New books - narrow gauge and industrial railway

Austrian Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #NG2084)
Price:£14.95

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

(Reference #NG1027)
Price:£16.95

A pictorial album of Bagnall standard gauge locomotives.
Baker, A C, & Civil, T D A.
Very large, 106 pages, album, soft back. **Introduced by a 6-page history of the firm, this is a collection of photographs of their engines accompanied by lengthy descriptive captions. A hard back edition is also available.

Bagnall Locomotives.

(Reference #NG1086)
Price:£21.95

A pictorial album of Bagnall standard gauge locomotives.
Baker, A C, & Civil, T D A.
Very large, 106 pages, album, hard back. **Introduced by a 6-page history of the firm, this is a collection of photographs of their engines accompanied by lengthy descriptive captions. A soft back edition is also available.

Branches & Byways - Cornwall

(Reference #NG1293)
Price:£35.00

Vaughan, J.
Very large, 256 pages, pictorial, essays on all the branches in the Duchy, including industrial and mineral lines. Hardback.

Brewery Railways Of Burton-On-Trent.

(Reference #NG0352)
Price:£20.00

Shepherd.
Large, 316 pages, hard back.

British Small Mines (North).

(Reference #NG0665)
Price:£18.00

Booth.
Large, 112 pages with 142 photos and site plans. Hard back. **Studies of 28 representative drift mines working a variety of minerals in northern England and southern Scotland.

British Small Mines (South)

(Reference #NG1229)
Price:£15.00

Booth
Medium, 96 pages, album with photos and site plans, soft back.

Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway.

(Reference #NG0507)
Price:£9.95

Billington.
Large, 77 pages. Soft back.

Collieries & Their Railways In The Manchester Coalfields.

(Reference #NG1810)
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.

Colonel Stephens' Railmotors.

(Reference #NG0391)
Price:£7.95

Garrett & Scott-Morgan.
Very large, 44 pages, soft back.

Colonel Stephens' Railway.

(Reference #NG0314)
Price:£15.99

A view from the past.
Scott-Morgan.
Large, 96 pages, glazed boards.

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

(Reference #NG1268)
Price:£27.95

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

Cornwall Narrow Gauge.

(Reference #NG1990)
Price:£14.95

Including the Camborne & Redruth tramway.
Dart.
Medium, approx 96 pages, album with extra text and several maps, glazed boards.

Crewe Works Narrow Gauge System.

(Reference #NG2043)
Price:£8.95

Talbot & Taylor.
Very large, 64 pages, photo illustrations, many track and works plans, locomotive drawings, soft back. **Second edition of a book first published in 1986; this was produced for the Crewe open days, September 2005. The Crewe narrow gauge system was introduced by Ramsbottom in 1861 and was revolutionary at the time.

Criggion Branch Of The Shropshire And Montgomery Light Railway.

(Reference #NG0065)
Price:£5.50

Carpenter, R.
Very large, 48 pages, album, soft back.

Dorset & Somerset Narrow Gauge.

(Reference #NG2340)
Price:£14.95

Narrow gauge branch lines series.
Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96-page album: photos, maps, site plans, glazed boards.

Douglas To Peel (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines).

(Reference #NG2192)
Price:£14.95

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

Elan Valley Railway.

(Reference #NG1776)
Price:£12.95

The railway of the Birmingham Corporation Waterworks. OL71.
Judge, C W.
Medium, 232 pages + large folding map, many photo and other illustrations. Soft back. ** "The turn of this [20th] century saw the Elan and Claerwen valleys transformed and changed in character by the massive stone structures. This book sets out to record how this was achieved, mainly by the construction and running of a railway, a village and, above all, hard work." New edition of this very thorough history of the relatively short-lived railway which includes much else of local interest.

Festiniog Railway Volume One.

(Reference #NG1340)
Price:£22.95

History and route 1800 - 1953.
Boyd.
Medium, 297 pages + 32 pages photo plates, maps & diagrams in text, 2nd impression of 1975 edition. Hard back. ** "A history of the narrow gauge railway linking the slate quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog with Portmadoc, North Wales: together with outline histories of quarry undertakings connected to the Railway". The British Narrow Gauge Railway series no 1. B1A

Festiniog Railway Volume Two.

