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Abbott, Stan and Whitehouse, Alan The Line that Refused to Die: The story of the successful campaign to save the Settle and Carlisle Railway, Leading Edge, 1990, pp224. Pb. VG. The inside story of the ultimately successful fight to prevent the closure of the Settle & Carlisle. £3.95
Adams,
Nigel Layouts for Limited Spaces,
SLP, 1996, pp128. Large Format Pb.
Fair. Covers worn, contents
VG. "Choice, Design,
Construction, Operation. Practical solutions for the space-starved modeller."
£3.95
Adamson, Rob Sir
Lamiel and the King Arthur Class, Friends of the National Railway Museum,
2006, pp48. Famous British
Locomotives Series. Large
Format Pb. Very Good+.
A well-illustrated history of the King Arthur class from conception to
preservation. £3.95
Adamson, Rob Oliver
Cromwell and British Railways' Standard Pacific Locomotives, Friends of the
National Railway Museum, 2007, pp48. Famous
British Locomotives Series. Large Format Pb. Fine. A
well-illustrated history of the Standard Pacifics from conception to
preservation. £3.95
Addyman, John and Fawcett, Bill The High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station: 150 years across the Tyne, North Eastern Railway Association, pp152 with contributions from Peter Elliston, John Mallon and Dr Ian Roberts. Large format Pb. VG. An impressive study. £12.50
Adley,
Robert In Search of
Steam 1962-68, Blandford, 1981, pp157.
Hb. Very Good+ /
Very Good+. Steam nostalgia
from Robert Adley, well-illustrated in colour.
£3.95
Adley,
Robert Wheels, BCA/IA,
1987, pp160. Large Format
Hb. Fine / Fine.
"Combines the atmosphere of steam's final years with an
informative text that puts into its historic place the role of many
famous British locomotives." £4.95
Adley, Robert Covering My Tracks, Guild/PSL, 1988, pp192. Hb. Fine / Fine. Recollections of the end of steam, well-illustrated in colour. £3.95
Adley,
Robert Countdown to 1968: The
Decline and Fall of Steam, OPC, 1993, pp180. Large Format Hb. Very
Good+ / Very Good+. A running
commentary on the last seven years of steam, illustrated with the author's own
colour photographs. £6.95
Allan, Ian Driven by Steam, IA, 1992, pp160. Hb. Very Good / Very Good. Bottom corners of covers slightly bumped plus tiny tear in the dw. Ian Allan's autobiography, published to commemorate 50 years of publishing. £6.95
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
Allen, Cecil J The Steel Highway: Railway Planning & Making, Longmans, Green & Co., 1928, pp132 with 4 colour and many b/w plates. Inscription. Hb. Good+/Poor. Foxing to the page edges, dw torn & incomplete. £5.95
Allen, Cecil J The Steel Highway: Trains & Their Control, Longmans, Green & Co., 1928, pp144 with 4 colour and many b/w plates. Inscription. Hb. Fair/Poor. Binding sound, foxing to the page edges, wear to the covers at the top of the rear spine edge, dw torn & incomplete. £4.95
Allen
C J Locollection,
IA, 1946, pp32. ABC
Locomotive Series. Small
format Pb. Good+.
A very early Ian Allan album.
£2.95
Allen, Cecil J Great
Eastern, IA, 1959, pp64. Pb.
Very Good. Slight wear at
the head & base of the spine. An
illustrated history, with a final chapter on current (1959) developments.
£3.95
Allen, Cecil J Great Western, IA, 1962, pp56 with 41 illustrations. Pb. VG-. Some wear to the covers. A concise illustrated history. £2.95
Allen,
Cecil J British Pacific
Locomotives, IA, 1st Edition 1962, pp240 plus pp47 of plates. Hb.
VG/VG-. The dw has been
internally re-enforced at the top and bottom of the spine, and to repair
a 0.5 inch tear to the dw edge. A
systematic appraisal of British 4-6-2s, from the Great Western's Great
Bear to the BR Standards. One
of C. J. Allen's most successful books.
£5.95
Allen C J The North Eastern Railway, IA, 1964, pp240 plus pp48 of illustrations. Hb. Very Good / Fair. Dw badly torn at the head of the spine and in the folds; the tears have been repaired internally. Probably the best modern history of the North Eastern Railway. £10.50
Allen,
Cecil J The Great Eastern
Railway, IA, 5th edition 1968, pp242 with a fold-up map in the rear.
Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good. C.
J. Allen started his long railway career with the Great Eastern, and first
publishing this standard history of the line in 1955.
£10.50
Allen, Cecil J Titled Trains of the Western, IA, 1974, pp96. Glazed Boards. Very Good+. An illustrated overview of the named expresses of the Great Western and Western Region. £3.50
Allen, Cecil J Salute to the Southern, IA, 1974, pp100. Glazed Boards. Very Good. C. J. Allen's tribute to the Southern Railway. £3.95
Allen,
G Freeman (editor) Trains
Illustrated Summer Annual, IA, pp64.
