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Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. - Part 3B - Tender Engines - Classes D1to D12.. Fry. E.V [ Editor ], Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0901115460. 109 pages, 305g. Soft card covers with slight vertical crease to spine and bottom front corner. Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 3B.
£8.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. - Part 4 - Tender Engines: Classes D25 To E7.. Fry. E.V [ Editor ], Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0090111510. 157 pages, 360g. Soft covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs plus colour frontispiece. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 4.
£8.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. - Part 5 - Tender Engines: Classes J1 to J37.. Fry. E.V [ Editor ], Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, 1966. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0901115126. 230 pages, 460g. Soft covers a rubbed to corners and vertical crease to spine, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 5.
£8.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. - Part 7 - Tank Engines: Classes A5 to H2.. Fry. E.V [ Editor ], The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society., 1964. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 117 pages. 270g. Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 7.
£10.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. - Part 8A - Tender Engines: Classes J50 to J70.. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Railway Correspondence And Travel Society, 1983. Reprint. ISBN: 0901115053. 102 pages. 250g. Soft covers with slightly sunnes spine FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 8A.
£8.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. - Part 9A - Tender Engines: Classes L1 to N19.. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Railway Correspondence And Travel Society, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0901115401. 170 pages. 420g. Card covers, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 9A.
£6.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. - Part 9B - Tender Engines: Classes Q1 to Z5.. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Railway Correspondence And Travel Society, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 090111541X. 116 pages, 300g. Soft covers with corners a little rubbed and light creases to spine o/w FINE with contents tight and clean. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 9B. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Soft covers with corners a little rubbed and light creases to spine o/w FINE with contents tight and clean.
£5.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 1 - Preliminary Survey. . Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. , Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. , 1963. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 124 pages.295g. Soft covers lightly edge rubbed with laminate lift and a little creasing to boards, o/w contents tight and clean.. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and fold-out map to rear. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 1.
£5.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the LNER - Part 2A - Tender Classes A1 to A10. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Railway Correspondence And Travel Society, 1975. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0901115258. 181 pages.375g. Soft covers lightly edge rubbed with a little foxing to frontis only, o/w contents tight and clean.. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 2A.
£8.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the LNER Part 8B Tank Classes J71 to J94. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Rcts (railway Correspondence And Travel Society), 1971. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0901115061. 95 pages, 240g. Soft covers a little rubbed to edges, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 8B
£10.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway Part 9A - Tank Engines Classes L1-N19.. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Railway Correspondence And Travel Society, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0901115401. 170 pages. 420g. Soft card covers with crease to spine and bottom front corner, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. The complete history of the locomotives of the L.N.E.R. published in 15 parts of which this is Part 9A.
£7.50
£3.75

Locomotives of the M&GN.. Wells, Alan, M., Historical Model Railway Society, . 1st Edition. ISBN: . 23 pages, 75g. Staples paper covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings by the author based on official information.
£5.00
£3.75

Locomotives of the premier line in pictures . , Ian Allan LTD, . 1st Edition. ISBN: . 36 pages, 90g. Stapled soft card covers a little sun darkened and marked, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£3.00
£2.75

Locomotives of the Southern Railway - Part 2. D.L Bradley, Railway Correspondence & Travel Society, 1975. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0901115312. 109 pages, 380g. Green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w edge rubbed and repaired to top of sunned spine, now in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings.
£10.00
£3.75

London & North Eastern Railway - Locomotive Allocations - the Last Day 1947. W. B. Yeadon, Irwell Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871608066. 48 pages, 205g. Stapled soft card covers (4to) a little sun darkened and light crease to top corner, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and fleet lists.
£6.00
£3.75

London & South Western Locomotives.. Casserley, H. C. , Ian Allan LTD, 1971. Enlarged Edition. ISBN: 0711001510. 184 pages. 550g. Green cloth boards with previous owners name to top of free end-paper, Very Good in a Very Good d/w with sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A pictorial history giving the full details of LSWR locomotives fron its origins in 1832 as the 'London & Southampton Railway', until it became the major part of the Sothern Railway in 1923.
£5.00
£3.75

London & South Western Railway Engine Sheds - Western District.. Hawkins, Chris & Reeve, George., Irwell Press, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871608112. 138 pages, 805g. Green cloth boards Near MINT in a Near FINE d/w with small repaired tear to top of spine. Ilustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings and track plans.
£14.00
£3.75

London and North Eastern Railway 2-6-0 Classes. John F.; Cliffe, J Clay, Ian Allan, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711008441. 80 pages, 305g. Black cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good sun darkened d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£5.00
£3.75

