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Adams, Will The Railway Puzzle Book, PSL, 1989, pp96. Pb. Very Good. For those who like railway-based quizzes and crosswords. Solutions are included. £2.50
Allen, Cecil J British Atlantic Locomotives, IA, 1976, pp143 plus pp48 of plates. Revised and enlarged by G Freeman Allen. Pb. VG with some browning of pages. Before the arrival of the Pacifics, 4-4-2 Atlantics were the top link express locomotives on many lines. In this book C. J. Allen describes the Atlantics of the Great Northern, L&Y, Great Western, North Eastern, Great Central, LB&SC and North British Railways. £3.95
Allen, G Freeman and Whitehouse, Patrick Great Railway Photographs by Eric Treacy, Bounty Books, 2004, pp216. Large Format Pb. Very Good. A compilation of 300 of Treacy's best photographs, including 24 pages of coloured shots. A paperback edition of a book first published in 1982 by David and Charles. £3.95
Atthill, Robin The Somerset & Dorset Railway, Pan Books, 1971, pp236. Pb. VG-. The paperback edition of the definitive history of the Somerset and Dorset, first published by David and Charles in 1967. £2.95
Bloom, Alan Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Jarrold, 1979, pp32, 68 illustrations (51 colour) & a map. Jarrold Railway Series 1. Pb. Very Good+. £1.95
Bloom, Alan Locomotives of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, Jarrold, 1979, pp32, 66 illustrations (56 colour) & a map. Jarrold Railway Series 3. Pb. VG. £1.95
Bloom, Alan Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway, Jarrold, 1980, pp32, 64 illustrations (50 colour) & a map. Pb. VG+. Jarrold Railway Series 4. £1.95
Bloom,
Alan Locomotives of British
Railways, Jarrold, 1980 pp32, 59 illustrations (53 colour) & a map.
Jarrold Railway Series 5.
Pb. VG.
£1.95
Cavalcade Retrospect: Official British Rail Eastern Region Souvenir, BR, 1975, pp48. Pb. VG. A pictorial record of the great locomotive parade at Shildon to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway; Cavalcade Reflections: Official British Rail Eastern Region Souvenir, BR, 1975, pp48. Pb. VG. Further shots from the locomotive parade at Shildon. Both booklets together: £1.95
Cockman
F G Discovering Preserved
Railways, Shire, 1990, pp84 and 30 illustrations.
Pb. Very Good+. A brief
introduction to 36 preserved railways, with a map of each line.
£1.95
Coleman, Terry The Railway Navvies: A History of the Men who made the Railways, Penguin, 1986, pp256 plus pp16 of illustrations. First published in 1965. Pb. Slight creasing to the covers else VG. A history of the men who in less than 80 years from 1822 onwards built 20,000 miles of track. £3.95
Dales Rail Settle and Carlisle Line: A guide to the scenic rail journey between Leeds and Carlisle, Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee, 1976, pp16. Pb. Very Good. Publicity for the Dales Rail Service in the 1970s, part of the long struggle to keep the Settle and Carlisle line open. £0.95
Eatwell, David Steam
Locomotive in Action, Batsford, 1983, pp64. Pb. Fine.
The story of the development of the British main line steam special and
of some preserved railways, illustrated in colour throughout.
£1.95
Ellis, C Hamilton The Midland Railway, IA/Malaga Books, 1966, pp192. Pb. Fair. Some wear to the spine, a good reading copy. A standard history of the Midland Railway, with a heavy emphasis on locomotive matters. £3.95
Ellis, C Hamilton The Trains We Loved, Pan Books, 1971, pp110 plus 8 coloured reproductions of Hamilton Ellis paintings. Pb. VG with some browning of the pages. A railway classic, first published in 1947. £2.50
Garratt, Colin and Wade-Mathews, Max Locomotives: A Complete History of the World's Great Locomotives and Fabulous Train Journeys, S. Web & Son, 2001 pp512. Pb. Very Good. Small wear mark at the base of the spine. Combines two books, The World Encyclopedia of Locomotives by Colin Garratt and Great Railway Journeys of the World by Max Wade-Mathews under a single cover. Well-illustrated throughout, largely in colour. £3.95
Garrod, Trevor Thames
and Downs by Rail, Jarrold, 1988, pp64.
Pb. VG+.
