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Railway Detectives : The 150 Years Saga of the Railway Inspectorate.
Stanley HALL, Ian Allan, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711019290. 146 pages. 500g. Red cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with a repaired tear to front top of slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Describes the work of the Railway Inspectorate, on some of the most infamous British Railway accidents, Includes track plans of the sites.
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The Railway Dictionary : An A--Z for Railway Terminology.
Jackson, Alan A., Alan Sutton, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750900385. 340 pages, 795g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with line drawings.
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Railway Disasters - Cause and Effect.
STANLEY HALL, Promotional Reprint Company, 1992. . ISBN: 1856480496. 256 pages. 1.22Kg. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Previously published in two volumes, `Danger Signals' and `Danger On The Line'. by Ian Allan Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
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The Railway Empire.
Burton, Anthony, John Murray, 1994. First edition. ISBN: 0719551706. xiii + 264 pages. 650g. 8vo. The story of the men who set out from this country to build railways world-wide. Illustrated with b/w plates. Blue cloth boards. FINE in a Near FINE d/w a little creased to top of spine.
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The Railway Enthusiast's Encyclopedia.
O.S. Nock, Hutchinson, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0090888707. 341 pages, 600g. Blue cloth boards a little rubbed to edges and with age toning to free end-papers, Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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The Railway Era - Life and Lines in the Great Age of Railways.
Body, Geoffrey, Moorland Publishing, 1982. First edition. ISBN: 0861900723. 156 pages. 520g. 8vo. Blue cloth boards. FINE in FINE d/w. The history of railways from the point of view of their impact on the community . Illustrated with b/w photographs and engravings.
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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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The Railway Heritage of Britain - 150 Years of Railway Architecture and Engineering.
Nock, O. S.; Biddle, Gordon, Michael Joseph, 1983. First edition. ISBN: 0718123557. 270 pages. 1.35Kg. Brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 750 b/w photographs and drawings, with some colour. There are entries on over 500 historic railway structures. HEAVY BOOK!
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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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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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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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THE RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF MY CHILDHOOD.
Faviell. Brigadier John., Pan Books, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0330281798. 112 pages. 740g. Oblong format maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and paste-on to front boards Near MINT. Illustrated with the authors own drawings reproduced in colour and b/w.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Portraits - 90 Years of British Railway Development..
Banks, John., Venture Publications, 2002. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1898432767. 96 pages, 840g. Oblong format pictorial laminated boards MINT. Illustrated with contemporary b/w photographs of the 'C.H.F. Atkins' collection which start from the 1920s.
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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 Relics.
Morgan, Bryan, Ian Allan LTD, 1969. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711000921. 128 pages. 560g. Orange cloth boards Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w in clear protective wrap. Lists every substantial trace of the pre-1830 tramway system, and then moves on through to the remains of the railway mania that did not survive with time. Illustrated with 100 b/w photographs, this is a great companion to finding railway remains today.
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Railway Relics and Regalia.
Whitehouse. Patrick. (Editor) , Hamlyn for Country Life, 1975. First edition. ISBN: 0600375722. 176 pages. 1.1Kg. Brown cloth boards FINE in Very Good lightly edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with 210 photographs including 50 subjects in full colour, this book represents the first complete survey of items from the steam age. HEAVY BOOK!
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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 Roundabout : A Guide to the Classic Television Series.
Christensen, Rex, Ian Allan LTD, 1997. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711024561. 112 pages. 780g. Red cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated in colour throughout. Covers the BBC television program that was broadcast from 1958 to 1962.
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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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Railway Stations - Southern Region.
Middleton, John & Wikeley, Nigel., Peco Publishing, 1971. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0900586311. 181 pages. 700g. green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good lightly edge-rubbed d/w. A survey of every existing Southern Railway station which includes many photographs of the architectural details of the buildings, and even the signs and lamps to be found there. A must for all modellers and historians.
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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 Book 3, Western & Wales (4th Edition).
Gerald Jacobs, TRACKmaps, 2005. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 095498661X. 46 pages, 210g. Stapled card covers a little rubbed , Very Good. Illustrated with track diagrams. This is the 4th Edition of this publication.
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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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Railway Track Diagrams No.4: Midlands and North West (2nd Edition).
Gerald Jacobs, TRACKmaps, 2005. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0954986601. 64 pages, 270g. Stapled card covers a little rubbed , Very Good. Illustrated with track diagrams. This is the 2nd Edition of this publication.
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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 Walks - GWR and SR.
Vinter, Jeff, Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1995. Reprint. ISBN: 0862995787. 164 pages. 550g. Pictorial laminated boards, with light edge wear, FINE in lightly edge-rubbed Very Good d/w. The author, who is Chairman of Railway Ramblers, gives a detailed description of each walk, along with OS grid references helpful maps and illustrations, and comprehensive transport and refreshment information.
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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 Annual 1987.
Harris, Nigel (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711016364. 129 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 Annual 1988.
Johnson, Peter. (Editor), Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711016984. 128 pages. 460g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Covers the railway year for 1987.
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Railway World Special - The Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways.
Johnson, Peter, Ian Allan Ltd, 1991. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0711019770. 56 pages. 230g. Pictorial card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs and route maps.
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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 Year Book 1990.
Boocock. Colin. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711018650. 80 pages. 4to. 600g. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Articles on the current world railway scene.
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Railway World Year Book 1991.
Boocock. Colin. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711019320. 80 pages. 4to. 600g. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Articles on the current world railway scene.
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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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