London and North Eastern Railway 4-6-0's. Rodger P. Bradley, David & Charles, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715388959. 96 pages, 405g. Green cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and allocations as at 1937.
£4.00
£3.75

London and North Eastern Railway Sheds in Camera. John Hooper, Oxford Publishing Co., 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860933245. Not paginated. 870g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w slightly sunned spine and rubbed to top edge. Illustrated with 303 b/w photographs and map. Detailed views of the buildings and plant for the modeller and enthusiast alike.
£5.00
£3.75

London, Midland and Scottish Railway Allocations: The Last Day, 1947. John Hooper, Irwell Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871608023. 48 pages, 225g. Stapled soft card covers a little sunned to edges, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and fleet lists.
£5.00
£3.75

Longsight 150th Birthday Celebration April 25/26 1992 ( Souvenir programme). Napier, C (intorduction), Regional Railways, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 40 pages, 85g. Stapled card covers a little creased and marked, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£4.00
£2.75

The LSWR at Nine Elms : The Works and Its Products 1839-1909 (The Curl Collection Volume One). Curl, Barry, Krb Publications, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0954203577. 360 pages. 1.8Kg. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings, maps and track plans. A history of this railway depot, written by a professional engineer using original technical and historical information.
£18.00
£6.90

LSWR Locomotives The Early Engines 1838-53 and the Beattie Classes. D.L. Bradley, Wild Swan, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906867819. 264 pages. 1.3Kg. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near FINE d/w with crease to top edge only. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scale drawings. Deals with locomotives of 'Locke', 'Gooch' & 'Joseph & William Beattie'.
£26.00
£3.75

Mackenzie's Magic Steam - As Seen Through a Glass Darkly. Mackenzie, Iain, Danny Howell Books, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1872818005. 88 pages. 370g. Pictorial card coves a little edge rubbed, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with 100 b/w photographs taken from magic lantern slides.
£7.00
£3.75

Mainline Steam - Steam Locomotive Operators Association Handbook.. , Ian Allan Ltd, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711012350. 60 pages + 4 pages of adverts. 180g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and gradient charts.
£4.00
£2.75

Mallard 75 - Celebrating Britain's Greatest Steam Moment - All Six Surviving A4s Reunited in York.. Robin Jones, Mortons Media Group, 2013. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781909128156. 130 pages, 490g. Glossy magazine A4 stile book a little creased and rubbed, Very Good. Fully illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Covers a unique moment in A4 history.
£3.00
£3.75

Manx Peacocks. Lloyd-Jones, David., Atlantic Transport Pub., 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899958. 112 pages, 700g. Pictorial laminated boards with text shadow on a few pages where they stuck together, but now free, so Very Good. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and drawings for the modeller. This is a fascinating and detailed look at the Isle of Man Railway's Beyer Peacock 2-4-0 locomotives with separate chapters on each of the fifteen Beyer Peacocks, the Manx Northern Caledonia, the 2-6-2 tanks and the 2-4-2 conversions of 1945. There are extensive notes on the liveries (from 1873-1997) together with detailed schematic diagrams and a list of superintendents.
£6.00
£3.75

Maunsell Locomotives. Scott-Morgan, John., Ian Allan Ltd, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711028729. 80 pages. 450g. Oblong format Pictorial laminated boardsFINE. A pictorial history, illustrated with the great majority in colour.
£7.00
£3.75

Maunsell Locomotives - A Pictorial History. Haresnape, Brian, Ian Allan Ltd, 1983. Reprint. ISBN: 0711007438. 128 pages. 520g. Green cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w with slightly sunned spine. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings, including a list of locomotive names and numbers.
£5.00
£3.75

The Maunsell Moguls (Locomotion Papers No. 99). Rowledge, Peter, The Oakwood Press, 1976. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 64 pages, 135g. Stapled soft card covers a little faded and rubbed to spine, with previous owners signature and date to top of title page, Very Good with the contents o/w tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
£5.00
£3.75

Maunsell S15's The. Peter Cooper, Kingfisher Railway Productions, . 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946184089. 48 pages, 135g. Soft card covers a little rubbed and lightly creased to top corners, Very Good with the contents clean and tight.Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
£4.00
£2.75

Maunsell's Nelsons. D.W. Winkworth, Allen & Unwin, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0043850790. 123 pages, 500g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.75

Modern Locomotive Classes. Reed, brian, The Locomotive Publishing Co. , . 1st Edition. ISBN: . 64 pages, 230g. Not dated but c1950. Soft card covers with small tear to base of spine, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings of each locomotive covered.
£7.00
£3.75

