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Twelve Twenty-Five: The Life and Times of a Steam Locomotive by Kevin P Keefe
RRP: $83.75$72.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611862027Author Kevin P KeefeFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Michigan State University PressPublisher Michigan State University PressWeight(grams)... -
Wired for Success: The Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway, 1892-1985 by Charles V Mutschler
RRP: $54.50$40.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874222524Author Charles V MutschlerFormat PaperbackImprint Washington State University PressPublisher Washington State University PressWeight(grams) 408g -
Broad Gauge Railways by Tim Bryan
RRP: $15.58$11.29Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 81/2in and instead introduce the... -
Burlington Northern: A Great Adventure, 1970-1979 by Earl J Currie 9780996122566
$78.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996122566Author Earl J. CurrieFormat HardbackPage Count 444Imprint Rails NorthwestPublisher Rails NorthwestWeight(grams) 1610gDimensions(mm) 279mm *... -
Charles Tyson Yerkes: Railway Tycoon by Tim Sherwood 9780752446226
RRP: $39.00$28.68Yerkes' 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... -
Walsall's Engine Shed: Railwaymen's Memories 1877-1968 by Jack Haddock 9780752440347
RRP: $31.18$23.32This book puts together the collected memories of a varied group of men from the now closed Ryecroft shed, with lots of facts about the history of the shed, to present a record of railway life in Walsall. It recounts the vibrant, intense activity of... -
The Southern Railway Story by David Wragg 9780752488042
RRP: $19.48$10.32At the forefront of innovation and development in the rail world, the Southern Railway was the only main-line railway to embrace electrification wholeheartedly, creating what was at the time the world's largest electric suburban network. It was also the... -
Rails Across North America by David Cable 9781473838055
$54.21The railways of the USA have a great following, both in the United States where there are large numbers of rail fans and increasingly in Britain/Europe, where there are enthusiasts who visit and model North American railroads. The number and variety of... -
Wheels to Disaster!: The Oxford Train Wreck of Christmas Eve 1874 by Peter Lewis 9780752445120
RRP: $35.08$26.77The development of railways in Britain came in the 1830s as a result of the needs of industry and of the public eager for the novelty and cheapness of rail travel. As the authors of Wheels to Disaster! explain, these early railways were beset by... -
The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience by H. Roger Grant
RRP: $46.78$39.80Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast... -
Diesel Power in the North Eastern Region by Brian J. Dickson
RRP: $33.13$24.65At the nationalisation of Britian's railways in 1948, the railways in the north-east of England had been placed within the North Eastern Region of British Railways, and had been given a distinctive orange corporate colour. It was with some shock that... -
The Great Western's Last Year: Efficiency in Adversity by Adrian Vaughan 9780752465326
RRP: $33.13$24.65Despite being one of the best-known and admired rail companies in the country, by 1947 the GWR was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, there had been no maintenance for six years and the government couldn't supply the steel it... -
Wartime on the Railways by David Wragg 9780752486123
RRP: $25.33$18.27Presenting an account of the part played by Britain's railways during the Second World War, this book deals with operational matters and the impact of enemy action on railways. It also looks at financial arrangements, the part played by railway workshops... -
Firing the Steam Locomotive by The Reading Company 9781937684211
$22.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684211Author The Reading CompanyFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)... -
Kansas City Southern Railway by Thad Hillis Carter 9780738560014
RRP: $42.88$32.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738560014Author Thad Hillis CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)... -
Swindon & the GWR by Felicity Ball 9780752428017
RRP: $25.33$18.27In Tim Bryan's Great Western Swindon the reader was taken on a tour of both inside and outside the GWR workshops at Swindon, which dominated the history of a town for almost 150 years. Since its publication, the collection from which the images were... -
Doing Time Inside: Apprenticeship and Training in GWR's Swindon Works by Rosa Matheson
RRP: $35.08$25.99The Great Western Railway's Swindon Works was the largest employer in the area, even during the early British Railway years. For well over a hundred years thousands of apprentices and 'trainees' passed through its doors to learn the trades of the... -
Hell on Wheels: Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad by Dick Kreck 9781555919481
RRP: $33.05$25.68Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs... -
Locomotive Headboards: The Complete Story by Dave Peel 9780752455990
RRP: $48.75$36.17The practice of naming trains has a long history. The 'Irish Mail' was known thus, unofficially, from about 1848 and the 'Flying Scotsman' from 1862. However, official recognition of these titles did not come until many years later, and engine headboards... -
North East Engine Sheds in the Last Days of Steam by Richard Gaunt 9780752486147
RRP: $29.23$22.00In the late 1950s and '60s, steam motive power depots attracted railway enthusiasts like pins to a magnet. There was no need to wait on a platform for something to turn up; particularly at weekends and evenings, sheds would be packed with machines... -
Warwickshire Railways: Britain's Railways in Old Photographs by Mike Hitches 9780752449333
