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Official Railway Map Of England & Wales.
(Reference #S4581)
Price:£80.00
Railway Clearing House.
1940.
Third post-grouping edition. 60" x 50", reverse bears stamps of Office of Superintendent of Road Transport, Aldermaston, G.W.2., both map surface and case in very good condition.

+ Railway Junction Diagrams 1915. A reprint of the Railway Clearing House Official railway junction diagrams.
(Reference #S6709)
Price:£20.00
Railway Clearing House
David & Charles, 1969 reprint.
Landscape octavo, 7 + xxix pages of text (D&C's introduction, alterations, index, running powers etc) followed by 158 pages of coloured diagrams, dust jacket marked otherwise a near fine copy.

The Railway Year Book For 1917. The Whitaker of the railway world.
(Reference #S6477)
Price:£20.00
Railway Publishing Co.
20th year of publication.
Octavo, 328 pages + 54 pages advertisements, maps, some folding, original red cloth faded on spine, generally VG but please note somewhat inferior wartime paper. **Masses of information and statistics, general and particular, sections on each company, with maps (some folding) of most systems, information on overseas railways; railway Who's Who; bibliography. Includes a table showing the number of men enlisting (by 1915) from each company; this showed that half the workforce of the Avonmouth Light Railway joined up, presumably leaving his sole colleague alone on the footplate.

The Slate Regions Of North And Mid Wales And Their Railways.
(Reference #S6117)
Price:£12.00
Richards, A J.
Carreg Gwalch, 1999.
Octavo, 279 pages, photo illustrations, maps, card covers, near fine. **A brief account of about 600 sites, many previously unrecorded, of the Welsh slate industry. Puts into context the almost forty tramways and railways which carried the slate to ports and main line railways.

Great Western Albums Volumes 1 & 2.
(Reference #S1021)
Price:£16.00
Riley, R C.
Ian Allan, 1977 & 1972.
Quarto, approx 112 pages each. Clean copies in jackets.

The Origins Of The Scottish Railway System.
(Reference #S6054)
Price:£30.00
Robertson, C J A.
Donald, 1983.
Large octavo, 421 pages, tables, bibliography, source notes and references, jacket, small splash on top edge, not penetrating pages, otherwise near fine. **The earliest period of Scottish railway history, from 18th century waggonways to the railway mania, concentrating on planning and formation, construction problems and achievements, financial record of companies.

Plymouth And Launceston.
(Reference #S881)
Price:£8.00
Roche.
Branch-Line Handbooks, 1965 (2nd edn).
Octavo, map, photos, track diagrams, card covers, VG.

Railway Memories No 3. Leeds.
(Reference #S6454)
Price:£10.00
Rose, P.
Bellcode, 1992.
Small quarto, 96 page photo album, map, lengthy introduction, card covers, VG+.

The Railway History Of Lincoln.
(Reference #S6131)
Price:£23.00
Ruddock, J G & Pearson, R E.
Lincoln, 1985: Ruddock. 2nd edition.
Large octavo, 288 pages with photo illustrations and maps, wear to jacket, book near fine. **Scarce regional study. There were some 84 proposals for railways towards Lincoln, of which seven line were constructed. This erudite history of the resultant complex system offers fresh light on the achievement of the final GNR route and some new assessment of George Hudson.

Railway Postcard Scenes Of Cheshire.
(Reference #S4062)
Price:£10.00
Ryan, J & Jeuda, B.
Cheshire Libraries, 1987.
Folio, about 100 unnumbered pages, album, card covers, VG+.

Croydon's Railways.
(Reference #S3872)
Price:£17.00
Skinner, M W G.
Kingfisher, 1985.
Large quarto, 112 pages, photos, good clear track and signalling diagrams, maps, line drawings, hardback, jacket, fine. **Methodically compiled and presented history of the development of local lines and their operation. Author had a signalling background and is strong on signalling and accidents.

