New books - railways worldwide

(Reference #IN1061)
Price:£15.95

Catchpole, P.
Very large, 84 pages, map, many photo illustrations, glazed boards. **The Sao Paolo Railway, a British-owned line which carried coffee to the port of Santos on the coast of Brazil, and used Garratts for express passenger haulage.

Antofagasta & Bolivia Railway.

(Reference #IN0569)
Price:£13.95

Turner & Ellis.
Very large, 76 pages. Soft back.

Atlantic. The Well Beloved Engine.

(Reference #IN1152)
Price:£16.99

Hennessey.
Large, 192 pages, soft back. *International coverage

Barbados Railway.

(Reference #IN1016)
Price:£9.95

Horsford, J.
Large, 70 pages, maps, photos, tables, stocklists. Soft back. **Good overall history.

British Railways In Argentina.

(Reference #IN0585)
Price:£15.95

Stones.
Very large, 88 pages. Soft back.

Austrian Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #IN2084)
Price:£14.95

Featuring steam in the alps.
Organ.
Medium, 96 page album, maps, glazed boards.

Broad Gauge Steam Locomotives Of Portugal.

(Reference #IN2169)
Price:£18.95

Walker, J R
Very large, 103 pages, photo illustratons, some locomotive drawings, diagrammatic system map, glazed boards. **This volume must constitute a considerable percentage of what is published on Portuguese railways in English. The broad gauge is 1668mm, the same as in Spain.

Channel Tunnel.

(Reference #IN2122)
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.

Contrast In Islands. The Narrow Gauge Railways Of Corsica And Sardinia.

(Reference #IN1268)
Price:£27.95

Davies.
Medium, 263 pages, photos (some colour), maps, track plans, hard back. *Good history of the systems.

Death Rode The Rails.

(Reference #IN2144)
Price:£40.00

American railroad accidents and safety 1828-1965.
Aldrich.
Large, 446 pages + 16 pages of photo illustrations, hardback. **Academic study of rail accidents in the USA, immensely interesting. Two statistical appendices, copious notes on sources etc.

Diesels & Electrics.

(Reference #IN1822)
Price:£14.95

Locomotives International special edition no 2.
Catchpole, P and several others.
Very large, 80 pages, many photo illustrations, some colour, soft back. **A collection of articles about overseas modern traction of unusual interest.

Dropping The Fire.

(Reference #IN0378)
Price:£14.95

The decline and fall of the steam locomotive.
Atkins.
Very large, 106 pages, glazed boards. **An excellent study of the post war locomotive, in Britain and world-wide, by the librarian of the NRM.

Essential Guide To French Heritage And Tourist Railways.

(Reference #IN2123)
Price:£15.95

Jones, M.
Medium, 191 pages, map, colour photos, soft back. **A very useful guide to all the preserved railways in France, by département, with notes on access, length, journey time, motive power, operating dates, tarriffs etc.

Essential Guide To Swiss Heritage And Tourist Railways.

(Reference #IN2347)
Price:£15.95

Jones, M.
Medium, 191 pages, map, colour photos, soft back. **A new and very useful guide to all the preserved railways in Switzerland, by region, with notes on access, gauge, length, journey time, motive power, operating dates, tarriffs etc.

European Handbook No 2A. German Railways. Part 1 DB Locomotives & Multiple Units.

(Reference #IN1669)
Price:£16.75

Garvin, B & Fox, P.
Medium, 176 pages, illustrated with colour photos, 9 - page map section, soft back. **Listings of current DB motive power in usual abc format. Fourth edition, 2004.

Extreme Steam.

(Reference #IN1765)
Price:£30.00

le Cheminant, S, Murphy, V & Rhodes, M.
Very large, 128-page colour album. Hard back. **China.

Fairlie Articulated Locomotives. Vol 1 On The American Continent.

(Reference #IN1249)
Price:£14.95

Binns.
Large, 96 pages, soft back.

Famous Last Lines 3.

(Reference #IN2039)
Price:£21.95

Bambery (compiler).
Very large, 128 page colour album, hard back. **From Australia: we are sorry not to have brought you numbers 1 and 2 of this superb series. The lines covered here are Rio Turbio, Saalfeld, Kimberley, the Coal Road (private lines in NSW) and Jingpeng. Magnificent views of late 20th and early 21st century steam at work.

Forestry Railways In Hungary.

