Trains and railways: general interest Books
University of Minnesota Press Union Pacific Volume II 18941969
Book SynopsisThe Union Pacific lays the groundwork for modern industry in America.
£17.99
Crecy Publishing Industrial Railways of Southern England in Colour
Book SynopsisLess glamorous and much less well covered than the main railway lines, the industrial railways were once the lifeblood of the country and have a long and interesting history.Even in the rural south of England, industrial railways were a feature of the landscape for decades, and although they are no more, fortunately many were recorded in earlier years when they had an important role in the economy.This is the first all-colour album to look at a selection of industrial lines, of all gauges, from Kent westwards and featuring coal, chalk, oil as well as factory lines, some traversing through barren landscapes and others, like at Farnborough, where the lines literally run along the town streets!
£13.88
Crecy Publishing Scenes Around the Southern
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£9.38
Mortons Media Group Frank Hornby's Railway Diary 1952-59: A Personal
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£17.09
Mortons Media Group The Kent and East Sussex Railway: A Nostalgic
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£14.99
Mortons Media Group The Ffestiniog Railway: Celebrating 150 Years of
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£19.00
Mortons Media Group British Railways Wagons: Their Loads and Loading:
Book SynopsisAll the vehicles of the BR era to the mid-1990s are described here, from the humble and ubiquitous four-wheelers to the rarer multi-axle monsters. The text is supported by many photographs and almost 150 dimensioned drawings and diagrams. The book also examines and explains the principles of loading and securing, and how those principles were applied to a huge range of traffic.
£18.04
Mortons Media Group The North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the Esk
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£33.25
The History Press Ltd The Steam Locomotive Story
Book SynopsisThe steam locomotive was a British invention and even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. This insightful, fully illustrated story book follows the history of the steam locomotive and will delight all those interested in the steam age.
£9.49
JDF & Associates Ltd Railway Journeys in Art Volume 7 The Glorious
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£37.05
Bonnier Books Ltd Steam Engines
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£6.22
Capital Transport Publishing London's District Railway: Nineteenth Century
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£28.50
Indiana University Press The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and
Book SynopsisProviding the first book-length biography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg, Reevy's new book is an indispensable history of the work of two men who forever changed the way we see and experience American railroads.Trade Review"Railroad photography as we know it today could not have developed and thrived were it not for Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. . . Tony Reevy turns the camera around to bring the two men behind the camera into a sharper focus in this long overdue book." - Jim Wrinn, editor of Trains Magazine * Trains *Beebe and Clegg were both pioneers in the world of artistic rail enthusiast photography and Tony Reevy is to be commended for telling their unique story so well. * Michigan Railfan *The book is predominately a photo book which is appropriate since it memorializes Beebe's and Clegg's contribution to the world of railroad photography. Their work has enhanced railfan's enjoyment of the railroad photo book genre immensely.The work of Beebe and Clegg has become legendary and deserves the attention of any serious railfan. -- Barry W. Smith * NRHS Bulletin *Table of ContentsPreface AcknowledgementsForeword by Jim ShaughnessyIntroduction1. The Three-Quarters Shot2. A Modernist View of the American Railroad3. Railroaders4. The Railroad in Its EnvironmentAppendix: Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg: Technical Details of Their PhotographyNotesBibliographyIndex
£28.80
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Steam on the Southern and Western
Book SynopsisGood picture coverage & Informative, factual text
£18.75
History Press Saving the Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad
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£16.99
Mortons Media Group Talyllyn Railway Recollections
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group Sixty Years of Volunteering on the Talyllyn
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£16.99
The Crowood Press Ltd Railways of Telford
Book SynopsisWhy did Telford need railways? Shropshire was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution in England. The railways provided a way of getting raw materials into the works and finished products to market, and the network grew steadily with the industries of the time; mining. brick and tile making, iron smelting and forging. Author David Clarke covers the history of the railway network and lines in Telford, from its early industrial beginnings to the present day. The book examines the importance of the coal and engineering industries to the region, and covers the rolling stock, signals, signal boxes and locomotive depots of the network. It details the variety of traffic that was generated in the area and traffic passing through. It also gives details never before published of the workings in and out of Hollinswood Yard.
