -
The Great Central Railway: What Really Happened by John Palmer 9781526777898
RRP: $84.00$44.50For generations of railway enthusiasts and more latterly for social historians, the life and times of the former Great Central Railway and in particular its extension towards London in the 1890s and closure seventy years later, have generated... -
The LMS Handbook: The London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-47 by David Wragg 9780750967518
RRP: $42.00$31.73The London Midland & Scottish Railway was the largest of the Big Four railway companies to emerge from the 1923 grouping. It was the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as having two short stretches of line in... -
Railway Journeys in Art Volume 2: Yorkshire and the North East: 2 by Richard Furness 9780956209214
RRP: $84.00$79.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956209214Author Richard FurnessFormat HardbackPage Count 279Imprint JDF & Associates LtdPublisher JDF & Associates Ltd -
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway: An Operating History by Anthony Dawson 9781473899124
RRP: $52.50$37.84Much has been written about the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, especially how it came into being and the Rainhill Trials, but very little has been said about what happened after the grand opening on 15 September 1830. Drawing on years of research, and... -
The Southern Handbook: The Southern Railway 1923-1947 by David Wragg 9780750982757
RRP: $42.00$30.89The Southern Railway may not have been the most glamorous of the 'Big Four' companies that emerged from the grouping of 1923, but it was the great innovator. In the 1930s the Southern pioneered the first main-line electrification and created the largest... -
Scotland's Railways in the 1980s and 1990s: A Snapshot in Time by Peter J Green 9781526773548
RRP: $52.50$39.10Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Railways of Glasgow: Post-Beeching by Gordon D. Webster
RRP: $46.20$33.79The city of Glasgow, formerly one of the largest industrial centres in the world, was once responsible for building about one-quarter of the world's railway locomotives. This was complemented by a massive urban railway network: the second largest in the... -
Boat Trains - The English Channel and Ocean Liner Specials: History, Development and Operation by Martyn Pring 9781526761927
RRP: $73.50$51.01In many ways this title featuring the evolution of cross-channel boat trains and the many dedicated services responsible for moving international passengers to and from trans-Atlantic steamers, is an extension of luxury railway travel. But that's not the... -
Lost Lines of Wales: Rhyl To Corwen by D.W. Southern 9781912213108
RRP: $18.88$13.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213108Author Paul LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
British Railways in the 1970s and '80s by Greg Morse
RRP: $18.88$14.18For British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often belied real achievements, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s. But while television advertisements told... -
Toy Trains by Bob Leggett
RRP: $18.88$14.18The 00 gauge train set was the ultimate 'boy's toy' of the 1950s and '60s. Electric 00 gauge trains were introduced by Trix and Hornby Dublo in the mid-1930s, but the Second World War quickly halted production. However, they burst back onto the post-war... -
The Southern Way Special Issue: The Scene Behind the Scene: No. 6 by Kevin Robertson 9781906419554
RRP: $34.65$9.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419554Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Railway Journeys in Art Volume 1: Scotland: 1 by Richard Furness 9780956209207
RRP: $73.50$69.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956209207Author Richard FurnessFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint JDF & Associates LtdPublisher JDF & Associates Ltd -
Locomotives of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway by Anthony Dawson 9781526763983
RRP: $63.00$46.10The Liverpool & Manchester Railway was Britain's first mainline, inter-city railway; opened in 1830 it was at the cutting edge of railway technology. Engineered by George Stephenson and his team - John Dixon, William Allcard, Joseph Locke - the... -
Lost Lines: The Mid Wales Line by Tom Ferris 9781912050673
RRP: $18.88$13.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912050673Author Tom FerrisFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited