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A, B, C And M.
(Reference #A2350)
Price:£7.95
Road numbering revealed.
Emmerson & Bancroft.
Medium, 94 pages, photos, maps, soft back. ** "Who devised Britain's road numbering scheme and what was its purpose? When were roads first numbered? Are there anomalies and why are so many road numbers never shown on maps and signs? These and many other fascinating topics are discussed in this book together with something about the history of the highways, byways and motorways of Great Britain and the Irish Republic."

Alnwick & Cornhill Railway.
(Reference #A2435)
Price:£12.95
Also known as the Alnwick & Coldstream.
Addyman & Mallon.
Very large, 112 pages, map, photos, station track layouts and drawings of buildings, soft back. **Detailed history of this long lost line.

Amble Branch.
(Reference #A2328)
Price:£10.95

Rippon.
Large, 68 pages, pictorial line history. Photos, maps, track plans, time table extracts. Soft back. **A five mile mineral branch line in Northumberland.

Archibald Sturrock.
(Reference #A2363)
Price:£14.99
Pioneer locomotive engineer.
Vernon.
Medium, 192 pages, photo illustrations and locomotive drawings, soft back. **By 1840 Sturrock was working with Brunel and Gooch on the GWR; later he was locomotive engineer for the GNR and subsequently played a lead role in founding the Yorkshire engine company. The author is his great great grandson.

Archive. The Quarterly Journal For British Industrial And Transport History. Issue 54.
(Reference #A2331)
Price:£6.00

Parkhouse & Pope (eds).
Large, 64 pages, illustrated, soft back. *Lambton Railway/2; TID class tugs; cokery electric locos; Runcorn locks, gold mining in the forest of Dean.

Archive. The Quarterly Journal For British Industrial And Transport History. Issue 55.
(Reference #A2452)
Price:£6.00

Parkhouse & Pope (eds).
Large, 64 pages, illustrated, soft back. *Lambton Railway/3; Hall's Tramroad/1; Sail: Sir Wm Garforth; IoM photos, Bentley colliery.

Archive. The Quarterly Journal For British Industrial And Transport History. Issue 56.
(Reference #A2453)
Price:£6.00

Parkhouse & Pope (eds).
Large, 64 pages, illustrated, soft back. *Sail/motor barge; Hall's Tramroad/2; Southampton buses; caravan interior photos, Twyford waterworks.

Archive. The Quarterly Journal For British Industrial And Transport History. Issue 57.
(Reference #A2454)
Price:£6.00

Parkhouse & Pope (eds).
Large, 64 pages, illustrated, soft back. *Coke-making/1; Keadby dam; Commercial dry dock, Barry; Ebbw Vale ironworks, Tower colliery.

Archive. The Quarterly Journal For British Industrial And Transport History. Issue 58.
(Reference #A2464)
Price:£6.00

Parkhouse & Pope (eds).
Large, 64 pages, illustrated, soft back. *National Filling Factory No 5, Gloucester; Swift Motor Car; River Parrett; Ebbw Vale ironworks.

Baker Street To Uxbridge & Stanmore. (London Suburban Railways).
(Reference #A2408)
Price:£14.95

Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Birmingham Footplateman.
(Reference #A2416)
Price:£15.95
A job for life. RS18.
Herbert.
Medium, 232 pages, photo illustrations. Soft back. **Memoirs of a footplate career 1949 - 1993.

Blue Diesel Days.
(Reference #A2396)
Price:£16.99

Shannon.
Very large, 96 page period colour album, glazed boards. **Fine pictures arranged by region, with a brief introductory note about each region.

Book Of The A1 And A2 Pacifics.
(Reference #A2394)
Price:£25.95

Coster, P.
Very large, 232 pages, pictorial, large album section, glazed boards.

Book Of The A4 Pacifics. A Photographic Accompaniment:3.
(Reference #A2390)
Price:£9.95

Coster, P J.
Very large, 56 page album, soft back. **Lots more extra pictures, with notes.

Book Of The Coronation Pacifics A Photographic Accompaniment: 3.
(Reference #A2327)
Price:£9.95
More big 'uns.
Baker.
Very large, 56 page album, soft back.

Book Of The LM Garratts.
(Reference #A2372)
Price:£19.95

Sixsmith.
Very large, 108 pages. Glazed boards. **With a collection of photographs and the record card histories transcribed and tabulated.

Book Of The Stanier 2-6-0s.
(Reference #A2336)
Price:£17.95

Sixsmith.
Very large, 100 pages. Glazed boards. **With a collection of photographs and the record card histories transcribed and tabulated.