A useful guide to rail trips from Paddington and Waterloo produced by the
Railway Development Society. £1.95
Great Western 150: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Great Western Railway, EMAP National Publications, 1985, pp80 with pp8 of colour. A Steam Railway Special. Large format Pb. VG. Slight creasing to the top left front corner. A series of illustrated articles on the Great Western Railway. £2.95
Great Western Tribute, IA, 1985, pp48. Large format Pb. VG+. An illustrated series of articles written to celebrate GW150: Fifty years ago, Paddington to Shrewsbury - 1944, Great Western shipping services, By '61' to Paddington, In praise of Moguls, A dip into the past, Disaster near Didcot, The Welsh Connection and Didcot - then and now. £2.95
Hardingham, Roger The Barry List, Kingfisher, 6th edition 1981, pp30. Pb. VG. The sixth edition of Roger Hardingham's famous Barry List giving details of locomotives still at Barry, rescued from Barry, or cut up at Barry. £1.95
Harris, Michael Brunel,
the GWR and Bristol, IA, 1985, pp50. Large
Format Pb. VG+.
A series of illustrated articles including: Brunel in Bristol; The
approach to Bristol - constructing the GWR; A great station: Bristol, Temple
Meads; Bristol relives the steam age; Bristol Fashion - the restoration of
Brunel's Temple Meads, and One hundred years of the GWR.
£1.95
[Herring, Peter] Classic British Steam Locomotives, Abbeydale Press, 2000, pp192 with numerous illustrations, mainly colour. Pb. VG. Peter Herring is credited as the author in the hardback edition. After a brief introduction, a two-page spread is devoted to each class of locomotive. £2.95
Hollingsworth, Brian The Pleasures of Railways, Penguin, 1984. Pb. VG+. "A journey by train through the delectable country of enthusiasm for railways." £2.95
Joy, David North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Dalesman, 1983, pp72. Pb. VG. A pictorial survey of the preserved line from Pickering to Grosmont. £2.95
Joy, David Settle-Carlisle in Colour, Dalesman, 1983, pp72. Landscape format Pb. G+ with creasing in the lower corner of the front cover. A description of the Settle & Carlisle line, illustrated by 32 colour illustrations of freight and passenger trains. £2.50
Marsden, Colin Motive Power Recognition:1 Locomotives, IA, 1st edition 1981, pp144. Small format Pb. VG. General technical data and illustrations of classes 01 to 87, IC125 power cars, and of most departmental locomotives. £1.95
Marshall,
John The Guinness Railway Book,
Guinness, 1989, pp200. Pb.
Very Good+. A comprehensive
reference work detailing the records, achievements, facts and history of the
world's railway systems, as well as the people who created them.
£2.50
McNaught, R. S., Peters, Ivo and Milton, David The Golden Age of Steam: Locomotives of the Great Western and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railways, Western Daily Press, 1980, pp42. Pb. Very Good. Locomotive illustrations, each flanked by a one-page description. £0.95
Middlemass, Thomas Mainly Scottish Steam, D&C, 1973, pp157 with red spine faded. Pb. VG. Reminiscences of Scottish steam in the 20s and 30s. £2.95
Montague, Keith British Railways Standard Steam, OPC, 1977, pp64. Pocket Railway Books - No.3. Spiral bound Pb. VG. A pictorial survey. £1.95
Nabarro, Gerald Severn Valley Steam, Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1971, pp107 plus 64 pages of b/w illustrations. Pb. Tiny tear in the cover else VG. A history of the Severn Valley line with a brief look at early preservation days in the final two chapters. £2.95
Nixon L A A Decade of BR Steam Running 1971-1981, IA, 1981, pp96. Pb. Fine. High-quality photographs recording a decade of main line preserved steam. £2.95
Nock O S LNER Steam, Pan Books, 1971, pp274 plus pp16 of pictures. First published by D&C in 1969. Pb. Good+. Vertical creasing to the spine of the covers. A comprehensive history from grouping until the end of steam. £2.95
Nock
O S Speed Records on Britain's
Railways: A Chronicle of the Steam Era, Pan Books, 1972, pp207.
First published by David & Charles in 1971.
Pb. Good+. Some
creasing to the covers. High-speed
steam runs from the broad gauge trials to the record breaking thirties.
£2.95
Nock O S Engine 6000 The Saga of King George V, D&C, 1972, pp108 with pp16 of plates. Pb. Very Good. The story of the first King Class locomotive from its visit to the US for the centenary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway to its eventual preservation. £2.95
Patterson,
Edward The County Donegal
Railways, Pan Books, 1972, pp229. Pb.
VG-. Creasing to the spine of the cover and some browning of the pages.
The definitive history of the County Donegal Railways first published by
David and Charles in 1962. £2.95
Pegler
A, Allen C J, Bailey T and Edmonson H Flying
Scotsman, IA, 2nd edition 1978, p80. Bookplate.
Glazed Boards. Very Good+.
An illustrated history of arguably the world's most famous steam
locomotive. 2nd enlarged edition covering the US Tour.