(Reference #IN0235)
Price:£9.95

Engelbert.
Very large, 67 pages, soft back.

Fortress Railways Of The Baltic Shores.

(Reference #IN1467)
Price:£8.95

Helme, M.
Medium, 80 pages, soft back. ** Volume 3 of Narrow Gauge Railways Of Europe.

Fowler Locomotives In The Kingdom Of Hawaii

(Reference #IN1672)
Price:£4.50

Condé, J C.
Medium, 48 pages, illustrated with photographs, maps, drawings of locomotives, soft back. **The Narrow Gauge no 140.

Grand Crimean Central Railway.

(Reference #IN1218)
Price:£7.99

The railway that won a war.
Cooke
Medium, 180 pages, illustrated with maps & photos, soft back.

Greece Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #IN2121)
Price:£14.95

Featuring the Thessaly and the Peloponnese systems.
Organ.
Medium, 96 page album, maps, glazed boards.

Hedjaz Railway.

(Reference #IN0011)
Price:£18.90

Tourret, R.
Medium, 181 pages, illustrated, hard back.

High Speed In Japan.

(Reference #IN1970)
Price:£22.50

Shinkansen - the world's busiest high-speed railway.
Semmens.
Very large, 124 pages, many photo illustrations (mainly colour) and other illustrations, glazed boards. ** Second edition of Peter Semmens' history of the Shinkansen system and the bullet train.

Indian Locomotives Part 1 - Broad Gauge 1851-1940.

(Reference #IN0004)
Price:£7.95

Hughes, H.
Large, 112 pages, illustrated, soft back.

Indian Locomotives Part 2 - Meter Gauge 1872-1940.

(Reference #IN0005)
Price:£9.00

Hughes, H.
Large, 112 pages, illustrated, soft back.

Indian Locomotives Part 3 - Narrow Gauge 1863 - 1940.

(Reference #IN0267)
Price:£9.90

Hughes.
Large, 112 pages, soft back.

Indian Metre Gauge Steam Remembered.

(Reference #IN2061)
Price:£29.95

Marshall.
Medium, 178 pages, pictorial (some colour), maps, locomotive lists. Hard back. *Includes public and industrial railways.

Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered.

(Reference #IN1020)
Price:£29.95

Marshall.
Medium, 216 pages, very many photo illustrations (some colour), maps. Hard back. *Includes private, industrial and sugar factory railways.

Industrial Locomotives Of The People's Republic Of China.

(Reference #IN0346)
Price:£7.00

Pritchard.
Medium, 120 pages, soft back. IRS Handbook PRC.

Industrial Locomotives Of Western France.

(Reference #IN0347)
Price:£12.00

Clingan.
Medium, 192 pages, soft back.

International Railways Over The Andes.

(Reference #IN0584)
Price:£16.95

Stones.
Very large, 76 pages. Soft back.

La Locomotive A Vapeur.

(Reference #IN0866)
Price:£51.95

Chapelon, tr. George W Carpenter.
First English translation, with additional material by Adam Harris and George Carpenter. Very large, 631 pages, with 475 illustrations and 13 plates. Hard back. **Translation of the second edition of 1952. The additional text and colour illustrations amount to some 100 pages and cover the work of L D Porta, D Wardale, P Girdlestone and other current practitioners. Undoubtedly the most important locomotive book to be published in this country for nearly fifty years. RRP £55.80, our price £51.95.

Las Ultimas Locomoturas De Vapor En España Y Portugal

(Reference #IN1867)
Price:£30.00

Last steam locomotives of Spain & Portugal.
Fox, M J.
Large, 229 page album with descriptive captions in Spanish and English, hard back. ** A revised and improved edition of the author's book published in the late 1970s by Ian Allan. This edition published in Spain.

Light Railway Railcar In Western Europe.

(Reference #IN2198)
Price:£29.95

From inception to maturity.
Davies.
Large, 310 pages, photos (some colour), maps, car drawings, hard back. *Excellent history, useful appendices, essential reference.

Locomotivas Articuladas. (Brazilian Articulated Steam Locomotives).

(Reference #IN1630)
Price:£24.95

As gigantes da era do vapor no Brasil.
Coelho, E J J.
Very large, 192 pages, many photo illustrations, map, Portuguese text, English translations provided for all photo captions and technical data. Soft back.

Locomotives And Railcars Of The Spanish Narrow Gauge Public Railways.

