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British Railway DMU's in Colour for the Modeller and Historian by Gavin Morrison 9780711034723
RRP: $33.13$18.60Apologies 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 -
Railways Through the Ages: A selection of Industrial and Passenger Railways Past & Present by John Legg Ian Peaty
RRP: $58.50$40.85Apologies 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 -
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford
RRP: $37.05$22.00Apologies 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... -
The LMS Story by David Wragg 9780752488059
RRP: $19.48$14.72The 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... -
Discovering Britain's First Railways: A Guide to Horse-Drawn Tramroads and Waggonways by Dr. Jones Mark 9780752462738
RRP: $19.48$14.72Discovering Britain's First Railways is devoted to the history, rediscovery and exploration of Britain's first railways, examining its network of over 1,500 miles of horse-drawn tramroads and waggonways. This essential guide not only describes their... -
Steam Around Plymouth by Mary Mills
RRP: $29.23$22.52The 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... -
LMS/BR Class 7 4-6-0 Rebuilds: The Rebuilt Jubilee, Patriot and Royal Scot Locomotives by David Clarke
RRP: $48.75$48.32A 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... -
Railways of the North Pennines: The Rise and Fall of the Railways Serving the North Pennine Orefield by Tom Bell
RRP: $38.98$29.29This 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... -
Shed Side on Merseyside: The Last Days of Steam by Kenn Pearce
RRP: $39.00$29.33In 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: $29.23$23.30London'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... -
The Early Pioneers of Steam: The Inspiration Behind George Stephenson by Stuart Hylton 9780750991285
RRP: $33.13$25.23We 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: $38.98$32.02For 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: $17.53$3.74With 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... -
Narrow Gauge in the Tropics: The Railways of the Dutch East Indies, 1864-1942 by Augustus J. Veenendaal
RRP: $68.25$61.89Narrow 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... -
The Great Western Railway in the First World War by Sandra Gittins 9780752456324
RRP: $39.00$30.11In 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: $29.23$22.52In 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 Festiniog Railway: From 1950 by Andrew Wilson 9780752423975
RRP: $29.23$22.52The 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... -
Railway Journeys in Art Volume 9: Rails Across America: 9 Richard Furness 9780857161697
RRP: $78.00$69.42The Poster to Poster series is a nine-volume definitive collection of British railway posters which showcases many of the railway posters from the National Railway Museum at York and other museums and galleries. Each volume is a mixture of travel... -
The Last Steam Railways: Volume 1: The People's Republic of China by Robert D. Turner
RRP: $85.78$57.53Apologies 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 -
Steam Around Reading: Britain's Railways in Old Photographs by Kevin Robertson 9780752453309
RRP: $29.23$22.52Brunel'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... -
Images of 150 Years of the Metropolitan Railway by Clive Foxell 9780752470092
RRP: $25.33$18.76To 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: $37.03$28.31Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Railways by Christian Wolmar 9781788549844 [USED COPY]
RRP: $37.03$10.24From 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: $48.73$30.83Apologies 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: $33.13$32.16A 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... -
Rex Conway's Southern Steam Journey: Volume Two by Rex Conway 9780752457581
RRP: $38.98$30.07Rex 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 Carriage and Wagon Works of the GWR at Swindon by Ken Gibbs 9780750964197
RRP: $37.03$27.92The 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... -
Charles Tyson Yerkes: Railway Tycoon by Tim Sherwood 9780752446226
RRP: $39.00$29.33Yerkes' impact upon London was seismic and his legacy controversial. He made his fortune in the Chicago Street railways but his shady deals and turbulent private life led him to London seeking a new playground, having married his latest mistress, 40... -
The Steam Workshops of the Great Western Railway by Ken Gibbs 9780750959124
RRP: $33.13$25.23The 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: $19.48$13.26Over 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,... -
The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry by Burton J Hendrick 9798888306550
$24.06Apologies 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: $42.88$30.36Apologies 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: $42.88$30.44Apologies 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: $33.13$28.14The 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: $99.45$87.09Rising 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
$70.67Everyone 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: $48.73$42.26Journalists 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
$152.33This 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
$157.85Brian 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... -
The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Nation's First Railroad, 1828-1853 by James D. Dilts 9780804726290
RRP: $87.75$70.12This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, is an essential contribution not only to railyway history but also to the broader history of...