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Railways in the 70's. . Caton, M. P. L. & Stanley, J. M., The Railway Invigoration Society, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 24 pages, 60g. Stapled soft card coves FINE. 8vo. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A great period booklet that gives a snapshot of the railways as seen in the 1970s which saw the hope of the APT, and states many interesting facts, such as the government of the day not fully implementing the Beeching report for fear of Public reation. An unusual item.
£8.00
£2.50

Railways in the Wight. Whittington. C. J., G. G. Saunders & Co. Ltd, 1970. 2nd Edition. ISBN: . 30 pages. 80g. Pictorial Card Cover lightly creased and worn Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs with map to rear.
£2.50
£2.50

Railways of Britain - Devon and Cornwall.. Colin McCarthy, Ian Allan Publishing, 2008. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711033023. 128 pages, 525g. Pictorial laminateb boards with previous owners name and date to top corner of front paste-down, and small dent to rear, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs, 43 pages of maps and gazetteer.
£3.00
£3.45

Railways of Britain - London North of the Thames . McCarthy, Colin & David., Ian Allan Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711033467. 90 pages plus 39 maps and index. 600g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways of Cardiff. Waters, Laurence, Ian Allan LTD, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023808. 96 pages. 280g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps. A detailed account of the development of railways in this region.
£5.50
£3.45

The Railways of Devon. Smith, Martin, Ian Allan LTD, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071102149x. 128 pages. 750g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps, line drawings and track plans. An account of the railway development in this part of the country, including many of the lesser known lines including Devonport Dockyard.
£8.00
£3.45

Railways Of Dorset. Lucking, John Horace, The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 67 pages, 225g. Soft card covers a little rubbed, and spine sunned, with internally previous owners name and addrescrossed out in ink to title page. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and many maps.
£5.00
£3.45

The Railways Of Gosport - Including the Stokes Bay and Lee-on-the -Solent Branches.. Robertson, Kevin., Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946184259. 112 pages. 690g. Green cloth boards MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map, drawings and track plans. A detailed history describing the railways of Gosport and the inpact it had on the town and its environs.
£10.00
£3.45

Railways of India. J.N. Westwood, David & Charles, 1974. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071536295X. 192 pages, 465g. Brown cloth boards Very Good in a Very Good price-clipped d/w sunned to spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways of Lincolnshire. Paul Anderson, Irwell Press, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871608309. 92 pages, 410g. Soft card covers with slightly sunned spine, Near MINT. Illustrated with period b/w photographs and maps.
£8.00
£3.45

The Railways of New South Wales - in Steam - on Southern Lines. Ron Preston, Orion Fine Arts, 2001. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0957782551. 80 pages, 395g. Large format oblong soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with mainly full page period b/w photographs.
£5.00
£3.45

Railways of North Lincolnshire. Goode, C.T., Published by the author, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 095082397X. 96 pages. 240g. Stapled card covers with light scar on front but with contents tight and clan. V.G.. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map and extensive track plans.
£6.00
£2.50

The Railways of Purbeck - Locomotion papers No. 68. Kidner. R. W., Oakwood Press, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 46 pages. + tipped sheet of additional notes to rear end-paper. 110g. Stapled card covers marked and rubbed with fading to spine, but contents and staples tight and clean. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans.
£4.50
£1.95

The Railways of Purbeck (Locomotion Papers 68). Kidner, R. W., Oakwood Press., 2000. 3rd Edition. ISBN: 0853615578. 96 pages. 205g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps and track plans.
£5.00
£3.45

Railways of Purbeck (Locomotion Papers No.68). R.W Kidner, The Oakwood Press, 1988. New Enlarged Edition. ISBN: 0853613729. 48 pages, 160g. Soft card covers with previous owners name and date to reverse top corner of front cover and slightly sunned spine. Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and track plans.
£5.00
£3.45

The Railways of South East England. Andrew Knight, Ian Allan, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711015562. 120 pages, 380g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps. Includes an index that gives the exact location of information about a specific line or station.
£5.50
£3.45

Railways of the Channel Islands: A Pictorial Survey. C.W. Judge, The Oakwood Press, 2005. Reprint. ISBN: 9780853614340. Not Paginated, 210g. Pictorial card covers FINE with previous owners name and date to reverse top corner of front cover. Illustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings and maps.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways of the Cotswolds. Maggs, Colin, Peter Nicholson, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0907036074. 96 pages, 330g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. The history of railways in this area which date back 1810 with the opening of the first tramway.
£6.00
£3.45

