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Early Victorian Railway Excursions by Susan Major 9781473835283
RRP: $32.25$16.29There is a widely held belief that Thomas Cook invented the railway excursion. In fact the railway excursion is almost as old as the railway itself, dating back to the 1830s, when hordes of people from one town would descend on another for a 'cheap trip'... -
Railways Through the Ages: A selection of Industrial and Passenger Railways Past & Present by John Legg Ian Peaty
RRP: $38.70$27.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945973Author John Legg Ian PeatyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group -
Steam Around Plymouth by Mary Mills
RRP: $19.34$14.90The era of the steam locomotive at work in the city of Plymouth evokes many memories. This was Great Western territory, but the Southern played a part as well. Besides sharing a common station, each company had its own terminus and locomotive sheds... -
The LMS Story by David Wragg 9780752488059
RRP: $12.89$9.74The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) claimed to be the largest private enterprise concern in the British Empire. It was Britain's largest steam railway and the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as... -
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford
RRP: $24.51$14.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (South-East Nonfiction) 2012.Book InformationISBN 9781400049479Author Les StandifordFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint... -
Railways of the North Pennines: The Rise and Fall of the Railways Serving the North Pennine Orefield by Tom Bell
RRP: $25.79$19.38This illustrated history describes how the two pioneering railways of northern England, the Stockton and Darlington and Newcastle and Carlisle railways, developed from unsuccessful canal proposals and how they, with the ill-fated Stanhope and Tyne... -
Loco Motion: The World's Oldest Steam Locomotives by Michael Bailey 9780752491011
RRP: $32.25$25.21The steam locomotive is a machine that has inspired imagination, innovation and invention from the time of its origination and continues to evoke passion in enthusiasts today. Here Michael R. Bailey, expertly and in fascinating detail, describes the... -
Saving the West Somerset Railway by John Parsons
RRP: $16.76$12.41The West Somerset Railway opened in 1862, linking Taunton, Watchet and Minehead. Popular with tourists travelling the Somerset coast, it was nonetheless closed by British Rail in 1971. This book tells the story of the small group of enthusiasts, many of... -
Narrow Gauge in the Tropics: The Railways of the Dutch East Indies, 1864-1942 by Augustus J. Veenendaal
RRP: $45.15$40.94Narrow Gauge in the Tropics is the first comprehensive history of railways and tramways in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) from breaking ground in 1864 to the invasion of the Japanese during World War II.During the mid-19th century under... -
British Railway DMU's in Colour for the Modeller and Historian by Gavin Morrison 9780711034723
RRP: $21.92$12.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711034723Author Gavin MorrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Beeching: 50 Years On by Anthony Poulton-Smith 9780752480923
RRP: $23.21$17.60In 1963 Dr Beeching's infamous report signalled the end for over 15,000 miles of track, a third of Britain's stations, and for 70,000 jobs, as well as making irrevocable changes to the way of life of many consumers. Much misery was caused and Beeching's... -
LMS/BR Class 7 4-6-0 Rebuilds: The Rebuilt Jubilee, Patriot and Royal Scot Locomotives by David Clarke
RRP: $32.25$31.97A comprehensive look at the LMS/BR Class 7 4-6-0 rebuilt locomotives, including the rebuilt Jubilees, the rebuilt Patriots and the rebuilt Royal Scots. The book includes hundreds of photographs and feedback from the original crews that operated the... -
Shed Side on Merseyside: The Last Days of Steam by Kenn Pearce
RRP: $25.80$19.40In the 1950s Merseyside was a Mecca for steam enthusiasts; over 400 locomotives were allocated to the seven depots that serviced Liverpool and Birkenhead. This book covers the last twenty years of steam in Merseyside, when the area was the centre of... -
Underground to Everywhere: London's Underground Railway in the Life of the Capital by Stephen Halliday 9780752497723
RRP: $19.34$15.42London's Underground is one of the best-known and most distinctive aspects of the city. Since Victorian times, this remarkable feat of engineering has made an extraordinary contribution to the economy of the capital and played a vital role in the daily... -
Rex Conway's Southern Steam Journey: Volume Two by Rex Conway 9780752457581
RRP: $25.79$19.89Rex Conway's first book, Rex Conway's Steam Album, was a wonderful miscellany of images that introduced a remarkable archive of railway photographs. This book takes the reader on a steam-hauled journey on the Southern Region throughout its journey around... -
The Early Pioneers of Steam: The Inspiration Behind George Stephenson by Stuart Hylton 9780750991285
RRP: $21.92$16.69We think of the Stephensons and Brunel as the fathers of the railways, and their Liverpool and Manchester and Great Western Railways as the prototypes of the modern systems. But who were the railways' grandfathers and great-grandfathers? The rapid... -
A Contemporary Perspective on GWR Signalling: Semaphore Swansong by Allen Jackson
RRP: $25.79$21.18For over 150 years Britain's railways have relied on a system of semaphore signalling, but by 2020, all semaphore signals and lineside signal boxes will be gone. A Contemporary Perspective on GWR Signalling provides a unique record of the last... -
The Great Western Railway by Tim Bryan 9780747807889 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.60$2.48With a network covering much of the West Country, Wales and the West Midlands, and a history and tradition stretching back more than a century, the Great Western has been seen by many railway historians and enthusiasts as the most famous railway in the... -
The Great Western Railway in the First World War by Sandra Gittins 9780752456324
RRP: $25.80$19.92In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measure, both for the men sent away to fight and the women who took on new roles at home. Not since... -
Folk Tales on the Settle-Carlisle Railway by W. J. Mitchell 9781781553213
