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Benjamin Outram 1764 - 1805.
(Reference #TB1274)
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.

Branch Line To Wantage.
(Reference #TB1884)
Price:£14.95
The Wantage Tramway. A tramway classic.
Mitchell & Smith.
Medium, 96-page album, glazed boards.

Brecknell Willis & Co. Collectors For Trains, Trams And Trolleys
(Reference #TB1973)
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.

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.

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.

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 of what promises to be a deeply researched and fascinating account of steam trams in Britain. Volume 1 looks at the general history and infrastructure of steam trams and tramways.

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 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, this volume, Volume 2, examines the history of tram systems in towns A-B: Accrington, Alford & Sutton, Barrow-in-Forness, Birmingham, Blackburn, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol and Burnley..

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 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.

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 #TB2248)
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.

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.

Manchester In The Days Of Steam. Part One.
(Reference #TB1585)
Price:£16.99
Victoria Station and the north east suburbs.
Shackcloth, P.
Very large, approximately 150 pages, album, soft back. *Mainly trains, but includes some townscapes, buses etc. Days Of Steam series No 2.

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 #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.

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.

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.

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.

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. **The very scarce original 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:£14.95

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.

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.

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