British Carriage & Wagon Builders & Repairers 1830 - 2006.
(Reference #A2441)
Price:£24.99
A directory and history of a British industry.
Sambrook.
Very large, 200 pages, many photo illustrations, glazed boards. ** An alphabetical listing, with dates, sites and brief histories and links between the firms highlighted for ease of cross-reference. Along with the well-known large firms there are many dozens of smaller businesses, some almost one-man-bands.

British Railway Station Architecture In Colour.
(Reference #A2451)
Price:£14.99
For the modeller and historian.
Hendry.
Large, 96 pages, period and recent colour photo illustrations. Soft back.

British Railways Locomotive Allocations 1948 - 1968. Part Six Diesel & Electric Locomotives.
(Reference #A2325)
Price:£10.95
Shedcodes for 1948, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1966, with class notes, BR building & withdrawal dates.
Grindlay.
Medium, 116 pages, some photo illustrations, card covers. **Layout looks similar to an abc, except not so much technical detail given for each class, instead it is laid out in a consise columned format to give the shed code for each locomotive for each of the dates listed in the subtitle, together with building (if built by BR) and withdrawal dates and occasional brief notes. Locomotive names are given, with dates of alteration. There is also a table of all shed codes at each date. Very useful information.

British Railways Mark 1 Coaches plus Supplement.
(Reference #A2313)
Price:£29.95

Parkin.
Main volume: Very large, 206 pages, illustrated with photos (some colour) and vehicle drawings, glazed boards.

Supplement: Very large, 88 pages, illustrated with photos (some colour) and vehicle drawings, soft back.

**Immensely informative - the fruit of much original research on the vehicles. This is now the fourth impression, revised; the main volume goes to chapter 16. Chapters 17 - 22 and 12 appendices are in the Supplement.

Buy the two together and save £5. To buy these volumes separately see the next two entries.


British Railways Railway Centres No 1 Leeds Central.
(Reference #A2468)
Price:£13.95
1950's BR Steam Operating.
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Very large, 72 pages, some photos, many diagrams, soft back. ** "Full details of a typical 1957 day's working. 1957 working timetable (Doncaster/Bradford - Leeds). Engine diagrams and carriage workings. Locomotive allocations 1950-60 : Leeds and Bradford." "This book is packed with the finest possible detail of operating data allowing the reader to recapture the daily movements at Leeds Central in the 1950's."

British Railways Southern Region Electrics In Colour.
(Reference #A2466)
Price:£14.99
For the modeller and historian.
Oliver.
Very large, 96 page album (including some 13 pages of introductory text), soft back. **Emphasis on the "middle years" of the late 1960s and 1970s. Invaluable reference for modellers.

British Railways Southern Region In Colour.
(Reference #A2380)
Price:£14.99
For the modeller and historian.
Robertson.
Very large, 96 pages, pictorial, soft back. **175 colour photographs illustrating the Southern Region during the years following nationalisation and shows a great variety of SR facilities and services. Invaluable reference for modellers.

British Railways Steam Locomotive Allocations 1948 - 1968. Part Five BR Standard & Ex War Department 70000 - 92250.
(Reference #A2324)
Price:£7.95
Shedcodes for 1948, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1966, with class notes, BR building & withdrawal dates.
Grindlay.
Medium, 76 pages, some photo illustrations, card covers. **Layout looks similar to an abc, except not so much technical detail given for each class, instead it is laid out in a consise columned format to give the shed code for each locomotive for each of the dates listed in the subtitle, together with building (if built by BR) and withdrawal dates and occasional brief notes. Locomotive names are given, with dates of alteration. There is also a table of all shed codes at each date. Very useful information.

British Railways Steam Locomotive Allocations 1948 - 1968. Part Four Eastern, North Eastern & Scottish Regions 60001 - 69999.
(Reference #A2376)
Price:£10.95
Shedcodes for 1948, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1966, with class notes, BR building & withdrawal dates.
Grindlay.
Medium, 112 pages, some photo illustrations, card covers. **Layout looks similar to an abc, except not so much technical detail given for each class, instead it is laid out in a consise columned format to give the shed code for each locomotive for each of the dates listed in the subtitle, together with building (if built by BR) and withdrawal dates and occasional brief notes. Locomotive names are given, with dates of alteration. There is also a table of all shed codes at each date. Very useful information.