(Reference #IN0146)
Price:£9.99

Morley, J & Spencer, P G.
Medium, 232 pages, photos. Soft back.

Malta Railway.

(Reference #IN1872)
Price:£9.95

X20.
Rigby.
Medium, 120 pages, photos, diagrams, map, soft back.

Minor Railways Of France.

(Reference #IN0754)
Price:£29.95

Davies.
Large, 355 pages. Hard back.

Mountain Rack Railways Of Switzerland.

(Reference #IN0744)
Price:£9.95

Bardsley.
Medium, 80 pages. Soft back.

Narrow Gauge By The Sudanese Red Sea Coast.

(Reference #IN1147)
Price:£8.95

The Tokar-Trinkitat light railway and other small railways.
Gunston.
Large, 67 pages, photos, maps, soft back.

Narrow Gauge In Colombia - Railways And Steam Locomotives.

(Reference #IN1864)
Price:£18.95

Walker, C.
Large, 96 pages, pictorial: photos, drawings, some maps, soft back. The hardback edition is no longer available.

Narrow Gauge Railways Of Bosnia-Hercegovina.

(Reference #IN2229)
Price:£35.00

Chester.
Very large, 416 pages, photo illustrations including 16-page colour section, map endpapers, other maps, drawings, loco lists, hard back. **This system was planned in 1878 as a temporary field railway supplying an occupying army but was soon adapted to civilian use and by 1914 had over 1000km of 760mm gauge line: a progressively managed main line system abreast of the latest technical developments. The interwar years saw stagnation, and post WW2 modernisation meant the re-gauging and then closure of the lines. The last public railway closed in 1978, a century after the first opening..

Narrow Gauge Railways Of Portugal.

(Reference #IN0504)
Price:£24.95

Davies.
Large, 312 pages. Hard back.

Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives Of Estonia.

(Reference #IN2134)
Price:£15.95

Klaus & Chester.
Medium, 128 pages, photo illustrations, map, loco lists, glazed boards. **The Estonian narrow gauge network continued to expand during the Soviet era, until 1966 when a decree ordered the closure or re-gauging to broad gauge of all 750mm lines. Some engines survive in the Estonian railway museum and elsewhere.

North East German Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #IN2083)
Price:£14.95

Harz Mountains and Baltic region
Organ.
Medium, 96 page album, maps, glazed boards.

Northern France Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #IN2013)
Price:£14.95

The principal lines, past & present.
Organ.
Medium, 96 pages, pictorial, maps, glazed boards.

Norwegian Railways.

(Reference #IN0981)
Price:£27.50

From Stephenson to high-speed.
Owen.
Large, 260 pages, photos, maps. Glazed boards. **Solid history of a system so far neglected by railway chroniclers.

On The Footplate At Bushbury 1947-1962.

(Reference #IN2136)
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.

Parovozy - see items 0757, 1151 & 1541.

(Reference #IN1150)

Chester
Russian & Soviet Steam Locomotives. Volumes 1, 2 & 3.

Portuguese Narrow Gauge Album.

(Reference #IN2232)
Price:£9.95

Railway Holiday In Portugal.
Winkworth.
Very large, 56 page album, soft back. **This might be described as a pictorial supplement to the author's original Railway Holiday In Portugal, (one of the much-loved D&C Railway Holiday series) published in 1968 and long out of print. B/w period steam photos.

RAF Masirah Railway.

(Reference #IN0151)
Price:£10.95

Corser, W J L.
Medium, 96 pages, many photos, maps, line drawings. Narrow Gauge Classics Number One. Soft back.

Rails Through Majorca.

(Reference #IN1629)
Price:£21.95

Barnabe, G.
Large, 248 pages, illustrated with photos, maps, track plans and line drawings of rolling stock. Hard back. *This handsome work brings up to date the author's "Railways And Tramways Of Majorca", now out of print, history of a narrow gauge paradise.

Railways And Motive Power Of Argentina.

(Reference #IN2170)
Price:£28.95

Complete listing of public railways with basic details and comprehensive locomotive lists.
Carter, Reg.
Medium, 513 pages, soft back.

Railways Around Lake Luzern.

(Reference #IN2297)
Price:£9.95

Bairstow.
Large, 80 pages, generously illustrated, some colour, map. Soft back.

Railways In The Austrian Tirol.

(Reference #IN2299)
Price:£8.95

Bairstow, M.
Large, 80 pages, pictorial, some colour, maps, soft back.

