New books - railways in the English midlands and East Anglia

(Reference #ME2112)
Price:£18.95

Jenkins & Carpenter.
Very large, 100 pages, many photo illustrations, large scale maps showing track layouts. Soft back. **History and detailed descriptions.

Around The Great Western Railway Then & Now.

(Reference #ME1092)
Price:£35.00

Waters, L.
Very large, 256 pages, album, hard back.**Housing estates, industrial developments, car parks, supermarkets, new roads, cycle paths, modern stations, crisp new ballast, HSTs, sprinters - photos of all these shown side by side with atmospheric pictures of the same spots under GWR or Western Region. This large and handsome volume covers almost the entire system by area and line.

Arrival Of The Midland Railway In Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire In 1866.

(Reference #ME1109)
Price:£12.50

Slack.
Medium, 95 pages, maps, photos and various other illustrations. Hard back. *A novel approach: having recorded the history of the planning and building of the line the author has drawn largely on records of goods traffic to illustrate the running of the nineteenth century services and the local trades and industries. Some unusual photos illustrate the work.

Banbury & Cheltenham Direct Railway.

(Reference #ME1863)
Price:£24.99

Jenkins, S C, Brown, B & Parkhouse, N.
Very large, 368 pages, many photo illustrations, some maps. Hard back. **Line history including operation and detailed line description.

Banbury & Cheltenham Railway. Volume One.

(Reference #ME0027)
Price:£29.95

Hemmings, W.
Very large, 200 pages, illustrated with photographs, maps and other artwork, hard back. **A meticulous history documenting the growth of the line from its beginnings as the Chipping Norton branch in 1845, the addition of the Bourton-on-the-Water railway and the final push to Cheltenham and the GWR northern main line. Volume 1 takes the history up to 1939. Volume 2 (qv) describes the route from Banbury to Kingham; Volume 3, not yet published, will cover the route from Kingham to Cheltenham.

Banbury & Cheltenham Railway. Volume Two.

(Reference #ME1775)
Price:£28.95

Hemmings, W, Karau, P & Turner, C..
Very large, 170 pages, illustrated with photographs, maps and other artwork, hard back. **Volume Two of this meticulous history provides a description of the route from Banbury to Kingham and a chapter on each of the eleven stations on that section. A third volume is planned, to cover Kingham station and the route to Cheltenham.

Banbury And The Branch Line To Verney Junction.

(Reference #ME2108)
Price:£8.95

The final years.
Simpson.
Very large, 63 pages, pictorial: map, track plans, many photos, soft back. ** An illustrated view of the final years of the branch from Banbury to Bletchley.

Banbury To Birmingham (Western Main Lines).

(Reference #ME1883)
Price:£14.95

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

Banbury To Verney Junction Branch.

(Reference #ME0404)
Price:£8.95

Simpson.
Medium, 175 pages, large folding map, photo illustrations, soft back.

Bedford To Wellingborough. (Midland Main Lines).

(Reference #ME1882)
Price:£14.95

Including Hitchin, Northampton and Higham Ferrers.
Goslin.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Benjamin Outram 1764 - 1805.

(Reference #ME1274)
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 #ME1017)
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 #ME1637)
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 - Derby. Portrait Of A Famous Route.

(Reference #ME2080)
Price:£12.99

Pixton.
Large, 96 page album, softback. **One extremely foggy day in the 1960sI shared a compartment on this line with two old ladies (every bit of 50, no doubt). They were anxious at being unable to see where they were but cheered up on arrival at Tamworth. A strong but completely imaginary smell of beer convinced them they had reached Burton. Fortunately they were going to Derby.

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

(Reference #ME0608)
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 Railway Stations.

(Reference #ME0527)
Price:£3.50

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

Birmingham Railways.

(Reference #ME1549)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Marks.
Medium, 36 pages, album. Soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes earlier this [last] century, with informative captions."

Birmingham Snow Hill.

(Reference #ME1560)
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.

Black Country.

(Reference #ME1636)
Price:£12.99

British railway pictorial.
Collins, P.
Very large, 80 pages, pictorial, map endpapers, soft back..

Bournville.

(Reference #ME1488)
Price:£5.95

Steam And Chocolate.
Hitchin.
2nd printing. Large, soft back.

Branch Line To Upwell.

(Reference #ME0436)
Price:£14.95

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

Branch Line To Wantage.

(Reference #ME1884)
Price:£14.95

The Wantage Tramway. A tramway classic.
Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Branch Lines Around Cromer.

(Reference #ME0437)
Price:£14.95

Adderson & Kenworthy.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Branch Lines Around Huntingdon.

(Reference #ME1659)
Price:£14.95

Kettering To Cambridge.
Mitchell, Smith, Awdry & Mott.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Branch Lines Around March.

(Reference #ME0434)
Price:£14.95

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

Branch Lines Around Wisbech.

(Reference #ME0435)
Price:£14.95

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

Branch Lines To Felixstowe And Aldeburgh.

(Reference #ME1881)
Price:£14.95

Including the Snape branch.
Adderson & Kenworthy.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Brewery Railways Of Burton-On-Trent.