£2.95
Powell, Ken and Body, Geoffrey Northern Rail Heritage: Architectural and Operational Railway Preservation in Northern England, Avon Anglia, 1983, pp48. Pb. VG+. "Describes the most significant examples of great railway architecture in the North." £1.95
Railway Posters. A series of four coloured railway posters: GWR: Royal Leamington Spa, GWR: St Ives, British Railways: Queen of Scots, British Railways: Monsal Dale in the Peak District. Fine. Reprinted in A4 size. £0.95
Richardson, Paul Evocative Steam, Osprey, 1985, pp128. Pb. VG. The majesty of preserved steam in colour from the Railway Photographer of the Year 1982-1983. £2.50
Robertson, Kevin 150 Great Western Railway Years, Kingfisher, 1985, pp56 including many illustrations and 2 colour plates. Large format Pb. Very Good+. A series of illustrated essays on the Great Western Railway with sections on: The Beginning of an Era, Broad Gauge, Development of the System, Personalities, Engineering Prowess, Signalling, Great Western Magic, Enlargement of the System, Ancillary Services, Records on the Line, Peace & War, Carriages, Goods Wagons & Services, Locomotives, The Changing Scene, and the Western Today. £1.95
Rolt L T C Railway Adventure, D&C/Phoenix house, 1961, pp176 plus pp16 of illustrations. First published in 1953 by Constable. Pb. Fair. Slight wear to the covers at the head & base of the spine. A classic account of the struggle to rescue the Talyllyn Railway. £3.95
Rolt
L T C Railway
Adventure, Pan Books: D&C Series, 1971, pp152.
Pb. VG. Browning to the
pages. The story of
the rescue of the Talyllyn. First
published in 1953 by Constable. £2.95
Sharpe G W Western Express Steam, author, 1987, pp36. Lineside Camera Series. Pb. Very Good+. An album of Great Western steam. £1.50
Sharpe G W North Eastern Express Steam, author, 1988, pp32. Lineside Camera Series. Pb. Very Good+. An album devoted to ex-LNER Pacifics. £1.50
Simmons,
Jack (Prof) The Railways of
Britain: An Historical Introduction, Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1965,
pp264. Inscription. Pb.
VG with some creasing to the spine of the covers. An excellent overview
by a noted transport historian. £3.95
Simmons, Jack Dandy-Cart to Diesel, HMSO, 1981, pp68 plus 69 illustrations. Pb. VG. An introduction to the National Railway Museum at York. £0.95
Southern Colour Pictorial, IA, 1983, pp30. Pb. VG. A collection of Southern steam illustrations, all in colour. £1.95
Stanton,
Henry The Last Years of British
Steam 4/ Western Region, IA, pp56. Trains
Illustrated. No date. Large
Format Pb. £1.95
The Mallaig Railway, Northern Books, 1988, pp32. Pb. VG. "A guide to the line reprinted from the turn of the century, with colour illustrations to celebrate the return of steam in the 1980s." £0.95
Trains Album No.3: Western Region, IA, 1954, pp32. Small format Pb. Very Good. An early Ian Allan booklet. £1.95
Trains in the Eighties Vol.2 Electric Locomotives, IA, pp32. No date. Landscape format Pb. VG. A photographic survey. £0.95
Vallance H A The Highland Railway The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol.2, David St John Thomas, 4th edition 1985, pp210 including 8 colour plates. Additional material by C.R. Clinker and A. J. Lambert. Pb. VG+. A paperback version of the 4th edition of a standard history of the Highland Railway. £3.95
Weir, Tom The Mallaig Line: An illustrated history and guide, Famedram, pp28. No date. Pb. VG. £0.95
Weir, Tom The Kyle Line, Famedram, 1974, pp58. Small format Pb. Fine. An introduction to the Highland Railway's Kyle of Lochalsh line including the reminiscences of Mrs Jean MacKenzie who travelled on the first train into Kyle in 1897. £1.95
Whitehouse P B Branch Line Memories Vol.2: LMS, Atlantic, 1983, pp48. Pb. VG+. Photographic album. £2.95
Whitehouse, Patrick and Thomas, David St John The Great Western Railway: 150 Glorious Years, D&C, 2002, pp206. Large Format Pb. VG+. The paperback edition of this best-selling tribute to the Great Western. £3.95
Whitehouse P B and Thomas, David St John
LMS 150 The London Midland & Scottish Railway: A century and a
half of progress, D&C, 2002, pp208.
Large Format Pb. Very Good+. Some
superficial wear along the top edge of the covers. The paperback issue of a best-selling tribute to the LMS.
£3.95
Whitehouse, Patrick and Thomas, David St John LNER 150: The London and North Eastern Railway A century and a half of progress, D&C, 2002, pp208. Large Format Pb. VG+. The paperback edition at a bargain price. £3.95
Williams D C Main Line Steam, Jarrold, 1983, pp32 & 48 colour illustrations. Jarrold Railway Series 6. Pb. VG with some creasing to the lower corner. Focuses on preserved main line steam. £1.95
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