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Burton And Ashby Light Railways 1906 - 1927. Ref: P1399

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."

Price: £3.50

A Celebration Of LMS Coronation Pacifics. Ref: P3774

Jennison.
Very large landscape, 128 page album, glazed boards. **The first of a new series of albums depicting some of the best-loved steam classes. This pioneer volume has crisp black and white photos, one to a page, making a fine start to the project.

Price: £25.95

A Celebration Of BR Standard Pacifics. Ref: P3834

Britannias, Clans and Duke Of Gloucester.
Jennison.
Very large landscape, 144 page album, glazed boards. **The third of this new series of albums depicting some of the best-loved steam classes. Fine black and white photos of BR Standard 4-6-2s, one to a page, in chronological order starting with the batches of each class as built. The emphasis is on the engines in service and all engines are illustrated at least once (71000 is x 6).

Price: £27.95

Dorset Railways. Ref: P1344

Gosling & Clement.
Medium, 126 page album, soft back. **Sutton's Photographic History Of Railways series.

Price: £10.99

England's Railway Heritage From The Air. Ref: P3647

Waller.
Very large, landscape format, 302 page album, hardback. ** Here are some 150 photographs from the Aerofilms archive reproduced one per opening with extensive notes opposite. The dates range from the 1920s to the 1990s (the latter to show preservation sites), and the images cover aspects of the railways including major city stations, works, viaducts, sheds, goods yards, offices and hotels. Fascinating; it is remarkable how much more informative an aerial photo is than an internet satellite view.

Price: £35.00

Glasgow Subway Album Ref: P1012

Watson, G.
Very large, 62 pages, sofback. **A collection of photographs of the old Glasgow Subway taken before and during closure for modernisation.

Price: £10.00

Great Western Swindon. Ref: P3091

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

Price: £9.99

Steam Colour Portfolio Volume Two. Ref: P1827

Midland & Eastern Lines.
Pirt, K R.
Large landscape, 96 page album, hard back. **All pictures taken in the late 50s - early 60s on Kodachrome.

Price: £23.99

Irish Railways In Colour - Volume 1. Ref: P2824

Hill, Ballantyne & Pirt.
Large landscape, 80 page album, hard back. **Colour in the Emerald Isle taken on visits in 1956, 1959 and 1961. Out of print - last copy.

Price: £19.99

Lincolnshire Railway Stations. Ref: P0007

On old picture postcards.
Croft, E.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Price: £3.50

LMS In Ireland. Ref: P1025

An Irish railway pictorial.
Kennedy, M.
Very large, 96 pages, album. Soft back. **The LMS inherited from the MR the Belfast & Northern Counties Railway and the Donegal Railways; from the LNWR the Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway and various shipping interests. The book also covers road services, air services, the effects of the war and much else.

Price: £12.99

The Memory Lingers On. Ref: P3270

More British Railways working steam.
Esau.
Very large, 128 page album, hard back. **First-rate pictures, mostly one or two to a page. Includes an eight-page colour section.
Out of print, last copy.

Price: £30.00

Nottinghamshire Steam Railways In The 1960s. Ref: P1398

Wright, G.
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"A selection of photographs showing steam locomotives at work in Nottinghamshire in the 1960s."

Price: £3.50

Past And Present No 41. Manchester And South Lancashire. Ref: P3921

Manchester, Oldham, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, St Helens, Warrington
Shannon & Hillmer.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back. **Matching pairs of "old" (mainly 50s and 60s) scenes contrasted with the present day view.
Out of print, last copy.

Price: £17.99

Past And Present No 43. West, East And North Lancashire. Ref: P1902

Southport, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Blackpool, Lancaster, Barrow.
Shannon & Hillmer.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back. **Matching pairs of "old" (mainly 50s and 60s) scenes contrasted with the present day view.
Out of print, last copy.

