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The Railway Handbook 1942 - 1943.
Railway Gazette (Editor), The Railway Publishing Company Ltd, 1942. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 112 pages, 145g. Paper covers with masking tape used to re-inforced spine, and internally previous owners name to title page, also some stain marks to bottom edge of last few pages, and creasing to bottom fronbt edge, Overall in Good only condition with the contents o/w clean and tight. A rare survivor from the period.
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Railway Heritage: Portsmouth - Including Lines to East Southsea, Gosport, Fareham, the Meon Valley and Havant to Hayling Island..
Michael G.; Rooke, Eddie Harvey, Silver Link Publishing, 1999. Reprint. ISBN: 1857941047. 128 pages. 810g. Blue cloth boards FINE with previous owners name and date to top corner of front paste-down covered by d/w. FINE in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. 150 years of railways around Britain's principal naval port. Includes lines to East Southsea, Gosport, Fareham, the Meon Valley, and Havant to Hayling Island.
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Railway History in Pictures - The British Railway Station.
Biddle, Gordon, And Spence, Jeoffry , David & Charles, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715374672. 96 pages, 555g. Red cloth boards, with slight age toning to pages, and previous owners name to top of free end-paper. Very Good in a Very Good price-clipped d/w. Illustared with b/w photographs and line drawings. Details the development of the railway station that was unique in design to each railway company.
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Railway History in Pictures - Wessex.
Casserley, H. C., David & Charles, 1975. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715370588. 96 pages, 440g. Yellow cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE price-clipped d/w in clear NON-removable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£3.00
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Railway History in Pictures : East Anglia.
Peter W Swinger, David & Charles, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715382055. 96 pages. 400g. Pictorial laminated Boards with slight scar to front cover (See picture) Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route map.
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£3.00
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The Railway in Surrey.
Alan A. Jackson, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899907. 240 pages. 1Kg. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings plus route map to end-papers. Examines in detail, the interaction of the railway with the evolution of the county's life from the 1840's to the present.
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Railway Junction Diagrams, 1915.
Railway Clearing House., David & Charles, 1969. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715343475. 158 pages of maps + 33 pages of text. 710g. Oblong format brown 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 price-clipped and chipped d/w with repaired tear to bottom rear edge, now in clear removable wrap. Shows in seven colours, the ownerships and junctions arrangements between all the railway companies of Britain and Ireland before the 'Grouping'.
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£12.00
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Railway Landmarks in Devon.
Hall, Jean, David & Charles, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715383639. 48 pages. 85g. Stapled card covers a little marked & bumped to corners. Very Good. Illustrated with line drawings.
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Railway Liveries - BR Steam 1948-1968.
Haresnape, Brian, Ian Allan Ltd, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711018561. 96 pages. 630g. Pictorial laminated Boards with small dent to top edge. FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs and line drawings. Shows the range of new BR liveries and also some of the pre-nationalisation liveries that were carried on for a time.
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£9.00
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RAILWAY LIVERIES 1923-1947.
Brian Haresnape, Ian Allan, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711018294. 208 pages. 800g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in Near FINE lightly edge creased d/w with slightly sunned spine. Fully illustrated with over 300 b/w photographs and drawings, plus 16 pages in colour. Deals in turn with each of the big Four railway companies, and describes in detail the liveries that were used on rolling stock, locomotives, wagons and buildings.
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Railway Moods: Devon.
Roger Malone, Halsgrove, 2005. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1841144258. 144 pages, 780g. Blue coth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Ilustrated with mostly full page colour photographs, of interest to the modeller.
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£8.00
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The Railway Navvy - 'That Despicable Race of Men'..
David Brooke, David & Charles, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071538449X. 216 pages, 470g. Black cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good slightly sun darkened d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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The Railway Paintings of Alan Fearnley.
Fearnley, Alan, David & Charles, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715390880. 80 pages, 1.21kg. Maroon cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with some 29 full page colour paintings and varios b/w sketches, the author tells how he came to love and eventually paint the railways he was so fond of.
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£14.00
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The Railway Paintings of Don Breacon.
Breacon Don., David & Charles, 1987. New Edition. ISBN: 0715390783. 80 pages. 520g. Oblong format black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with the artists drawings in colour and b/w.
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£6.50
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The Railway Paintings Of Don Breckon..