(Reference #ME0352)
Price:£20.00

Shepherd.
Large, 316 pages, hard back.

British Railways In Colour No 3. Northampton And Beyond.

(Reference #ME1601)
Price:£9.99

A British Railways Illustrated Special.
Onley, G.
Medium landscape, 62 pages colour album, glazed boards.

British Railways Layout Plans Of The 1950s. Volume 14.

(Reference #ME1951)
Price:£6.95

Ex-MR lines Whitwell to Glendon Sidings via Nottingham, and branches.
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Very large, 54 pages of signalling diagrams, index, soft back.

British Railways Layout Plans Of The 1950s. Volume 2.

(Reference #ME1952)
Price:£6.95

Ex-MR main line, Trent to St Pancras, and associated branches.
-
Very large, 60 pages of signalling diagrams, closure list, index, soft back.

British Railways Layout Plans Of The 1950s. Volume 7.

(Reference #ME2022)
Price:£6.95

L&NWR branch lines London and East Midlands area..
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Very large, 50 pages of signalling diagrams, location map, closure list, index, (60 pages in all), soft back. 2005 reprint.

British Railways Layout Plans Of The 1950s. Volume 8.

(Reference #ME2023)
Price:£6.95

Manchester and Chesterfield to Derby and Trent (including Hope Valley & other branches.
-
Very large, 58 pages of signalling diagrams, location map, closure list, index, (68 pages in all), soft back. 2005 reprint.

Bromyard Branch.

(Reference #ME0401)
Price:£14.95

Smith.
Very large, 160 pages, pictorial with photos, tables and maps. Soft back. **From Worcester To Leominster; the history of a country branch line.

Burton And Ashby Light Railways 1906 - 1927.

(Reference #ME1399)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Bown, M
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"Featuring scenes at Burton, Newhall, Swadlincote, Bretby, Woodville, Winshill, Church Gresley, and Ashby."

By Great Western To Crewe.

(Reference #ME2125)
Price:£13.95

The story of the Wellington to Nantwich and Crewe line.
Yate, R.
Medium, 208 pages, photo illustrations, maps. Soft back.

Cambridge To Ely. (Eastern Main Lines).

(Reference #ME2057)
Price:£14.95

Including St Ives to Ely.
Adderson & Kenworthy.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Century Of Railways Around Birmingham And The West Midlands. Volume 1.

(Reference #ME0453)
Price:£9.95

Boynton.
Very large, 96 pages. Soft back.

Charles Burling Railway Signalman Of Cromford.

(Reference #ME2332)
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.

Cherwell Valley Railway.

(Reference #ME0561)
Price:£14.99

Allen.
Large, 160 pages. Soft back.

Chester & North Wales Border Railways.

(Reference #ME1368)
Price:£16.99

A view from the past.
Christiansen.
Medium, 96 pages, pictorial, map, glazed boards.

Churnet Valley Iron.

(Reference #ME2213)
Price:£12.50

The mills & the mines.
Chester.
Medium, 110 pages, maps, photos and other illustrations. Soft back. Originally published in 1979 as "The Iron Valley", this is the 2nd edition.

Churnet Valley Railway.

(Reference #ME0411)
Price:£19.95

Jeuda.
Very large, 180 pages, hard back.

Collieries & Their Railways In The Manchester Coalfields.

(Reference #ME1810)
Price:£19.95

Hayes, G.
Medium, 208 pages, photos, geological map, railway maps, machinery lists, locomotive details. Hard back. *A study of the geology of the coal field is followed by a general history and description of the collieries; details of shafts and winding gear are compared in tabular form. The final substantial chapter deals with the various railways and tramways serving the pits.

Country Branch Line. Volume One: The Story Of The Line From 1872 To 1961.

(Reference #ME1477)
Price:£26.95

An intimate portrait of the Watlington branch.
Karau, P & Turner, C.
Very large, 240 pages, photo illustrations. Hard back.

Country Branch Line. Volume Two: The Stations.

(Reference #ME1472)
Price:£25.95

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

Cromford & High Peak Railway.

(Reference #ME1073)
Price:£6.95

Coleford, I C.
Large, 28 pages, photos, maps. **A serious, well-researched history.

Cromford And High Peak Railway.

(Reference #ME0216)
Price:£9.95

Marshall.
Large, 96 pages, illustrated, soft back.

Derbyshire Railway Stations.

(Reference #ME0008)
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."

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

(Reference #ME0494)
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.

District Controller's View 10. The Severn Valley.

(Reference #ME2165)
Price:£11.95

Kidderminster - Bridgnorth - Shrewsbury; Wellington - Buildwas - Much Wenlock; Hartlebury - Bewdley - Woofferton.
Becket & Bradshaw.
Very large, 64 pages, soft back. * "Train and traffic operations over the Severn Valley and branches during the 1950s; working timetable (passenger and goods); engine workings, allocations and shed movements 1950-60."

District Controller's View 11. The Midland & South Western Junction Railway.

(Reference #ME2320)
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."

District Controller's View 3. Marylebone - Rugby.

