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Ackworth W M  The Railways of England, IA, pp480 with 67 illustrations.  An undated Ian Allan reprint of the 5th edition of 1900.  VG-/Poor.  Browning to the page edges, dw badly worn & torn along the edges.  Chapters on the LNWR, Midland, Great Northern, Great Central, North Eastern, South Western, Great Western, Great Eastern, LB&SCR, LC&DR, and South Eastern Railways.  £12.50

Allen, G Freeman  London Steam in the 1930s, IA, 1979, pp112.  Hb.  VG+/VG.  Slight browning along the top rear edge of the dw.  A collection of pre-war steam shots from the Wethersett Collection.  £4.95

Bucknall J B  Celebration of Steam: West Midlands, IA, 1994, pp128.  Pb.  Very Good. Pictorial, examining each area in turn.  £4.95

Chapman, Stephen  Darlington & South West Durham, Bellcode, 1990, pp88. Railway Memories No.2.  Pb.  Fine.  A comprehensive illustrated record.  £5.95

Chapman, Stephen  Airdale & Wharfedale, Bellcode, pp96.  No date.  Railway Memories No.7.  Pb.  VG.  A largely pictorial tribute.  £8.50

Christiansen, Rex  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.7: The West Midlands, David St John Thomas, 2nd revised edition 1983, pp305 with 32 plates and a folding map.  First published in 1973.  Hb.  Fine/VG.  An evocative account of a region where the LNWR, Midland and GWR struggled for supremacy.  £9.50

Christiansen, Rex  Forgotten Railways: Vol.10 The West Midlands, D&C, 1985, pp160 with pp16 of illustrations & a folding map in the rear.  Hb.  VG/VG- with wear to the dw at the top of the spine and at the top corners.  £5.95

Christiansen, Rex  Forgotten Railways: Vol 11 Severn Valley and Welsh Border,  D&C, 1988, pp200 with a folding map in the rear.  Forgotten Railway Series.  Hb. VG+/VG+.  £7.50

Christiansen, Rex  Rail Centres: Crewe, IA, 1^st edition 1993.  Hb.  Fine/Fine.  A well-illustrated history of this major railway centre.  £7.50

Clarke, John and Patmore, J Allan  North-West England, D&C, 1968, pp112 and a colour frontis.  Railway History in Pictures Series.  Hb.  VG/VG.  Slight foxing to the page edges and the preliminary pages.  A visual record of railway development in the North West.  £5.95

Clemens, Michael  Steam Trails: Cotswolds and South Midlands, IA, 2007, pp96.  Landscape format. Glazed Boards. Fine.  A father and son album with both colour and b/w illustrations.  £5.95

Clough, David N  North-West Rails Today, IA, 1986, pp48 and numerous illustrations.  Large format Pb.  VG with some superficial wear to the corners.  An illustrated survey of rail operations in the North-West in the mid-80s.  £2.50

Coleman, Richard and Rajczonek, Joe  Steam Nostalgia around Northampton, Northamptonshire Libraries, 1987, 172 plates.  Large Format Hb.  VG+/VG.  A superb tribute to the railways of Northamptonshire.  £12.50

Coleman, Richard and Rajczonek, Joe  Steaming into Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire Libraries, 1988, 262 plates.  Large Format Hb.  VG/VG.  Wear to the lower front corner of the dw.  A further superb tribute to the railways of Northamptonshire.  £12.50

Coleman, Richard and Rajczonek, Joe  Railway Images Around Northamptonshire, W. D. Wharton, 1992, 283 plates.  Large landscape format.  Hb.  Very Good+/Very Good+.  A superb tribute to the railways of Northamptonshire.  £12.50

Coleman, Richard and Rajczonek, Joe  Steam Railways in Colour around Northamptonshire, W. D. Wharton, 1993, 205 plates.  With a foreword and new painting by Don Breckon.  Large Format Hb.  Fine/VG+.  A superb tribute to the railways of Northamptonshire.  £16.50

Coles C R L  On the North and West Route from Chester to Newport, IA, 1984, pp112.  Hb. Fine / Fine.  A pictorial essay on the Newport to Chester route and its branches.  £4.95

Collins M J  East Anglian Rails in the 1980s, IA, 1983, pp112.  Hb.  VG/VG-.  Lower corners of book slightly bumped, and two small internally repaired tears in the dw.  A well-illustrated examination of the East Anglian rail network at the beginning of the 80s.  £4.95