Breckon. Don., David & Charles, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 80 pages, 530g, Black cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w. Beautifuuly illustrated with 25 of the artists paintings in colour.,each one to a page, plus many b/w sketches. With an introduction by Roger Malone.
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The Railway Paintings of Malcolm Root.
Mac Hawkins, David & Charles PLC, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715305336. 96 pages, 1.2kg. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illusytrated with 45 of the artists best paintings with sketches.
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£10.50
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Railway Picture Postcards.
Maurice I Bray, Moorland Publishing Company, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0861901703. 240 pages, 1.02kg. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. A guide to collecting railway postcards.
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Railway Records: A Guide to Sources (Public Record Office Readers' Guide).
Cliff Edwards, Public Record Office, 2001. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1903365104. 222 pages, 520g. Soft card covers FINE. When the railways were Nationalized in 1948, their administrative records and those of hundreds of companies they absorbed were passed to the Public Records Office. This guide will explain about this important source of material.
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Railway Ribaldry.
Roninson, W. Heath., David & Charles, 1997. Reprint. ISBN: . 96 pages, 320g. Soft card covers with minor foxing to 1st and last pages, Very Good. Illustrated with the unmistakable drawings of Heath Robinson.
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Railway Signalling and Track Plans.
Bob Essery, Ian Allan Publishing, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711032156. 112 pages, 460g. Soft card covers FINE. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings showing details of track and signalling which is a must for any modeller.
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£13.00
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Railway Stations from the Air (Aerofilms Guide).
Aerofilms, Ian Allan Ltd, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711029806. 256 pages. Green cloth boards with corners bumped Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w with light cease along top edge, and in removable clear protective wrap. Aerial photographs in b/w of some 150 different locations nationwide.
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Railway Stations of Britain - A guide to 75 important centres.
Body, Geoffrey, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990. First edition. ISBN: 185260171X. Not paginated. 570g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Provides an historical background to each location and also its place in the modern railway system.
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Railway Track Diagrams - Book 3: Western..
Gerald Jacobs, Trackmaps, 2005. 4th Edition. ISBN: 095498661X. 46 pages, 205g. Stapled soft card covers a little marked, Near FINE. Illustrated with route map and track plans.
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Railway Track Diagrams 4 - Midlands and North West..
Gerald Jacobs, TRACKmaps, 2005. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0954986601. 64 pages, 220g. Stapled soft card covers a little marked and rubbed. Very Good with the contents tight and clean.
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Railway Track Diagrams No. 5 - England South and London Underground..
Gerald (ed.) Jacobs, Quail Map Co, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1898319529. 56 pages, 265g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with drawings and track plans.
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The Railway Vanishes : An Appreciation of a Lost Era.
Forsythe, H G, Silver Link Publishing, 1993. Reprint. ISBN: 0947971955. 128 pages. 750g. Gray cloth boards FINE in like price-clipped d/w. Fully illustrated with 225 b/w photographs taken by the author between the years 1955 and 1965.
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Railway World Annual 1985.
Harris, Michael., Ian Allan, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711013993. 128 pages. 450g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT. Illustrated with colour and b/w. Articles on the current world railway scene.
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Railway World Special - The West Highland Lines.
Caplan, Neil, Ian Allan LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017662. 56 page. 240g. Stapled card covers with crease to bottom corner Near FINE. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs and gradient profiles, plus route map.
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Railway World Yearbook 1989.
Boocock, Colin (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017832. 128pp. 500g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs.
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The Railway-Lover's Companion..
Morgan, Bryan (Editor), Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1963. Reprint. ISBN: . 555 pages. 900g. Blue cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good edge-worn d/w with small repaired tear to top corner and sun darkened spine. Illustrated with b/w drawings in the text. A compilation of famous and popular writings about the railways.
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Railways and Recollections - 1956.
John Stretton, NOSTALGIA COLLECTION, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857942744. 48 pages, 145g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs from the time.
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Railways and Recollections - 1964.
John Stretton, NOSTALGIA COLLECTION, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857942752. 48 pages, 145g. Stapled soft card covers with crease to bottom corner, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs from the time.
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Railways and Recollections 13 - 1967.
Harris, Chris., Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2010. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857943368. 48 pages, 160g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs of the various forms of public transport in use at the time.
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Railways and Recollections 42 - 1980.
