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British Steam - The Guide to the Great Days of the British Steam Train..
n/a, Igloo Books Ltd, 2016. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781784402617. 176 pages, 850g. Cushioned pictorial covers MINT. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs and drawings. Complete with 5 items in front pouch.
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British Steam: Memories in Colour, Volume 2..
Langston, Keith, Mortons Media Group, 2009. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781906167301. 130 pages, 500g. Magazine format soft card covers FINE. Illustarated with colour thoughout. Volume 2 of the series.
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British Transport Commission , British Railways Eastern and London Midland Regions Manchester -Sheffield - Wath Electrified Lines Working Instructions 1954.
British Railways, British Railways , 1954. 1954 Edition. ISBN: . 94 pages + Foldouts. 110g. Brown cloth boards with black lettering, small 12mo, with internally page 5/6 with virtical creasing, Very Good.
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British Transport Commission (British Railways) Instructions in regard to the Acceptance and Conveyance by rail of Armoured Fighting Vehicles - BR.20506 (Revised Edition).
, British Railways, 1957. revised. ISBN: . 57 pages, 200g. Soft card covers FINE. Complete with fold-out to rear detailing clearence dimensions of a 'Churchill' tank on a Warflat wagon.
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British Travelling Post Office.
Peter Johnson, Ian Allan LTD, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711014590. 104 pages, 445g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with small repaired tear and slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawing. Details the development of the travelling post office including details of all the equipment needed for mail collection and delivery.
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£7.50
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Brunel, the GWR & Bristol.
Harris Michael (Editor), Ian Allan Ltd, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711015465. 50 pages. 200g. Stapled Card Covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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£4.00
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The Bulford Branch Line.
Harding, Peter A., Published by the author, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0950941476. 32 pages. 80g. Stapled card covers. FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route map. The history of the line that served the Bulford military camp on Salisbury plain.
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£6.00
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Bulleid of the Southern.
H. A. V BULLIED, Ian Allan Ltd, 1978. Reprint. ISBN: 071100689X. 229 pages. 580g. Black cloth boards with slight age toning to end-papers, Near FINE in a Very Good d/w with sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. A new biography of this famous engineer by his son.
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Bygone South Eastern Steam: Carriage Stock Volume 2 - Passenger Rolling Stock. (Bygone series).
A.R.L Ratcliffe, Rochester Press, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0905540646. 64 pages, 110g. Stapled card covers a little faded? Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs detailing the passenger rolling stock used on the line. Ideal for modellers of the period.
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Caboose (Enthusiast Color Series).
Schafer, Mike. , Motor Books International, 1997. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0760303762. 96 pages, 380g. Soft card covers with very light spotting to first and last few pages, Very Good. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. A history of this type of wagon which has been put to many uses, including colour and paint schemes, and uses after their useful life.
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The Call of Steam.
Adley, Robert , Blandford Press, 1984. Reprint. ISBN: 0713712740. 160 pages. 830g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with colour photogrpahs taken by the author and includes 20 maps and track plans.
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Callington Railways - Bere Alston - Calstock - Callington..
Crombleholme, Roger., Branch Line Handbooks, 1967. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 56 pages, 125g. Stapled soft card covers a little marked & creased to corners, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs, and route map, plus track plans.
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The Calne Branch .
Tanner G, Oxford Publishing Co., 1972. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0902888072. 64 pages. 150g. Stapled soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps and line drawings. A short history of this Great Western Branch in Wiltshire.
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The Cambrian Railways Volume I - 1852-1888.
Christiansen, Rex and Miller, R. W. , David & Charles, 1971. New Edition. ISBN: 0715352369. 179 pages. 500g. Putty coloured cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and coloured frontis plus gradient profile.
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The Cambridge Line.
Bonavia, Michael ., Ian Allan LTD, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023336. 160 pages. 620g. Black cloth borads FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A history of the ex-Great Eastern main line through Cambridgeshire, running through Ely & King's Lynn.
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Can Bus Replace Train?.
Railway Invigoration society Staff. , Railway Invigoration society, 1977. 2nd Edition. ISBN: . 24 pages. 40g. 8vo. Stapled soft card covers FINE. A new attempt by the RIS to make the Government to think again about inplimenting plans to replace local train services with buses. IT might be interesting to note that today, Light Rail Transit has been proved to be a better option. An unusual item to find.