Cooper B K  Rail Centres: Brighton, IA, 1st edition 1981, pp144.  The original Ian Allan edition.  Hb. VG+/VG-.  Internally repaired half-inch tear to the rear top edge of the dw, slight wear to the two top corners of the dw.  An illustrated history of the development of railways around Brighton.  £6.95

Course, Edwin  London's Railways Then & Now, Batsford, 1987, pp119.  Hb.  Fine/VG+. Well-illustrated throughout.  Explores the changing railway scene at forty-eight selected railway locations in and around London.  £4.95

Cross, Derek  Steam in the North West, Dalesman, 1984, pp72.  Landscape format Pb.  VG with slight creasing to the top front corner of the front cover. Steam in the British Rail era with a fairly wide coverage of the area.  £3.95

Dann, Chris  Surrey Steam, Becknell Books, 1983, pp32.  Pb.  VG+.  Album of steam on main, suburban and branch lines in Surrey.  £2.95

Dart, Maurice  The Last Days of Steam in Devon, AS, 1991, p152.  Glazed boards with dw.  VG+/VG.  The last 16 years of steam operation on Great Western and Southern lines in Devon.  £4.95

Davies R and Grant M D  Forgotten Railways: Chilterns & Cotswolds, D&C, 1975, pp256 with pp16 of illustrations & a folding map in the rear.  Forgotten Railways Series.  Hb.  VG/VG.  Dw internally repaired at the head of the spine.  £6.95

Davies R and Grant M D  London and Its Railways, BCA/D&C, 1983, pp200, 158 b/w photos, 13 colour plates and 29 maps & diagrams.  Large Format Hb.  Fine/VG.  A comprehensive study of the railways in and around London.  £7.50

Dowling, Geoff and Whitehouse, John  British Railways Past and Present No. 16: Avon, Cotswolds and the Malverns, Past and Present, 2001, pp144.  Pb.  Fine.  Over 110 locations including Bristol, Bath, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Hereford and Chepstow.  Coloured edition.  £4.95

Eatwell, David  Steaming into Bedfordshire, W. D. Wharton, 2001, pp192 with pp46 of colour.  Large Format Hb.  Fine/VG+.  A second pictorial tribute to Bedfordshire's Railways.  £16.50

Field, Kenneth and Stephenson, Brian  Pennine Steam, 1986, pp128.  Hb.  Fine/Fine.  An atmospheric album.  £5.95

Glenn, D Fereday  Rail Routes in Hampshire & East Dorset, IA, 1983, pp128.  Hb.  Fine/VG.  A pictorial survey of a once complex railway network.  £5.95

Glenn, D Fereday  The Last Days of Steam in Surrey and Sussex, Alan Sutton, 1989, pp128. Hb.  Fine / Very Good+.  A pictorial album in the Last Days of Steam Series.  £4.95

Glenn, D Fereday  More Last Days of Steam around London, Alan Sutton, 1992, pp152. Glazed boards with dw.  VG/VG- with some wear to the dw at the top of the spine. "A glimpse into London's stations, termini and trains during the last days of steam."  £3.95

Glenn, D Fereday  More Last Days of Steam in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Alan Sutton, 1993, pp152.  Glazed boards with dw.  Fine/VG+.  "Evocative photographs from the author's own collection."  £4.95

Glover, John  London's Railways Today, D&C, 1981, pp96.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  A thirty-page introduction, followed by a pictorial survey of London's railways at the start of the 80s.  £3.95

Glover, John  Railways in and around London Then & Now, IA, 1999, pp255.  Large Format Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good+.  A lavishly produced album of then and now illustrations, which looks in turn at each pre-grouping railway with a presence in the capital.  £7.50

Goode C T  The Railways of North Lincolnshire, author, 1985, pp96.  Pb.  Very Good.  An illustrated history of the railways of North Lincolnshire.  £4.95

Gosling, Ted and Clement Mike  Devon Railways, Sutton, 1997, pp128. Pb.  Very Good+.  Sutton's Photographic History of Railways Series.  £4.95

Gosling, Ted and Clement, Mike  Dorset Railways, Sutton, 1999, pp128.  Pb.  Very Good+. Sutton's Photographic History of Railways Series.  £4.95

Gough, Terry  Berkshire Past and Present, Past & Present, 2002, pp96.  Rediscovering Railways Series.  Pb.  VG.  A pictorial record of the county's railways past and present.  £4.95

Gough, Terry  West Sussex Past and Present, Past & Present, 2002, pp96.  Rediscovering Railways Series.  Pb.  VG+.  A pictorial record of the county's railways past and present.  £4.95

