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Casserley H C Britain's Joint Lines, IA, 1968, pp224. Hb. VG/Poor. Most of the dw spine is missing. An illustrated survey of the no fewer than 70 jointly owned sections of railway that existed in 1922, ranging from the 183 mile long Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to short branches or lines only a mile or two long. £5.95
Cheshire Lines
(Midland, Great Central & Great Northern)
Griffiths, R
Prys The Cheshire Lines,
Oakwood, 1958, pp54 plus pp8 of illustrations.
Oakwood Library No.5. First
published in 1947. Pb. VG. A history of
the Cheshire Lines until nationalisation in 1948.
£4.95
Great Northern & London & North Western Joint Railway
Franks D L Great Northern and London & North Western Joint Railway, Turntable, 1974, pp71. Minor Railways of Britain Series. Pb. VG. Old inscription. The history of a joint line from Bottesford through Melton Mowbray to Welham Junction. £16.50
Great Western & Great Central Joint Line
Edwards, Dennis and Pigram, Ron The Final Link, Bloomsbury Books, 1988, pp144. The superior edition with a dust wrapper. Large Format Hb. Fine/Fine. An illustrated history of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Line, the last main line steam railway to be built in England. £5.95
Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway
(Joint L&NWR & Great Central Railway)
Dixon
F The Manchester South Junction
& Altrincham Railway, Oakwood Press, First edition 1972, pp88 plus pp10
of illustrations. Oakwood
Library No.34. Pb.
VG. £4.95
Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway
Digby, Nigel J L A Guide to the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, IA, 1993, pp160 with numerous illustrations & diagrams. Large Format Hb. Fine/VG+. A detailed account of the line and its structures - stations, bridges and ancillary buildings - including present day remains. £20.50
Somerset and Dorset Railway
Arlett, Mike and Lockett, David The Somerset & Dorset in Colour, OPC, 1991, pp136.
Large Format Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good.
Two tiny wear marks to the dw on the spine. A superb selection of colour
photos from the Norman Lockett collection.
£7.50
Atthill, Robin The Somerset & Dorset Railway, D&C, 3rd Impression of 1st edition 1980, pp200 plus 59 plates. Hb. VG/VG. Slight wear to the dw at the head of the spine. A standard history of the Somerset and Dorset, with contributions on locomotives by Ossie Nock. £7.50
Barrie D S and Clinker C R The Somerset and Dorset Railway, Oakwood, 2nd edition 1959, pp76 plus pp16 of plates. Oakwood Library No.6. Pb. VG. The history of the S&D until nationalisation. £3.95
Gibbs P W The S&D 7Fs Remembered, Camelot Locomotive Society, 1986, pp28. Pb. VG+. An illustrated booklet with further footplate reminiscences from Peter Smith. £5.95
Hawkins,
Mac The Somerset and Dorset Then
and Now, BCA/PSL, 1986, pp272. Hb.
VG+/VG. A comprehensive sequence of
then and now shots in b/w and colour. £5.95
Hawkins, Mac The
Somerset and Dorset Then and Now, D&C, 1995, pp224. Large Format Hb. Fine/Fine.
First published by Patrick Stephens in 1986.
A comprehensive sequence of then and now shots in b/w and colour.
This revised edition includes much new archive material, and virtually
all of the "now" pictures were re-taken. £5.95
Judge C W and Potts C R An Historical Survey of the Somerset & Dorset Railway: Track Layouts and Illustrations, OPC, 1st edition 1979, pp135. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. Slight wear to the top edge of the dw. Detailed plans and pictures of every Somerset & Dorset station. £10.50
Macdermott, Brian Modellers' & Enthusiasts Guide to the Somerset and Dorset Line, PSL, 1982, pp96. Glazed Boards. Very Good. Provides useful information on the freight and passenger workings on the S&D main line. £6.95
Peters, Ivo The Somerset and Dorset: An English Cross Country Railway, OPC, 1974, 235 plates. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. Half inch closed tear to the dw edge. A photographic tribute to the S&D. £6.95
Peters, Ivo The Somerset and Dorset in the Sixties, Pt 3: 1960-1962, Pt.4: 1963-66, OPC, 1990, 250 plates (Pt 3) and 215 plates (Pt.4). Foreword by Mike Arlett. Inscription. Large Format Hb. Fine/VG+. Originally published as two separate volumes. £10.50
Richardson G A Steam
on the Somerset and Dorset, Bradford Barton, 1975, pp96.
Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good+.
Black and white speckled cover. A
pictorial album. £5.95
Riley R C The
Somerset and Dorset Line, Atlantic, 1984, pp36. Colour of Steam Series vol.2.
Pb. Fine.
£1.95
Robotham, Robert On Somerset & Dorset Lines, IA, 1999, pp80. Glazed Boards. Fine. Landscape format all-colour album. £5.95
Smith, Peter Footplate over the Mendips, OPC, 1978, pp138. Pb. Good+. Anecdotes and stories of the Somerset & Dorset, mainly from the period 1919 to 1950. A sequel to Mendips Engineman. £3.95