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Great Western Swindon: Images of England by Tim Bryan 9780752401539 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.26For 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... -
Great Western Swindon: Images of England by Tim Bryan 9780752401539
RRP: £12.99£9.62For 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... -
The Panama Railroad by Peter Pyne
RRP: £39.00£34.52In 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... -
A Mighty Fine Road: A History of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company by H. Roger Grant
RRP: £23.99£21.24The 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... -
Rails Around Denver by Allan C Lewis 9780738548029
RRP: £21.99£15.69Apologies 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 *... -
Union Pacific: The Reconfiguration: America's Greatest Railroad from 1969 to the Present by Maury Klein
RRP: £51.00£38.23Praised by the Chicago Tribune as "thoroughly and compellingly detailed history," Volumes I and II of Maury Klein's monumental history of the Union Pacific Railroad covered the years from 1863-1969. Now the third and final volume brings the story of the... -
The Men Who Loved Trains: The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry by Rush Loving
RRP: £23.99£23.93A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land-America's railroads-The Men Who Loved Trains introduces some of the most dynamic businessmen in America. Here are the chieftains who have run the railroads, including those who set... -
The Diesel That Did It: General Motors' FT Locomotive by Wallace W. Abbey 9780253062789
RRP: £39.00£28.41The 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... -
Viewing Norfolk Southern Railway by Beth Anne Keates 9781634994927
RRP: £27.50£19.29Viewing 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... -
Rails Across the Border by Alexander J Mullay 9780752436661
RRP: £17.99£13.64Two 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... -
Rails Across North America by David Cable 9781473838055
£25.83The 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... -
I Tried to Run a Railway by Gerard Fiennes 9781786691286 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.00£3.18'BR rebel chairman resigns' THE GUARDIAN. 'Rebel rail chief in row' DAILY MAIL. 'I don't take it back says sacked rail chief' DAILY EXPRESS. This is the notorious book that got Gerard Fiennes sacked from British Railways while he was Chairman and General... -
An American Railroad Dream by Susie Gaglia 9780996773096
RRP: £25.00£22.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996773096Author Susie GagliaFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Haley'sPublisher Haley'sWeight(grams) 558g -
More Than a Whistle Stop by Janelle Wootton McQuitty 9780998838533
RRP: £15.99£14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998838533Author Janelle Wootton McQuittyFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Janelle Wootton McQuittyPublisher Janelle Wootton McQuittyWeight(grams) 299g -
Mister Moffat's Hill by Stan Moore 9780692848913
RRP: £20.00£14.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692848913Author Stan MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Stan MoorePublisher Stan MooreWeight(grams) 517g -
Mister Moffat's Opus by Stan Moore 9780998966526
RRP: £17.00£12.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998966526Author Stan MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Adit & StopePublisher Adit & StopeWeight(grams) 295g -
China's Great Train: Beijing's Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet by Abrahm Lustgarten 9780805090185
£13.09When the 'sky train' to Tibet opened in 2006, the Chinese government fulfilled a fifty-year plan first envisioned by Mao Zedong. As China grew into an economic power, the railway had become an imperative, a critical component of China's breakneck... -
The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890 by George Rogers Taylor 9780674433779
RRP: £54.95£54.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674433779Author George Rogers TaylorFormat HardbackPage Count 121Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 381g -
Then Came the Railroads: The Century from Steam to Diesel in the Southwest by Ira G Clark 9780806147994
£19.12The arrival of railroads in the Gulf Southwest marked a turning point in America's last frontier. Although the railroads were not the primary cause of westward expansion, they furnished the ways and means for hardy and courageous people, some from... -
The Katy Railroad and the Last Frontier by V. V. Masterson 9780806115078
£19.12In the development of mid-America after the Civil War the pacesetter was not so much the prairie schooner as it was a much newer phenomenon, the railroad. In the race from Missouri and Kansas to the Gulf of Mexico, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company... -
My Other Car is a Pullman by Sauer 9780578375755
RRP: £29.99£26.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578375755Author SauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Al SauerPublisher Al SauerWeight(grams) 567g -
Making Tracks: A Whistle-stop Tour of Railway History by Peter Saxton 9781782433293 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.26Cherished, admired and frequently used as an excuse for lateness, the railways occupy a special place in our hearts. Trains are not just a practical mode of transport, but also a way of tracing our social history over the past 150 years, from... -