British Railways Steam Locomotive Allocations 1948 - 1968. Part One Western Region 1 - 9799.
(Reference #A2322)
Price:£7.95
Shedcodes for 1948, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1966, with class notes, BR building & withdrawal dates.
Grindlay.
Medium, 80 pages, some photo illustrations, card covers. **Layout looks similar to an abc, except not so much technical detail given for each class, instead it is laid out in a consise columned format to give the shed code for each locomotive for each of the dates listed in the subtitle, together with building (if built by BR) and withdrawal dates and occasional brief notes. Locomotive names are given, with dates of alteration. There is also a table of all shed codes at each date. Very useful information.

British Railways Steam Locomotive Allocations 1948 - 1968. Part Three London Midland & Scottish Regions 40001 - 58937.
(Reference #A2375)
Price:£9.95
Shedcodes for 1948, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1966, with class notes, BR building & withdrawal dates.
Grindlay.
Medium, 112 pages, some photo illustrations, card covers. **Layout looks similar to an abc, except not so much technical detail given for each class, instead it is laid out in a consise columned format to give the shed code for each locomotive for each of the dates listed in the subtitle, together with building (if built by BR) and withdrawal dates and occasional brief notes. Locomotive names are given, with dates of alteration. There is also a table of all shed codes at each date. Very useful information.

British Railways Steam Locomotive Allocations 1948 - 1968. Part Two Southern Region 30001 - 35005, W1 - W36..
(Reference #A2323)
Price:£7.95
Shedcodes for 1948, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1966, with class notes, BR building & withdrawal dates.
Grindlay.
Medium, 72 pages, some photo illustrations, card covers. **Layout looks similar to an abc, except not so much technical detail given for each class, instead it is laid out in a consise columned format to give the shed code for each locomotive for each of the dates listed in the subtitle, together with building (if built by BR) and withdrawal dates and occasional brief notes. Locomotive names are given, with dates of alteration. There is also a table of all shed codes at each date. Very useful information.

British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948 - 1968.
(Reference #A2377)
Price:£14.95
Every single one!
Grindlay.
Medium, 112 pages, some photo illustrations, card covers. ** "Numbers, names, building dates, withdrawal dates, technical details, class notes - lists every steam locomotive owned and built by British Railways until the end of steam."

Brunel's Timber Bridges And Viaducts.
(Reference #A2317)
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.

Castleman's Corkscrew. Volume One: The Nineteenth Century.
(Reference #A2413)
Price:£15.95
Including the railways of Bournemouth & associated lines. OL 144A.
Jackson, B L.
Medium, 272 pages, photos, maps, track diagrams, soft back. ** Castleman's Corkscrew was the Southampton & Dorchester Railway, 60 miles of rural line. This history looks beyond the original line to its eventual terminus at Weymouth, and the other lines with which it became inextricably linked.

Charles Burling Railway Signalman Of Cromford.
(Reference #A2332)
Price:£9.99

Waite.
Very large, 68 pages, maps, photo illustrations, card covers. **Life on the Midland, taken from the notebooks of Mr Burling, who retired in 1947 at the age of 66.

Charles Holden Architect.
(Reference #A2393)
Price:£49.50

Karol, E.
Large, 510 pages, illustrated with photos and drawings, includes 48 page colour section, hard back. **Biography of the architect of many fine London Underground stations, also University of London buildings in Bloomsbury etc. The colour pictures are particularly fine.

China Railway Atlas.
(Reference #A2465)
Price:£20.00
Mongolia. Taiwan.
Yonge.
Very large, 46 map pages, coloured; + 16 pages station index, line register etc, soft back. **Third edition, much englarged.

China. The World's Last Steam Railway.
(Reference #A2457)
Price:£29.99
A photographic essay.
Tickner, Edgar, Freeman.
Very large, landscape, 176 page album, mainly colour. Hardback. **Another superlative collection of Chinese steam photos.

Coniston Railway.
(Reference #A2343)
Price:£8.95
LP232.
Western.
Medium, 96 pages, photos, maps etc. Soft back. **Foxfield to Coniston, 1859 - 1958. It became part of the Furness Railway.

Cornwall Railway Stations.
(Reference #A2419)
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."

Darlington To Newcastle. (Eastern Main Lines).
(Reference #A2401)
Price:£14.95
Via Durham.
Darsley.
Medium, about 96 pages, photo album, map, gradient diagrams, glazed boards.

Devon Railway Stations.
(Reference #A2433)
Price:£14.95

Oakley, M.
Large, 222 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 and good value.