RRP: $35.08$25.99Warwickshire Railways is a fascinating account of the changes and developments which particularly characterized this stretch of railway. The struggles and battles between the various railway companies - the L&B, TVR, LNWR, GWR and NWR - for supremacy... -
The Panama Railroad by Peter Pyne
RRP: $87.75$75.80In 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat-they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as... -
Shay Geared Locomotives and Repair Parts Catalogue by Shay Locomotive Works 9781935327929
RRP: $39.20$32.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935327929Author Shay Locomotive WorksFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm)... -
Great Western Swindon: Images of England by Tim Bryan 9780752401539
RRP: $25.33$18.27For almost 150 years, the influence of the Great Western Railway's workshops in Swindon extended well beyond the great walls which surrounded most of the complex, which at its height, covered over 320 acres. Although the works has now closed, its... -
London's Great Railway Century 1850-1950 by Keith Scholey 9780752462912
RRP: $25.33$18.27The hundred years from 1850 to 1950 were London's railway century, an era during which the city was defined by its railways: grimy and utilitarian yet at the same time elegant and innovative. This fascinating book explores the many contemporary transport... -
A Mighty Fine Road: A History of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company by H. Roger Grant
RRP: $50.68$43.76The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a leading American railroad company. But after aggressive... -
Scottish Steam 1948-67 by Brian J. Dickson 9780752476872
RRP: $31.18$23.32At the nationalisation of Britian's railways in 1948, the Scottish Region inherited 1,400 locomotives which had been constructed by the pre-grouping companies. The real veterans among these were a handful of ex-NBR and CR 0-6-0 tender locos dating from... -
The Engine's Moan: American Steam Whistles by Edward A. Fagen 9781931626019
RRP: $58.50$42.86Here, Ed Fagen, one of the nation's foremost authorities on steam whistles, has provided us with a broadly researched, eloquently written and marvelously witty book, the first and only one on the subject. It includes comprehensive, illustrated chapters... -
Blood on the Tracks: A History of Railway Crime in Britain by Alan Brooke
RRP: $25.33$18.27Between 1835 and the 1850s, railway mania blossomed around Britain. Crime emerged as the railways developed, at first opportunistic crimes such as fare evasion and robberies, but gradually more inventive forms evolved, notably the minor clerk Redpath in... -
Rails Around Denver by Allan C Lewis 9780738548029
RRP: $42.88$30.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738548029Author Allan C LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 233mm *... -
The Diesel That Did It: General Motors' FT Locomotive by Wallace W. Abbey 9780253062789
RRP: $85.80$57.97The Diesel That Did It tells the story of the legendary diesel-electric locomotive, the FT.As war loomed in 1939, American railroads were on the precipice of railroad transformation. In an obscure factory in La Grange, Illinois, a group of gifted... -
Rails Across the Border by Alexander J Mullay 9780752436661
RRP: $35.08$25.99Two railway lines cross the border between England and Scotland today, one on the east coast and the other on the west. But, once there were another five lines converging on the border. What happened to them? Here, in this excellently researched and... -
San Francisco's Magnificent Streetcars by Kenneth C. Springirth 9781634990011
RRP: $37.03$33.97San Francisco's first cable car line opened in 1873. The successful development of the electric streetcar by Frank Sprague in 1888 plus the 1906 San Francisco earthquake resulted in the decline of the cable car system. Concerned that the cable car system... -
The Steam Locomotive Story by David Wragg 9780752488066
RRP: $19.48$14.29The steam locomotive was a British invention and even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. Steam's first significant contribution to British industry was through powering pumping engines for mines. When... -
Viewing Norfolk Southern Railway by Beth Anne Keates 9781634994927
RRP: $53.63$37.62Viewing Norfolk Southern Railway covers the history of this railroad, beginning with the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company, which in 1830 operated the first regularly scheduled passenger train in the United States. Among the many railroads that... -
Union Pacific: Volume I, 1862-1893 by Maury Klein 9780816644599
RRP: $42.88$39.92The Union Pacific Railroad is renowned as America's first transcontinental railroad and is one of the strongest companies in the railroad industry today. The laying of the golden spike in Promontory, Utah, in 1869 marked not only the opening of the... -
The Chicago "L" by Greg Borzo 9780738551005
RRP: $52.63$37.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738551005Author Greg BorzoFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive by J. Parker Lamb
RRP: $79.95$69.32Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for... -
The Thirty-Year War: A History of Detroit's Streetcars, 1892-1922 by Neil J. Lehto
RRP: $66.20$54.42Streetcars played an especially important role in society around the turn of the twentieth century in Detroit, in part because of the downtown hub-and-spoke design of its main streets. During this period the streetcar was the main mode of transportation... -
Investment in Empire: British Railway and Steam Shipping Enterprise in India, 1825-1849 by Daniel Thorner 9781512820058
RRP: $165.75$162.96The subject of this work is the process by which steamship and railway lines for India were launched. These undertakings, particularly the railways, involved a large-scale investment of British capital in India. The terms under which this capital moved,...