Home
Railway Books for sale.
Page generated on 14 Mar 2024
Click on the image to enlarge the picture.
All Pictures are scans of the actual items for sale.
Overseas customers please Email for quote.
Quoted Post & Packing is UK only at cheapest rate.

Search our website using the box on the left

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Actual Book Image
TITLE & DESCRIPTION
Price

UK P&P


4ft 81/2 And All That - First Edition 1964. Mills, W., Ian Allan LTD, 1964. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 68 pages, 315g. Green cloth boards a little rubbed, Very Good with the contents clean and tight, , in a GOOD ONLY repaired and worn d/w with 3cm x 2cm loss to rear top edge, in protective sleeve. Illustrated by the author.
£7.00
£3.20

ABC - Signalling in the Age of Steam. Michael Vanns, Ian Allan LTD, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023506. 112 pages, 155g. Soft card covers with light virtical crease to front cover, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£3.00
£2.50

Abc British Rail (Pocket) Atlas. M.G. Ball, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023395. 80 pages, 115g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with maps and station name gazzetteer at the rear.
£4.00
£2.50

ABC British Railways Coaches. (Standard Steam & Electric). Kitchenside, G. M., Ian Allan LTD, 1958. Reprint. ISBN: . 64 pages, 55g. Stapled card covers rubbed to spine and a little marked to rear, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
£6.00
£2.50

ABC National Railways - A Guide to the Privatised Railway.. Glover. John., Ian Allan LTD, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071102457X. 128 pages. 175g. Soft card covers FINE with slight bump to top of spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Describes in detail the role of the new Franchising Director, the Rail Regulator and each of the new train operating units. Also looks at the myriad other new companies that have emerged from the remains of BR.
£4.00
£3.20

The Aerofilms Book of Britain's Railways from the Air. Leigh, Chris, Ian Allan Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017026. 160 pages. 920g. Blue cloth boards with slight stain to bottom edge FINE with the contents tight and clean, in a FINE d/w with stain mark to internal bottom edge. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs, most previously unpublished, and the earliest views dating from the 1920's.
£6.00
£3.50

The Age of the Electric Train. J.C. Gillham, Ian Allan Ltd, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711013926. 208 pages. 980g. Black cloth borads, FINE with previous owners name and purchase location details to top corner of front paste-down covered by d/w, FINE in a FINE d/w with light crease to top of spine. illustrated with over 200 b/w photographs and route maps. this is a detailed history of the invention and development of the motive power. rolling stock and infrastructure.
£7.00
£3.20

Air Raid Precautions: Special Instructions for the Working of Railways Issued by the Southern Railway 1940. ???, Dragonwheel Books, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870177843. 22 pages, 170g. Plastic spiral bound soft card covers FINE. A reprint of the original Southern Railway document reproduced by Dragonwheel Books.
£12.00
£3.20

All Stations to Murder - True Tales of Crime on the Railway. Barry Herbert, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857940253. 208 pages, 450g. Red cloth boards with a little dirt spotting to top of page block, Near FINE in a Near FINE price-clipped d/w.
£3.00
£3.20

Along Artistic Lines: Two Centuries of Railway Art. Beverley And The Guild Of Railway Artists Cole, Atlantic Publishers, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1902827104. 127 pages. 970g. Oblong format blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour paintings by members of the 'Guild of Railway Artists', published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first steam locomtive to run on rails which was Richard Trevithick's 'Penydarren'.
£10.00
£3.20

Along Lost Lines -Discovering the glorious heritage of yesterdays railways.. Atterbury, Paul., David & Charles, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780715325681. 256 pages, 1.35kg. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs.
£5.00
£6.60

Amazing and Extraordinary Railway Facts. Julian Holland, David & Charles Plc, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780715325827. 128 pages, 225g. Small format red cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£4.00
£3.20

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF RAILWAYS. Ransom, P J G, World's Work, Ltd., 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0437144011. 304 pages. 1.3Kg. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. The author describes the immense range of relics still to be found of steam railways including, engineering works, stations, signalling etc.
£9.00
£3.50

Around the Branch Lines No. 2 Great Western. C.J. Gammell, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860932133. Not paginated. 635g. Green cloth boards, FINE in a Near FINE d/w with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with 157 b/w photographs.
£5.00
£3.20

Around The Branch Lines No.1 - Southern. Terry Gough, Haynes / Oxford Publishing Co., 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860931595. Not Paginated. 670g. Green cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Covers the rural lines with a terminus and services operated usually by push-pull trains, as well as minor lines worked on a branch line basis. . Fully illustrated with 178 b/w photographs.
£8.00
£3.20