Gough, Terry  Surrey: The West of the County Past and Present, Past & Present, 2002, pp96. Rediscovering Railways Series.  Pb.  VG+.  A pictorial record of the area's railways past and present.  £4.95

Gough, Terry  Surrey: The East of the County Past and Present, Past & Present, 2003, pp96. Rediscovering Railways Series.  Pb.  VG+.  Slight crease to the bottom front corner of the covers.  A pictorial record of the area's railways past and present.  £4.95

Gray, Edward  Manchester Road & Rail, Alan Sutton, 1996, pp126.  Britain in Old Photographs Series.  Pb.  VG.  £4.95

Gray, Peter  Steam in Cornwall, IA, 2001, pp80.  Landscape format.  Glazed Boards.  Fine.  An all-colour album, mainly Great Western with some Southern.  £6.95

Groundwater, Ken   Newcastle's Railways: A View from the Past, IA, 1998, pp96.  Glazed Boards.  VG+.  A largely pictorial tribute to the railways of the Newcastle area.  £7.50

Haigh A  Railways in West Yorkshire, Dalesman Books, 1^st edition 1974, pp96.  Pb.  VG-.  A two-inch crease across the top front corner of the covers.  An illustrated history of the railways in West Yorkshire.  £2.95

Hall, Stanley  Rail Centres: Manchester, IA, 1st edition 1995, pp192.  Hb.  Fine/Fine.  A well-illustrated history of the railways in and around Manchester.  £7.50

Hands, Peter  British Railways Steaming through the Midlands: Vol.1, Defiant Publications, 1994, pp94.  Signed by the author.  Large Format.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  £5.95

Hardy, Clive  Derbyshire Railways, Sutton Publishing, 1998, pp128.  Sutton's Photographic History of Railways.  Pb.  VG+.  £4.95

Harris, Michael (Editor)  This is York: Major Rail Centre, IA, 1980, pp56.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  A collection of illustrated articles about the railways in and around York.  £2.95

Hay, Peter  Steaming Through West Sussex, Middleton, 1987.  Glazed Boards.  Very Good+ 121 illustrations following the usual Middleton format.  £4.95

Hay, Peter  Steaming Through West Hants including the Bournemouth Area, Middleton, 1989.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  120 illustrations following the usual Middleton format.  £4.95

Healy, John  The Last Days of Steam in Buckinghamshire, Alan Sutton, 1989, pp136.  Hb. Fine / Very Good+.  Small internally repaired tear in the rear dw fold.  A pictorial survey.  £4.95

Heavyside, Tom  The Heyday of Steam around Manchester, IA, 1995, pp80.  Glazed Boards.  Fine.  An all-colour landscape-format album.  £6.95

Heavyside, Tom  Lancashire's Last Days of Steam, Stenlake, 2004, pp48.  Landscape format. Pb.  Fine.  Pictorial with fairly extensive captions.  £3.95

Hibbs, D  Railway Nostalgia around Warwickshire, W. D. Wharton, 1993, 292 plates.  Signed by the author.  Large Format Hb.  Fine/VG+.  A superb photographic tribute, dealing with each part of the county in turn.  £14.50

Hill, Peter  BR Railfreight .. off the beaten track Vol.1 Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire & Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire & Humberside, Freightline Publications, 1991, pp48.  Pb.  VG.  Slight wear to the covers.  A photographic journey from the camera of Peter Hill.  £2.95

History of the Manchester Railways (1882), Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1967, pp34.  Pb.  VG.  A reprint of a pamphlet that was originally published anonymously in 1882.  £5.95

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

Hitches, Mike  Cheshire Railways in Old Photographs, Sutton Publishing, 1997, pp160.  Pb. Creasing to the top rear corner of the covers else VG.  Sections on Crewe, LNWR routes, Chester, Lines to the Wirral, Cheshire lines, and North Staffordshire Railway.  £3.95

Holt, Geoffrey O  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol. 10: The North West, D&C, 1st edition 1978, pp256 with 32 plates, 11 maps, and a folding map in the rear.  Hb.  VG/VG-.  Slight wear to the dw at the head & base of the spine, and at the front rear corner.  £12.50

Hoole, Ken  The Railways of York, Dalesman, 1976, pp95 including pp24 of illustrations.  Pb. Very Good.  An illustrated history.  £3.95

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

Hoole, Ken  Rail Centres No.2: York, Booklaw Publications, 2004, pp128.  Glazed boards with dw.  Very Good+ / Very Good+.  A comprehensive history of railways in the York area.  £6.95