(Reference #NG0792)
Price:£22.95

Locomotives and rolling stock; quarries and branches: rebirth 1954-1974.
Boyd.
Medium, 329 pages + 54 pages photo plates, maps & diagrams in text, 2nd impression of 1975 edition. Hard back. ** "A history of the narrow gauge railway linking the slate quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog with Portmadoc, North Wales: together with outline histories of quarry undertakings connected to the Railway". The British Narrow Gauge Railway series no 1. B1B

Forestry Railways In Hungary.

(Reference #NG0235)
Price:£9.95

Engelbert.
Very large, 67 pages, soft back.

Fortress Railways Of The Baltic Shores.

(Reference #NG1467)
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 #NG1672)
Price:£4.50

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

Great Northern Railway (Ireland) In Colour.

(Reference #NG2076)
Price:£20.00

Johnston, N.
Very large, 112-page colour album, map, track plans, glazed boards.

Great Western Corris.

(Reference #NG1216)
Price:£12.95

Briwnant-Jones.
Medium square, 87 pages, map, photos, hard back.

Greece Narrow Gauge. (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)

(Reference #NG2121)
Price:£14.95

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

Groudle Glen Railway.

(Reference #NG1934)
Price:£5.75

Smith, D M.
Medium, 56 pages, photo and line illustrations. Soft back. **Narrow gauge in the Isle of Man. The line originally lasted from 1896 to 1962 and was re-opened in the 1980s.

Hampshire Narrow Gauge (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines).

(Reference #NG1880)
Price:£14.95

Including the Isle of Wight.
Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Harton Electric Railway.

(Reference #NG0100)
Price:£14.95

Hatcher, W J.
Medium, 136 pages, many photos, drawings, plans, maps. Hard back. **History of the first electrified colliery railway.

Haw Bank Tramway.

(Reference #NG1855)
Price:£9.95

Skipton Castle Estate limestone quarries and their tramways at Massa Flats, Castle Woods and Haw Bank. Also Skipton Rock Company 1895-1967.
Binns
Medium square, 48 pages, pictorial - photos, maps. Soft back.

Hospital Tramways And Railways.

(Reference #NG2248)
Price:£15.00

Voice.
Very large, 78 pages, photos, maps, site plans, track diagrams, soft back. **Second, enlarged, edition. While working in the Health Service the author discovered that a few hospitals had their own tramway or railway. When he began to research the subject he found far more than he had ever expected, together with a whole new area of military hospital systems. His findings are arranged in alphabetical order of hospital, each with a plan and further maps and photos if available.

Hunslet Narrow Gauge Locomotives.

(Reference #NG0150)
Price:£7.95

Neale, A.
Large, 64 pages. Soft back. **A compilation of selected sales catalogue sheets.

Illustrated History Of The Festiniog Railway.

(Reference #NG2316)
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.

Illustrated History Of The Welsh Highland Railway.

(Reference #NG1294)
Price:£19.99

Johnson, P.
Very large, 128 pages, photos, maps, pictures of paperwork, ephemera etc. Hardback. Excellent value.

Indian Metre Gauge Steam Remembered.

(Reference #NG2061)
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 #NG1020)
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 Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire.

(Reference #NG1288)
Price:£27.50

Waywell
Medium, 464 pages. Glazed boards. (Also available as a paperback, qv.) **The information about Bedfordshire was previously published in Pocket Book C (SE England) and the other two counties in Pocket Book D (Eastern England); it has all been greatly amplified in this volume. Locomotives and their locations are described as well as non-locomotive, contractors' and preservation sites within in the three counties.

Industrial Locomotives Of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire.

(Reference #NG1289)
Price:£22.50

Waywell
Medium, 432 pages, soft back. (Also available as a hard back, qv.) **The information about Bedfordshire was previously published in Pocket Book C (SE England) and the other two counties in Pocket Book D (Eastern England); it has all been greatly amplified in this volume. Locomotives and their locations are described as well as non-locomotive, contractors' and preservation sites within in the three counties.

Industrial Locomotives Of Dyfed And Powys.

(Reference #NG0158)
Price:£19.95

de Havilland, J.
Medium, 342 pages, 29 maps, many photos. Glazed boards. **Describes not only locomotives and their locations, but also non-locomotive and contractors' sites.

Industrial Locomotives Of East Anglia.

(Reference #NG1926)
Price:£14.95

Fisher.
Medium, 286 pages, + 32 pages photos, maps. Soft back. **Listings, with brief notes on the lines.