Railways of the High Peak - Whaley Bridge to Friden (Scenes from the Past 37 Part One). J. M. Bentley, Foxline Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870119622. 80 pages. 350g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps and track plans.
£7.00
£3.45

Railways of Waterloo. Faulkner, J N, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711022372. 96 pages. 290g. Soft card covers MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs, this is a pictorial history of this famous London railway terminus.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways of Wembley. Frank Goudie, Forge Books, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0904662225. 72 pages, 180g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
£10.00
£3.45

The Railways of Winchester. Kevin Robertson; Roger Simmons, PLATFORM 5 PUBLISHING LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906579716. 80 pages. 350g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs, location map, track plans and line drawings.
£7.00
£3.45

Railways of Zimbabwe. Anthony H Croxton, David & Charles, 1982. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 071538130X. 315 pages, 625g. Blue cloth boards, Very Good in a Good Only d/w with sun bleached spine and repaired tears, now in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£9.00
£3.45

Railways Restored - Guide to Preserved Railways - 1982 Edition.. Leigh, Chris, Ian Allan LTD, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071101194X. 96 pages, 285g. Stapled card covers a little marked and rubbed, Very Good with the contents and staples clean and tight. A guide to the preserved railways and museums at the time of publication, including Isle of Man.
£3.00
£3.45

RAILWAYS ROUND EXMOOR. Robin Madge, The Exmoor Press. 1988, 1988. 3rd Revised Edition. ISBN: 0900131586. 72 pages, 145g. soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£4.50
£2.50

Railways Since 1939. H.C. Casserley, David & Charles, 1972. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715354876. 128pp. 640g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A pictorial history of the main events since 1939.
£4.50
£3.45

Railways South East - Summer 1988.. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 120 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs. Topics include 'The Oxted Line', 'Colchester Shedmaster', 'Clerestories on the District' & 'The London Suburban Tank Engine' among others. Volume 1, No. 2.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways South East - Summer 1989.. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 240 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs. Topics include '150 Years of the Boat Train', 'Southern Carriages in BR Days', 'Underground Shuttles' & 'SouthEast news' among others. Volume 1, No. 3.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways South East - Summer 1993. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 09530835. 60 pages, 270g. A4 sized Soft card covers with small crease to front bottm corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs, track plans, route maps and line drawings. Topics include 'The Tilbury Line', 'The Dartford Loop Line', 'Early Years of the Southern Region' & 'The Great Northern & City' among others.
£3.00
£2.50

Railways South East - The Album. White, H. P. (Editor), Capital Transport Publishing, 1994. . ISBN: 1854141651. 96 pages. 730g. Pictorial laminated Boards a little sunned to spine. FINE. A series of original articles by different authors on various aspects of the railways of South-East England.
£5.00
£3.45

Railways South East - Winter 1987/88. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 60 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs, track plans, route maps and line drawings. Topics include 'Central line to the West', 'Scenes of the Great Northern, 1908-14', 'Fifty Years of Portsmouth Direct Electrics' & 'The Metro Land Tanks' among others. Volume 1, No. 1.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways South East - Winter 1988/89.. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 180 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs. Topics include 'Memoriews Kings Cross Goods, 1937/38', 'Railways Around Romford', 'The Surry Iron Railway' & 'Network SouthEast news' among others. Volume 1, No. 3.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways South East - Winter 1991/2. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 09530835. 60 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers with small crease to front bottm corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs, track plans, route maps and line drawings. Topics include the now lost 'Meon Valley Railway', 'More on Bullied's 4-6-2s', 'Willesden Shed' & ' East Kent Light Railway' among others.
£3.00
£2.50

Railways South East - Winter 1992/93. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 09530835. 60 pages, 270g. A4 sized Soft card covers with small crease to front bottm corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs, track plans, route maps and line drawings. Topics include 'The Tilbury Line', 'Military Narrow Gauge', 'Baker Street Station' & 'The Tonbridge and Dover Line in the Early Fifties'.
£3.00
£2.50

Railways Through the Mountains of Europe. Ascanio Schneider, Ian Allan LTD, 1967. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 374 pages, 995g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w in clear protective sleeve. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps.
£12.00
£3.45

Railways Through the Thames Valley. C.R.L. Coles, Ian Allan, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711011583. 124 pages, 540g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Records trains in the area over the last 60 years
£5.00
£3.45