Around the Great Western Then and Now . Waters, Laurence, Ian Allan Ltd, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711028435. 256 pages. 1.43Kg. Green cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout, featuring some 300 locations with comparison pictures of each place. Shows the changing role of the railway over the last 50 years.
£16.00
£3.50

As They Were: Railways on O.S. Maps in 1950's Book I Southern England. Aeneas Joseph Lachlan Mead Mackintosh, Offington Press, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0954326903. 176 pages, 925g. Pictorial laminated boards with light bump to bottom fron corner and small dent to top edge, Near FINE. Illustrated with OS maps showing the Southern Region as it was in the 1950's.
£20.00
£3.20

Aspects of East Anglian Steam Volume 3 - On The Great Eastern 1950 - 1962 . John Dudley Mann (Editor), South Anglia Productions, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871277167. 48 pages, 255g. Stapled soft card covers (4to) with sun darkeneing to front edge, (See pic) FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, many full page.
£5.00
£3.20

Aspects of Railway Architecture. Clarke, Lynda, Ives, John, Rankin, Stuart & Simons, Paul., City of Bristol Printing and Stationary Department., 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 64 pages. 355g. Oblong format soft card covers a little marked and rubbed, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Details the buildings instantly recognisable for 'Railway' purposes, which developed during the 1840's.
£4.00
£3.20

At Your Service - Tales from a Railway Dining Car (Working Lives Series). Michael Charman, Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857941314. 80 pages. 250g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The authors memoirs of his life as a railway dining-car attendant aboard the crack expresses of the steam era.
£10.00
£3.20

Atlas of Train Operating Companies - (Britain's Railways). Not Stated, Ian Allan Ltd, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071102717X. 45 pages of maps + index. 380g. MINT. Illustrated with maps that have colour coded routes and covers both major freight routes and preserved lines.
£8.00
£3.20

Austrian Travel Wonderland . W.J.K. Davies, Ian Allan LTD, 1974. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711004862. 125 pages, 490g. Maroon cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good d/w with 2 small repaired tears and slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.20

Awdry's Steam Railways. Awdry, Christopher, Boxtree Ltd, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0752216007. 160 pages. 980g. Oblong format black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with colour photographs and route maps. A celebration of the preserved steam railways of the UK and the people involved.
£8.00
£3.50

B R Steam in Colour 1948-1968. Boocock, Colin, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711016712. 112 pages. 700g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with colour throughout.
£5.00
£3.20

Bahn-Atlas 98/99 - Reisetips, Karten & Termine. (Travel Tips, Maps & Schedules.). Clemens, Hahn (Editor), GeraMond Verlag,, 1999. 1998/99 Edition. ISBN: 389724134X. 100 pages, 375g. Soft card magazine format covers, FINE with previous owners name and date to reverse top of front cover. Text in German. A travel guide for anyone wanting to know more about train services across Germany.
£3.50
£3.20

Bankers and Pilots - Footplate Memories.. G. C Potts, Bradford Barton, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085153449X. 136 pages, 215g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to edges of sun darkened spine, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.50
£3.20

Barry Album, 1964-80. Nicholson, Peter, Pete Nicholson Railway Publishing, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0907036023. 40 pages, 140g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.20

The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway. Martin; Robertson, Kevin Dean, Barton Publishing, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0954561708. 122 pages, 745g. Black cloth boards FINE with previous owners name and date to top corner of front paste-down covered by d/w. FINE in a Very Good d/w with small repaired tear to top of spine, now in clear removable wrap. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans.
£7.00
£3.20

Before the Diesels Came!" A Nostalgic Look at the Last Days of Steam Around Peterborough.. Fincham, A. V., The Model Shop, N.D.. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 68 pages, 120g. Small oblong format (16mo) booklet a little rubbed to edges, Very Good with previous owners name to reverse of front cover. Illlustrated with period b/w photographs.
£3.00
£2.50

Beware of Trains. Weston, David, Ian Allan LTD, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711010609. 108 pages. 780g. Oblong format brown cloth boards FINE, in aVery good d/w with slightly faded spine area. Illustrated by the author with full page colour plates and many b/w sketches.
£8.50
£3.20

Big Four Cameraman. R.J. Blenkinsop, Oxford Publishing Co., 1985. Composite Edition. ISBN: 0860933636. Not paginated, 1.78kg. Green cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, many full page. This volume is a compendium of 'Echoes of the Big Four','Reflections of the Big Four','Shadows of the Big Four' & 'Silhouettes of the Big Four'.
£10.00
£3.50