Hornby, Frank  London Suburban: An illustrated history of the capital's commuter lines since 1948, SLP, 1st Edition 1995, pp192.  Large Format Hb.  Fine / Fine.  A comprehensive photographic survey of the post-war changes on London's suburban lines.  £9.50

Hornby, Frank  London Commuter Lines, A History of the Capital's Suburban Railways in the BR Era, 1948-95 Vol.1: Main Lines North of the Thames, Silver Link, 1999, pp144 with numerous illustrations.  Pb.  Very Good.  £4.95

Jackson, Alan A  London's Local Railways, D&C, 1983, pp384 and 64 plates.  Inscription.  Hb.  VG+/VG+.  An important study by a noted expert on London's transport history.  £9.50

Jenkins, Stanley and Quayle, Howard  Railways across the Pennines, IA, 1st edition 1990, pp112.  The original edition with cloth binding.  Large Format Hb.  F/VG+.  A comprehensive historical survey of the trans-Pennine routes, from the Newcastle and Carlisle in the North to the Midland's Hope Valley line in the South.  £6.95

Jenkins, Stanley and Quayle, Howard  Railways across the Pennines, IA, 2006, pp112.  Large Format.  Glazed boards with dw.  Fine/VG+.  A comprehensive historical survey of the trans-Pennine routes, from the Newcastle and Carlisle in the North to the Midland's Hope Valley line in the South.  £5.95

Joby R S  Forgotten Railways: Vol.7 East Anglia, D&C, 1979, pp176 with 32 plates & a folding map in the rear.  Forgotten Railway Series.  Hb.  Fine/Fine.  £7.50

Joby R S  East Anglia, David St Thomas/D&C, 1987, pp192.  Regional Railway Handbooks No.2.  Hb.  Fine / Fine.  A thorough survey of InterCity, Provincial, Railfreight and Network South East activities in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex.  £5.95

Joy, David  Railways in Yorkshire 1. West Riding, Dalesman, 1976, pp80.  Landscape format Pb.  Two-inch crease to the lower front corner of the covers and a diagonal crease across the rear cover else VG.  A pictorial history.  £2.95

Joy, David  Railways in the North: A Pictorial Introduction, Dalesman, 4th edition 1983, pp72.  Landscape format Pb.  VG.  A general introduction to the railways north of Liverpool - Sheffield - Hull, followed by a useful ten-page chapter on suggested further reading.  £1.95

Joy, David  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol. 14: The Lake Counties, D&C, 1983, pp270 with 45 plates, 21 illustrations in the text, & a folding map in the rear.  Hb.  VG/VG.  £14.50

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

Lambert, Anthony  East Midlands Branch Line Album, IA, 1978, pp124.  Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good.  A line-by-line pictorial survey.  £5.95

Lambert, Anthony  West Midlands Branch Line Album, IA, 1982, pp112.  Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good+.  Branch lines around Birmingham in the steam age.  £5.95

Lombardelli C P  Braintree and its Railways in Pictures, Author, 1982, pp32.  Pb.  VG.  Faint crease across the top corners.  A photographic record of Braintree's railways over the years.  £4.95

Madge, Robin  Railways Round Exmoor, Exmore Press, 1st edition 1971, pp72 with pp16 of illustrations & a foldout map.  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

Maggs, Colin  Branch Lines of Wiltshire, AS, 1992, pp146.  Hb.  Fine/Fine.  £5.95

Maggs, Colin  Branch Lines of Berkshire, Berkshire Books/AS, 1993, pp145.  Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good+.  Illustrated histories of the thirteen branch lines in the county.  £5.95

Maggs, Colin  Branch Lines of Warwickshire, AS, 1994, pp146.  Hb.  Fine / Fine.  Illustrated histories of the branch lines in Warwickshire. £5.95

Maggs, Colin  Branch Lines of Worcestershire, AS, 1994, p146.  Hb.  Lower corners of the covers slightly bumped else VG+/VG+.  Illustrated histories of the branch lines in Worcestershire.  £6.95

Maggs, Colin  Branch Lines of Oxfordshire, AS, 1995, pp146.  Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good+.  Illustrated histories of the branch lines in Oxfordshire.  £5.95

Mann J D  East Anglian Steam Gallery: Part One, South Anglia Productions, 1987, pp48.  Large Format Pb. VG.  High-quality full-page illustrations from the Frank Church collection featuring early British Railways steam in East Anglia.  £5.95

