New books - railways in south and south-west England

(Reference #SW2328)
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.

Andover To Redbridge.

(Reference #SW1858)
Price:£17.95

'The Sprat & Winkle line'.
Bray, N.
Very large, 136 pages, many photo illustrations, track and building plans, maps, soft back. **Solid branch line history. Unfortunately the author has not been able to discover any explanation for the strange nickname of this line.

Around The Great Western Railway Then & Now.

(Reference #SW1092)
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.

Barry Railway Steamers.

(Reference #SW2011)
Price:£14.95

X80.
Tedstone.
Medium, 224 pages, illustrated with photos and some drawings, dock plans and dock track layouts, very large folding page of scale boat drawings, soft back.

Bath Green Park To Bristol.

(Reference #SW0933)
Price:£14.95

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

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

(Reference #SW1017)
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 #SW1637)
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.

Bodmin And Wadebridge Railway.

(Reference #SW0282)
Price:£6.00

Whetmath.
Large, 96 pages, 4th edition. Soft back.

Branch Line To Moretonhampstead.

(Reference #SW0419)
Price:£14.95

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

Branch Lines Around Chard And Yeovil.

(Reference #SW0418)
Price:£14.95

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

Branch Lines To Launceston And Princetown.

(Reference #SW0430)
Price:£14.95

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

Branches & Byways - Cornwall

(Reference #SW1293)
Price:£35.00

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

Brecknell Willis & Co. Collectors For Trains, Trams And Trolleys

(Reference #SW1973)
Price:£14.95

Hartland.
Medium, 95 pages, illustrated. Glazed boards. **History of an engineering company established as a brass foundry in Bristol in 1854 and which still flourishes, in Chard, making electrical equipment for railways and tram systems.

Bristol Railway Stations 1840 - 2005.

(Reference #SW2167)
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.

British Railways Operating History Southern Region Part 1. Farnborough - Salisbury.

(Reference #SW0774)
Price:£12.95

Bradshaw.
104 pages, very large, glazed boards.

British Railways Operating History Southern Region Part 3. Wessex.

(Reference #SW1961)
Price:£14.95

Basingstoke - Southampton - Bournemouth - Weymouth.
Bradshaw.
124 pages, very large, photo illustrations, glazed boards. **A complete description of train services and operation between Basingstoke and Weymouth including all engine workings.

British Railways Southern Region In Colour.

(Reference #SW2380)
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 Western Region In Colour.

(Reference #SW2054)
Price:£14.99

For the modeller and historian.
Waters.
Very large, 96 pages, pictorial, soft back. **180 colour photographs illustration the Western Region during the 20 years following nationalisation and shows a great variety of WR facilities and services. Invaluable reference for modellers.

Brixham Branch.

(Reference #SW0682)
Price:£11.95

Potts.
Medium, 176 pages, new edition. Soft back.

Brunel (Great Railway Eras).

(Reference #SW2119)
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's Bristol Temple Meads.

(Reference #SW1169)
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 Didcot.

(Reference #SW0538)
Price:£14.99

Gardner.
Very large, 128 pages. Hard back.

Brunel's Timber Bridges And Viaducts.

(Reference #SW2317)
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.

Burghclere Signalman.

(Reference #SW2214)
Price:£7.95

Robertson
Very large, 38 pages, photo illustrations, signalling diagram, soft back.

Callington Railways.

(Reference #SW0278)
Price:£4.75

Cromblehome & others.
Large, 56 pages, 3rd edition. Soft back.

Calne Branch.

(Reference #SW0062)
Price:£9.95

Maggs, C G.
Very large, 112 pages, pictorial, soft back.

Caradon & Looe.

(Reference #SW1422)
Price:£26.00

The canal, railways and mines.
Messenger, M.
Very large, 168 pages, illustrated with maps and photographs, hardback. **The definitive history of the Liskeard & Looe Union Canal, the Liskeard & Caradon Railway and the Liskeard & Looe Railway, now fully revised.