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Careering with Steam.
Arthur Turner, Millstream Books, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 094897544X. 110 pages, 205g. Soft card covers with small tear to rear edge, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The author worked for many years on the Somerset & Dorset Railway out of Bath.
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Castleman's Corkscrew and Other Local Lines.
Joseph Stephens, Cullabine Books, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1872427022. 26 pages, 40g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route map. Ideal for exploring the remains of this line.
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Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives - An Historical Survey of the Railway Engine in New Zealand since 1863. .
Palmer, A. N. and Stewart, W. W. , A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1957. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 144 pages, 475g. Green cloth boards marked, rubbed and with tear to top of spine, with previous owners name to free end-paper and top of title page, GOOD ONLY, No d/w. Illustrated with colour frontis and b/w photographs of each of the locomotives covered including North and South Island maps to paste-downs.
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Celebration of Steam - The Chilterns .
Waters, Laurence, Ian Allan LTD, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023778. 128 pages. 360g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps.
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Celebration of Steam - West Riding .
Peter. Waller, Ian Allan LTD, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711022526. 128pp. 320g. Pictorial card covers FINE with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Centenary Festival, 1881: George Stephenson (the Colliery Engineman), His Life and Work As Founder of the Railway Locomotive System..
, Bemrose & Son, 1881. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 110 pages, 230g. Beveled red cloth boards with black and silver design, worn and discoloured, Near Very Good. Gold lettering to cover and sun darkened spine. Illustrated with d/w drawings.
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THE CENTRAL WALES LINE.
Tom Clift, Ian Allan, Ltd., 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711012040. 96 pages. 300g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route map. A history of the line that runs across the interior of Wales from Swansea to Shrewsbury.
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A Century in Steam.
Leech, K.H.; Holden, Bryan, Irwell Press, 1995. . ISBN: 187160835X. 92 pages. 620g. Green cloth borads FINE in a Very Good d/w creased to rear bottom edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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A Century Of Progress: London - Birmingham 1838-1938 - Souvenir of the London and Birmingahm Railway September 1938. .
, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 1938. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 42 pages, 120g. Card covers with string binding, a little foxed and worn to edges, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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Changing London Midland Scene, 1948-83.
Michael Baker, Ian Allan LTD, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711012938. 112 pages. 520g. Maroon cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w with sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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The Changing Railway Scene - Southern Region.
Robertson, Kevin., Ian Allan Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711033801. 96 pages, 690g. Pictorial laminated boards MINT. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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The Changing Southern Scene 1948 - 1981.
Baker, Michael H C, Ian Allan Ltd, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711010900. 112 pages. 490g. Red cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 220 b/w photographs. The 33 year period covered by this book was one of great change to the Southern area, starting with nationalisation, electrification and the demise of steam.
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Changing Tracks : The Photographs of a Midlands Railwayman 1946-1994.
Roger Shenton, Midland Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857800044. 176 pages. 950g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, Records how the railway scene changed in the decades after nationalisation using the unique photographs from the authos collection. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required.
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Channel Tunnel Trains: Channel Tunnel Rolling Stock and the Eurotunnel System.
Peter W. B. Semmens, Channel Tunnel Group, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781872009339. 160 pages, 980g. Oblong Format. Blue cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. The official record of all the dedicated Channel Tunnel rolling stock, and the operating systems. Fully Illustrated with colour photos plus drawings, plans, and diagrams.
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Charing Cross to Dartford (London Suburban Railways).
Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith, Middleton Press, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906520754. 96 pages. 400g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. A detailed look at this small section of line.
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The Chiltern Railways Story.
Hugh Jones, The History Press, 2010. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780752454542. 192 pages, 525g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to corners, FINE. SIGNED by the author to half title page. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs. This fascinating book explains what Chiltern Railways means to so many. Incorporating previously unpublished images from the Chiltern archives, this history looks at significant events in the company's history including as the 2005 Gerards Cross tunnel collapse. The Chiltern Railways Story celebrates the past and present success of the railway company as well as its ambitious plans for the future.
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Classic Steam - John Spencer Gilks - Journeys round Britain.
Esau, MIKE (editor), Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857940229. 192 pages. 1.05Kg. Maroon cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with sunned spine. A pre-beeching record of the BR network captured on camera by John Gilks, with over 250 b/w photographs.
