New railway books - civil engineering, stations

(Reference #CE1274)
Price:£24.95

An engineering biography.
Schofield
Medium, 340 pages, illustrated with drawings, photos and maps. *Biography of the man who may or may not have given his name to the tramway. A short but singularly interesting life: Outram was involved, among other things, with canals and tramways in Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Wales and with the Iron Works at Butterley.

Birmingham - Bristol. Portrait Of A Famous Midland Route. Part One.

(Reference #CE1017)
Price:£14.99

Birmingham To Cheltenham.
Mourton, S & Pixton, B.
Large, 96 pages, softback. **Album with 14 page introductory article on The Making Of The Route and notes on services and on the Saltley mpd.

Birmingham - Bristol. Portrait Of A Famous Midland Route. Part Two.

(Reference #CE1637)
Price:£14.99

Cheltenham to Bristol and Bath.
Mourton, S & Pixton, B.
Large, 96 pages, photos, gradient profile, softback. **Album with 5 page introductory article on The Making Of The Route.

Birmingham New Street. The story of a great station 3. LMS Days 1923 - 1947

(Reference #CE0608)
Price:£14.95

Including Curzon Street.
Foster, R.
Very large, 128 pages, many photo and other illustrations, soft back. **Number 3 of a four part, very detailed, history; numbers 1 & 2 are out of print and number 4 is not yet published.

Birmingham Snow Hill.

(Reference #CE1560)
Price:£13.95

Commemorating 150 years of a great station
Baxter, I & Harper, R.
Very large, 128 pages, profusely illustrated with photos, some colour. Soft back. **History of the station.

Bristol Railway Stations 1840 - 2005.

(Reference #CE2167)
Price:£9.99

Oakley, M.
Very large, 111 pages, photo illustrations, map, bibliography, soft back. **A survey of Temple Meads and the suburban stations, giving descriptions and history, with opening and closure dates, of all stations in Bristol.

Britain's Historic Railway Buildings.

(Reference #CE0995)
Price:£60.00

An Oxford gazetteer of structures and sites.
Biddle, G.
Large, 759 pages, illustrated with photographs and maps. Hard back. **This is a monumental work in every sense. Described on the jacket as 'a complete survey and a vast pictorial archive of an architectural heritage that ranges from 18th century horse-drawn wagonways to post-modernist stations', it lists sites alphabetically by region and county.

British Railway Infrastructure In Colour.

(Reference #CE1993)
Price:£14.99

For the modeller and historian.
Hendry.
Very large, 96 page colour album, soft back. **A welcome addition to the British Railway ... In Colour series, this book provides recent and many period colour views of all aspects of railway environment. Intriguingly it also offers a tenuous link between the London & Birmingham Railway and the Enigma machine.

British Railway Signalling In Colour.

(Reference #CE1518)
Price:£14.99

For the modeller and historian.
Hendry, R.
Large, 80 pages period colour album, captioned at length. Soft back.

British Railway Stations In Colour.

(Reference #CE1123)
Price:£14.99

For the modeller and historian.
Jardine, N.
Large, 80 pages period colour album. Soft back.

British Railways Engine Sheds No 2.

(Reference #CE1511)
Price:£4.50

A Southern style.
Hawkins & Reeve.
Very large, 48 pages, pictorial, soft back.

Brunel

(Reference #CE1094)
Price:£25.00

The life and times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Buchanan, A.
Medium, 294 pages + 16 pages of plates, extensive bibliography, hardback. **A biography both of the engineer and of the man, setting him in the context of his times.

Brunel (Great Railway Eras).

(Reference #CE2119)
Price:£14.95

A railtour of his achievements.
Mitchell.
Medium, about 96 pages, album. Glazed boards. ** Six fascinating railtours of Brunel's crowning glory, the Great Western Railway.

Brunel In South Wales Volume 1: In Trevithick's Tracks.

