New books - trams and buses

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

(Reference #TB1973)
Price:£15.95

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.

Burton And Ashby Light Railways 1906 - 1927.

(Reference #TB1399)
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."

Directory Of British Tramways.

(Reference #TB0553)
Price:£24.99

Turner.
Large, 248 pages. Hard back. LAST COPY.

Douglas Horse Tramway.

(Reference #TB0299)
Price:£14.50

Pearson.
Very large, 96 pages, soft back.

Early Years Of The Motor Rail & Tram Car Company 1913-1931.

(Reference #TB2552)
Price:£22.95

Davies.
Large, 116 pages, photos, drawings, hard back. *Manufacturers of some of Britain's most successful small petrol and diesel locomotives. This deeply researched history studies the progress of the company up to ists name change (to Motor Rail Ltd) in 1931. During the first decade of this period the production of tramcars was as important as that of petrol locomotives. Useful appendices, essential reference.

Electric Railway Dictionary.

(Reference #TB2708)
Price:£45.00

Definitions and illustrations of the parts and equipment of electric railway cars and trucks.
Hitt.
Very large, 63 (dictionary) + 292 (illustrations) + 54 (advertisements) pages, hard back without jacket. ** Reprint of exceedingly scarce American publication whose contents need no further description than the subtitle provides. The original was published by the Electric Railway Journal in 1911; this reprint, limited to 125 copies, is a handsome production in black cloth with silver titling on spine and front board.

English Electric Tramcar Album.

(Reference #TB1363)
Price:£16.99

Lumb.
Large, 128 page album, drawings, stock lists, hard back.

Freight On Street Tramways In The British Isles.

(Reference #TB2333)
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.

Glasgow's Trams.

(Reference #TB1248)
Price:£7.95

The twilight years.
Anderson, P.
Very large, 52 pages, soft back.

Great Western Road Vehicles.

(Reference #TB1490)
Price:£35.00

Kelley, P J.
Very large, 256 page album of photographs and drawings, includes motor and horse-drawn vehicles, goods, passenger and miscellaneous, hard back.

Steel Wheels And Rubber Tyres. Volume One.

(Reference #TB1626)
Price:£12.95

Transport around Oldham in the 1930s; locomotives at Gorton in the 1940s; Leeds trams in the 1950s.
Hilditch, G.
Medium, 168 pages, photo illustrations, maps. Soft back. *How one uninformed schoolboy tried to attain his early and overriding ambition to see his name in gold leaf on the side of a municipal tramcar, against those almost magic words "General Manager". RS10.

Steel Wheels And Rubber Tyres. Volume Two.

(Reference #TB1778)
Price:£12.95

A General Manager's journey: Manchester, Plymouth, Great Yarmouth, Halifax.
Hilditch, G.
Medium, 184 pages, photo illustrations, maps. Soft back. *How one uninformed schoolboy tried to attain his early and overriding ambition to see his name in gold leaf on the side of a municipal tramcar, against those almost magic words "General Manager". RS11.

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 1.

(Reference #TB1791)
Price:£40.00

Gladwin, D.
Very large, 176 pages, many photos, line drawings and diagrams, glazed boards. **This is the first of an unspecified number of volumes i*>[seven, perhaps]

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 2.

(Reference #TB2228)
Price:£40.00

Gladwin, D.
Very large, 256 pages, many photos, line drawings and diagrams, glazed boards. **This is the second of an unspecified number of volumes i*>[seven, perhaps]

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 3.

(Reference #TB2397)
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 i*>[seven, perhaps]

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 4.

(Reference #TB2575)
Price:£45.00

Gladwin, D.
Very large, 256 pages, photos, line drawings and diagrams, maps, glazed boards. **This is the fourth of an unspecified number of volumes i*>[seven, perhaps]

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 5.

(Reference #TB2595)
Price:£45.00

Gladwin, D.
Very large, 256 pages, photos, line drawings and diagrams, maps, glazed boards. **This is the fifth of an unspecified number of volumes i*>[seven, perhaps]

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 6.

(Reference #TB2608)
Price:£45.00

Gladwin, D.
Very large, 256 pages, photos, line drawings and diagrams, maps, glazed boards. **This is the sixth and apparently penultimate volume of 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, Volume 3 covered towns C-L; Volume 4 proceeds from M to S; Volume 5, takes the English systems to W, continues to Scotland, Wales and experimental systems; this volume, volume 6, covers Ireland, further systems in England, boiler explosions and other matters. The final volume will be of photographs.

History Of The Steam Tram.

(Reference #TB0654)
Price:£12.00

Whitcombe.
Medium, 74 pages, hard back. **Reprint: the complete paper, together with discussion, delivered to the Institution of Locomotive Engineers in 1937.

Horse Trams Of The British Isles.

(Reference #TB1874)
Price:£8.95

LP227.
Rush.
Medium, 104 pages, illustrated with photos and scale drawings of vehicles. Soft back.