Industrial Locomotives Of Gwent.

(Reference #NG0354)
Price:£27.50

Hill & Green.
Medium, 400 pages. Glazed boards. (Also available as a paperback, qv.) **Includes information previously published in Pocket Book Six, Industrial Locomotives In South Wales with many additions. Known locomotives are listed on a site-by-site basis, and the industrial history of each site is described as far as it is known.

Industrial Locomotives Of Lancashire Part A. The National Coal Board.

(Reference #NG1162)
Price:£7.50

Including opencast disposal points & British Coal. Interim Pocket Book 7A.
Bradley & Hindley.
Medium, 100 pages, maps, soft back.

Industrial Locomotives Of Mid And South Glamorgan.

(Reference #NG2307)
Price:£19.95

Hill.
Medium, 424 pages, maps (some colour), photo section, softback.

Industrial Locomotives Of North Staffordshire.

(Reference #NG0350)
Price:£24.00

Baker.
Medium, 392 pages, illustrated: maps and photos, glazed boards. **Includes histories of locomotives, locomotive worked systems, and non locomotive systems. Also background company histories and descriptions of track layouts.

Industrial Locomotives Of Nottinghamshire.

(Reference #NG0358)
Price:£27.50

Bendall.
Medium, 432 pages. Glazed boards. (Also available as a paperback, qv.) **Information previously published in Pocket Book E has been greatly amplified. Locomotives and their locations are described as well as non-locomotive, contractor's and preservation sites within in the county.

Industrial Locomotives Of Nottinghamshire.

(Reference #NG0359)
Price:£22.50

Bendall.
Medium, 432 pages, soft back. (Also available as a hard back, qv.) **Information previously published in Pocket Book E has been greatly amplified. Locomotives and their locations are described as well as non-locomotive, contractor's and preservation sites within in the county.

Industrial Locomotives Of South Staffordshire.

(Reference #NG0154)
Price:£17.95

Shill, R.
Medium, 172 pages, + 24 pages photos, maps. Glazed boards. Also available in soft back, qv.

Industrial Locomotives Of South Staffordshire.

(Reference #NG1302)
Price:£14.95

Shill, R.
Medium, 172 pages, + 24 pages photos, maps. Soft back. Also available hard back, qv.

Industrial Locomotives Of The People's Republic Of China.

(Reference #NG0346)
Price:£7.00

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

Industrial Locomotives Of West Glamorgan.

(Reference #NG0349)
Price:£20.00

Potts & Green.
Medium, 260 pages, illustrated: photos and maps, glazed boards. **Includes information previously published in Pocket Book 6, but in a greatly amplified state. Locomotives and their locations are described as well as non-locomotive, contractors' and preservation sites within the county.

Industrial Locomotives Of Western France.

(Reference #NG0347)
Price:£12.00

Clingan.
Medium, 192 pages, soft back.

Industrial Railways & Locomotives Of County Durham Part 1.

(Reference #NG2255)
Price:£29.95

With a history of their owners & sites.
Mountford & Holroyde.
Medium, 492 pages, illustrated: photos, 22 pages of coloured maps and plans. Glazed boards. **Comprehensive account of Durham's industrial railways and locomotives, together with the history of the sites - and their owners - which they served.

Industrial Railways & Locomotives Of Hertfordshire & Middlesex.

(Reference #NG2306)
Price:£19.95

Waywell.
Medium, 408 pages, maps and site plans (some colour), photo section, softback.

Industrial Railways & Locomotives Of Leicestershire & South Derbyshire.

(Reference #NG2282)
Price:£15.00

Preliminary handbook.
Etherington & Bendall.
Medium, 169 pages + 7 pages of maps (some colour), softback. **Descriptions of a variety of industrial railways and the industries served in Leicestershire and Derbyshire south of the Trent; the IRS note that despite the extensive research put into this volume "we feel that there is more information to find before the picture is complete. ... a full handbook could not be produced at this stage, hence this preliminary draft".

Industrial Railways In Colour: South Wales.

(Reference #NG1837)
Price:£9.99

A Railway Bylines Special.
Booth, A.
Medium landscape, 64 pages colour album, glazed boards.

Industrial Railways In Colour: Yorkshire.

(Reference #NG1811)
Price:£9.99

A Railway Bylines Special.
Booth, A.
Medium landscape, 64 pages colour album, glazed boards.

