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Forgotten Railways - Scotland..
John. Thomas, David & Charles, 1981. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0715381938. 224 pages, 490g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps.
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Forgotten Railways - Volune 8 - South Wales.
Page, James., David & Charles, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715377345. 192 pages. 480g. Black cloth boards. Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates and with route map fold-out tipped in to rear. Includes gazetteer giving opening and closing dates and remains of each line.
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Forgotten Railways Volume 10 - The West Midlands.
Rex Christiansen, David St John Thomas, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946537011. 160 pages. 385g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates and route maps and large fold-out to rear.
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£7.00
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Forgotten Railways Volume 11 - Severn Valley and Welsh Border.
Rex Christiansen, David St John Thomas, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946537437. 200 pages. 500g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w with light crease along top edge. Illustrated with b/w plates and route maps and large fold-out to rear.
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Forgotten Railways Volume 6 - South-East England.
White, H. P., David & Charles, 1987. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0946537372. 192 pages. 500g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps, includes fold-out map to rear. The second and fully up-dated edition of the book first published in 1976.
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Fortress Railways of the Baltic Shores..
Mehis Helme, Plateway Press, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871980208. 80 pages, 235g. Soft card covers with crease to bottom corner and previous owners name and date to reverse top corner of front cover. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs, track plans and many scaled line drawings of the narrow gauge locomotives used.
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£4.00
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Forward! : The Revolution in the Lives of the Footplateman, 1962-1996.
Wilson, C. David,, Alan Sutton, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750911441. 150 pages. 520g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near FINE d/w with slight crease to top edge. Illustrated with 80 b/w photographs. Using first hand accounts, the book depicts the changes in the lives of footplatemen during these years of great change for the railways.
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Four Coupled Twilight - Part Two (From Br to Beeching Volume Four)..
Whitehouse, Patrick & Jenkinson David, Atlantic Publishers, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899451. 60 pages. 200g. Card covers Very Good. illustrated with b/w photographs & chart.
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THE FOUR GREAT RAILWAYS..
Michael R. Bonavia, David & Charles, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715378422. 23 pages, 480g. Black cloth boards with faint age toning to free end-papers, Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Freightmaster - Winter Edition 1998/99.
Rawlinson, Mark, Freightmaster Publications, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 143 pages. 240g. Soft card covers with sunned spine, FINE with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with route maps. The complete guide to British Railfreight operations.
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Freightmaster Review - A Decade of Change 1995 - 2004.
Martin Buck, Freightmaster Publishing, 2005. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0953754049. 160 pages, 450g. Soft card covers with crease to rear bottom corner, FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs. A diary with events in chronological order, with articles first published by 'Freightmaster' magazine.
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the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway.
R.J.; Silsbury, R Maycock, The Oakwood Press, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853616019. 176 pages, 505g. Green cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings and track plans.
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From Booking Boy to Bulleids.
J. Evans, Triangle Publishing, 2001. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0952933357. 152 pages. 750g. Green cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs and route map. The authors second book following on from "Man of the Southern" being the memoirs of a railwayman who spent more than 20 years on the Southern railways, begining in 1944.
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From Devon to Dorset: the Story of the Lyme Regis Branch (A Railway Bylines Centenary Special).
Reeve, George & Smith Martin., Irwell Press, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1903266378. 60 pages. 280g. Pictorial stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, routemaps and track plans. A history of this now long closed branch line, which the enthusiasts in the area are still hoping to re-open.
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From Salisbury to Exeter: The Branch Lines.
Phillips, Derek, Oxford Publishing Co., 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860935469. 240 pages. 1.28Kg. Green cloth boards with light spotting to end-papers, FINE in a Near FINE d/w with a small repaired tear to top of spine and creased to top edge. Recollections of the Southern Branch lines in Somerset, Devon and Dorset. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans.
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£14.00
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From the Footplate - Devonian - Bradford to Paignton.