(Reference #CE2060)
Price:£17.99

Jones, S K.
Medium, 224 pages + 16 pages of colour photo plates, other photos in text. Soft back. **Many of Brunel's innovative works were pioneered in South Wales, but have been eclipsed by such famous undertakings as the GWR, the steam ships etc. Brunel worked in South Wales at nearly every stage in his career and much survives and is still in use. This is the first of three volumes and begins with the historic background of the Merthyr ironworks and Trevithick.

Brunel's Bristol Temple Meads.

(Reference #CE1169)
Price:£24.99

A study of design and construction of the original railway station at Bristol Temple Meads, 1835-1965.
Binding, J.
Large, 160 pages, illustrated with drawings, plans, photos and contemporary material, hard back.

Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge.

(Reference #CE0575)
Price:£25.95

Binding.
Very large, 152 pages. Hard back.

Brunel's Timber Bridges And Viaducts.

(Reference #CE2317)
Price:£24.99

Lewis, B.
Large, 144 pages, illustrated with drawings of construction details, reproductions of original drawings, map, and many photos, hard back. **A close and detailed study of all aspects of Brunel's monumental timber structures.

Channel Tunnel.

(Reference #CE2122)
Price:£19.95

And its high-speed links. OL138.
Comfort.
Medium, 256 pages + large folding map, photos (mostly colour), maps, track plans, soft back. **A very detailed study of the origins, construction, operation and future of this monumental enterprise. Some fascinating illustrations.

Country Branch Line. Volume Two: The Stations.

(Reference #CE1472)
Price:£25.95

An intimate portrait of the Watlington branch.
Karau, P & Turner, C.
Very large, 214 pages, photo illustrations. Hard back.

Davies & Metcalfe.

(Reference #CE0582)
Price:£30.00

Railway Engineers To The World.
Metcalfe.
Very large, 208 pages. Hard back.

Derbyshire Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE0008)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Lund, B.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Devon Railway Stations (Great Western Railway).

(Reference #CE1314)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Swift.
Medium, 36 pages, album. Soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Devon Railway Stations (Southern Railway).

(Reference #CE1315)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Swift.
Medium, 36 pages, album. Soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Directory Of British Engine Sheds And Principal Locomotive Servicing Points Supplement No 1 [2006].

(Reference #CE2166)
Price:£6.99

Griffiths & Smith.
Very large, 32 pages, photo illustrations, numerous track plans, soft back. **This volume provides an update, corrections and amendments to Volume 1 (Southern Britain) and Volume 2 (North Midlands northwards), items .0494 and 0747 respectively.

Directory Of British Engine Sheds And Principal Locomotive Servicing Points. Volume 1.

(Reference #CE0494)
Price:£34.99

Southern England, the Midlands, East Anglia & Wales.
Griffiths & Smith.
Very large, 206 pages. Hard back. **For update and amendments see item 2166.

Directory Of British Engine Sheds And Principal Locomotive Servicing Points. Volume 2.

(Reference #CE0747)
Price:£35.00

North Midlands, Northern England & Scotland.
Griffiths & Smith.
Very large, 196 pages. Hard back. **For update and amendments see item 2166.

Dorset Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE1976)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Lund & Laming.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Gloucestershire Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE1661)
Price:£12.95

Oakley, M.
Large, 159 pages, photo illustrations, large map, bibliography, glazed boards. **An alphabetical survey giving a description and history, with opening and closure dates, of all stations in the county. Nicely produced - a real bargain.

Great Northern Railway Engine Sheds Volume 2.

(Reference #CE0249)
Price:£22.50

The Lincolnshire Loop, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire.
Griffiths & Hooper.
Very large, hard back, 122 pages.

Great Northern Railway Engine Sheds Volume 3.

(Reference #CE0646)
Price:£23.99

Griffiths & Hooper.
Very large, hard back, 114 pages. **This volume completes the series.

Great Western Branch Line Termini.