Castleman's Corkscrew. Volume One: The Nineteenth Century.

(Reference #SW2413)
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.

Celebration Of Steam: Hampshire & Dorset.

(Reference #SW1936)
Price:£10.99

Glenn.
Medium, 128 page album, map, soft back. **Out of print - LAST COPY.

Cornish Riviera Express.

(Reference #SW0919)
Price:£15.99

A view from the past.
Austin.
Large, 112 pages, glazed boards.

Cornwall Narrow Gauge.

(Reference #SW1990)
Price:£14.95

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

Cornwall Railway Stations.

(Reference #SW2419)
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."

Culm Valley Light Railway.

(Reference #SW0187)
Price:£15.00

Messenger, M.
Very large, 96 pages, many photos, graphs, line drawings and maps. Hard back. **History of pioneer light railway which survived into the 1970's.Tells the story of a Devonshire Light Railway engineered by Arthur Pain, which was later sold to the GWR.

Culm Valley Light Railway.

(Reference #SW2291)
Price:£11.95

Tiverton Junction to Hemyock.
Maggs.
Medium, 144 pages, many photos, map, station layouts. Soft back. **A standard gauge light railway designed to test its promotor's scheme for building an economical railway. Promoted in 1872, completed eventually in 1876, the last passenger service ran in 1963 and the line closed in 1975 - had they managed to build it a bit faster it would have seen its centenary.-

Devon Railway Stations (Southern Railway).

(Reference #SW1315)
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.

(Reference #SW2433)
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.

Devon Railways.

(Reference #SW1347)
Price:£10.99

Gosling & Clement.
Medium, 128 page album, soft back. **Sutton's Photographic History Of Railways series.

Didcot, Newbury And Southampton Railway.

(Reference #SW1480)
Price:£25.95

Karau, P, Parsons, M & Robertson, K.
Very large, 224 pages, photo illustrations, some building plans. Hard back.

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

(Reference #SW0494)
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 1. Plymouth - Penzance.

(Reference #SW0764)
Price:£10.95

Walnutt-Reid.
Very large, 72 pages, soft back.

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

(Reference #SW2320)
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 5. Somerset & Dorset Summer Saturday 1957.

(Reference #SW1230)
Price:£10.95

64 pages, soft back.

Dorset & Somerset Narrow Gauge.

(Reference #SW2340)
Price:£14.95

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

Dorset Railway Stations.

(Reference #SW1976)
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."

East Cornwall Mineral Railways.

(Reference #SW2411)
Price:£14.95

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

Eastleigh. Steam Centre Of The South Western.

(Reference #SW0834)
Price:£14.95

Eagles.
Medium landscape, 80 page colour album, glazed boards.

Exe Valley Railway.

(Reference #SW0671)
Price:£25.00

Owen.
Very large, 192 pages, 2nd edition. Hard back.

Exeter - Newton Abbot.

(Reference #SW0675)
Price:£14.95

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

Fawley Branch.

(Reference #SW1177)
Price:£9.95

LP221.
Fairman.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back.

Ferry Services Of The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.

(Reference #SW0472)
Price:£8.95

Jordan, S.
Medium, 112 pages. Soft back. LAST COPY

Forest Of Dean Branch Volume 1.

(Reference #SW0071)
Price:£25.00

Newnham to Cinderford.
Pope, I & Karau, P.
Very large, 240 pages, pictorial. Hard back. **First volume of a two volume set which is intended to complement the Severn & Wye Railway series. It describes not only the history of the railway, but also places it in the historical context of the area.

Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway.

(Reference #SW1395)
Price:£14.95

OL125
Maycock, R J & Silsbury, R.
Medium, 176 pages, illustrated with photos, maps, track plans, hard back. **A very solid line history.

From Devon To Dorset. The Story Of The Lyme Regis Branch.

(Reference #SW1577)
Price:£9.95

Smith, M & Reeve, G.
Very large, 60 pages, illustrated with photos, reproductions of the OS 25" maps showing track layouts, soft back. **A nice history with some interesting early photos including some of the construction of the viaduct.