£16.14
Haynes Publishing English Electric Class 50 Diesel Locomotive
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£17.24
Mortons Media Group Talyllyn Railway Recollections Part 3
Book SynopsisThe Talyllyn Railway is a remarkable survivor from a long past industrial age. It was built and opened in 1865 to carry slate from the Bryn Eglwys Slate Quarry in the hills above Abergynolwyn village to Tywyn (then Towyn) from where it was shipped all around the world.The first passenger train ran in 1866 and the line runs from Tywyn (on the coast of Cardigan Bay) inland for 7 miles to Nant Gwernol. The slate traffic ceased in 1946 after a serious rock fall in the quarry. In 1950 the line's owner (Sir Henry Haydn Jones) died and the future of the railway looked very uncertain because it had been losing money for some years.However, a group of enthusiasts sought to prevent the line's closure and, as a result, the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society was formed and took over the Talyllyn Railway Company and it still owns it today.Over the ensuing years a great many improvements have been made and the volunteer members of the preservation society now provide most of the train crews and s
£10.99
Arcadia Publishing (SC) The North Shore Line
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£20.39
Capital Transport Publishing Tracks of London's Trams 1949-1952
Book SynopsisThis book tells what it was like to ride on the trams and what it was like to work on them in their final years. The text is accompanied by over 80 quality black and white photos, many by master of the art Don Thompson, and 25 colour photos.
£23.75
DK Train
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£34.00
America Through Time Tracking the Chili Line Railroad to Santa Fe
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£21.24
Indiana University Press The Panama Railroad
Book Synopsis-The first comprehensive account of the construction of the Panama Railroad, the forerunner to the Panama Canal. - The narrative focuses on the ordinary Irish workers that built the railroad. -The only other monograph on the Panama Railroad was published in the 1960s and has numerous factual errors.Trade ReviewThe first thing that readers will notice about this book is that it is the result of a very thorough examination of the railroad's construction. The extensive research that Pyne undertook in order to present this comprehensive story is commendable. -- Bill Hough * NRHS Bulletin *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Construction1. The Grand Design2. A False Start3. Slow Progress4. A New Departure5. Hopes Dashed6. The Final PushPart II: The Workers7. The Men Who Built the Railroad8. Working Conditions9. Workers' Amenities10. MortalityPart III: The Irish11. The American Irish12. The Men from CorkPart IV: Epilogue13. Railroad-Government Relations14. The AftermathConclusion
£37.05
Penguin Books Ltd Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
Book SynopsisPaul Theroux''s Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is a journey from London to Asia by train. Winner of the Stanford Dolman Lifetime Contribution to Travel Writing Award 2020Thirty years ago Paul Theroux left London and travelled across Asia and back again by train. His account of the journey - The Great Railway Bazaar - was a landmark book and made his name as the foremost travel writer of his generation. Now Theroux makes the trip all over again. Through Eastern Europe, India and Asia to discover the changes that have swept the continents, and also to learn what an old man will make of a young man''s journey. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is a brilliant chronicle of change and an exploration of how travel is ''the saddest of pleasures''.''A dazzler, giving us the highs and lows of his journey and tenderness and acerbic humour . . . fellow-travelling weirdoes, amateur taxi drivers, bar-girls and long-suffering locals are broughTrade Review'Funny, informative, lyrical. Theroux is a fabulously good writer. The brilliance lies in his ability to create a broad sweep of many countries' Guardian 'A dazzler, giving us the highs and lows of his journey and tenderness and acerbic humour ... fellow-travelling weirdoes, amateur taxi drivers, bar-girls and long-suffering locals are brought vividly to life' Spectator 'Relaxed, curious, confident, surprisingly tender. Theroux's writing has an immediate, vivid and cursory quality that gives it a collective strength' Sunday Times
£10.44
Stenlake Publishing The East of Fife Central Railway The Lochty Line
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£10.95
Amberley Publishing North Western Railway of India
Book SynopsisUtilising stunning photographs, Alon Siton tells the story of the famous North Western Railway of India.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Heritage Trains on the London Underground
Book SynopsisRare and previously unpublished photographs recording heritage trains on London's Underground system.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing The Manchester to Buxton Line
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£14.39
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Early History of Railway Tunnels
Book SynopsisTo the early railway traveller, the prospect of travelling to places in hours rather than days hitherto was an inviting prospect, however a journey was not without its fears as well as excitement. To some, the prospect of travelling through a tunnel without carriage lighting, with smoke permeating the compartment and the confined noise was a horror of the new age. What might happen if we broke down or crashed into another train in the darkness? To others it was exciting, with the light from the footplate flickering against the tunnel walls or spotting the occasional glimpses of light from a ventilation shaft. To the directors of early railway companies, planning a route was governed by expense and the most direct way. Avoiding hills could add miles but tunnelling through them could involve vast expense as the Great Western Railway found at Box and the London and Birmingham at Kilsby. Creating a cutting as an alternative was also costly not only in labour and time, but also in compens
£21.25
Amberley Publishing West Highland Line Great Railway Journeys Through
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history and landscapes of the West Highland Line.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Tracking the Hooligans
Book SynopsisExplore the history of football violence on the UK's rail network.