Mann J D  East Anglian Steam Gallery: Part Two, South Anglia Productions, 1988, pp48.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  Further illustrations from the Frank Church collection featuring early British Railways steam in East Anglia.  £5.95

Mann J D  East Anglian Steam Gallery: Part Three, South Anglia Productions, 1989, pp48.  Large Format Pb.  VG+.  A pictorial journey around the Eastern Counties, largely based on Frank Church's photographs.  £5.95

Mann J D  East Anglian Steam Gallery: Part Four, South Anglia Productions, 1989, pp48. Large Format Pb.  VG+.  A further pictorial journey around the Eastern Counties.  £5.95

Mann J D  East Anglian Steam Gallery: Part Six, South Anglia Productions, 1991, pp48.  Large Format Pb.   VG.  A pictorial journey around the Eastern Counties.  £5.95

Marks, John  Birmingham Railways on Old Picture Postcards, Reflections of a Bygone Age, 1993, pp36.  Pb.  Fine.  £2.95

Marsh, John and Garbutt, John  Images of Cumbrian Railways, Sutton Publishing, 2002, pp150.  Glazed Boards.  Fine.  A second collection of photographs depicted the railways in Cumbria.  £6.95

Marshall, John  Forgotten Railways Vol.9: North West England, David St John Thomas, 2nd edition 1992, pp176 with pp16 of illustrations.  Inscription.  No dw.  Hb.  VG.  £3.95

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

Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith  West Sussex Railways in the 1980s, Middleton, 1989, pp96.  Glazed Boards.  Very Good.  A pictorial album, illustrations 36 to 55 are in colour.  £4.95

Morrison, Brian  Steam Around London: The Postwar Years, IA, 1992, pp192.  Large Format Hb.  VG+/VG+.  A major high-quality album on London steam from a highly respected photographer.  £6.95

Morrison, Brian and Brunt, Ken  British Railways Past and Present No.7 North East, East and South East London, Past & Present, 1999, pp128 plus pp8 of colour.  Pb.  VG.  The later edition with some colour illustrations. Featuring over 70 locations on routes radiating from King's Cross, Broad Street, Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, Cannon Street and Charing Cross.  £4.95

Nicholson, Christopher P and Barnes, Peter  Railways in the Peak District, Dalesman, 1st Edition 1971, pp96.  Pb.  Very Good.  Slight wear to the covers. The Midland, London North Western, & Great Central Lines in the Peak District are all considered.  £2.95

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

Nicholson, Christopher P  Main Lines in the Peak District: A Pictorial History, Dalesman, 1977, pp80.  Pb.  VG.  With sections on: Woodhead, The Hope Valley, and Railway through the Dales.  £5.95

North East by Rail, Railway Development Society, 1986, pp52.  Pb.  VG.  Considers each line in turn, including the Tyne & Wear Metro and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.  £1.95

Oppitz, Leslie  Sussex Railways Remembered, Countryside Books, 1987, pp112.  Inscription. Glazed boards with dw.  VG+/VG-.  Dw spine sunned and a 1.5 inch internally repaired tear at the head of the spine.  An illustrated history of the lost rural railways of Sussex.  £4.95

Oppitz, Leslie  Kent Railways Remembered, Countryside Books, 1988, pp112.  Glazed boards with dw.  VG/VG.  An illustrated history of the lost rural railways of Sussex.  £4.95

Oppitz, Leslie  Surrey Railways Remembered, Countryside Books, 1998, pp112.  Glazed boards with dw.  Fine / Very Good.  An illustrated history of the railways in Surrey.  £4.95

Oppitz, Leslie  Lost Railways of Sussex, Countryside Books, 2001, pp158.  Pb.  VG.  An illustrated history of the closed lines in Sussex.  £4.95

Oppitz, Leslie  Lost Railways of the Chilterns, Countryside Books, 2001, pp160.  Pb.  VG.  An illustrated history of the closed rural railways of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.  £4.95

Oppitz, Leslie  Lost Railways of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Countryside Books, 2004, pp160.  Pb.  VG+.  An illustrated history of the lost rural railways of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.  £4.95

Peters, Ivo  Farewell to North-West Steam: A photographer's salute to the last days of steam over Shap and on the Settle and Carlisle, D&C, 1^st edition 1992, pp176.  Edited by Mac Hawkins.  Large landscape format Hb.  Fine/VG.  Possibly the best Ivo Peters' album.  Sadly this book was also Ivo Peter's swan song and was completed after his death by Mac Hawkins.  £7.50