The Rainhill Trials - The Greatest Contest of Industrial Britain and the Birth of Commercial Rail.. Christopher McGowan, Little, Brown, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0316724807. 380 pages, 545g. Brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with photographs and drawings in the text. THE RAINHILL TRIALS describes the highs and lows of each contestant, whether it be the eventual winner, Stephenson's Rocket or the people's favourite, Novelty, and relives the incredible tensions of the trials.
£4.00
£3.45

Ratty's 100 - The Story Of The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway In Over 100 Pictures. Douglas. Ferreira, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, 1977. Reprint. ISBN: . 72 pages, 240g. Stapled card covers a little sunned and with small stain mark to spine, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.45

Reflections on the Portishead Branch. Mike Vincent, Oxford Publishing Co., 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860931900. 224 pages, 400g. Soft card covers with a scar to front from old price sticker, Near FINE with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs, maps gradient profile and trackplans. A history of this line throughout its operational existence, with details of dock workings at Wapping, Canons Marsh and City Docks in Bristol.
£5.00
£3.45

A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain Volume One - The West Country Railway History - Paper back Edition. St. John Thomas, David , David & Charles, 1973. 4th edition. ISBN: 0715363638. 274 pages, 535g. Soft card covers a little edge-rubbed and spine creased, Very Good with previous owners name to front end-paper. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps with large fold-out map to rear. This is the paperback version of this popular series.
£4.00
£3.45

A Regional History Of The Railways Of Great Britain - Volume 1: The West Country.. David St John Thomas, David and Charles, 1981. 5th Revised Edition. ISBN: 0715381520. 286pp. 650g. Black cloth boards near FINE in Very Good price-clipped d/w in clear protective sleeve. The fifth and substantially revised edition of the first book in a pioneer series, published in 1960. Illustrated with b/w plates, line drawings and maps, including one folding.
£7.00
£3.45

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 14 - The Lake Counties. Joy, David, David St. John Thomas, 1990. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0946537569 . 273 pages. 590g. Black cloth boards Near FINE with slight browning to page edges, in a NEar FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, and junction diagrams as well as the large fold-out map tipped in to rear paste-down.
£12.00
£3.45

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain [ Volume 2 - Southern England ].. David St John Thomas, David and Charles, 1961. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 214 pages. 525g. Brown cloth boards near FINE in Near Very Good repaired and worn d/w now in clear protective wrap. The second volume in a pioneer series, published in 1961. Illustrated with b/w plates, line drawings and maps, including one folding.
£4.00
£3.45

Regional Rail Centres North West (Regional Rail Centres). Christiansen, Rex, Ian Allan LTD, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023484. 192 pages. 1.12Kg. Black cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps and track plans. Contains details of 8 different rail centre of the North-West area, including Liverpool, Chester, Warrington, Wigan, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle & Barrow-in-Furness.
£13.00
£3.50

Reminiscences As Office Boy and Apprentice at Swindon Railway Works, 1944-1951 : The Sights, Sounds, Smells, Personalities and Jobs Remembered with Nostalgia from Steam Days. Gibbs, Ken, Oxford Publishing Co., 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860933806. 192 pages. 480g. Green cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs with track layout of swindon works to end-papers.
£5.00
£3.45

Return to Swindon - An Account of Swindon and Its Works.. Tim Bryan, Avon-anglia Pubns., 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0905466934. 28 pages, 100g. Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£2.50
£2.50

Right Away with the "Pines" - A Guard's memories of S&D line trains.. MILES ROY, Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0950679097. 48 pages, 110g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£7.00
£2.50

The Ringwood Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway. Young, J. A., Bournemouth local studies publications, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906287626. 36 pages, 65g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Ilustrated with b/w photographs and maps showing the route of this long forgotten railway in the New Forest.
£6.00
£2.50

Roads and Rails of Tyne and Wear, 1900-1980. J Joyce, Ian Allan Ltd., 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711014728. 144 pages, 550g. Black cloth boards. MINT in a MINT d/w. Illustraed with b/w photographs and with a route map to endpapers. A pictorial history of the public transport systems of Newcastle and Gatehead since the beginning the 20th Century.
£7.00
£3.45

Roaming the Southern Rails. Ransome-Wallis, P, Ian Allan Ltd, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711008930. 128 pages. 760g. Red cloth boards. FINE in a Very Good d/w with small loss to top of spine replaced by insert, and now in protective wrap. The Southern Area in the days of steam. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs taken by the author, and route maps to end papers.
£5.00
£3.45
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