No date. Pb.
VG-. Nostalgia from
the late 1950s, with articles from the usual Ian Allan suspects!
£2.95
Allen,
G Freeman The Last Years of
British Steam: First Series, IA, 1976, pp128.
Hb. Fine/VG+.
Dw spine sunned. An excellent selection of photographs from throughout
Britain. £3.95
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
Allen,
G Freeman The Eastern Since 1948,
IA, 1981, pp144. Large Format Hb.
VG/VG+. A well-illustrated
history of the eastern region in the years after nationalisation.
£6.95
Allen, G Freeman and Whitehouse P B Eric Treacy: Railway Photographer, D&C, 1982, pp216, including 24 pages of coloured shots. Large Format Hb. Fine / Very Good+. When Eric Treacy died, his collection of negatives was entrusted to Patrick Whitehouse. Whitehouse and Freeman Allen have selected 300 of Treacy's best photographs from this huge collection, to produce a fitting tribute to his life's work. £5.95
Allen, G. Freeman The Yeoman 59s, Janes, 1985, pp64. Glazed Boards. VG. The story of the first American diesels to be imported into Britain. Around 10 pages of text plus b/w and colour photos. £2.95
Allen,
G Freeman and Whitehouse, Patrick Great
Railway Photographs by Eric Treacy, Peerage Books, 1987, pp216.
Large Format Hb. VG+/VG+.
A compilation of 300 of Treacy's best photographs including 24
pages of coloured shots. First
published in 1982 by David and Charles.
£5.95
Amos, Roger Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers [1], PSL, 1982, pp160. Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good. Tiny nick in the dw at the base of the spine. A series of practical electronics projects of increasing complexity. £4.95
Amos, Roger Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers 2, PSL, 1985, pp174. Hb. Fine / Fine. A further series of practical electronics projects with sections on controllers, accessories for controllers, track circuiting, signalling systems, automatic train control, train lighting and sound effects. £4.95
Anderson J and Swinglehurst E Train and Transport: A Collector's Guide, Bracken Books, 1989, pp96. Large Format Hb. Top front corner of the cover bumped else VG/VG. An illustrated study of printed railway ephemera. £3.95
Anderson, P Howard
Regional Railway Handbooks No.1: The East Midlands, David St John
Thomas/D&C, 1986, pp208. Hb.
F/F. A comprehensive survey
of inter-city, provincial sector and Railfreight activity in Derbyshire,
Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicester and Northamptonshire.
£5.95
Anderson
V R, Essery R J and Jenkinson D Portrait
of the LMS, Peco, 1971, pp112.
Colour frontis. Hb.
Very Good / Very Good. Contains
a wide variety of photographs that show the LMS in both familiar and
unfamiliar guise. £6.95
Anderson V R and Fox G
An
Historical Survey of Chester to Holyhead Railway: Track Layouts and
Illustrations,
OPC, 1984, 276
plates. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. Dw spine
slightly sunned, two half-inch tears to the dw.
A detailed survey of the stations on the LNWR's Chester to Holyhead line.
£18.50
Andress, Michael Complete Guide to Model Railways, PSL/Guild, 1992, pp512. Hb. VG/VG. All eight volumes of Michael Andress' best-selling modelling books under a single cover, well-illustrated throughout. Vol. 1: Baseboards, Track & Electrification; Vol.2: Layout Planning; Vol.3: Structure Modelling; Vol.4: Scenery; Vol.5: Operating Your Layout; Vol.6 Branch Line Railways; Vol.7 Modern Railways; Vol.8 Narrow Gauge Railways. £6.95
Andrews H I The Development of a Solid-Absorption Refrigerating Machine for Use on Trains, 1958, pp330-336 in the September 1955 issue of Modern Refrigeration and pp381-385 in the October 1955 issue (Both issues will be sent). Very Good. A technical record of a major project to develop a new steam-operated refrigerator van in the 1950s, recovered from the office of the author Dr Andrews. £3.95
Andrews,
Michael and Miler, Jonathon The
Coniston Railway, Cumbrian Railways Association, First Edition 1985,
pp32. Large Format Pb.
Very Good. An
illustrated history with detailed track plans of the stations.
£4.95
Anthony
C R and Rogers B Rail
Freight – Today, OPC, 1989, pp120.
Large Format Hb. Fine
/ Fine. Sectorised freight
operations in the North East during the late 80s. Well-illustrated
throughout. £6.95
Appleby, Ken York: Britain's Rail Super Centres, IA, 1993, pp145.
Large Format Hb. Fine / Fine. A
comprehensive history of York's railways, well-illustrated throughout.