Hospital Tramways And Railways.

(Reference #TB2600)
Price:£25.00

Voice.
Very large, 108 pages, photos, maps, site plans, track diagrams, glazed boards. **Third, 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.

Iron Roads To The Broads & Fens.

(Reference #TB2031)
Price:£4.99

A guide to the scenic railways of Norfolk and the adjoining counties.
Pearson.
Very large, landscape, 64 pages, illustrated with maps and photographs, colour throughout, handsomely produced, soft back. **So many of our books are historical it is refreshing to have one bang up to date - this is an enthusiastic rallying call to explore the railways of northern East Anglia. The system is divided into manageable sections each with a map, a description of the route, (this does include some history, the author is a traditionalist) and a gazetteer of the places along the way, with lists of accommodation, pubs, restaurants, shops, walks, boatyards, and bus, taxi and cycle hire details for onward travel. All this for just £4.99? There are no ads, but the commercial sponsors get a couple of pages at the end. Sadly the adjoining counties don't include Lincolnshire - it would be good to see more of this sort of guide.

Isle Of Portland Railway Volume 3.

(Reference #TB0939)
Price:£13.95

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

LCC Electric Tramways.

(Reference #TB0785)
Price:£25.00

Harley, R J.
Very large, 176 pages, colour and b/w photo illustrations, maps. Hard back. **An excellent history of the undertaking, which was the largest municipal system in Great Britain.

Lee Moor Tramway.

(Reference #TB0578)
Price:£16.00

Taylor.
Medium square, 96 pages. Hard back.

Leeds Transport Volume Four 1953 - 1974.

(Reference #TB2337)
Price:£35.00

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

Leeds Transport Volume Three 1932 - 1953.

(Reference #TB0861)
Price:£35.00

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

Light Railway Railcar In Western Europe.

(Reference #TB2198)
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.

Light Railways Explored.

(Reference #TB1210)
Price:£10.00

A photographic diary 1931 - 38.
Simpson, J E.
Medium, 106 pages, pictorial. **In his school and university holidays the author visited 24 non-grouped light railways in England and Wales, exploring and photographing. This fascinating book is the fruit of time well spent.

London Tramway Twilight 1949 - 1952.

(Reference #TB0723)
Price:£18.95

Harley.
Large square, 128 pages, densely illustrated with photos, map. Glazed boards. ** A meaty study of post war trams.

London Tramways.

(Reference #TB1956)
Price:£19.95

Reed.
Very large, 152 pages, many photo illustrations, some colour. Hard back. ** History of trams in London up to July 1952.

London's Trams.

(Reference #TB1366)
Price:£15.99

A view from the past.
Collins.
Medium, 112 pages, pictorial, map endpapers, glazed boards.

Main Line To Metro.

(Reference #TB1087)
Price:£11.95

Train and tram on the Great Western route Birmingham Snow Hill - Wolverhampton.
Boynton, J.
Very large, 112 pages, many photos including 2 8-page colour sections. Soft back. **A useful and interesting history from the line's inception in the mid nineteenth century to the modern use of the trackbed for the Midland Metro.

Monorails Of The 19th Century.

(Reference #TB2859)
Price:£24.99

Garner.
Very large, 288 pages, well illustrated with photographs, contemporary illustrations, vehicle drawings, and maps, glazed boards. ** The monorail was conceived in the 1820s when conventional two-rail lines were still a recent idea. Here is its history up to the construction of the successful Wuppertal Schwebebahn at end of the 19th century. There is a history and a full technical description of each system. Many of the designs were eccentric and few were commercially succesful but this energetic period of industrial growth encouraged novelty.

Moving Metropolis.

(Reference #TB0853)
Price:£19.95

A history of London's transport since 1800.
Taylor.
Large, 400 pages, colour illustrations, soft back.

Rails Around Belfast.

(Reference #TB1845)
Price:£13.99

An Irish Railway pictorial.
Crockhart, A & Patience, J.
Very large, 80 page album, photos, soft back. **Includes a tram section.

Railways In The Isle Of Man.

(Reference #TB1117)
Price:£10.95

Steam - horse - electric - diesel - The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
Bairstow, M.
Large, 96 pages, photos (some colour), maps, soft back.

Redlake Tramway & China Clay Works.

(Reference #TB1299)
Price:£9.50

The story of a Dartmoor railway.
Wade.
Medium square, 84 pages, photo illustrations, maps, some loco drawings, soft back. **New edition.

Rye And Camber Tramway.

(Reference #TB0024)
Price:£17.95

A Centenary History.
Cooksley, L A.
Very large, 160 pages, illustrated with photos, tables, line drawings and maps. Hard back. **A 3ft gauge railway in Sussex, built to carry golfers from Rye to the links at Camber.

Rye And Camber Tramway.