£999.99
Amberley Publishing The Woodhead Route
Book SynopsisA history of the iconic Woodhead Route.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Railway Maintenance Vehicles and Equipment
Featuring an array of previously unpublished images, Royston Morris documents the fascinating world of the vehicles and equipment that keep the nation’s railways on track and on time. There are numerous machines that can carry out various different duties. These include tamping machines, ballast regulating machines, track relaying machines, ballast consolidating machines, stoneblowers, snowploughs and many more. During the 1980s road-rail vehicles were starting to appear, having been converted to such use. The two main companies who were doing these conversions were Rexquote Ltd in Somerset and Philmore Rail Ltd in Monmouthshire. These vehicles were usually excavators to begin with, though they also include lorries, land rovers and bulldozers. Perfect for enthusiasts and modellers alike, this is a fascinating look at the forgotten heroes of the rail network.
£14.39
Fonthill Media Ltd The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959: 2
Book SynopsisIn this second and final volume, the whole of the East Coast Main Line between King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley stations is examined closely, with a particular emphasis on the ways and structures: the line, stations, connections, yards, and other physical features. Interposed are accounts of the traffic at the principal stations (including connecting and branch line services) with observations on changes over the period 1939 to 1959. Some emphasis is placed on freight traffic on account of its importance and, perhaps, its relative unfamiliarity to the reader. The lines, stations, and many other elements are described as they were in August 1939, but as some plans on which they are based are dated before the late 1930s, there may be marginal differences from the precise layout in 1939.Table of Contents1 The East Coast Main Line’s Principal Points; 2 Alterations to the Way and Structures (1939-1959); 3 Locomotives of the ECML (1939-1959); 4 ECML Locomotive Depots, their Allocations and Workings; 5 Passenger Rolling Stock on the ECML; 6 Management and Staff of the ECML; 7 ECML Stations and Signal Boxes in 1939; 8 ECML Wayside Stations and Closure Dates; 9 ECML Tunnels and Principal Overbridges; 10 Gradients and Speed Restrictions on the ECML; 11 Staff Distribution (October 1939); Endnotes; Bibliography.
£17.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tracing Lost Railways
Book SynopsisThe drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old railway furniture such as signal posts. Many disused routes are preserved in the form of cycle tracks and footpaths. This colourfully illustrated book helps you to decipher the fascinating features that remain today and to understand their original functions, demonstrating how old routes can be traced on maps, outlining their permanent stamp on the landscape, and teaching you how to form a mental picture of a line in its heyday.Trade ReviewThis is a very pleasing little book and although intended for a general market, it is such a good description of what the UK’s standard-gauge lines were all about in earlier times, it is thoroughly recommended. -- PJH * Ffestiniog Railway Magazine *Table of ContentsA Brief History Keeping a Level Track Serving the Community The Goods Yard Operating a Railway Track and Trackside Furniture Places to Visit Index
£8.99
Mortons Media Group More Memories of a Dean Forest Railwayman
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£18.99
Mortons Media Group Enjoying the Cumbrian Coast Railway
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£23.75
Bellcode Books Railway Memories No.32 The East Riding of
Book SynopsisIn the usual Railway Memories style, this bumper book is the biggest yet in the series. I takes us back to a time when Yorkshire's pre-1974 East Riding was served by a comprehensive railway network. Starts with text describing the railways' growth, their place in the varied landscape, their passenger and freight services including coverage of the countless steam-hauled summer Saturday expresses going to Butlins' holiday camp at Filey, and the railways' decline, largely at the hand of Doctor Beeching, to a point where only those around the perimeter survive. Along with the 286 photographs including those on the colour cover, is a wealth of operating data, track plans, memories and anecdotes. This book does not include Hull which although in East Yorkshire is not in the East Riding - see our other book Kingston upon Hull. Images of a Rich Transport Heritage. 9781871233308.Table of ContentsPage 4: Rails for the Riding. Page 33: Naburn-Barlby. Page 36: Barley-Hessle East. Page 52: The Hull & Barnsley. Page 65: The Hornsea and Withernsea branches. Page74: Cottingham-Seamer. Page 101: Seamer-Malton-Driffield. Page 114: Driffield-Barlby. Page 123: York-Beverley. Page 136: Light Railways.