Peters, Ivo  Farewell to North-West Steam: A photographer's salute to the last days of steam over Shap and on the Settle and Carlisle, Grange, 2000, pp176.  Edited by Mac Hawkins.  First published by David and Charles in 1992.  Large Landscape Format Hb.  F/VG. Superficial wear to the dw at the top of the spine.  Possibly the best Ivo Peters' album.  Sadly this book was also Ivo Peters’ swan song and was completed after his death by Mac Hawkins.  £6.95

Ramsey, Hugh  Capital Steam, OPC, 1989, pp160.  Large Format Hb.  VG/VG.  Bottom front corner slightly bumped, slight wear to the dw at the head of the spine. The capital's steam locomotive sheds were a Mecca for enthusiasts in the 50s.  In Capital Steam the reader is taken on a journey from shed to shed with each being described, together with details of the locomotives present, the traffic served and the general atmosphere of the depot.  £6.95

Robertson, Kevin  The Last Days of Steam in Berkshire, Alan Sutton, 1987, pp148.  Glazed boards with dw.  VG/VG.  Top left corner of the covers slightly bumped.  Photographs featuring the final years of Berkshire steam.  £4.95

Robertson, Kevin  The Last Days of Steam Around London, Alan Sutton, 1988, pp175.  Hb. VG/VG.  A vivid portrait of steam from each of the four regions serving London.  £3.95

Robertson, Kevin  The Last Days of Steam in Hampshire, Alan Sutton, 1990, pp136.  Glazed boards with dw.  Very Good+ / Very Good+.  Slight wear to the top back edge of the rear cover. A selection of atmospheric photographs showing the final years of Hampshire steam.  £4.95

Robertson, Kevin  Devon and Cornwall Railways in Old Photographs, Alan Sutton, 1997, pp144.   Pb.  VG+.  £4.50

Robinson, Peter J  West Coast Border Steam, IA, 1977, pp64.  Hb.   VG/VG.  A pictorial album featuring steam on the many lines radiating from Carlisle.  £4.50

Robinson, Peter W  Rail Centres: Carlisle, IA, 1st edition 1986, pp144.  Rail Centres No.6.  Hb.  Fine / Very Good.  Traces the turbulent development of railways in the border city, which was served by seven separate railway companies until 1923.  £7.50

Robinson, Peter W  Rail Centres No.6: Carlisle, Booklaw Publications, 2004, pp144.  First published by Ian Allan in 1986.  Glazed boards with dw.  Fine/Fine.  Traces the turbulent development of railways in the border city, which was served by seven separate railway companies until 1923.  £6.95

Robinson, Peter and Groundwater, Ken  British Railways Past and Present No.4 The North East, Silver Link, 1987, pp104.  Pb.  Very Good.  Over 90 locations including Newcastle and Tyneside, Stockton and Teesside, Darlington, Durham, and Hexham.  £4.95

Rocksborough-Smith, Simon  Main Lines to the West, IA, 1981, pp128.  Hb. VG/VG.  An illustrated study of the Great Western and Southern main lines to the West Country during the 1950s and 60s.  Particular attention is paid to the extremely heavy holiday traffic on Summer Saturdays.  £5.95

Roose, Graham and Ballantyne, Hugh  British Railways Past and Present No.22 Wiltshire, Past & Present Publishing, 2002, pp144.  Pb.  VG.  Over 90 locations including Swindon, Chippenham, Westbury, Malmesbury, Devizes, Savernake and Salisbury.  £4.95

Rose R E  The LMS & LNER in Manchester, IA, 1987, pp128.  Hb.  Fine/Fine.  An illustrated account of LMS and LNER operations in the inter-war years.  £7.50

Rose, Peter  Leeds, Bellcode, 1992, pp96.  Railway Memories No.3.  Pb.  VG.  Some creasing to the rear bottom corner of the covers. A largely photographic survey.  £4.95

Rose, Peter  Return to York, Bellcode, pp96.  No date.  Railway Memories No.5.  Pb.  Fine.  A largely photographic survey of the railway in and around York.  £5.95

Sawford, Eric  The Last Days of Steam in Cambridgeshire, Alan Sutton, 1991, pp160.  Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good+.  A pictorial album.  £4.95

Shannon, Paul and Hillmer, John  British Railways Past and Present No.3: The North West, SLP, 1986, pp104.  Pb.  VG.  Over 230 photographs from over 80 locations including Liverpool, Manchester, Wigan, Rochdale, Preston, Blackpool and Lancaster.  £4.95