An Illustrated History Of The Isle Of Wight Railways. Cowes to Newport.
(Reference #S900)
Price:£7.00
Smith, O.
Irwell, 1993.
Quarto, 56 pages, pictorial - many photos, maps, track diagrams, card covers, near fine.

The History Of The London & North Western Railway.
(Reference #S6484)
Price:£98.00
Steel, W L.
Railway & Travel Monthly, 1914.
Octavo, 502 pages on art paper, numerous illustrations, dark green cloth, LNW armorial device on front boards. A very good copy of a classic railway company history.

Stockport Edgeley Motive Power Depot.
(Reference #S6280)
Price:£12.00
Stokes, M S.
Foxline, 1999.
Quarto, 80 pages, many photo illustrations, plans, loco lists, card covers, fine. **Pictorial survey of the depot, its engines, men and workings. Scenes From The Past: 35.

+ I Drove The Cheltenham Flyer.
(Reference #S6710)
Price:£18.00
Street, J W.
1951, Nicholson & Watson.
Crown octavo, 154 pages, photo plates and line illustrations, Cuneo painting on jacket. Jacket worn at edges, cloth damp-marked, binding sound, some foredge spotting but contents otherwise VG.

The Bournemouth Electrification.
(Reference #S1950)
Price:£18.00
Sykes, W J A.
1968, excerpt from the Journal of the Inst Loco E.
Octavo, 44 pages, 14 text diagrams, cloth, fine.

Railways In The Sirhowy Valley.
(Reference #S6237)
Price:£10.00
Tasker, W W.
Oakwood, 1992, 2nd enlarged edition.
128 pages, photos, maps, card covers, near fine. LP113.

Life In A Loco Works. First-hand experiences of a Crewe engineering apprentice in wartime.
(Reference #S6450)
Price:£16.00
Taylor, C.
OPC, 1995.
Octavo, 184 pages, photo illustrations, jacket, fine. ** "The first-hand descriptions of the various processes required to keep the LMS motive power operational during difficult wartime conditions make fascinating reading and form a unique social commentary on a bygone way of life."

The West Clare Railway. An Irish railway pictorial.
(Reference #S6135)
Price:£14.00
Taylor, J.
Midland, 2002.
Folio, 64 page album, card covers, fine. **Good photos, four page historical introduction.

Journeys By Excursion Train From East Lancashire. Southport via the West Lancashire Line; Morecambe via Preston & Lancaster. Scenes From The Past: 26 Part 2.
(Reference #S6379)
Price:£15.00
Taylor, S.
Foxline, 1995.
Large quarto, 128 pages, pictorial, card covers, fine. **This attractive series provides detailed route and location histories for many places mainly in the North Midlands, Lancashire and North Wales. The story is about 75% pictorial with some narrative text.

The Tay Bridge Disaster. New light on the 1879 tragedy.
(Reference #S6479)
Price:£18.00
Thomas, J.
David & Charles, 1972.
Octavo, 208 pages including photo plates, some drawings and reproductions of original manuscripts, jacket, near fine. **Thomas describes the construction of the bridge, the accident, its dramatic aftermath and long-term consequences. Using recently unearthed material he dispells old myths and reveals unexpected intrigues.

North Eastern Railway. Its rise and development.
(Reference #S6620)
Price:£48.00
Tomlinson, W W. (ed K Hoole)
D&C, 1987 (3rd edition).
Quarto, 820 pages, illustrated, jacket, VG. **The classic and monumental NER history, the first scholarly history of any British railway company, originally published 1914 and updated by Ken Hoole for D&C. It concentrates mainly on the period up to 1880.

Ironstone Railways And Tramways Of The Midlands.
(Reference #S5997)
Price:£48.00
Tonks, E S.
Locomotive Publishing Co, 1959.
Large octavo, 316 pages + photo plates and folding maps, other maps in text, coloured frontispiece, no jacket, some wear to spine but generally a very good copy of this useful tome, which was later republished in numerous separate volumes (at time of cataloguing we also have a full set of the latter in stock, and can usually supply some odd volumes, enquiries welcome).