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Classic Steam - Les Nixon, An Evocation of the Twilight Years of the Steam Age.
Les Nixon, Silver Link Publishing, 1993. Reprint. ISBN: 1857940156. 128 pages. 760g. Maroon cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Some 225 largely unpublished photographs taken by the author.
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Classic Steam - Neil Davenport, A Family Railway Album.
Davenport, Neil., Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857940458. 192pp. 1.1Kg. Maroon cloth boards with a slight bump to bottom corner. FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs taken by the author and his father the late Arthur Davenport.
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Classic Steam 1966 - A month-by-month journey around Britain in pursuit of steam.
Siviter, Roger, Silver link Publishing, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 185794058X. 192 pages. 950g. Maroon cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with over 250 b/w photographs by the author.
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Cleveland and North Yorkshire (Part 2) - British Railways Past and Present Series No. 14.
Thompson, Alan R.; Groundwater, Ken, Past & Present Pub, 1994. New Edition. ISBN: 1858950546. 144 pages. 400g. Pictorial card covers with sunned spine and a small scar to front face, Very Good with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs, this is No. 14 in this popular series.
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Coaching Stock - Rolling Stock Recognition: 1.
Marsden, Colin J., Ian Allan Ltd, 1987. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0711016747. 128 pages. 175g. Soft card covers FINE with small mark to title page. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Describes the many different types of coaching stock to be seen.
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Coaching Stock Pocket Book 1985 Edition.
Peter Fox, Platform 5, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906579449. 80 pages, 65g. Stapled soft card covers (small 16mo) a little rubbed to edges, Near FINE. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs.
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Colonel Stephens-a Celebration..
Janes, Brian, The Kent & East Sussex Railway, 2014. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 32 pages. 75g. Stapled soft card covers (8vo) FINE, with previous owners name and date to reverse top corner of front cover. FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs and maps. A brief outline of the life of Holman Fred Stephens and his light railways.
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The Colour of British Rail Volume 2 - West Coast Mail Line - Britains First 25kv Main Line. .
Hugh BALLANTYNE, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 090689932X. 40 pages, 170g. Pictorial card covers a little creased Near FINE. Illustrated in colour throughout. Britains first 25KV main line.
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The Colour of British Rail Volume 3 - East Coast Mail Line. .
Hugh BALLANTYNE, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 090689946X. 40 pages, 170g. Pictorial card covers with light creased to bottom front corner, Near FINE. Illustrated in colour throughout.
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The Colour of Steam Volume 1 - Great Western Main Lines.
Trevena, Nigel (Editor), Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899117. 48 pages, 170g. Soft covers. FINE. A pictorial history of this famous locomotive. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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The Colour of Steam Volume 10 - From the Footplate.
J.R. Carter, Atlantic Books, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899443. 48 pages 170g. Soft covers. FINE The working steam locomotive as seen by the working footplateman. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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Colour of Steam Volume 3 - Great Western Branch & Main..
Patrick Whitehouse, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899168. 48 pages, 170g. Soft covers with a little light creasing. Very Good. A pictorial history, illustrated with colour photographs throughout dating from the 1950's and 1960's.
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The Colour of Steam Volume 4 - The LNER Pacifics.
P.N. Townend, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899141. 48 pages, 170g. Soft covers. FINE. A pictorial history of this famous locomotive. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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The Colour of Steam Volume 5 - London Midland in the Fells.
Huntriss, Derek, Atlantic Books, 1990. Reprint. ISBN: 0906899184. 48 pages 130g. Soft covers a little creased, Near FINE The working steam locomotive as seen by the working footplateman. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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The Colour of Steam Volume 6 - The LMS Pacifics..
P.N. Townend, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1991. Reprint. ISBN: 0906899281. 48 pages, 165g. Soft covers FINE. A pictorial history of this famous locomotive. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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The Colour of Steam Volume 7 - East Coast Main Line - Retford..
P.N. Townend, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899346. 48 pages, 165g. Soft covers with old price sticker mark to front, Near FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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The Colour of Steam Volume 8 - SR Branch Lines..
P.N. Townend, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899346. 48 pages, 165g. Soft covers a little rubbed to corners, Ver Good. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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