Shannon, Paul and Hillmer, John  British Railways Past and Present No.6: Cheshire & North Wales, SLP, 1988, pp104.  Pb.  VG+.  Over 90 locations including Crewe, Chester, Macclesfield, Wrexham, Oswestry, Pwllheli and Caernarfon.  £4.95

Sharpe G W  Pennine Steam, Sharpe, 1985, pp36.    Lineside Camera Series.  Pb.  Very Good.  An album of the author's photographs.  £1.95

Siviter, Roger  The Welsh Marches, Baton Transport, 1986, 188 pates.  Large Format Hb. VG/VG.  Fourteen years of preserved steam on the Chester - Shrewsbury - Newport route.  A large format b/w and coloured album to Siviter's usual high standard.  £4.95

Smith, Martin  The Railways of Bristol & Somerset, IA, 1992, pp112. Large Format Hb.  Fine/VG.  An illustrated history of the railways in the county.  £5.95

South, Raymond  Crown, College and Railways: How the Railways Came to Windsor, Barracuda, 1978, pp136.  Hb.  VG+/VG.  NRM reference library bookplate on flyleaf plus stamp on title page. No other stamps. The struggle between the GWR, the London South Western Railway, Eton College and the Crown to bring the railway to Windsor.  £5.95

Stennett, Alan  Lost Railways of Lincolnshire, Countryside Books, 2007, pp160.  Pb.  VG+.  An illustrated survey.  £4.95

Stretton, John  Leicestershire Railway Memories, Unicorn, 1989, pp158 with pp8 of colour. Large Format Hb.  Fine/VG+.  A high-quality album of photographs from the county of Leicestershire.  £6.95

Suggitt, Gordon  Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, 2003, pp160.  Pb.  VG+. An illustrated history of closed lines in Lancashire.  £4.95

Swinger, Peter  Glory Days: Steam in East Anglia, IA, 1999, pp96.  Landscape format.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  A history of steam traction in East Anglia, well-illustrated in colour & b/w.  £5.95

Thomas, David St John  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.1: The West Country, D&C, 5th revised edition 1981, pp286 with 68 plates, & a folding map in the rear.  Hb.  VG/VG.  Slight wear to the dw edges at the head & base of the spine. The fifth and substantially revised edition of the first volume of a definitive series.  £7.50

Thomas, David St John  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.1: The West Country, Phoenix, First Edition 1960, pp212 with a folding map in the rear.  Hb.  VG/VG- with slight wear along the edge of the dw.  A first edition of the book that launched the monumental History of Railways Series, later published by David & Charles.  £6.95

Thomas, David St John  West Country Railway History, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.1: The West Country, D&C, 4th revised edition 1973, pp274 with 56 illustrations & a folding map in the rear.  Pb.  VG.  Covers protected by a clear adhesive covering.  Presentation plate to a school library inside the front cover, and a brown glue stain from a now-loose pastedown inside the rear cover.  The 4th edition of the first volume of a definitive series  £3.95

Thompson, Alan and Groundwater, Ken  British Railways Past and Present No.11 North Yorkshire (Part I): York and Selby, the Dales, and Skipton to Garsdale, Past & Present Publishing, 1992, pp128.  Pb.  Very Good.  Featuring over 50 locations including York, Northallerton, Selby, Harrogate, Skipton, Ribblehead and Garsdale.  £4.95

Thompson, Alan and Groundwater, Ken  British Railways Past and Present No.14: Cleveland and North Yorkshire (part 2), Past & Present Publishing, 1999, pp144.  Pb.  VG.  Over 200 photographs from over 70 locations including Stockton on Tees, Middlesborough, Northallerton, Whitby, Pickering, Malton and Scarborough.  £4.95

Twells H N  The Railways in and around Burton upon Trent, Challenger, 1997, pp96.  Large Format Pb.  Very Good+.  A well-illustrated study.  £7.50

Vanns, Michael A  Rail Centres: Nottingham, Booklaw, 2004, pp128.  Glazed boards with dw. Fine / Very Good.  A comprehensive well-illustrated history of the Nottingham area.  £6.95

Wainwright S D  Steam in West Cheshire and the North Wales Border, IA, 1981, pp96.  Hb. VG+/VG.  Superficial wear to the dw at the head of the spine.  An album focusing on the area around Chester.  £4.95

Waller, Peter  Celebration of Steam: West Riding, IA, 1994, pp128.  Pb. VG+.  An area-by-area photographic survey.  £4.95

