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1247 Preservation Pioneer: The Story of Britain's First Privately Preserved Standard Gauge Steam Locomotive.
Smith (Bill) , Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0947971572. 96 pages, 415g. Pictorial laminated boards Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£3.00
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£3.45
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1983 Locomotive Stock Book - Full Particulars of all Locomotive Classes including detail differences..
Wood, Roger, B., Railway Correspondence & Travel Society., 1983. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0901115592. 104 pages, 155g. Soft card covers sun darkened to spine, Near FINE with the contents tight and clean.
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£4.00
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£3.45
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35 Years of Mainline Diesel Traction.
Colin J. Marsden, Oxford Publishing Co., 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860931714. 178 pages, 925g. Green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with small scar to spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£10.00
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£3.45
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The 4-4-0 Classes of the North Eastern Railway.
Hoole, K., Ian Allan, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071100921X. 112 pages. 480g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE slightly sun darkened d/w. illustrated with over 130 b/w photographs and data tables.
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£5.00
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£3.45
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ABC - BR Locomotives 1948-50 Combined Volume. (Reprint).
abc, Ian Allan , 2000. Reprint. ISBN: 0711004013. 248 pages + locoshed allocation lists. 360g. Pictorial laminated Boards MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Contents is clean with no underlining.
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£6.80
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abc - British Railways Diesel Locomotives .
ABC, Ian Allan Ltd, 1964. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 64 pages, 60g. Small (16mo) stapled soft card covers a little rubbed, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£2.70
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abc - British Railways Locomotives Part 1 - Western & Southern .
???, Ian Allan LTD, 1963. 1st Thus. ISBN: . 72 pages, 65g. Stapled soft card covers with slight rubbing to covers, and previous owners name plate to half title page. Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£5.00
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£1.95
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ABC - Class 47s.
G.W. Morrison, Ian Allan Ltd, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711026777. 96 pages, 135g. Soft card covers MINT. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs.
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£6.00
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£2.70
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abc British Locomotives 1944.
???, BCA / Ian Allan, 1993. Book Club. ISBN: . 64 pages. 230g. Pictorial laminated Boards MINT. A reprint of the original 1944 edition.
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£7.00
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£3.45
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abc British Locomotives, 1944.
A.B. MacLeod, Book Club Assiciates, 1993. Reprint. ISBN: 9780711021136. 48 + 40 +55 + 64 pages, 220g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Covers SR, GWR, LMS & LNER loco stock. Free from underlining etc.
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abc of LMS Locomotives: Complete List of all LMS Engines in Service in 1943..
, Ian Allan LTD, 1943. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 52 pages, 75g. Small 16mo booklet with card covers a little rubbed, Very Good with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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ABC Of Southern Locomotives 10th Edition 1946.
, Ian Allan LTD, 1946. 10th Edition. ISBN: . 48 pages. 50g. Stapled soft card covers slightly rubed to edges with staples rusting but firm, internally pages age darkened and a few locomotive names written to page 32, otherwise contents tight and clean. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. A complete list of all S.R. Engines in service at the time of publication.
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£8.00
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£2.70
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The Arthurs, Nelsons and Schools of the Southern.
Townroe, S. C., Ian Allan LTD, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071100434X. 103 pages. 350g. Brown cloth boards Near FINE , with contents tight and clean in a Very Good d/w with sun darkened top edge. Mainly, but not entirely devoted to the technicalities of these famous locomotives. Illustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings and performance tables.
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£4.00
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`Arthurs', `Nelsons' & `Schools' At Work..
Townroe, S C, Ian Allan Ltd, 1983. Revised. ISBN: 071101292X. 144 pages. 890g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. A revision of the authors earlier work, that gives full details of the performance as recorded by contemporary observers.
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B.R. Steam Shed Allocations. Part Part 4 - Eastern Ragion sheds..
P.B. Hands , Defiant Publications, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 54 pages, 80g. Stapled soft card covers 8VO. FINE. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs.
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B.R. Steam Shed Allocations. Part Twelve - London Midland Region Sheds..
P.B. Hands , Defiant Publications, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 54 pages, 80g. Stapled soft card covers 8VO. FINE. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs.
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The Barry List - 5th Edition.