From Forest To Ferry.

(Reference #SW1923)
Price:£8.50

The story of the Brockenhurst - Lymington branch line.
Hill.
Medium, 80 pages, a few photo illustrations, some colour, soft back. **Nice local history, well-presented.

From Salisbury To Exeter: The Branch Lines.

(Reference #SW0746)
Price:£35.00

Phillips.
Very large, 240 pages. Hard back.

Gloucester To Bristol. (Midland Main Lines).

(Reference #SW2015)
Price:£14.95

Including the branches to Nailsworth, Dursley and Thornbury.
Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96 pages, photo album with some maps, glazed boards

Gloucestershire Railway Stations.

(Reference #SW1661)
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 Western Swindon..

(Reference #SW1438)
Price:£9.99

Bryan, T (comp).
Medium, 128 pages, album, Archive Photographs series. Soft back.

GWR To Devizes.

(Reference #SW1427)
Price:£25.00

Priddle, R & Hyde, D.
Very large, 272 pages, photo illustrations, hard back.

Hampshire Narrow Gauge (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines).

(Reference #SW1880)
Price:£14.95

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

Hampshire Railway Stations.

(Reference #SW1548)
Price:£3.50

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

Heathfield to Exeter (Teign Valley) Railway.

(Reference #SW0134)
Price:£9.95

Pomroy, L W.
Medium, 160 photos, maps, drawings. Soft back.

Ilfracombe Line.

(Reference #SW0363)
Price:£19.95

Nicholas.
Very large, 128 pages, hard back.

Illustrated History Of Eastleigh Locomotive Works.

(Reference #SW2241)
Price:£19.99

Boocock & Stanton.
Very large, 128 pages, pictorial: photos (with a fair sprinkling of colour), map, site plan. Hardback.

Illustrated History Of Exmoor's Railways.

(Reference #SW0377)
Price:£9.95

Smith, M.
Very large, 76 pages, soft back.

Illustrated History Of The Isle Of Wight Railway

(Reference #SW0036)
Price:£7.95

Cowes To Newport.
Smith, O.
Very large, 56 pages, pictorial, soft back.

Industrial Railways Of The South West.

(Reference #SW2009)
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.

Isle Of Portland Railway Volume 1.

(Reference #SW0460)
Price:£10.95

Jackson.
Medium, 176 pages. Soft back.

Isle Of Portland Railway Volume 2.

(Reference #SW0628)
Price:£12.95

Jackson.
Medium, 224 pages. Soft back.

Isle Of Portland Railway Volume 3.

(Reference #SW0939)
Price:£13.95

Railway associated and other bus services.
Jackson.
Medium, 224 pages, soft back.

Isle Of Wight Central Railway.

(Reference #SW1212)
Price:£22.95

OL115.
Maycock & Silsbury.
Medium, 288 pages, hard back.

Isle Of Wight Railway.

(Reference #SW1211)
Price:£19.95

OL109.
Maycock & Silsbury.
Medium, 240 pages, hard back.

Isle Of Wight Railways.

(Reference #SW2301)
Price:£25.00

From 1923 onwards. OL140
Maycock.
Medium, 288 pages, photo illustrations, maps, station layouts, drawings of structures and locomotives; hard back.

Jersey Eastern Railway.

(Reference #SW2346)
Price:£14.95

OL143.
Paye.
Medium, 208 pages, photos, map, station layouts. Soft back.

Lightning Force.

(Reference #SW2113)
Price:£19.95

RAF units 1960-1988. A photographic appreciation of the English Electric Lightning.
Martin.
Square quarto, 112 page colour album, soft back. **We do not normally stock new books on aviation, this one has snuck in under the radar.

Liskeard & Looe Branch.

(Reference #SW0953)
Price:£25.95

Beale.
Very large, 224 pages, hardback.

London & South Western Railway Miscella