Harris, Chris., Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2014. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857944280. 48 pages, 160g. Stapled card covers with light bump to top corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs of the various forms of public transport in use at the time.
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Railways and Recollections 43 - 1983.
Harris, Chris., Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2014. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857944303. 48 pages, 160g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs of the various forms of public transport in use at the time.
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Railways and Recollections 44 - 1976.
Harris, Chris., Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2014. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857944310. 48 pages, 160g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs of the various forms of public transport in use at the time.
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Railways and Recollections No.10 - 1963. .
Chris Harris, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2008. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857942965. 48 pages, 150g. (12mo) Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs from the time. The Beeching Report was published which was to reshape the railways in the years that followed. In the wider world National service in Britain ended and the Great Train Robbery took place.
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Railways and Recollections No.8 - 1957.
Chris Harris, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2008. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857942927. 48 pages, 150g. (12mo) Stapled soft card covers a little creased, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs from the time. The Morris Minor had by now become a motoring legend and the one millionth example rolled off the production lines. On the railways, Dr Richard Beeching was appointed Chairman of the British Transport Commission - a decision that was to have considerable influence on the future of the network.
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Railways and Recollections No.9 - 1961.
Chris Harris, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2008. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781857942927. 48 pages, 150g. (12mo) Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs from the time. The Morris Minor had by now become a motoring legend and the one millionth example rolled off the production lines. On the railways, Dr Richard Beeching was appointed Chairman of the British Transport Commission - a decision that was to have considerable influence on the future of the network.
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Railways and the Victorian Imagination.
Freeman, Michael, Yale University Press, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0300079702. 264 pages. 1.33Kg. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w with small repaired tear to top of spine. A cultural history of how the railway age in Britain transformed the landscape and economics of the 19th century. Beautifully illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and drawings.
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Railways and Victorian Cities.
John R Kellett, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. First paperback edition. ISBN: 0710003714. 466 pages, 635g. Soft card covers creased to corners and spine, Near Very Good with the contnents tight and clean. Originally published as The Impact of Railways on Victorian. Cities in 1969, Dr Kellett's study 9f British urban growth and the railways was acclaimed as a pioneering work of social history.
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Railways Around Clapham Junction (A Colour Portfolio).
Kevin McCormack, Ian Allan Ltd, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711031347. 80 pages, 435g. Pictorial laminated Boards MINT. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout showing the last days of steam within 20 miles of Clapham Junction.
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Railways Around Lancashire - A Pictorial Survey .
Gilbert, A. C. & Knight N. R., Manchester Transport Museum Society, 1975. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 96 pages, 495g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to corners, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs, many full page, and large foldout map to rear.
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Railways at War.
Westwood, John., Osprey, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0850453194. 224 pages, 635g. Black cloth boards with small stain to edge of front free end-paper, Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Details how the railways were adapted to the roll of war machine from the early 1830s to present times.
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Railways for All (Books-For-All Series).
Gairns, J. F., Ward Lock & Co., c.1935. 4th Edition. ISBN: . 320 pages, 825g. Green cloth boards with black lettering, pages a little age toned, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. No d/w. With a hundred illustrations.
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Railways in and Around London - Then and Now.
Glover, John, Ian Allan Publishing, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711026718. 256 pages. 1.35Kg. Black cloth boards NEar MINT in a FINE d/w. Colour route map to end-papers. The book covers numerous locations in and around the London area recording the changing face of the London railway network over the last 50 years.
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Railways in and Around Nottingham (Scenes from the Past No.11).
W. Taylor, Foxline Publishing, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870119134. Not paginated. 415g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with 178 b/w photographs, route maps and track plans.
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Railways In Camera.
Linsley Robin, Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1858337356. 244 pages. 970g. Pictorial laminated boards. Near MINT in Near FINE d/w with repaired tear to top front edge. Illustrated with some 300 b/w photographs from the great age of steam, many published for the first time.
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Railways in Lancashire: A Pictorial History .
Joy, David (Compiler), Dalesman Books, 1978. Reprint. ISBN: . 96 pages, 220g. soft card covers (12mo) sun darkened to spine, Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
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Railways in Retrospect No. 1 - LNER in Transition.
Michael Blakemore, Pendragon Partnership, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1899816119. 88 pages, 365g. soft card covers 10.75 X 8.5 inches. Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout.
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