, Urie Si5 Preservation Group, 1975. 5th Edition. ISBN: . 30 pages, 55g. Stapled paper covers with bump and crease to bottom edge, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and site track plan as at publication.
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£3.50
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£2.70
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Barry Scrapyard - The Preservation Miracle.
Warren, Alan., Book Club Assiciates, 1988. Book Club. ISBN: 0715392093. 1.05Kg. Black cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE lightly creased d/w with small repaired tear to top rear corner. Each page describes every locomotive to come out of Barry scrapyard with a brief history and photograph. Includes a loosely inserted A4 sheet brining the last update of all movements from Barry.
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Die Baureihe 01 (The Series).
Manfred van Kampen, Hansjurgen Wenzel, Eisenbahn-Kurier, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3882551011. 158 pages, 340g. Pictorial laminated boards with slightly sunned spine, FINE. Text in German. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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Die Baureihe 01.10. (The series 01.10.) Steam Locomotive..
Peter Konzelmann, Eisenbahn Kurier, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3882550120. 168 pages, 440g. Pictorial laminated boards with split to top front corner, and bump to bottom front corner, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Text is in German.
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£4.00
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Die Baureihe 03 (The Series).
Hansjurgen Wenzel, Eisenbahn-Kurier, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3882551038. 288 pages, 540g. Pictorial laminated boards with a little rubbing to sunned spine, Near FINE. Text in German. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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Die Baureihe 03.10 (The Series).
Manfred van Kampen, Hansjurgen Wenzel, Eisenbahn-Kurier, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3882550139. 120 pages, + 110 pages b/w plates, 455g. Pictorial laminated boards with a little laminate lift to top of sunned spine, Near FINE. Text in German. With fold-out and drawings.
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£8.00
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Die Baureihe 24 (The Series).
Hansjurgen Wenzel, Eisenbahn-Kurier, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3882551240. 92 pages + approx 160 b/w plates, 480g. Pictorial laminated boards with a little rubbing to sunned spine, Near FINE. Text in German. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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£8.00
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A Beginners Guide to Festiniog Locomotives and Railway, or, Do's and Don'ts for Firemen..
, Ffestiniog railway company , . 1st Edition. ISBN: . 20 pages. 50g. Stapled card covers a little marked. Very Good with contents and staples tight and clean. Illustrated with line drawings in b/w and colour.
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£4.00
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£1.95
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The Book of the Coronation Pacific (A British Railways Illustrated Special)..
Sixsmith, Ian, Irwell Press, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871608945. 100 pages. 680g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with a collection of previously unpublished b/w photographs, and scaled line drawings plus all the record card histories transcribed and tabulated.
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£12.00
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£3.45
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The Book of the Lord Nelsons - A Photographic Accompaniment Volume 1..
Derry, Richard., Irwell Press, 2005. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1903266602. 56 pages, 230g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£4.00
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The Book of the Patriot 4-6-0s: No. 1: A Photographic Accompaniment.
GRAHAM ONLEY, Irwell Press, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1903266815. 56 pages, 235g. Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£9.00
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The Book of the Schools 4-4-0s - A Photographic Accompaniment No.1.
Richard Derry, Irwell Press, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1903266696. 56 pages, 240g. Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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BR Class 26/27 Diesels.
Michael Oakley, Bradford Barton, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085153418X. 32 pages, 70g. Stapled soft card covers with light scar to front, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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BR Class 31 Diesels.
Michael Oakley, Bradford Barton, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851534198. 32 pages, 70g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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BR Diesels on Depot.
D J Nicholas, Montgomery, S, Ian Allan LTD, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711013985. 96 pages, 430g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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BR Equipment 2 - Drawings from Railnews 'Stockspot'.
David Gibbons, Ian Allan, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711019258. 96 pages, 430g. Oblong format soft card coversd creased to front, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w drawings showing the internal workings of BR locomotives. Ideal for the modeller.
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£4.75
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BR motive power since 1948 .
B. K Cooper, Ian Allan LTD, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711014965. 128 pages, 475g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings, ideal for the modeller.
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BR Standard Steam Locomotives.
Brian STEPHENSON, Ian Allan Ltd, 1993. Reprint. ISBN: 0711012458. 128 pages. 770g. Black cloth boards, FINE in a FINE d/w with slightly sunned spine. A history of the range of post WW2 steam locomotives designed by R.A.Riddles Fully illustrared with b/w photographs plus 8 pages in colour.