Diesel & Electric Blue.
(Reference #A2385)
Price:£14.95
Photobook of the 1970s & 1980s.
Maxey, D.
Very large, 98 page album, some colour, soft back.

Diesel Retrospective Class 37.
(Reference #A2319)
Price:£19.99

Vaughan, J.
Very large, 112 page album, some colour, hard back. **Handsome collection of photos by the author and others recording over 40 years of class 37 operations.

District Controller's View 11. The Midland & South Western Junction Railway.
(Reference #A2320)
Price:£11.95
Cheltenham - Cirencester - Swindon - Marlborough - Savernake - Andover Junction.
Stephens.
Very large, 68 pages, photos, many diagrams, soft back. * "Train and traffic operations over the MSW during the 1950s; full working timetable (passenger and goods); engine diagrams and locomotive allocations 1950-60 Swindon & Gloucester MPDs."

Douglas To Port Erin (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines).
(Reference #A2406)
Price:£14.95

Heavyside.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Douglas To Ramsey (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines).
(Reference #A2407)
Price:£14.95
Including the Foxdale branch.
Heavyside.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

East Cornwall Mineral Railways.
(Reference #A2411)
Price:£14.95

Dart.
Medium, approx 96 pages, album with some extra text and several maps, glazed boards.

Edward Thompson.
(Reference #A2414)
Price:£12.95
of the LNER.
Grafton.
Medium, 131 pages, photo illustrations, soft back. **Thompson was in railway service for nearly 45 years and was CME of the LNER during the 1940s. This new edition of his biography naturally also provides much information about LNER locomotives.

Essential Guide To Swiss Heritage And Tourist Railways.
(Reference #A2347)
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.

Essex Railway Heritage. Supplement.
(Reference #A2386)
Price:£9.95

Kay.
Very large, 71 pages, pictorial, soft back. ** "Includes full listing of all surviving railway structures in Essex and an appendix covering all station buildings now demolished. With many previously unpublished period illustrations.

Fenland Pumping Engines.
(Reference #A2366)
Price:£24.99

Hinde, K S G.
Medium, 224 pages, photos, some drawings, maps. Hard back. ** "An account of over 200 steam and diesel powered pumping stations installed in the fens and Trent Valley since the beginning of the nineteenth century. Invaluable to those interested in the history of the fens and to those exploring the fens on land or water."

First Generation Southern EMUs.
(Reference #A2442)
Price:£12.99
British railway pictorial.
Robertson, K.
Very large, 80 pages, album with 6 pages of introductory text and lists, soft back.

Freight On Street Tramways In The British Isles.
(Reference #A2333)
Price:£12.00

Voice.
Large, 66 pages, photo illustrations, soft back. **Although from the outset street tramways were seen as passenger transport most undertakings provided themselves with statutory powers to carry goods. Often these powers remained unused but quite a number of systems offered a parcels service. There was naturally quite a lot of transport of materials for the undertakings themselves, (ballast, water, and, in London, even tickets), the carriage of agricultural produce by the Upwell and Wantage tramways is well known, but a surprising number of systems carried other goods, even mineral traffic. There are some riveting photos here.

Great Central Railway.
(Reference #A2349)
Price:£3.95
On old picture postcards.
Taylor, B.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes during the past century, with informative captions."

Great Western In North Wales. A Past & Present Companion.
(Reference #A2326)
Price:£16.99
Including the Llangollen, Bala Lake and Fairbourne railways.
HIllmer & Shannon.
Medium, 96-page album, map, soft back. ** "Then and now" pairs of photographs of over 50 locations including Ruabon, Llangollen, Bala, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Dolgellau, Barmouth.

GWR Goods Services. Part 2A.
(Reference #A2439)
Price:£24.95
Goods depots and their operation.
Atkins.
Very large, 180 pages, illustrated with photos, site maps etc. Soft back. **Essential reference.

Hereford, Hay and Brecon Branch.
(Reference #A2458)
Price:£30.00
An historical survey of stations and lines under Great Western or Great Western joint ownership.
Smith, W H.
Very large, 320 pages, photo illustrations (including small colour section) plus maps, station layouts. Hard back. **In-depth line history.

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 3.
(Reference #A2397)
Price:£45.00

Gladwin, D.
Very large, 240 pages, many photos, line drawings and diagrams, maps, glazed boards. **This is the third of an unspecified number of volumes of what promises to be a deeply researched and fascinating account of steam trams in Britain. Volume 1 looked at the general history and infrastructure of steam trams and tramways, Volume 2 examined the history of tram systems in towns A-B; this volume, Volume 3, proceeds from C to L: Coventry, Dewsbury, Drypool, Dudley, Gateshead, Great Yarmouth, Gurnsey, Hartlepools, Haslingden, Heywood, Huddersfield, Leeds and Leicester.

