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Allchin M C V A History of Highland Locomotives, Railway Hobbies, 1947, pp72 with illustrations of each locomotive class. Card Covers. VG. "The author has endeavoured to include detailed information of every locomotive which came into the possession of the Highland Railway." £6.95
Barclay-Harvey, Sir Malcolm A History of the Great North of Scotland Railway, Locomotive Publishing Company, 1949, pp231 & pp44 of illustrations. Hb. No dw. VG. Some slight wear to the covers, foxing to the page edges. The second edition of a classic company history, first published in 1940. £7.50
Caplan, Neil The West Highland Lines, IA, 1988, pp56. Large Format Pb. VG+. An illustrated history of both the West Highland and the Callander & Oban lines. £3.50
Casserley H C Scottish Railways in the Heyday of Steam, Bradford
Barton, 1979, pp96. Hb. VG/VG- with
a half inch tear in the dw. Black
hb cover. £4.95
Cross, Derek London Midland Steam North of the Border, Bradford Barton, 1973, pp96. Hb. VG/VG. The dw has been covered with a clear adhesive covering and fixed to the covers. Red speckled hb cover. £4.95
Cross,
Derek Roaming the Scottish Rails,
IA, 1978, pp208. Large format Hb.
VG+/VG. A comprehensive
pictorial tribute to the railways of Scotland.
£5.95
Cross, Derek The Last Decade of Scottish Steam, Bradford Barton, 1979, pp96. Hb. VG/VG. Black & white “speckled” cover. £4.95
Dickson, Brian Steam Portraits 1960-1966, AS, 1994, pp154. Glazed boards with dw. Fine / Fine. One man's photographic record of the last years of steam in Scotland - with occasional forays south of the border. £4.95
Dow,
Andrew Rails to the Isles,
Dornoch Press, 1989, pp48. Pb.
VG. "David Dow captures
the splendour of the West Highland while 37s and semaphores still ruled
supreme." £2.95
Dow, George The First Railway across the Border, LNER, 1946, pp43 with a fold-up plan of Canal Street Station, Edinburgh in 1860. Pb. VG. Old price on cover, staples rusty. An illustrated booklet on the Edinburgh to Berwick line, issued to commemorate the centenary of the North British Railway. £6.95
Dow
George The Story of the West
Highland, Famedram, 2001, pp64 plus pp8 of colour illustrations.
Pb. VG.
A recent reprint of a booklet first published by the LNER in 1944.
£4.95
Fryer C E J The Girvan & Portpatrick Junction Railway, Oakwood, 1994, pp72 plus pp32 of illustrations. Locomotion Papers No.188. Pb. VG+. The Girvan & Portpatrick formed the final link in the G&SWR line from Glasgow to Stanraer. £4.95
Gammell
C J Scottish Branch Lines:
1955-1965, OPC, First Edition 1978, 163 plates.
Large Format Hb. Very Good+
/ Very Good. Red title on the spine
slightly faded. A pictorial survey
with the following sections: Highland, Grampian, Tayside, Fife, Central,
Strathclyde, Lothian, Borders and Dumfries & Galloway.
£8.50
Gammell C J Scottish Branch Lines, OPC, 1999, pp192. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. The later more comprehensive branch-by-branch survey with the following chapters: Highland, Grampian, Tayside, Fife, Central, Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway, Borders and Lothian. £10.50
Hucknall,
David Twilight of Scottish Steam,
OPC, 1989, pp120. Large Format Hb.
VG/VG. Nick in the dw at the
head of the spine. A class-by-class survey of the last steam engines in
Scotland. £5.95
Hunter D L G The Highland Railway in Retrospect, Moorfoot, 1988, pp80. Pb. VG. Highlights some of the unusual features of the Highland Railway and its operations. £7.50
Leslie R H Steam on the Waverley Route, Bradford Barton, pp96. No date. Hb. VG+/VG. Spine sunned. Small tears in the dw at the head of the spine. Dark blue (almost black) hardback covers. Pictorial album. £5.95
Middlemass, Thomas Mainly Scottish Steam, D&C, 1973, pp157 with pp16 of illustrations. Hb. VG+/VG. Red spine of dw sunned. Reminiscences of Scottish steam in the 20s and 30s. £5.95
Morrison, Brian Scottish Steam Album, OPC, 1st edition 1978, 271 plates. Large format Hb. VG/VG.. An excellent pictorial tribute to post-war Scottish steam. £5.95
Morrison,
Gavin Scottish Railways Then and
Now, IA, 1999, pp256. Large
Format Hb. VG+/VG. Lavishly
produced album of then and now illustrations from over 300 different locations
throughout Scotland. £12.50
Mullay A J Non-Stop London to Scotland Steam, PSL, 1989, pp120. Hb. Fine / Fine. The story of non-stop steam services between Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, in both LNER and British Rail days. £5.95
Nock O S Scottish Railways, Nelson, 1st edition 1950, pp214 & 14 colour plates. Hb. VG/Good+. Dw internally re-enforced at the head & base of the spine. A comprehensive general account of the railways of Scotland. £6.95
Nock O S and Eric Treacy Main Lines across the Border, Nelson, 1st edition 1960, pp155 plus 62 plates. Hb. VG/Poor. Some loss to the dw. In this first edition all the photographs are by Eric Treacy, whereas in the later Ian Allan edition new photographs by Derek Cross were substituted. As well as the East Coast and West Coast main lines, the authors also consider the Settle and Carlisle line and its Scottish connections, the Waverley route and the Glasgow and South Western line through Dumfries. £4.95