(Reference #ME0766)
Price:£10.95

Skoars.
Very large, 72 pages, soft back.

District Controller's View 4 Somerset & Dorset.

(Reference #ME0767)
Price:£10.95

Bath - Bournemouth and branches.
Foster.
Very large, 64 pages, soft back.

District Controller's View 6. The Peak District.

(Reference #ME1231)
Price:£12.95

Manchester - Matlock - Derby; Manchester - Chinley - Sheffield.
Bentley.
Very large, 120 pages, soft back.

Dunstable Branch.

(Reference #ME0406)
Price:£8.95

Simpson.
Medium, 142 pages, soft back.

Eastern Electric.

(Reference #ME1537)
Price:£21.99

Glover, J.
Very large, 160 pages, photo illustrations, hard back. **The history of electric services throughout eastern England from the ground-breaking work on the NER through the LNER Woodhead and suburban systems to BR's various schemes; includes both main line and minor systems.

Ely To Kings Lynn. (Eastern Main Lines).

(Reference #ME1660)
Price:£14.95

Including the Stoke Ferry branch.
Adderson & Kenworthy.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Ely To Norwich. (Eastern Main Lines).

(Reference #ME1336)
Price:£14.95

Adderson & Kenworthy.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Fenland Pumping Engines.

(Reference #ME2366)
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."

Firsby.

(Reference #ME2188)
Price:£10.75

Portrait of a country junction.
Brown, G H.
Very large, 110 pages plus folding plan, many photo illustrations, some maps, soft back. **On the GNR system, close to Skegness. This study is particularly strong on the signalling system.

First Generation DMUs In East Anglia.

(Reference #ME2362)
Price:£12.99

British railway pictorial.
Brodribb.
Very large, 80 pages, album with 7 illustrated pages of introductory text, map, soft back..

Glory Days: Steam In East Anglia.

(Reference #ME1127)
Price:£15.99

Swinger.
Medium landscape, 96 pages, album, some colour, glazed boards.

Golden Valley Railway.

(Reference #ME1476)
Price:£15.95

Smith, W H.
Very large, 136 pages, pictorial, soft back.

Great Northern Railway Engine Sheds Volume 2.

(Reference #ME0249)
Price:£22.50

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

Great Northern Railway In The East Midlands Volume 1. Colwick Yards - Nottingham London Road - Gedling - Basford.

(Reference #ME0520)
Price:£13.95

Henshaw.
108 pages, very large, pictorial with photos, maps and tables. Soft back.

Great Northern Railway In The East Midlands Volume 2. Nottingham Victoria And GC Line. The Leen Valley Network And Extensions.

(Reference #ME0633)
Price:£14.95

Henshaw.
131 pages, very large, pictorial with photos, maps and tables. Soft back.

Great Northern Railway In The East Midlands Volume 3. Erewash Valley, Pinxton Branch, Awsworth, Ilkeston, Heanor, Stanton.

(Reference #ME0693)
Price:£15.95

Henshaw.
156 pages, very large, pictorial with photos, maps and tables. Soft back.

Great Northern Railway In The East Midlands Volume 4. Nottingham - Grantham, Bottesford - Newark, Melton Mowbray, The Leicester Line And Ironstone Branches.

(Reference #ME0842)
Price:£18.95

Henshaw.
185 pages, very large, pictorial with photos, maps and tables. Soft back. **Reprint of issue published in 2003, which went out of print quickly.

Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway.

(Reference #ME2194)
Price:£15.95

OL 46.
Jenkins.
Medium, 256 pages, illustrated with photos, track diagrams and map, soft back. 2nd revised edition.

GWR At Stourbridge And The Black Country. Volume One.

(Reference #ME1876)
Price:£14.95

The life, the times, the men. OL132A.
Butcher.
Medium, 240 pages, illustrated with photos and diagrams. Soft back. **After the author had finished his book The Railways Of Stourbridge he found the minutes of the Stourbridge shed Local Department Committee which in turn led him to further material and many railwaymen who had worked there. This book and its continuation volume contain the details of working practices and much other information learnt from these sources.

GWR At Stourbridge And The Black Country. Volume Two.

(Reference #ME1916)
Price:£15.95

The life, the times, the men. OL132B.
Butcher.
Medium, 256 pages, illustrated with photos and diagrams. Soft back. **After the author had finished his book The Railways Of Stourbridge he found the minutes of the Stourbridge shed Local Department Committee which in turn led him to further material and many railwaymen who had worked there. This book and its preceeding volume contain the details of working practices and much other information learnt from these sources.

Hadleigh Branch.

(Reference #ME2195)
Price:£13.95

LP230.
Paye.
Medium, 208 pages, photos, map, scale drawings. Soft back. **A very short railway on the Essex - Suffolk border.

Henley-On-Thames Branch.

(Reference #ME1959)
Price:£15.95

Karau, P.
Very large, 176 pages, photos, track plans, architectural drawings. Hard back.

Heyday Of Tyseley And Its Locomotives.

(Reference #ME0839)
Price:£14.99

Whitehouse & Hogarth.
Medium landscape, 80 page colour album, glazed boards.