Railways Of Bolivia.

(Reference #IN2145)
Price:£19.95

Walker & Binns
Very large, 128 pages, pictorial: maps, photos (some colour), locomotive drawings, soft back. **Authors have tried to give details of all railways built or operated in the land-locked South American country of Bolivia up to the end of steam, including industrial lines. There is also a hard back edition available to order at £25.95.

Railways Of Costa Rica.

(Reference #IN0758)
Price:£15.95

Yudin.
Very large, 64 pages. Soft back.

Railways Of Palestine And Israel.

(Reference #IN0148)
Price:£17.85

Cotterell, P.
Large, 150 pages, many photos & line drawings. Hard back.

Railways Of Peru Volume 1 - The Northern Lines.

(Reference #IN2364)
Price:£20.95

Whetham.
Very large, 95 pages, pictorial: maps, photos (some colour), stocklists, soft back. ** The author spent his early years in Peru and was able to return in 1965 "armed with about 25 rolls of film". The photos from that trip form the basis for this book. The contents are arranged by company. There is also a hard back edition available to order at £26.95.

Railways Of Romania.

(Reference #IN1278)
Price:£22.95

Bailey
Large, 106 pages, photo illustrations (some colour), maps, glazed boards. *Overview of the lines, including industrial and narrow gauge, their history and locomotives. Section on preserved steam.

Railways Of The Andes.

(Reference #IN0510)
Price:£22.95

Fawcett.
Large, 224 pages, 2nd edition. Hard back. **The first major survey in English of the planning, contruction, and operation of the major Andean railroads. Originally published in 1963, this new edition has a new preface and introduction and additional illustrations.

Railways Of The Baie De Somme.

(Reference #IN0627)
Price:£11.95

Pacey.
Medium, 176 pages. Soft back.

Railways Of The Caribbean.

(Reference #IN0984)
Price:£15.00

Rollinson.
Large, 128 pages, black & white and colour illustrations, maps. **Good history inspired by a little red diesel locomotive with a throaty exhaust working the afternoon cane train near St Kitts airport. The author exhorts us to go now if we want to enjoy the remaining Caribbean railways.

Ransomes And Rapier Locomotives.

(Reference #IN1305)
Price:£8.95

Fisher & Halton
Medium, 70 pages, illustrated with photographs and some technical drawings, site plans, works list. **History of Ipswich agricultural machinery company which also built engines and other equipment for narrow gauge railways. Distinguished for building the first railway in China.

Red Norte.

(Reference #IN0236)
Price:£14.95

State Owned Railways In North Chile.
Thompson.
Very large, 130 pages, glazed boards.

Réseau Breton.

(Reference #IN2012)
Price:£10.95

A rail network in Brittany. X65.
Gravett.
Medium, 176 pages + large folding map, photos, maps, track plans, scale drawings of locomotives and buildings, soft back.

Russian & Soviet Steam Locomotives. Vol 1.

(Reference #IN0757)
Price:£12.95

E class 0-10-0, S class 2-6-2, P36 class 4-8-4.
Chester.
Large, 72 pages. Soft back.

Russian & Soviet Steam Locomotives. Vol 2.

(Reference #IN1151)
Price:£13.95

Elements Of Locomotive Development In Russia And The USSR.
Chester.
Large, 76 pages, soft back.

Russian & Soviet Steam Locomotives. Vol 3.

(Reference #IN1541)
Price:£15.95

Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives In Russia And The Soviet Union.
Chester.
Large, 112 pages, soft back.

Saxony Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #IN2082)
Price:£14.95

Featuring the extensive 75cm, 60cm and 38cm lines.
Organ.
Medium, 96 page album, maps, glazed boards.

Schmalspurig Durch Bulgarien.

(Reference #IN2129)
Price:£16.95

Engelbert.
Medium, 112 pages, illustrated with photos & maps, loco lists, German text, extensive bibliography includes English language sources, glazed boards. **Narrow gauge in Bulgaria.

Sierra Leone Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #IN1879)
Price:£14.95

Beale & Mitchell.
Medium, 96 page album, maps, glazed boards.

Southern France Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #IN1412)
Price:£14.95

The premier scenic routes, past & present.
Organ.
Medium, 96 page album, maps, glazed boards.

Steam And Rail In Indonesia.

(Reference #IN1015)
Price:£9.95

Rozendaal, J.