Nock O S The Caledonian Railway, IA, 1961, pp190 with a colour frontis. Hb. VG/VG. A highly readable history with an emphasis on locomotive matters. £12.50
Nock O S The Caledonian Railway, IA, 1961, pp190 with a colour frontis. Hb. VG-/Poor. Foxing to the covers, dw badly worn with loss at the bottom of the spine. A highly readable history with an emphasis on locomotive matters. £5.95
Nock O S The Highland Railway, IA, 1965, pp174 and colour frontis. Hb. VG+/VG+. A highly readable history with an emphasis on locomotive matters. £8.50
Nock O S The Caledonian Dunalastairs and associated classes, D&C, 1968, pp159. Locomotive Monograph Series. Hb. VG/Fair. Foxing to the preliminary title page, wear to the dw edges with slight loss at the head & base of the spine. A study of the Caledonian 4-4-0 classes. £12.50
Nock O S and Cross, Derek Main Lines across the Border, IA, 2nd revised edition 1982, pp222. Hb. VG+/VG. As well as the East Coast and West Coast main lines, the author also examines the Settle and Carlisle line and its Scottish connections, the Waverley route and the Glasgow and South Western line through Dumfries. Retains the original period text from the 1960 edition with new pictures by Derek Cross substituted for those of Eric Tracey. £6.95
Pearson, Michael Railway
Holiday in Scotland: a sequence of journeys by train, stopping off at places of
interest and bumping into people of character, Wayzgoose, 2001, pp248.
Illustrated by Eric Leslie. Pb.
VG+. The author's
reminiscences of rail travel in Scotland. £3.95
Reed, Brian Jones Goods and Indian L, Profile Publishing, 1971, pp97-120. Loco Profile 17. Pb. Four small marks on the cover else VG. An illustrated booklet. £2.95
Sangster,
Alan H The Story and Tales of
the Buchan Lines, OPC, 1983, pp132. Compiled
by Alan Sangster. Pb.
VG- with some superficial rubbing to the covers, and a stain to the rear
cover. A collection of short articles about the branch lines of the
Great North of Scotland Railway in the Buchan area. £4.50
Scottish Railway Locomotives, Glasgow Museum of Transport, 2nd edition 1972, pp50. Landscape Format Pb. Very Good. A history of the railways of Scotland and a descriptive guide to Scottish locomotives in the Museum of Transport, Glasgow. £1.95
Siviter, Roger Scottish Steam Routes, Baton Transport, 199 plates. No date. Large Format Hb. VG+/VG. Sections on: Carlisle - Kilmarnock - Ayr - Waterside - Glasgow, Glasgow - Falkirk - Edinburgh - Edinburgh Circle, Glasgow - Stirling - Perth - Dundee - Aberdeen, Perth - Aviemore - Inverness, Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, and Fort William to Mallaig. £4.95
Tatlow, Peter A History of Highland Locomotives,
OPC, 1st edition
1979, pp120. Based on Allchin's
1947 book. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. Tiny
tears in the dw at the head of the spine. With details and illustrations of
every class of Highland Railway engines. £7.50
Thomas, John The West Highland Railway, D&C, 1st edition 1965, pp172 with colour frontis. Railway History Series. Hb. VG/Fair. Dw worn at the top of the spine and internally re-enforced along the top & bottom edges with brown tape. Spine of dw faded and grubby. A history of the line to Fort William and Mallaig. £6.95
Thomas, John Scottish Railway History in Pictures, D&C, 1967, pp112 with a colour frontis. Railway Picture History Series. Signed by the author. Hb. VG/Poor. Slight loss to the dw at the head & base of the spine. £3.95
Thomas, John The North British Atlantics, D&C, 1972, pp188 with a colour frontis. Hb. VG/VG. Red spine of dw sunned. Some foxing to the pages. The fascinating story of the North British atlantics, based on extensive research and told by the doyen of Scottish railway writers. £10.50
Thomas, John The Skye Railway: The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands Vol.5, David St Thomas and D&C, 2nd revised & extended edition 1990, pp181. Updated by John Farrington. Standard Railway History Series. Hb. Fine/VG. Slight wear to the top edges & corners of the dw. A history of the Highland Railway branch from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. £8.50
Vallance H A The
Highland Railway, Stockwell, First Edition 1938, pp224, pp31 of plates and
fold-out map at the front. Inscription.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Some wear to the covers
and foxing to the page edges. A
first edition of the definitive history of the Highland Railway.
£16.50
Vallance H A The Highland Railway The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol.2, D&C, 4th edition 1985, pp210 with 8 colour plates. Additional material by C.R. Clinker and A.J. Lambert. Standard Railway History Series. Hb. Fine/Fine. The major history of the Highland Railway. £6.95
Vallance H A The Great North of Scotland Railway, D&C, 1st edition 1965, pp192, colour frontis plus 58 illustrations. Hb. Fine / Very Good. A first edition of a standard history of the GNoS. £10.50
Williams J P Railway Districts Illustrated No.2 Carstairs: Beattock - Law Junction, Xpress Publishing, pp88. No date. Landscape Format Pb. VG+. Largely pictorial, includes goods and passenger engine diagrams for Carstairs MPD in 1955, along with the working timetable. £5.95