The Big Four in Colour, 1935-50. David, Jenkinson & ; Smart, John., Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899621. viii + 192pp. 1.1Kg. Black cloth boards Very Good in a Very Good d/w with small repaired tear and light crease to top edge. Fully illustrated in colour throughout, being a tribute to the pioneers of early colour photography.
£5.00
£3.20

Birmingham Snow Hill: A First Class Return. Derek Harrison, Peter Watts Publishing, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906025222. 112 pages, 545g. Pictorial laminated boards Near FINE. Illustrated with many period b/w photographs.
£6.00
£3.20

Black Clouds & White Feathers - Southern Steam from the Footplate.. Robert C TURNER, Oxford Publishing, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860934578. 206 pages. 530g. Green cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans of the Bricklayers Arms depot. The author recounts his life on the railways starting in 1953 as a cleaner at the Bricklayers Arms Depot..
£10.00
£3.20

The Bluebell Railway : A Nostalgic Trip along the Whole Route from East Grinstead to Lewes - A past and Present Companion. Gough, Terry, Past & Present Publishing , 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1858951291. 96 pages. 290g. Pictorial card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route map.
£7.00
£3.20

Bluebell Railway Recollections - The Nostalgia Collection 40. Leppard, Keith, Silver Link Publishing LTD, 2013. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857943917. 48 pages, 160g. Stapled card covers FINE/ Illustrated with colour photographs.
£3.00
£2.50

Bluebell Railway Recollections 2nd Edition - Celebrating over 60 years in preservation. Leppard, Keith, Mortons Media, 2021. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 9781857945683. 64 pages, 210g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour throughout.
£4.00
£2.50

The Bluebell Railway Souvenir Guide & Stock Book . , Bluebell Railway, 1995. . ISBN: . 32 pages, 165g. Stapled card covers a little creased, Very Good. Illustrated with colour throughout, including stock listing to rear.
£2.50
£2.50

The Bluebell Railway: Five Decades of Achievement. Welch, Michael, Capitol Transport, 2010. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781854143365. 112 pages, 760g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs.
£6.00
£3.20

The Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway. C.F.D. Whetmath, Forge Books, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0904662209. 96 pages. 220g. Pictorial card covers a little edge-rubbed and lightly crease to bottom corner, Near FINE with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with route maps, track plans, b/w photographs and line drawings. This is a comprehensive history of the "Cuckoo Valley" line.
£8.00
£3.20

The Bodmin and Wenford Railway : A Nostalgic Trip along the Whole Route from Bodmin Road to Wadebridge and Padstow - A Past and Present Companion.. Stretton, John, Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1858951356. 96 pages. 280g. Pictorial card covers MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout.
£12.00
£3.20

The Bognor Branch Line. Jordan, S., The Oakwood Press, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853613931. 96 pages, 190g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans.
£4.00
£3.20

Boston: A Railway Town Part One To 1922. Stephen Walker, Kms Books, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0948017058. 64 pages, 150g. Stapled soft card covers (8vo) FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, track plands and drawings. The first part of the history of this railway town.
£5.00
£2.50

Bournville "Steam and Chocolate". Mike. Hitches, Irwell Press, 2005. Reprint. ISBN: 1871608317. 32 pages. 140g. Stapled Card Covers, MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans of the works. A pictorial history of this works railway system and works.
£5.50
£3.20

BR Colour Album. Nixon. L. A., Janes Publishing Company Limited, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0710602871. 96 pages. 450g. Oblong format. Pictorial laminated Boards with small scar to front paste-down, Near FINE. Illustrated in full colour.
£7.00
£3.20

BR Departmental Rolling Stock (A Pictorial Survey). David Larkin, D.bradford Barton Ltd, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851533485. 64 pages, 180g. Stapled card covers slightly sun darkened, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£12.00
£3.20

BR Diesel Freight in the Era of Specialisation. Michael Oakley, D. Brentford Barton Ltd., 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085153371X. 48 pages, 160g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£2.50

BR Locomotives 1 - Diesel and Electric Locomotives of the Southern Region. Nick and BIRD, D PALLANT, Ian Allan Ltd, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711013330. 96 pages. 440g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
£7.00
£3.20

BR Steam Surrender. Roger Siviter, Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946184399. Not paginated. 630g. Green cloth boards with light dent to front board, and an 'Ian Allan Ltd Soiled' stamp to free-end paper, FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 140 b/w photographs covering over 40 classes of steam locomotives, published to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of steam in the UK.
£4.50
£3.20

BR Supercentres - York. Appleby, Ken., Ian Allan Ltd, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711020728. 134 pages plus appendix. 850g. Black cloth boards bumped to top corners, Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps and track plans.
£6.00
£3.20
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Home