Horton's Guide To Britain's Railways In Feature Films.
(Reference #A2424)
Price:£16.99

Horton.
Medium, 192 pages + xvi pages of photo plates, soft back. ** "This A-Z guide lists more than 900 feature films that have British railway content, and gives details of where the sequences were filmed, whether on the contemporary railway or more recently using the facilities of preserved lines." Includes trams, London underground and Irish scenes; extra information for many films, including pointing up howlers and continuity errors.

Illustrated History Of The Festiniog Railway.
(Reference #A2316)
Price:£19.99

Johnson, P.
Very large, 160 pages, photos, maps, pictures of paperwork, ephemera etc. Hardback. ** This is indeed well illustrated, with some fascinating old pictures, but there is at least as much history here as illustration. An excellent read, essential reference and first-rate value.

Industrial Railways & Locomotives Of West Yorkshire.
(Reference #A2417)
Price:£15.00
Preliminary draft.
Smith & Etherington.
Medium, 200 pages including 12 pages of maps, softback. ** Usual IRS format: Sites and lines are briefly described and locomotives listed. The introductory notes mention that the NCB element is covered by IPB 8A and that non-locomotive worked systems are not included.

Iron Road.
(Reference #A2369)
Price:£30.00
The railway in Scotland.
Ransom, P J G.
Large, 334 pages, photo and other illustrations, some colour, hard back. **This is the first, single-volume, overall history of Scottish railways since, when? Ackworth in 1890? Maybe not, but it is certainly long overdue. It is a large volume, handsomely produced, comprehensive, authoritative and at £30 offers true Scottish value.

James Watt. Volume 1: His Time In Scotland, 1736-1774.
(Reference #A2421)
Price:£37.50

Hills, Rev Dr R L.
Large, 480 pages + 16 pages of plates, maps, many drawings and diagrams and other illustrations. Hard back. * "The first new biography for 60 years, based on original research on his papers, covering his career in Scotland as scientific instrument maker, civil engineer as well as his important invention of the separate condenser for the steam engine."

James Watt. Volume 2: The Years Of Toil, 1775-1785.
(Reference #A2422)
Price:£26.99

Hills, Rev Dr R L.
Large, 256 pages, illustrated. Hard back. * "The first new biography for 60 years, based on original research on his papers. This is the second book of a trilogy on Watt, and covers his first ten years in Birmingham."

James Watt. Volume 3: Triumph Through Adversity, 1785-1819.
(Reference #A2423)
Price:£26.99

Hills, Rev Dr R L.
Large, 288 pages, illustrated. Hard back. * "The first new biography for 60 years, based on original research on his papers. This is the final book of a trilogy on Watt, and includes the important development of rotary motion in our factories to drive machinery."

Jersey Eastern Railway.
(Reference #A2346)
Price:£14.95
OL143.
Paye.
Medium, 208 pages, photos, map, station layouts. Soft back.

Kent Narrow Gauge (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines).
(Reference #A2405)
Price:£14.95

Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Kidderminster To Shrewsbury. (Country Railway Routes).
(Reference #A2402)
Price:£14.95
Including Stourport-on-Severn.
Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, about 96 pages, album, glazed boards.

Lawson Billinton.
(Reference #A2345)
Price:£13.95
A career cut short. OL142.
Marx.
Medium, 192 pages, photo illustrations, soft back. **Last of the LBSCR locomotive engineers. Displaced at the grouping, at the age of only 40, he took early retirement.

Leeds Transport Volume Four 1953 - 1974.
(Reference #A2337)
Price:£35.00

Soper, J.
Very large, 440 pages, photo illustrations, some colour, some diagrams, stock lists. **Buses and trams.

Lincolnshire Railway Memories.
(Reference #A2373)
Price:£17.95
A tribute to the photographs of Jack Cupit.
Anderson, P.
Very large, 116 pages album, glazed boards.

Liverpool & Manchester 2: Cheshire Lines.
(Reference #A2329)
Price:£14.95

Pixton.
Very large, 126 page album, maps, softback. **More good pictures with interesting captions, this time of the lines of what was England's largest joint railway company. The introduction helpfully summarises the structure of this, and notes that none of the route described is actually in Cheshire.