£18.04
Bellcode Books Railway Memories No.33: A North West Picture
Book SynopsisRailway Memories No.33 reveals a whole treasure chest of inspirational railway scenes throughout North West England that are no longer there to be appreciated in real life. Steam era scenes predominate but there are also vintage electric trains for which the North West has a notable place in history. The 260 black and white photos range from steam trains on the long lost branch lines of the Lancashire coalfield and the great termini of Manchester and Liverpool to steam-hauled London-Glasgow expresses fighting their way up to Shap summit in the Cumbrian fells. A few classic diesels are included but no picture is later than the British Rail era.Table of ContentsPage 3: Cheshire; page 21 Greater Manchester; page 58: Merseyside; page 69: Lancashire; Page 103: Cumbria.
£17.09
Middleton Press Ambergate To Mansfield: Including The Midland
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£999.99
Middleton Press Bolton To Preston.: including Horwich Locomotive
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£999.99
Middleton Press Liverpool To Runcorn: including branches to
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£999.99
Crecy Publishing Locomotive Traction
Book SynopsisThis is the first edition of what we hope will be an annual publication detailing the locomotive fleet operating on the railways of England, Wales and Scotland. In the days of British Rail motive power was readily identifiable, with classes usually numbered consecutively. Privatisation changed all that and whilst some BR locos still survive their numbers are seriously depleted. Replacement motive power has been the reoccurring theme in recent years with faster and more energy efficient machines replacing much of what had gone before. This new book is intended to be a quick, easy and accurate ''one stop shop'' for finding details of all current locomotives and power units, their number series and operators with livery and technical details included. This book will be an essential companion for modern traction enthusiasts and all of those with even a passing interest in the locomotives seen on the network today. For those involved in the industry itself it will provide a handy reference source to remind them of the traction options available from the various leasing firms. Author Pip Dunn is a well known railway journalist and writer, and a recognised authority on modern motive power who has both written and edited numerous books and magazines on the contemporary railway scene.
£5.95
Crecy Publishing The Acquired Wagons of British Railways Volume 3:
Book SynopsisBritish Railways was created in 1948. Whilst much has been published on BR locomotives and passenger stock, accurate and detailed coverage of the large inventory of vehicles used to convey the huge volumes of goods traffic carried by the railways at that time, is less readily available. This new series sets out to provide that information. This volume focuses on the coal wagons built to the Railway Clearing House specification dating from 1923. The wagons built under this were originally rated at 12 ton capacity through this was uprated to 13 tons at the outbreak of the Second World War. In this volume the vehicles built for the ''Big Four'' companies are covered in detail as are those delivered to Private Owners with their numerous complex door variations, which also came into the inventory of the newly formed BR. Some of those former Private Owner wagons were specifically designed to carry coke from the outset. British Railways treated these acquisitions, together with dual-purpose coal/coke wagons and others converted after the war to carry coke only, as a special category of vehicle. These variations are examined in detail in this latest addition to this series.
£21.25
Strathwood Ltd Southern Electrics Scrapbook Volume II
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£27.96
Unique Publishing Services Ltd Settle & Carlisle: The Postwar Years
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£10.79