The Golden Age of Steam by Dean Server 9781880908907 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.99£2.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781880908907Author Dean ServerFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Todtri Book PublishersPublisher Todtri Book Publishers -
The London Underground by Andrew Emmerson 9780747812289 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£3.57*New & expanded edition!* The London Underground is a pioneer and an institution. The first underground railway in the world, and incorporating the first ever deep tunnel ‘tube’ lines too, it is at the heart of London life, with millions of commuters and... -
100 Years of Classic Steam by Colin Garratt 9781858336619 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858336619Author Colin GarrattFormat HardbackPage Count 340Imprint Bramley BooksPublisher CLBWeight(grams) 1859g -
The 10.30 Limited: A Railway Book for Boys of All Ages by 9781908402172 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£2.13By the 1920s, the Great Western Railway had established its reputation as the 'Holiday Line' stretching from the bustling city of London to the beautiful coastline of the South West. The only company to survive the Grouping Act of 1921 with its identity... -
Sunrise on the Southbound Sleeper: The New Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys by 9781845136680 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.29'Railway termini,' wrote E.M. Forster, 'are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass out into adventure and sunshine...' Now, in this new collection of great journeys from the pages of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, Michael Kerr... -
STEAMING THROUGH BRITAIN by 9781844861217 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.80This lavish new volume explores Britain's extensive railway heritage, offering a comprehensive history of their construction, use and subsequent preservation. The book outlines the development of Britain's railways from the coming of steam through to the... -
Swindon Works: The Legend by Rosa Matheson 9780750966245 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£3.98The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone - but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or... -
Liverpool: Seaport City by Martin Jenkins 9780711034211 [USED COPY]
RRP: £19.99£2.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711034211Author Martin JenkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Lambert's Railway Miscellany by Anthony J. Lambert 9780091937713 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.29The world of the railways weaves a spell over many people. In this engaging book, railway expert Anthony Lambert presents some of the best stories. From the early days come tales of financial skulduggery and worries that sparks from locomotives might... -
Subways by Lorraine B. Diehl 9781400052271 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400052271Author Lorraine B. DiehlFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 500g -
Lost Lines: North Eastern by Nigel Welbourn 9780711025226 [USED COPY]
RRP: £13.99£1.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711025226Author Nigel WelbournFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
We Suffered Much: Charles Wood Irish and the Dakota Territory Railroad Survey of 1879-1881 by Cindy Wilson 9781643435671
RRP: £31.95£19.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643435671Author Cindy WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint Beaver's Pond PressPublisher Beaver's Pond PressWeight(grams) 975g -
The City Beneath Us: Building the New York Subway by New York Transit Museum 9780393057973
RRP: £33.99£31.15There have been, and will be, other books on the New York City subway system, but none have had access to the wonderful photographic prints from the collections of the New York Transit Museum that are presented in this volume. Made from 8 x 10-inch glass... -
The Royal Train: The Inside Story by Brian Hoey 9781844255566 [USED COPY]
RRP: £19.99£2.65Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Railway Preservation in Britain by Bob Gwynne 9780747810414 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£2.13Sixty years after a disparate group of railway enthusiasts came together in a remote corner of rural Wales to run a train service - a true story that inspired the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt 'heritage railways' are a serious matter, bringing... -
Food Production and Distribution in the Confederacy, Excluding the Trans-Mississippi Department by William Emons Cooper 9781432765514
RRP: £13.95£9.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432765514Author William Emons CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 45g -
Railway Days Out: A Visitor's Guide to Britain's Railway Heritage by Julian Holland 9780749573379 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£1.87A handy practical guide to more than 340 days out at Britain's heritage railways, museums, narrow gauge lines and miniature railways. The recent growth of preserved railways, railway museums and main line steam activity has been phenomenal. Railway Days... -
Voices from the Railways: How the Railways Changed Our Lives by Julian Holland 9780749574086 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.29This collection of over 70 first-hand accounts gives fresh insight into the social changes brought about by our railways. The anecdotes gathered within this book include William Wordsworth's complaint about a proposed line through the Lake District, an...