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Karau, Paul  Great Western Branch Line Termini: Vol.2, OPC, 1978, pp124.  Large format Hb.  VG-/VG-.  Book generally VG with cover bumped at the base of the spine.  Dw internally repaired at the top and bottom of the spine, spine sunned.  Comprehensive illustrated studies of Abbotsbury, Ashburton, Hemyock, Moretonhampstead and Princetown.  £9.50

Kazer, Peter  Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling, Wild Swan, 2001, pp124.  Large Format Pb. VG+.  A personal view based on 30 years of narrow gauge modelling.  £8.50

Keeley, Raymond  Memories of LNER Steam, IA, 1980, pp112.  Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good.  Slight wear to the dw at the base of the spine.  Price clipped.  Lively essays combined with over 140 previously unpublished pictures.  £6.95

Keeley, Raymond  Memories Around Steam Sheds, IA, 1985, pp96. Inscription.  Hb.  Very Good / Very Good.  Follows the same format as the author's earlier books Memories of LNER Steam and Memories of LMS Steam.  £4.95

Kennedy, Ludovic  A Book of Railway Journeys, Collins, 1980, pp356.  Hb.  VG/VG. Inscription.  A well-chosen anthology; ideal bed time reading.  £4.95

Kennedy, Rex  Ian Allan's 50 Years of Railways 1942-1992, BCA/IA, 1992, pp256.  Large Format Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good.  A largely pictorial review of the changing railway scene from 1942 to 1992, published to commemorate fifty years of Ian Allan publishing.  £10.50

Kerry, Michael  The Great Gable Story, Peter Watts, 1983, pp20.  Large landscape format Pb. Very Good+.  The story of the preserved class 44 diesel-electric, Great Gable.  £1.95

Keys R and Porter L  The Manifold Valley and its Light Railway, Moorland, 1972, pp58.  Pb. VG.  Eight pages of text plus illustrations of the narrow gauge Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway.  £4.50

Kichenside, Geoffrey  Diesels and Electrics in Action, D&C, 1976, pp96.   Hb.  VG+/VG.  A pictorial history of early diesel and electric traction.  £4.95

Kichenside, Geoffrey  The West Coast Route to Scotland, D&C, 1976, pp96.  Hb.  Very Good / Very Good.  A pictorial survey of the West Coast main line from the Victorian era to the electric locomotives of the 1970s.  £3.95

Kichenside, Geoffrey  150 Years of Railway Carriages, D&C, 1981, p96.  Glazed Boards.  Very Good.  An illustrated history of the evolution of the British railway carriage.  £3.95

Kichenside, Geoffrey  Great Train Disasters: The World's Worst Railway Accidents, Parragon, 1997, p96.  Large landscape format.  Glazed boards with dw.  Fine/VG.  An illustrated history.  £4.95

Kichenside, Geoffrey and Williams, Alan  Two Centuries of Railway Signalling, OPC, 1998, pp248 with numerous illustrations and diagrams, some in colour.  Large Format Hb.  VG+/VG+.  A comprehensive history of railway signalling from the earliest days to the present time.  £14.50

Kidner R W  Mineral Railways, Oakwood, 2nd edition 1946, pp20 including numerous photos & maps.  First published in 1937.  Light Railway Handbooks No.7.  Pb.  VG-.  Covers a bit grubby.  £2.95

Kidner R W  Standard Gauge Light Railways, Oakwood, 2nd edition 1947, pp14-28 plus pp5 of plates.  First published in 1937.  Light Railway Handbooks No.4.  Pb.  Very Good with some browning of the covers. Deals with the "Colonel Stephens Lines."  £2.95

Kidner R W  The Light Railways of Eire, IOM and Channel Islands, Oakwood, 2nd edition 1949, pp24 including pp7 of plates.  Light Railway Handbooks No.6.  First published in 1938. Pb.  VG.  Staples rusty and covers slightly grubby but generally VG.  £4.95

Kidner R W  Three-Foot Gauge Railways of Northern Ireland, Oakwood, 2nd revised edition 1950, pp17 plus pp7 of b/w plates.  First published in 1937.  Light Railway Handbooks No. 5.  Pb.  Very Good with light browning of the covers and pages.  £2.95

Kidner R W  English Narrow Gauge Railways, Oakwood, 5th edition 1964, pp25-48.  First published in 1937.  Light Railway Handbooks No.3.  Pb.  Very Good.  Mark from old price sticker on the cover.  An early Oakwood illustrated booklet.  £2.95

Kidner R W The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Oakwood, 1967, pp34.  Locomotion Papers No.35.  Pb.  Very Good.  An illustrated history.  £3.95

King, Donald  South West Railwayman, A&U, 1984, pp96.  Steam Past Series.  Well-illustrated throughout.  Hb.  Fine/VG+.  Memories of the Lyme Regis branch.  £4.95

King, Mike  An Illustrated History of Southern Coaches, OPC, 2006, pp224.  Large format Hb.  Fine/VG.   A comprehensive illustrated history with over eighty 4mm/ft drawings.  £24.50

King, Mike  An Illustrated History of Southern Pull-Push Stock, OPC, 2006, pp160.  Large format Hb.  Fine / Fine.  Comprehensively illustrated with both photographs and 4mm scale drawings.  £18.50

King P K and Hewins D R  The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-East Lincolnshire, Foxline, 1998, pp88.  Scenes from the Past: 5.  Large Format Pb.  Very Good+.  The Great Central lines around Grimsby.  £7.50

Kingston, Patrick  Royal Trains, D&C/BCA, 1985, pp192 with additional material by Geoffrey Kichenside.  Large Format Hb.  Very Good+ / Very Good+.  Describes in detail the many saloons and complete trains built for the Royal family.  A lavish study, illustrated in both colour and b/w.  £6.95

Kington, Miles  Steaming through Britain, Unwin Hyman, 1990, pp190.  Large Format Hb. Fine / Very Good.  An excellent introduction to the preserved railway scene, aimed at the non-specialist reader, well-illustrated in b/w and colour.  £4.95

Kite J E  Vintage Steam, IA, 1969, pp104.  Hb.  Fine / Fine.  A highly diverse and unusual selection of pre-grouping photographs.  £4.95

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

Kneale E N  North Wales Steam (1927-1968), OPC, 1980, 178 plates.  Large Format Hb.  F/VG-.  Several small internally repaired tears in the dw.  A pictorial tribute to the LNWR main line to Holyhead.  £6.95

Knight, Steven  A Comprehensive Guide to Britain's New Railway, EMAP Apex, 1997, pp90. Large Format Pb.  Very Good.  A comprehensive guide to Britain's railways at the completion of rail privatisation with a map, illustrations and brief details of each franchise.  £1.95

Krause, Ian  Great Western Branch Line Album, IA, 1974. 5th impression 1974, pp112.  Hb. F/VG+.  Spine of dw slightly sunned.  Post-war steam on Great Western branch lines.  £5.95

Kumar, Amba  Stately Progress: Royal Train Travel since 1940, NRM, 1997, pp72.  Pb.  Fine A well-illustrated history of the royal train.  £3.95

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