The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway.
(Reference #S6323)
Price:£26.00
Tonks, E S.
Industrial Railway Society, 1972, 2nd edition, revised and enlarged.
Large octavo, 102 pages, photo illustrations, double-page map, glazed card cover, near fine. **Very scarce.

A History Of The Faringdon Branch And Uffington Station.
(Reference #S1722)
Price:£10.00
Vaughan.
OPC, 1979.
Octavo, 184 pages, illustrated with photos, maps and station plans. Card covers, VG.

Gradients Of The London And North Eastern Railway.
(Reference #S6523)
Price:£9.00
Voyageur.
Railway Publishing Co, nd.
Octavo, 48 pages, gradient diagrams and descriptive text, light spotting to card covers, generally VG+. **Interesting period item by C J Allen writing under a pen name.

Great Central Twilight. Memories of a lost main line to London.
(Reference #S6219)
Price:£25.00
Walker, C.
Pendyke, 1986.
Folio album, no page numbers, 180 grand atmospheric photos, mostly one to a page, 8 page introduction, some wear to edges of jacket, otherwise a near fine copy.

Main Line Lament. The final years of the Great Central Route to London.
(Reference #S6663)
Price:£18.00
Walker, C.
OPC, 1973.
Landscape quarto, 167 evocative photos on about as many pages + a few pages of text. Jacket. VG/F. **The Great Central was well served by photographers, from S W A Newton who recorded its birth (see Rolt's The Making Of A Railway*), to this classic commemoration by Colin Walker. *At the time of writing we have no copy listed online, but may well have one on the shop shelves.

Britain's First Trunk Line. The Grand Junction Railway.
(Reference #S3591)
Price:£16.00
Webster, N W.
Adams & Dart, 1972.
Octavo, 196 pages, 48 illustrations: maps, photos and contemporary illustrations, jacket, near fine.

The Railway Data Book.
(Reference #S6224)
Price:£15.00
Westwood, J N.
PSL, 1983.
Octavo, 222 pages, many illustrations and diagrams, jacket, near fine. **An unusual take on railway writing, this is compendium of facts on most aspects of railways - personalities, motive power, track, train control etc etc, in chapter form. It is pitched at the knowledgeable layman. Useful reference, and a pleasant read. I've put this in the UK section, although the author does not restrict himself to British railways.

The Railways Of Great Britain & Ireland
(Reference #S6077)
Price:£45.00
Whishaw, F.
David & Charles, 1969: reprint of 1842 edition.
Quarto, 500 pages, 15 plates and a folding plate and map loosely inserted, jacket, binding a little strained, stain on one insert, but generally VG. **A valuable survey of all the railways then open or well advanced in construction.

Forgotten Railways Volume 6 South East England.
(Reference #S6267)
Price:£15.00
White, H P.
David & Charles, 1987 (2nd, revised edition).
Octavo, 192 pages, including photo plates, folding map, gazetteer, jacket, VG+. **Definitive series of handbooks on abandoned and closed lines and their use and services. Volume 6 covers the area bounded by Midhurst, the North Downs and the Channel coast.

The Colne Valley And Halstead Railway.
(Reference #S6535)
Price:£12.00
Whitehead, R A & Simpson, F D.
Oakwood, 1987.
Octavo, 100 pages + 42 pages of plates, maps, time table extracts, card covers, near fine. **LP166. Rural Essex

+ The Midland Railway, Its Rise And Progress. A narrative of modern enterprise.
(Reference #S6711)
Price:£100.00
Williams, F S.
1876, first edition with subscription list.
Large octavo, 695 pages, line maps and many steel engravings. Contents clean and bright apart from small snag to margin of p280. Publisher's ginger cloth with gilt wyvern device on upper board, cloth rubbed at margins but generally a very good copy.

Railways Of The Black Country. Volume One: The Byways.
(Reference #S4061)
Price:£15.00
Williams, N.
Uralia, 1984.
Folio, 72 pages, photo album, with introduction and map, card covers, fine.

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