Price: £17.99

Past And Present No 49. Yorkshire, The West Riding Part 2. Ref: P3043

Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley, Wakefield, Penistone, Goole, Selby.
Hillmer & Shannon.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back. **Matching pairs of "old" (mainly 50s and 60s) scenes contrasted with the present day view.
Out of print, last copy.

Price: £17.99

Past And Present No 50. North Staffordshire. Ref: P2028

Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Rugeley, Colwich, Uttoxeter, Alton Towers, Cheadle.
Ballantyne.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back. **Matching pairs of "old" (mainly 50s and 60s) scenes contrasted with the present day view.
Out of print, last copy.

Price: £16.99

Past And Present No 52. East Devon. Ref: P2042

Mitchell.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back. **Matching pairs of "old" (mainly 50s and 60s) scenes contrasted with the present day view. Includes Exeter, Honiton, Axminster, Seaton, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Tiverton.

Price: £17.99

Past And Present No 53. North And West Devon. Ref: P2175

Exeter, Crediton, Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Okehampton, Tavistock, Lynton.
Mitchell.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back. **Matching pairs of "old" (mainly 50s and 60s) scenes contrasted with the present day view.
Out of print, last copy.

Price: £17.99

Past And Present No 55. Oxfordshire: A Second Selection. Ref: P2176

Stretton.
Medium, 128 pages, soft back. **Matching pairs of "old" (mainly 50s and 60s) scenes contrasted with the present day view. Includes Oxford, Banbury, Didcot, Kingham, Bicester, Faringdon, Thame.

Price: £16.99

Payton's Pictures. Ref: P3534

A selection from the railway photographs of Nigel Payton.
Fell & Hennessey, eds.
Medium, 30 pages, soft back. **A railwayman. His photos were taken between the 1920s and the early 1950s.

Price: £3.00

Rails Around Belfast. Ref: P1845

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

Price: £13.99

Railway Photographs Of P W Pilcher. Ref: P2573

London & North Western Railway, Great Western Railway, Great Northern Railway and other companies.
Patrick.
Very large, 96 page photo album, soft back. **Pilcher (1866-1935), a scholar and musician, was possibly the first photographer of moving trains. The earliest picture here is from the 1880s and features a Stirling single at Boston, the final ones show Princesses taking water at Whitmore troughs.

Price: £9.95

Railways In Northamptonshire And The Soke Of Peterborough. Ref: P1397

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

Price: £3.95

Raised On Steam. Ref: P3102

The pre-war railway photographs of Frank Carrier selected and described by his son.
Carrier.
Medium, 128-page album. Soft back. **LMS, throughout Britain.

Price: £16.99

Return To Ryde By Steam. Ref: P2047

Volume 2.
Britton.
Very large, landscape 100 page colour album, glazed boards. **Full page period colour pictures of IOW lines in BR steam days. Volume 1 is titled Ryde By Steam; one further volume is planned.

Price: £18.99

Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway Ref: P3357

An Irish railway pictorial.
Sprinks.
Very large, 80 page album, photos, station layouts, soft back. **With historical introduction.

Price: £12.99

Stamford On Old Picture Postcards. Ref: P1139

Jenkins.
Medium, 36 pages, soft back. *"A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes from the last century, with informative captions."

Price: £3.95

Steam In Mid Wales. Ref: P1826

Hale, M.
Very large album, 284 photos on about 120 unnumbered pages, some maps, hard back. **A chronicle of the later years of steam. Includes much lineside detail.

Price: £25.00

William Bradshaw Leicester Railway Cameraman. 1909 - 1923. Ref: P1349

A forgotten photographer.
Hurst, J & Kinder, M.
Very large, 86 pages, soft back. **Album of Bradshaw's excellent photographs of the MR and GCR in their heyday, many previously unpublished. Considerable research has gone into the captioning of the pictures, indeed for many the word 'caption' is inadequate, 'brief essay' would be nearer the mark.

Price: £11.95

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