(Reference #CE0489)
Price:£29.99

Karau.
Very large, about 250 pages, album, many photos, maps, tables, line drawings and diagrams. Reprint. Hard back. **Introductory text to each chapter and fairly long captions, often giving historical background.

Great Western Railway Halts. Volume Two.

(Reference #CE1298)
Price:£18.95

Robertson
Very large, 121 pages, photo illustrations and drawings, hardback. **Covers halts and platforms from M to Y, with location, opening date, facilities and interesting operational or local features.

Great Western Railway Stations (And Great Western Joint Stations) 1941 - 1947.

(Reference #CE2038)
Price:£19.95

An historical survey of stations and lines under Great Western or Great Western joint ownership.
Smith, R J.
Very large, 216 pages, illustrated with maps, local diagrams and some photographs. Includes alphabetical lists of stations and of locations of lines. Hard back. **Labour of love, and essential GW reference. Provides basic information on all GW stations during the period. What a bargain!

GWR Disused Stations In Greater London.

(Reference #CE1038)
Price:£8.25

Connor.
Medium, 68 pages, photos, map, soft back.

GWR Engineering Work 1928 - 1938.

(Reference #CE1644)
Price:£28.95

Tourret, R.
Very large, 225 pages. photo illustrations and some track plans etc, Hard back. **This book reviews civil and mechanical engineering works in a period when it almost seems that the GW were rebuilding their whole system. Their programme covered all sections of their railway and dock operations, including major improvements at main stations, quadrupling of track, new avoiding lines, extension of automatic train control, colour-light signalling, upgrading at the South Wales docks, and many smaller improvements.

High Level Bridge And Newcastle Central Station.

(Reference #CE1573)
Price:£9.95

150 years across the Tyne.
Addyman, J & Fawcett, W.
Very large, 152 pages, illustrated with photos and contemporary prints (some colour), good structural drawings, maps, diagrams. Soft back. **Nicely done and thorough local history.

History Of North Eastern Railway Architecture Volume 1.

(Reference #CE0983)
Price:£18.95

The Pioneers.
Fawcett.
Very large, 184 pages, illustrated with photos (including 32 excellent colour pictures) and drawings, glazed boards. **"The aim of this [work] is to look at the development of railway architecture on the North Eastern Railway and those companies which became part of it together with the story of the Architect's Office [originally established in 1854 under Thomas Prosser] down to 1995.The present volume explores those railways which merged to form the NER together with the Newcastle & Carlisle and the Stockton & Darlington, the latter being taken down to the late 1850s." Volume 2 continues the history to 1877 and Volume 3 is planned to bring it up to 1995. So, a serious work, and nicely produced. Also excellent value.

History Of North Eastern Railway Architecture Volume 2.

(Reference #CE0844)
Price:£19.95

A Mature Art.
Fawcett.
Very large, 200 pages, illustrated with photos (including 36 excellent colour pictures) and drawings, glazed boards. **"The aim of this [work] is to look at the development of railway architecture on the North Eastern Railway and those companies which became part of it together with the story of the Architect's Office [originally established in 1854 under Thomas Prosser] down to 1995." This volume covers the history between the late 1850s and 1877, examining the work of Thomas Bouch and William Peachey. A serious work, nicely produced and excellent value. See also Volume 1, The Pioneers. Volume 3 is planned to continue the study to 1995.

History Of North Eastern Railway Architecture Volume 3.

(Reference #CE1995)
Price:£23.95

Bell and beyond.
Fawcett.
Very large, 256 pages, illustrated with photos (including 80 excellent colour pictures) and drawings, glazed boards. **"The aim ... is to look at the development of railway architecture on the North Eastern Railway and those companies which became part of it together with the story of the Architect's Office [originally established in 1854 under Thomas Prosser] down to 1995." This volume covers the history from 1877 to the present, examining the work of William Bell, Henry Field and the less well-funded LNER and BR architects, in particular the York Architect's Office. A serious work, nicely produced and excellent value. See also Volume 1, The Pioneers and Volume 2, A Mature Art.