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BR Steam Motive Power Depots - WR.
Paul BOLGER, Ian Allan Ltd, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071101311x. 128pp. 400g. Pictorial laminated boards, FINE, No d/w as issued. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans.
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BR-EE Class 37 Diesel Electrics.
Michael Oakley, D. Bradford Barton, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851533620. 32 pages, 105g. Stapled soft card covers a little sun darkened, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs including some showing original assemble.
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BREL Locomotive Works.
John Vaughan, Oxford Publishing Company, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860931099. Not Paginated. 750g. Blue cloth boards previous owners details on front end-paper o/w Near FINE in a Very Good d/w with a slight crease, and slightly sunned along top edge. Illustrated with 228 b/w photographs.
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Britannia Pacifics.
Morrison, G. W.; Swinger, Peter, Ian Allan LTD, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711029202. 112 pages. 550g. Oblong format Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. A pictorial history of the final class of main line steam locomotives built for operation on Britain's railways. Illustrated in colour and b/w.
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£4.50
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British Atlantic Locomotives.
Allen, Cecil J, Ian Allan LTD, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711000425. 164 pages. 520g. Red cloth boards missing rear end-paper (production fault?) o/w FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Details of the development of the British Atlantic Locomotive types.
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British Locomotive Classes - Principal 'Big Four' Locomotive Classes as at 1945.
Harris, Michael (Intro) , Ian Allan, 1991. Reprint. ISBN: 0711020124. 62 pages. 260g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Nearly 60 locomotive designs are featured, each illustrated with a photograph and a scale drawing. A reprint of the work first published in 1945.
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BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE CLASSES: Principal Big Four Locomotive Classes as at 1945.
???, Promotional Reprint Company, 1996. Reprint. ISBN: 1856483428. 62 pages. 530g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE with a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. A reprint of the original book first published in 1945.
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£5.00
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British locomotive types.
, The Railway Publishing co. Ltd., 1946. 6th Edition. ISBN: . 140 pages, 320g. Original blue cloth boards rubbed to all edges and marked, Good only. Compiled by the `Railway Gazette' from official drawings supplied by the Chief Mechanical Engineers of the four main-line railways and by the Ministry of Supply. Detail drawing and description of 140 locomotives.
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British Locomotives Of The 20th Century - Volume 2 - 1930 - 1960..
Nock. O.S., Book Club Associates, 1983. Book Club. ISBN: . 255 pages. 900g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w creased and sunned to top of spine. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. A full history of the design, construction and performance of British locomotives from 1930 to 1960.
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British Locomotives Of The 20th Century - Volume 3 - 1960 - The Present Day..
Nock. O.S., Book Club Associates, 1985. Book Club. ISBN: . 255 pages. 900g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. A full history of the design, construction and performance of British locomotives from 1960 to the present day.
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British Locomotives, Multiple Units & Coaching Stock - "The Spotters Companion" 2000 .
The National Railway Entusiats Association / Intercity Railway Society (Compiler) , The National Railway Entusiats Association, 2000. 22th Edition . ISBN: 0906439132. 144 pages. 135g. Soft card covers Near MINT.
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British Pacific Locomotives..
Allen, Cecil. J., Ian Allan LTD, 1990. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0711002614. 240 pages. 740g. Pictorial glazed boards, with slightly sunned spine, and small mark on each rear endpaper, o/w FINE. No d/w as issued. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs.
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British Rail Class 20's - A Pictorial Study..
, Peter Watts Publishing, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906025192. 20 pages, 60g. 12mo. Stapled soft card covers a little creased, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£2.00
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British Rail Depot Directory - Over 275 Locations Listed..
Neil Webster, Metro Enterprises Ltd, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0947773142. 96 pages, 150g. Soft card covers sun darkened to bottom edge, Near FINE.
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British Rail Diesel Shunting Locos: A Pictorial History.
Michael Oakley, Bradford Barton, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851533612. 40 pages, 120g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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British Rail Engineering Limited (Life & times series).
Colin J. Marsden, Opc Railprint, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860934403. 160 pages, 850g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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£16.00
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