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Harris, Michael On the British Narrow Gauge, IA, 1980, pp128. Hb. VG/VG. Small internally repaired tear in the dw, and dw spine sunned. "Explores the fascinating history of the narrow gauge. With many superb photographs Michael Harris shows its true working face, both as passenger carrier, industrial motive power, and, finally, on the preserved tourist lines." £4.95
Hayden, Bob and Drury, George HO Trackside Structures You Can Build, Kalmbach, 1994, pp120 with numerous illustrations and figures. Large Format Pb. VG. Focuses on Stations, Interlocking Towers (Signal Boxes), and Engine Servicing Facilities. £4.95
Heavyside G T Steam in the Coalfields, D&C, 1977, pp96. Glazed Boards. VG. A fascinating record of the last days of NCB steam at collieries throughout Britain. £5.95
Hendry, R Preston and Hendry, R Powell An Historical Survey of Selected LMS Stations, Layouts and Illustrations: Vol. 1, OPC, 1982, p168. Large format Hb. VG+/VG. £14.50
Hendry, R Preston and Hendry, R Powell An Historical Survey of Selected LMS Stations, Layouts and Illustrations: Vol.2, OPC, 1986, pp176. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. Bottom corners of covers bumped. Dw spine sunned. £18.50
Hitches, Mike Warwickshire Railways,
Sutton
Publishing, 1997, pp128. Sutton's
Photographic History of Railways. Pb.
VG. A photographic record
with sections on the London & Birmingham, the Trent Valley Railway, LNWR
branches, the Great Western Main Line, and the North Warwickshire Railway.
£4.95
Hoole, Ken Railways of East Durham: A Pictorial History,
Dalesman, 1985,
pp71. Landscape Format Pb. VG.
Tiny wear mark on the front cover. Sections
on The Old Main Line, The Clarence Railway, Stockton & Hartlepool Railway,
The Industrial Scene, and Locomotive Sheds.
£4.95
Huntley, John Railways in the Cinema,
IA, 1969, pp168.
Hb. VG/VG-.
Slight browning to the page edges, dw internally repaired at the head
& base of the spine. A survey of the many hundreds of films that are about
or have contained scenes of railways. £7.50
Huntriss, Derek
The Heyday of Steam in South Wales,
IA, 1996, pp80.
Landscape format. Glazed Boards. Fine.
An all-colour landscape-format album.
£6.95
Jackson-Stevens E
Scale Model Electric Tramways and How to Model
Them, D&C, 2nd Impression 1986, pp196.
Drawings by Eric Thornton. Hb.
Fine/Fine. Red spine of dw
very slightly sunned. "Every
aspect of scale model electric tramways is discussed and their general layout,
arrangement, construction and chief components are examined in detail."
£4.95
Jenkinson, David
The Power of the Duchesses,
OPC, 1985, 276
plates. Power Series.
Large Format Hb. Fine/VG. Dw
spine slightly sunned, small internally repaired tear at the base of the spine.
£8.50
Johnston, Norman
The Irish Narrow Gauge in Colour,
Colorpoint,
2003, pp108. Large Format Hb. VG. Sections
on: The Giant's Causeway Tramway, The Londonderry & Lough Swilly, The Tralee
& Dingle, the Cavan & Leitrim, The West Clare, The County Donegal, and
Industrial Lines. £10.50
Jones, Peter and Marshall, Andrew
Irish
Railways Traction & Travel, Metro and Irish Traction Group, 3rd edition 1994, pp144 with pp16 of colour
illustrations. Pb.
VG+. Covers Locomotives,
Multiple Units & Coaching Stock; Train Identification Numbers; Distance
Tables & Speed Restrictions; and Engineers Vehicles.
£4.95
Kerr, James W Locomotive
Rosters and News: The Official 2001 edition, DPA-LTA Enterprises, 2000. Unpaged. Small
format Pb. VG. Complete locomotive rosters for all American, Canadian and
Mexican railways with pp11 of colour illustrations. £4.95
Kichenside, Geoffrey
Great
Train Disasters: The World's Worst Railway Accidents, Parragon,
1997, p96. Large landscape format.
Glazed boards with dw. Fine/VG.
An illustrated history. £4.95
King, Donald South West Railwayman,
A&U, 1984,
pp96. Steam Past Series.