A Monarch at Work - The Story of No. 6024 King Edward I on the Main Line since 1990. Watson, Tim (Compiler). , Ian Allan LTD / The 6024 Preservation Society , 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711032572. 176 pages. 1.07Kg. Green cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated in colour and some b/w. Published to raise funds for the continued preservation of this locomotive. HEAVY BOOK!
£5.00
£3.75

Motive Power Pocket Book - British Rail Pocket Book No.1 - Spring 1993 Edition. Fox, Peter & Bolsover, Richard, Platform 5, 1993. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 1872524451. 92 pages, 80g. Stapled soft card covers rubbed to corners, Near FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs.
£3.00
£2.10

Motive Power Recognition 1 - Locomotives.. Haydock, David. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1984. Reprint. ISBN: 0711013659. 128 pages. 200g. Soft card covers a little rubbed, FINE with slightly sunned spine and contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. A book that covers the Diesels, Electro-Diesels and Electrics operating on the BR network at the time.
£4.00
£3.75

Motive Power Recognition 2 - EMUs.. Haydock, David. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711011656. 144 pages. 200g. Soft card covers a litle marked, Near FINE with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. A book that covers the many differnet types of EMUs operating on the BR network at the time.
£4.00
£3.75

Motive Power Recognition 3 - DMUs.. Haydock, David. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1984. Reprint. ISBN: 0711013659. 128 pages. 200g. Soft card covers rubbed and marked, Very Good with slightly sunned spine and contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. A book that covers the many differnet types of DMUs operating on the BR network at the time.
£4.00
£3.75

Motive Power Recognition 4 - London Transport Railways. Haydock, David. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711014604. 112 pages. 200g. Soft card covers a little rubbed, and a 'Ian Allan Ltd Soiled' stamp to title page, but no other visible defects, so FINE with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps. A book that covers the diffenent types of rolling stock operating on the London Underground at the time of going to press.
£4.00
£3.75

Motive Power Recognition: Benelux No. 7. David Haydock, Ian Allan Ltd, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711017955. 128 pages, 175g. Soft card covers with light crease to top corner, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs, maps and drawings.
£4.00
£3.75

Motive Power Review - Second Year of Issue.. Morrison, Brian (Editor), Ian Allan Ltd, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711019304. 80 pages, 565g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Reviews the years ups and downs in our railways motive power during 1989.
£5.00
£3.75

Named Locomotives of British Rail - Diesel and Electric. Oakley, Michael (Compiler), Bradford Barton, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851533868 . 40 pages, 160g. Stapled soft card covers a little creased Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£3.00
£2.75

New Light on the Locomotive Exchanges. Allen, Cecil J., Ian Allan LTD, 1950. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 60 pages, 130g. Card covers with internally some foxing to prelims and previous owners notes in ink to page 7, GOOD only. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.75

Nigel Gresley - Locomotive Engineer. Brown, F.A.S., Ian Allan LTD, 1962. Reprint. ISBN: . 215 pages. 670g. Blue cloth boards with some edge wear and darkening to edges of fold-outs. FINE in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs with 2 fold-out line drawings. A biography of this famous railway engineer.
£5.00
£3.75

North Staffordshire Locomotives - An Illustrated History. . Kenneth Hopkins, Trent Valley Publications, 1986. Reprint. ISBN: 0948131144. 96 pages, 435g. Soft card covers with scar to rear few pages, hence price. Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs and some scaled line drawings. A must for the modeller/historian.
£5.00
£3.75

?BB - Dampflokomotiven, (Normalspur, mit Schlepptender). ESA 1. Stockklausner, Johann, Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 390013443X. 32 pages, 50g. Stapled soft card covers (small 16mo booklet), FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, Text in German.
£3.00
£2.10

?BB - TEnderlokomotiven, (Normalspur). ESA 2. Stockklausner, Johann, Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3900134448. 32 pages, 50g. Stapled soft card covers (small 16mo booklet), FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, Text in German.
£3.00
£2.10

?BB Triebwagen. (Normalspur). ESA 5. Stockklausner, Johann, Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3900134472. 32 pages, 50g. Stapled soft card covers (small 16mo booklet), FIN E. Illustrated with b/w photographs, Text in German.
£3.00
£2.10

?BB-Diesellokomotiven (Normalspur). ESA 4. Stockklausner, Johann, Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3900134464. 32 pages, 50g. Stapled soft card covers (small 16mo booklet), FIN E. Illustrated with b/w photographs, Text in German.
£3.00
£2.10
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