£7.50
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
Armstrong, John Track Planning for Realistic Operation: Prototype Concepts for your Model Railroad, Kalmback, 2nd edition 1994, pp100. Large Format Pb. VG- with superficial wear to the covers. "Useful information about how real railroads operate and advice on how to design a realistic model railroad." £3.95
Ashton D L Stephenson's
Valve Gear for Model Engineers, Author, 1976, pp24 plus a fold-out graph at
the rear. Pb. Fair with a vertical crease to the full length of both the
front and rear covers. Shows how
the Stephenson valve gear can be applied to miniature locomotives.
£3.95
Ashworth,
Ben The Last Days of Steam in
Gloucestershire, Alan Sutton, 1986, pp137.
Inscription. Hb.
Very Good / Very Good. A
pictorial album. £4.95
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.1: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp297
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Some rubbing to the
edges of the covers. Vol.1 has sections entitled: Introductory Survey, Hand
Tools & Gauges, Drawing & Sketching, Non-Ferrous Metals,
and Cast Iron & Wrought Iron. £10.50
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.2: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp271
with numerous figs. No date.
"This edition is specially prepared for subscribers."
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Some rubbing to the
edges of the covers. Vol.2 has
sections entitled: Pattern Making, Iron & Steel Founding, and Brass
Founding. £10.50
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.3: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp325
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Some rubbing to the
edges of the covers, front cover pulling away slightly from the binding. Vol.3
has sections entitled: The Steels, Hardening & Tempering of Steels,
Lathes & Lathe Work, Screw-Cutting, Shaping & Shaping
Machines, Planing & Planing Machines, and Milling.
£10.50
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.4: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp298
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Slight rubbing to the
edges of the covers. Vol.4 has sections entitled: Drilling, Boring &
Nibbling; Slotting Machines & Slotting; Turret & Automatic
Lathes, Grinding & Grinding Machines; and Jigs & Tools.
£10.50
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.5: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp349
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
Good+. Rubbing to the edges
of the covers. Vol.5 has sections
entitled: Drop & Machine Forging; Die-Making, Press Work &
Stamping; Practical Blacksmithing; and Welding.
£10.50
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.6: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp331
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Wear to the covers at
the top of the spine & slight rubbing to the cover edges elsewhere. Vol.6 has sections entitled: Working of Sheet & Plate
Metals, Surface Treatment of Metals, Gear Cutting, Plate
Shop Practice, and Mechanical Handling of Materials & Products.
£10.50
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.7: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp235
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Slight rubbing to the
cover edges. Vol.7 has sections entitled: Plain Bearings, Ball &
Roller Bearings, Petrol Engine Fitting & Assembly, and Gas
Engine Fitting & Assembly. £10.50
Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.8: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp272
with numerous figs. "This
edition is specially prepared for subscribers."
No date. Hb. No dw. VG-.
Small wear marks on rear cover, and binding pulling away slightly from
the spine at the top front. Vol.8 has sections entitled: Steam Engine &
Pump Fitting & Erecting; Turbine Fitting & Erecting; Internal
Combustion Engine Testing; and Testing of Steam Engines.
£10.50
Atterbury,
Paul Discovering
Britain's Lost Railways, AA Publishing, 2000, pp160.
Large Format Hb. Fine / Very Good.
"Sets out in search of some of the most interesting of
[Britain's] closed lines, retracing their routes, exploring their
relics, and looking back with nostalgia to the days when the railway was
an essential part of country life."
£4.95
Atthill,
Robin The Somerset &
Dorset Railway, D&C, First Edition 1967, pp200 plus 59 plates.
Colour frontis. Hb.
VG+/VG- with superficial wear to the dw.
The standard history of the Somerset and Dorset, with
contributions on locomotives by Ossie Nock.
£7.50
Atthill, Robin The
Somerset & Dorset Railway, D&C, 1985, pp200 plus 59 plates.
Pb. VG+.
The definitive history of the Somerset and Dorset, with contributions on
locomotives by Ossie Nock. £4.95
Atthill, Robin The Picture History of The Somerset &
Dorset Railway, D&C, 1980, pp112 with a colour frontis. Picture Histories Series.
Hb. VG/VG.
A varied collection of 150 pictures, carefully selected to complement the
author's history of the Somerset & Dorset.
£6.95
Awdry, Christopher
Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, Guild/PSL, 1990,
pp288. "Largish" format Hb. Fine
/ Fine. Details of the over 1000
different railway companies that built Britain's railways.
£8.50
Awdry,
Christopher Awdry's
Steam Railways, Boxtree, 1990, pp160.
Large landscape format Hb. Very
Good+ / Fine. "A
glorious celebration of steam on ten British preserved railways."
Well-illustrated throughout in colour.
£4.95
Awdry, Christopher
Brunel's Broad Gauge Railway: Commemorating the Centenary of the GWR's
Gauge Conversion, OPC, 1992, pp144. Large
Format Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good.
An illustrated history of Brunel's broad gauge on the Great Western Railway.
£16.50
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