Industrial Railways In Northumberland And County Durham In The Latter Days Of Steam.

(Reference #NG1924)
Price:£19.99

Castledine, M.
Large landscape, 94 page album, hard back.

Industrial Railways Of Bolton, Bury And The Manchester Coalfield. Part 1 Bolton And Bury.

(Reference #NG0055)
Price:£25.00

Townley, Appleton, Smith & Peden.
Medium, 206 pages, illustrated, hard back.

Industrial Railways Of Bolton, Bury And The Manchester Coalfield. Part 2 The Manchester Coalfield.

(Reference #NG0105)
Price:£25.00

Townley, Appleton, Smith & Peden.
Medium, 249 pages, illustrated. Hard back.

Industrial Railways Of Manvers Main And Barnbrough Main.

(Reference #NG0357)
Price:£17.50

Booth.
Large, 128 pages, album, track diagrams, plans, many photos. Hard back. **Descriptive captions provide historical detail. Appendices give loco and wagon lists.

Industrial Railways Of St Helens, Widnes And Warrington.

(Reference #NG1417)
Price:£25.00

Part 1: St Helens coalfield and the Sandfields.
Townley & Peden.
Medium, 309 pages, illustrated with maps and photos, tables of locomotives. Hard back. **Discusses the industrial railways and locomotives that worked on the St Helens coalfield and includes the first detailed published account of Pilkington's 2' gauge sand railways.

Industrial Railways Of St Helens, Widnes And Warrington.

(Reference #NG0353)
Price:£24.00

Part 1: St Helens.
Townley & Peden.
Medium, 272 pages. Hard back. **Discusses the railways which served the glass and chemical works at St Helens. Photos and 40 large scale maps whch illustrate the industrial develpoment of the area from the 1820s to the present.

Industrial Railways Of The South West.

(Reference #NG2009)
Price:£9.50

Messenger.
Medium square, 96 pages, album with 3-page introduction, soft back. ** Very interesting selection of sites in Cornwall, Devonshire and Somerset.

Industrial Railways Of The Wigan Coalfield. Part 1. West & South Of Wigan.

(Reference #NG0536)
Price:£20.00

Townley, Smith & Peden.
Medium, 271 pages. Hard back.

Industrial Railways Of The Wigan Coalfield. Part 2. North And East Of Wigan.

(Reference #NG0102)
Price:£19.95

Townley, Smith & Peden.
Medium, 274 pages, illustrated. Hard back.

Irish Narrow Gauge In Colour.

(Reference #NG1783)
Price:£19.99

Johnston, N.
Very large, 108-page colour album, map, track plans, glazed boards.

Iron, Steel And Coal Industry In North Staffordshire.

(Reference #NG0998)
Price:£8.95

A brief account.
Baker, A C.
Very large, 64 pages, pictorial: photos, maps. Soft back.

Ironstone Quarries Of The Midlands. History, Operation And Railways. Part IX Leicestershire.

(Reference #NG0054)
Price:£18.95

Tonks.
239 pages, medium, with photo illustrations and maps, hard back. **A history of the railways and operations of the ironstone quarries in the vale of Belvoir. The three outlying quarries at Sproxton, Tilton and Nevill Holt are also included, but are treated with less detail.

Ironstone Quarries Of The Midlands. History, Operation And Railways. Part VI The Corby Area.

(Reference #NG1301)
Price:£19.95

Tonks.
320 pages, medium, with photo illustrations and maps, hard back.

Kent Narrow Gauge.

(Reference #NG0674)
Price:£14.95

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

Last Days Of The Old Corris.

(Reference #NG1675)
Price:£8.95

Briwnant-Jones, G.
Medium square, 48 pages, photo illustrations, soft back.

Leek And Manifold Light Railway.

(Reference #NG0717)
Price:£6.99

Porter.
Large, 96 pages, soft back. **New enlarged edition, mainly photographic, very good range of illustrations.

Leighton Buzzard Light Railway.

(Reference #NG0471)
Price:£18.95

Leleux.
Medium, 232 pages, pictorial, many photos and maps. Hard back. **A concise history of the Leighton Buzzard Light Rly placing it in the context of the industrial history of the area.

Light Railway Construction.

(Reference #NG0503)
Price:£4.95

Calthrop.
Large, 34 pages. Soft back.

Light Railway Era 1896 - 1996.