RRP: $19.34$14.90In Folk Tales on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, join the driver and fireman on the footplate of a locomotive. Stand behind a range of levers in a signal box or be one of a gang working on the permanent way, sweating in the summer heat or shivering after a... -
The Last Steam Railways: Volume 1: The People's Republic of China by Robert D. Turner
RRP: $56.75$38.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550179910Author Robert D. TurnerFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Harbour PublishingPublisher Harbour Publishing -
Images of 150 Years of the Metropolitan Railway by Clive Foxell 9780752470092
RRP: $16.76$12.41To celebrate its 150th anniversary, this book endeavours to capture in pictures the beguiling character of the Metropolitan Railway, which started as the world's first underground railway between Paddington and Farringdon, but grew to create iconic... -
The Picture History of Somerset & Dorset Railway by Robin Atthill 9780715349335
RRP: $24.50$18.73Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Steam Around Reading: Britain's Railways in Old Photographs by Kevin Robertson 9780752453309
RRP: $19.34$14.90Brunel's main line from Paddington to Bristol was, and still is, the most important of the Reading railways. For over 125 years steam dominated this great route, its green-liveried engines, adorned with brass and copper trim, each exhibiting the... -
Railways by Christian Wolmar 9781788549844 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.50$6.77From Britain's most popular railway historian, a concise, authoritative and fast-paced telling of how the railways changed the world. The arrival of the railways in the first half of the nineteenth century and their subsequent spread across every one... -
The Historical Guide to North American Railroads by Trains Magazine
RRP: $32.24$22.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890249703Author Trains MagazineFormat PaperbackPage Count 319Imprint Kalmbach Publishing CompanyPublisher Kalmbach Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 862g -
Railways Through the Vale of the White Horse by Adrian Vaughan
RRP: $21.92$21.27A commemorative history of the railways of the beautiful Oxfordshire district 'Vale of the White Horse', running twenty-seven miles from Steventon to Wootton Bassett. The book spans the history of the route from the opening in 1840 until 1965, when... -
The Carriage and Wagon Works of the GWR at Swindon by Ken Gibbs 9780750964197
RRP: $24.50$18.47The Great Western Railway at Swindon, with its highly skilled craftsmen, is world-famous. It has been written about and filmed countless times, and many of its old steam locomotives have been saved from the scrapyards and lovingly rebuilt to run again on... -
The Steam Workshops of the Great Western Railway by Ken Gibbs 9780750959124
RRP: $21.92$16.69The nineteenth century was a time of innovation and expansion across the industrial landscape, and nowhere more so than on the railways, as the new age of iron, steel and steam, literally, gathered pace. At the head of the race up was the iconic Great... -
Underground Railways of the World Stephen Halliday 9781910821404
RRP: $12.89$8.77Over 200 underground railways are in service or under construction around the world. Many although of great importance to their cities and passengers are otherwise unremarkable, however others have fascinating stories to tell. With unique histories,... -
Nothing Like it in the World: The Men that Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Stephen E. Ambrose 9780743203173
$17.40The Union had won the Civil War and abolished slavery. However, Lincoln, an early champion of railroads, would not live to see the next great achievment. The governmentpitted the Union Pacific against the Central Pacific in a race that encouraged speed... -
The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry by Burton J Hendrick 9798888306550
$15.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888306550Author Burton J HendrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 159g -
Boston & Maine Trains and Services by Bruce D Heald Ph D 9780738538754
RRP: $28.37$20.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738538754Author Bruce D Heald Ph DFormat PaperbackImprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 299g -
Toronto's Railway Heritage by Derek Boles 9780738565705
RRP: $28.37$20.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738565705Author Derek BolesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
The Great Northern Railway Through Time by Dale Peterka 9781634990080
RRP: $21.92$18.61The Great Northern Railway Through Time takes us on a tour of the American Northwest-the last American frontier-from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington. The Great Northern opened up the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, the dramatic Cascade Mountains of... -
Main Lines: Rebirth of the North American Railroads, 1970-2002 by Richard Saunders 9780875803166
RRP: $65.79$57.61Rising from the corporate wreckage of the 1970s, when even the nation's largest railroad filed for bankruptcy, American railroads are once again a major part of the global economy. Richard Saunders brings to life this amazing story of revitalization,... -
Underneath New York by Harry Granick 9780823213122
$46.75Everyone wonders what goes on down a manhole. This book explores the mysteries beneath New York City's streets, telling the story of hidden pipes and cables and how they are kept in order. It might be called a Sidewalk Superintendent's Guide, but it is... -
The Bunkhouse Man: Life and Labour in the Northern Work Camps by Edmund W. Bradwin 9780802061355
RRP: $32.24$27.95Journalists and poets, economists and political historians, have told the story of Canada's railways, but their accounts pay little attention to the workers who built them. The Bunkhouse Man is the only study devoted to these men and their lives in... -
The New York Subway: Its Construction and Equipment by Brian J. Cudahy 9780823213191
$100.77This is a complete facsimile of the 1904 edition originally published by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to commemorate the opening of New York’s first subway line. From the perspective of both urban history and the history of transportation, this... -
A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways by Brian J. Cudahy 9780823222926
$104.43Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievement—how the city was transformed once New Yorkers started...