(Reference #TB1565)
Price:£14.95

Judge, C.
Medium, 64 pages, many photos, plans, maps. Soft back. **History of a long lost 3ft gauge railway built to serve the fishing industry and, conveniently, the local golf course. It carried its last passengers in 1939, was pretty well worked to death in the second world war, and has the dubious distinction of being possibly the first public railway in Britain to convert from steam to petrol traction.

Selsey Tramway Volume One.

(Reference #TB2273)
Price:£31.95

Cooksey
Very large, 188 pages, many photo illustrations, large scale maps showing track layouts, hard back. **This volume covers the full history of Colonel Stephens' impecunious tramway from opening in 1897 to closure in 1935. Volume two (qv) describes the route - Chichester to Selsey Beach -, steam locomotives, railmotors and rolling stock.

Selsey Tramway Volume Two.

(Reference #TB2274)
Price:£29.95

Cooksey
Very large, 145 pages, many photo illustrations, large scale maps showing track layouts, drawings of structures and rolling stock, hard back. **This volume describes the route of Colonel Stephens' impecunious tramway - Chichester to Selsey Beach -, steam locomotives, railmotors and rolling stock. Volume One (qv) covers the full history from opening in 1897 to closure in 1935.

Street Railways: Their Construction, Operation And Maintenance.

(Reference #TB2074)
Price:£40.00

A practical handbook for street railway men.
Fairchild, C B.
Very large, 486 pages (incl 44 pages of advertisements), many line drawings and diagrams, smart blue cloth hard back, not supplied with jacket. **Reprint of the very scarce original which was published in New York, 1892; the author was editor of the Street Railway Journal. There are chapters on electric, cable and horse traction and steam, air and gas motors. There is information about inclined planes, rack systems, elevated roads and track construction. There is an enormous and detailed section on car building (the author was quite fervent about lettering and decoration on the car sides). Also a load of stuff about operation and management.

Sussex Narrow Gauge.

(Reference #TB0988)
Price:£15.95

Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96 pages, album: photos, numerous maps. Glazed boards. **Includes industrial sites, Rye & Camber tramway, Volks Electric Railway, amazing historic collection at Amberley, Rye harbour line.

Through Streets Broad & Narrow.

(Reference #TB1516)
Price:£19.99

A history of Dublin trams.
Corcoran, M.
Very large, 160 pages, some photo illustrations. Glazed boards.

Tortillards Of Artois.

(Reference #TB2504)
Price:£19.95

The metre gauge railways and tramways of the western Pas-de-Calais. X90.
Farebrother & Farebrother.
Medium, 335 pages, photos, maps, track plan, scale drawings of locomotives, station gazetteer, soft back.

Travelling Around The Isle Of Wight.

(Reference #TB1309)
Price:£3.50

On old picture postcards.
Swift.
Medium, 36 pages, album. Soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring rail and road transport during the last century, with informative captions."

Twilight Years Of The Glasgow Trams.

(Reference #TB0295)
Price:£25.00

Turnbull.
Very large, 144 pages, colour album, soft back.

Wantage Tramway.

(Reference #TB1175)
Price:£28.00

Pearce Higgins.
Medium, 158 pages, hard back. *Reprint of 1958 edition.

West Of Minas Narrow Gauge.

(Reference #TB1036)
Price:£18.95

Brazilian railway history note No 4.
Waters, P E.
Very large, 80 pages, many photos, maps, gradient profiles, track plans, tabulated statistics. **History of a metre gauge system in Brazil which also encompassed a river steamer service and two street tramways.

Wisbech & Upwell Tramway.

(Reference #TB2687)
Price:£15.95

OL152.
Paye.
Medium, 240 pages, photos, map, locomotive and rolling stock drawings, station layouts. Soft back.

Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives. Vol 47 Part A: Classes J21, J22, J23 & J24.

(Reference #TB2751)
Price:£23.99

The North Eastern 0-6-0s.
Yeadon.
Very large, many photos, 110 pages, hard back. **This monumental study records the history of each engine from building to disposal, including renumberings, repairs, allocations etc. As well as the GE tank engines there are the J92 crane engines and the Wisbech & Upwell tram engines (J70).

Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives. Vol 48: Classes J64, J65, J66, J67, J68, J69, J70 & J92.

(Reference #TB2688)
Price:£34.99

The Great Eastern 0-6-0Ts.
Yeadon.
Very large, many photos, 110 pages, hard back. **This monumental study records the history of each engine from building to disposal, including renumberings, repairs, allocations etc. As well as the GE tank engines there are the J92 crane engines and the Wisbech & Upwell tram engines (J70).
Note that Volume 47B has not yet been published, see note to 47A.

Second Hand Showcase Books from Robert Humm

Time Tables: BR
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UK & Ireland 2
UK & Ireland 3
Locomotives 1
Locomotives 2
International 1
International 2
Miscellany
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