History Of The Great Northern Railway's Colwick Motive Power Depot And Marshalling Yard.

(Reference #CE1865)
Price:£19.99

Incorporating the Nottingham Colwick Estates Light Railway, and the London & North Western Railway's Netherfield & Colwick engine shed.
Waite, P B.
Large landscape, 96 pages, many photo illustrations, maps, allocation lists, hard back.

Leeds Termini.

(Reference #CE1497)
Price:£6.99

Great Provincial Stations.
Pixton & Hooper
Very large, 64 pages, pictorial, soft back.

Leicestershire And Rutland Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE1313)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Lund, B.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Light Railway Construction.

(Reference #CE0503)
Price:£4.95

Calthrop.
Large, 34 pages. Soft back.

Lincolnshire Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE0007)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Croft, E.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

London's Disused Stations, Volume Five.

(Reference #CE1915)
Price:£8.75

The London & South Western Railway. Including the Tooting Merton & Wimbledon and West London Extension Railways.
Connor, J E.
Medium, 80 pages, photo illustrations, map, soft back.

London's Disused Stations, Volume Four.

(Reference #CE1770)
Price:£8.50

The South Eastern Railway.
Connor, J E.
Medium, 72 pages, photo illustrations, map, soft back.

London's Disused Stations, Volume Three.

(Reference #CE1145)
Price:£8.50

London, Chatham and Dover Railway.
Connor.
Medium, 72 pages, soft back.

London's Disused Underground Stations.

(Reference #CE0913)
Price:£8.25

Connor.
Medium, 68 pages, soft back.

London's Disused Underground Stations.

(Reference #CE1170)
Price:£19.95

Connor.
Very large, 128 pages, glazed boards.

London's Historic Railway Stations

(Reference #CE1296)
Price:£16.95

Betjeman
Large, 112 pages including 30 page colour section, glazed boards. **New edition of this well-loved classic has an addendum "Thirty Years Later" with text by Alan Jackson and colour photos by Colin Garratt and James Whiting. Black & white photography in the original part by John Gay.

Making Of A Railway.

(Reference #CE1484)
Price:£12.99

Rolt, L T C.
Medium, 154 page album, paper back. **The building of the Great Central London extension from contemporary photographs by S W A Newton with notes and captions by Rolt. A classic.

Manchester Victoria Station.

(Reference #CE1981)
Price:£16.95

Wray, T.
Very large, 132 pages, illustrated with photos, maps, track plans, drawings and diagrams. Soft back. **A history of the station.

Midland Railway.

(Reference #CE1550)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Waite, G.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes during the past century, with informative captions." Many station views of course, but lots of other subjects, starting naturally with the Sun Inn at Eastwood. But who could possibly have wanted to send anyone a postcard featuring Toton sidings?

Nottinghamshire Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE0009)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Lund, B.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

On The Footplate At Bushbury 1947-1962.

(Reference #CE2136)
Price:£19.95

An engineman's tale. RS15.
Terry.
Medium, 224 pages, some photo illustrations, diagrams and map of Wolverhampton area railways, soft back. **Reminiscences of a West Midlands fireman; includes a detailed chapter on the functioning of a steam locomotive.

Paddington, Great Western Gateway.

(Reference #CE0776)
Price:£19.95

Bryan.
Very large, 112 pages. Hard back.

Railway Archive. No 4.

(Reference #CE1533)
Price:£7.50

Parkhouse & Pope, eds.
Large, 96 pages, illustrated, soft back journal. *Chapeltown branch engineering; SER photos; US 0-8-0s of Pt Talbot Rly; Photographs of E Pouteau/4; Northamptonshire post cards.

Railway Passenger Stations In England, Scotland And Wales. A Chronology.