Well-illustrated throughout. Hb.
Fine/VG+. Memories of the
Lyme Regis branch. £4.95
Klapper, Charles London's
Lost Railways,
BCA/Routledge
& Kegan Paul, 1976, pp139 & 43 b/w plates.
Hb. VG/VG.
A challenging study of London's railways that generated considerable
interest. £7.50
Lamming, Clive Hornby:
Les Trains Francais en "O" et "HO", LR
Presse, 2006, pp286. Large Format. Glazed
Boards. Fine.
A comprehensive history, lavishly illustrated throughout. In French.
£24.50
Link, O Winston America's
Last Steam Railroad: Steam Steel & Stars, Abradale
Press, 1998, pp144. Very Large
Format Hb. VG+/VG.
Small internally repaired tear at the foot of the spine.
An American classic, first published in 1987, featuring Winston Link's
famous pictures of the final years of steam operation on the Norfolk and
Western, with text tracing the history of the Norfolk and Western by Tim
Hensley. £18.50
Lloyd, David Modelling the Irish Narrow Gauge,
Peco, 1989,
pp44. Large Format Pb. VG-. Slight wear to the covers.
A series of well-illustrated articles.
£4.95
Locomotives
of the LNER: Part 9B Tank Engines - Classes Q1 to Z5, RCTS,
1977, pp168 plus 150 figures. Pb. VG. Slight
creasing to the spine. 0-8-0Ts,
2-6-2Ts, 2-2-4Ts, 0-4-0Ts and 0-4-2Ts. £12.50
Lowery, Dave Model Railways: A Complete Guide to the Hobby,
Argus, 1992,
pp144. Large Format Hb. VG+/VG. One-inch
closed tear at the head of the spine. An
ideal practical book for those wishing to construct their first serious layout.
£4.95
Lumsdon, Les and Speakman, Colin
Great
Walks from Welsh Railways, Sigma Leisure, 1989, pp160. Pb.
VG. A series of walks in
Wales, all starting and finishing at stations both main line and narrow gauge. A
detailed map is included for each walk. £3.95
Madge, Robin Railways Round Exmoor,
Exmore Press,
2nd revised edition 1988, pp72. Pb. VG+. Examines
the Taunton - Barnstaple, Taunton - Minehead, Exe Valley, Barnstaple -
Ilfracombe, Lynton - Barnstaple, Lynton - Lynmouth, Watchet - Brendon - Hill,
and South Moton - Heasley Mill lines. £2.95
Milner, Chris and Banks, Chris
British
Railways Past and Present No.10 The East Midlands: Leicestershire,
Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire, SLP, 1991, pp128. Pb.
Good+. Slight wear to the
covers, contents VG. Featuring over
70 locations including Leicester, Northampton, Kettering, Peterborough,
Cambridge, March and Ely. £3.95
Morrison, Brian London
Midland Steam Locomotives: A Pictorial Survey of ex-LMSR Locomotives in the
1950s Vol.1,
Bradford Barton,
1975, pp96. Hb. VG+/Fine. Bottom
corners bumped. Matt reprint.
£3.95
Morrison,
Brian London Midland Steam
Locomotives: A Pictorial Survey of ex-LMSR Locomotives in the 1950s Vol.2,
Enterprise Transport Books/BB, pp96. Undated.
Hb. Fine/VG+.
£3.95
Morrison, Brian BR Diesel Cavalcade, BB, 1979, pp32. Pb. VG+. An album featuring the early years of diesel traction. £1.95
Morrison,
Gavin The Eastern & North
Eastern Then and Now, IA, 1997, pp256.
Large Format Hb. VG+/VG+.
Then and now photographs from some 300 different locations on former LNER
lines in England. £14.50
Morrison, Gavin The Heyday of Leeds Holbeck and its Locomotives, IA, 1994, pp80. Landscape format. Glazed Boards. VG+. A landscape-format all-colour album. £6.95
Nicholson, Christopher P
Branch
Lines in the Peak District, Dalesman, 1977, pp80. Landscape
Format Pb. VG.
A pictorial survey with sections on: Midland Branches, London & North
Western, Cromford & High Peak, and The Narrow Gauge.
£4.95