Warn C R  Rural Branch Lines in Northumbria, Frank Graham, 2nd edition 1978, pp56 with illustrations and some excellent maps.  Rails Across Northumberland Pt.3.  Pb.  Fair.  Stain to the rear cover.  £3.95

Waters, Laurence  Rail Centres: Reading, IA, 1st edition 1990, pp128.  Hb.  VG+/VG+.  The original Ian Allan edition.  A well-illustrated history of the railways in & around Reading.  £7.50

Welbourn, Nigel  Lost Lines: London, IA, 1998, pp128.  Pb.  Fine.  An account of London lines which have either disappeared or been superseded by later developments. These include the ex-Great Western branch to Staines, the ex-London & North Western branch from Harrow to Stanmore, the closed terminus at King William Street and many more.  £3.95

Welbourn, Nigel  Lost Lines: North Eastern, IA, 1999, pp128.  Pb.  VG+.  Examines a selection of lines and stations in the North-Eastern Region that have closed.  Largely pictorial. £5.95

Welch, Michael  Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast, 2004, pp72.  Pb.  VG+.  An all-colour album.  £4.95

Wells P H  Steam in the East Midlands, IA, 1985, pp112.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  An album of the author's photos.  The East Midlands is taken to be the area east of Northampton - Leicester - Rugby - Derby and therefore includes much of Lincolnshire.  £4.95

White H P  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.2 Southern England, D&C, 4th edition 1982, pp232 with 46 plates & a folding map in the rear.  Hb.  VG/VG.  Superficial wear to the top edge of the dw.  £8.50

White H P  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.2 Southern England, Phoenix, 1st Edition 1961, pp214 plus 36 illustrations.  Folding map in the rear.  Early style dw. Hb.  VG/VG-.  Slight wear to the dw edges.  £8.50

White H P  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.2 Southern England, Phoenix, 1st Edition 1961, pp214 plus 36 illustrations.  Folding map in the rear.  Early style of dw.  Hb.  VG/Fair.  Dw internally repaired at the head & base of the spine.  Presentation plate to a school library inside the front cover, although a pastedown inside the rear cover indicates that the book was never issued.  £5.95

White H P  A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.3 Greater London, D&C, 3rd edition 1987, pp237 with 45 plates & a large folding map in the rear.  Hb.  VG+/VG.  Professor White's comprehensive study of railway development in the capital.  £14.50

White H P  Forgotten Railways South East-England, D&C, 1st edition 1976, pp192 including pp16 of illustrations plus a folding map in rear.  Forgotten Railways Series (Vol.6.).  Hb. VG/VG.  Presentation plate to a school library inside the front cover, and a pastedown inside the rear cover showing that the book was never issued.  Perhaps a misleading title since Professor White focuses on the old Southern Railway Central and Eastern Divisions.  £5.95

Whitehouse, John and Dowling, Geoff  British Railways Past and Present No.5 The West Midlands, SLP, 1987, pp104.  Pb.  VG+.  Over 95 locations including Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Rugby, Leamington, Bromsgrove, Worcester.  £4.95

Whitehouse P B  Pre-Grouping in the West Midlands, OPC, 1984, 214 plates.  Large Format Hb.  Fine/VG.  A high-quality album of pre-1923 West Midlands photographs.  £6.95

Whiteley J S and Morrison G W  Steam in the West Riding, D&C, 1975, pp70.  Hb.  Fine/VG+.  A high-quality album from a well-known photographic team.  £5.95

Whiteley, John and Morrison, Gavin  British Railways Past and Present No.2: South and West Yorkshire, SLP, 1986, pp84.  Pb.  VG.  Over 170 photographs from over 70 locations including Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield.  £4.95

Whittle G  The Railways of Consett and North-West Durham, D&C, 1971, pp248 with a colour frontis.  Hb.  Fine/VG-.  Half-inch internally repaired tear to the dw.  "All the railways in this complex and interesting area have their detailed story told, many for the first time."  £16.50

Williams, Ned  Black Country Railways, Alan Sutton, 1995, pp128.  Britain in Old Photographs.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  Some lines in the map on page 4 have been "hatched" in ink.  Pictorial album with sections on: Historical Outline, Ex-GWR Main Lines, Ex-LNWR Main Lines, Byways, On the Shed, Railways in the Service of Industry, and The Workers.  £3.95

Wilson J P  The Development of Nottingham's Railways, Nottingham Civic Society, 1989, pp32.  Pb.  Very Good.  An illustrated history of railways in and around Nottingham.  Nottingham was served by the Midland, Great Northern and Great Central Railways.  £3.95

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