(Reference #CE1551)
Price:£21.50

2nd Edition.
Quick, M E.
Very large, 370 pages + 40-page map section with 249 diagrammatic maps. Comb binding with outer clear sheets. *List of all stations with dates of opening, closure etc. Some idea of the depth of research undertaken for this work can be had from the list of sources, which fills eight closely-typed pages. This new revised edition contains corrections and additions to the first edition, including events up to about the end of 2002. Still only £15!

Railway Stations From The Air.

(Reference #CE1539)
Price:£35.00

Aerofilms.
Very large, 256 pages, album. Hard back. **Hefty book of immense interest. Each aerial photo is given on a double spread with three or four insets showing a large scale OS map of the site, ground level photo(s) and a brief descriptive note. Photographs are of various dates from the 1920s onwards.

Register Of British Railway And Tramroad Companies Incorporated Before 1948 (Also Joint Committees).

(Reference #CE2050)
Price:£10.50

Warren, A R.
Very large, xl + 109 pages. Comb binding with outer clear sheets. * "Our ... railway system was built up by a very large number of joint stock companies, mostly authorised by individual acts of Parliament. ... This book is a schedule of all such companies, with the dates of their origin, changes of name, working arrangements, and ultiimate disappearance, generally into larger bodies. It differs from similar attempts in the care with which facts have been checked against original sources." (From H W Paar's foreword.) Essential new reference, and an absolute steal at £10.50.

Robert Stephenson - The Eminent Engineer.

(Reference #CE1628)
Price:£55.00

Essays in honour of Jack Simmons.
Bailey, M (ed).
Large, 401 pages + 16 pages of coloured plate, other black and white illustrations, maps and diagrams in text. Hard back. **Twelve essays on Stephenson's influence, achievement, innovation and technique, including particular studies of the building of the London & Birmingham, railway building more generally, iron railway bridges, masonry structures and water engineering.

Scenes From The Past 44. Rowsley Motive Power Depot.

(Reference #CE0781)
Price:£14.95

Miles, K.
Very large, 128 pages, pictorial - photos, track plans, gradient diagrams, drawings of shed, map. Soft back.

Scenes From The Past 48. Manchester's Central Station.

(Reference #CE2046)
Price:£12.95

And the Great Northern Railway goods warehouse.
Johnson, E M.
78 pages, very large, many photo illustrations, track plans, soft back.

Scenes From The Past 49. Delph, Saddleworth And Greenfield To Oldham.

(Reference #CE2098)
Price:£18.95

Including Lees motive power depot motor trains and the OA&GB to Ashton.
Goddard & Wells.
160 pages, very large, many photo illustrations, large clear station track plans, some carriage drawings, soft back.

Somerset Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE0793)
Price:£12.95

Oakley, M.
Large, 160 pages, photo illustrations, large map, bibliography, glazed boards. **An alphabetical survey giving a description and history, with opening and closure dates, of all stations in the county. Nicely produced - a real bargain.

Somerset Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE1977)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Lund & Laming.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

South Yorkshire Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE0006)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Ellis, N.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

St Pancras Station.

(Reference #CE1598)
Price:£15.95

Simmons, J; rev by Thorne, R.
Large, 184 pages, photo and other illustrations, some colour, hard back. **This is a new edition of Professor Simmons book, which was first published in 1968 when the future of St Pancras was in doubt, and described by John Betjeman as "readable, learned and inspiring". Robert Thorne has added to Simmons' text and provided a new chapter to bring the story of the station up to date.

Staffordshire Railway Stations.

(Reference #CE0526)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Lewis.
Medium, 36 pages, album. Soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Staith To Conveyor.

(Reference #CE0911)
Price:£15.00

An illustrated history of coal shipping machinery.
Powell.
Very large, 132 pages with many illustrations and drawings. **Detailed study of an hitherto untouched subject.

Surviving Signalboxes From The Golden Age Of British Railways.

(Reference #CE0862)
Price:£19.99

Hucknall.
Large, 141 pages. Hard back. **Mainly photographs including some good interiors.

Underground Stations Of Leslie Green.

(Reference #CE0784)
Price:£16.95