Stephen Austin, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711022291. 112 pages, 330g. Soft covers Near MINT. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs, line drawings and track plans. A journey of some 300 from Bradford to Paignton, detailing the people involved, the preperation and the journey.
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From the Footplate - Eurostar, A Driver's Eye View of the Channel Tunnel.
Waller, Peter , Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711024278. 108 pages. 320g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs nad track plans. A driver's view of the journey between London and Brussels or Paris.
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From the Footplate - Reminisences of the Last Days of Steam..
Nock, O. S., Guild Publishing , 1984. Book Club. ISBN: . 189 pages. 800g. Tan and black colour cloth boards with crease to top front corner, Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. The author describes a trip he made on the West Cosst main line in 1963.
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Furka-Oberalp: From the Rhone to the Rhine (railways of the mountains) - Furka-Oberalp: Von der Rhone zum Rhein (Bahnen der Berge) (German Edition).
Hans Schweers, Schweers + Wall, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3921679257. 160 pages, 875g. Red cloth boards with a little spotting to pre-lims, so Very Good in a POOR Only spotted, torn and repaired d/w in clear removable wrap. Fully illustrated with b/w and colour photographs, station track plans and line drawings of the motive power used, including route map paste-downs. Text is in German.
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George Stephenson. A Biographical Study of the Father of Railways..
Davies, Humter., Book Club Assiciates/Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1975. Book Club. ISBN: . 337 pages, 590g. Green cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good repaired d/w now in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with d/w drawings. Written on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary ot the opening of the World's First Public Railway, the Stockton and Darlington 1825 - 1975 - including and Account of Railway Mania and a consideration of Stephensonia today.
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The Glasgow Subway..
Thompson, David & Sinclair, David. , Scottish Tramway Museum Society, 1964. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 80 pages, 160g. Stapled card covers FINE with previous owners stamp to reverse of front cover. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route map.
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Glory Days - Western Region Steam around London.
McCormack, Kevin, Ian Allan LTD, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711026114. 95 pages. 490g. Pictorial laminated board with slightly sunned spine, FINE. Oblong format. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Records the days when the GWR's 'Kings' & 'Castles' shared the rails with 'Standards' and pannier tanks.
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Glory Days - Western Signalman .
Vaughan, Adrian, Ian Allan Ltd, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711027153. 96 pages. 510g. Pictorial laminated boards. MINT. Oblong format. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Recalls the era of the manually operated semaphore signals on the G.W.R.
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The Golden Age of Steam - Celebrating 150 Years of Steam Trains from around the World, 1850 - 2000..
Christopher Chant, Grange Books Ltd, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1840134127. 112 pages, 860g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with small repaired tear to rear bottom corner. Illustrated woth b/w and colout photographs and drawings.
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The Golden Years Of British Steam Trains.
Garratt. Colin., Milepost Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1900193051. Not paginated. 1.24kg. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with 250 b/w photographs taken over the 25 year period from 1923 to 1948 by the Reverend A.W.V. Mace.
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The Golden Years of British Steam Trains - LMS London Midland and Scottish. .
Garratt, Colin, Milepost Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1900193256. Not paginated. 535g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE with a few light scratches to rear board. Illustrated with b/w photographs by the Rev Arthur Mace, whos photographic career ranged from the 1920's to the early 1980's.
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The Golden Years of British Steam Trains - LNER.
Colin Garratt, Milepost Publishing, 1995. Reprint. ISBN: 1900193302. 47 pages. 550g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with the b/w photographs of A. W. V. Mace.
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The Golden Years of British Steam Trains - SR, Southern Railway. .
Colin Garratt, Milepost Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1900193353. 47 pages. 550g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT. Illustrated with the b/w photographs of A. W. V. Mace.
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The Gotthard Railway, Volume 1: 1871 - 1909..
Malcolm Hardy-Randall, Published by the author, 2012. 1st Thus. ISBN: 9780957320604. 290 pages, 1.38kg. Pictorial laminated boards still in publishers clear plastic unopened. A brand new copy of this very rare title that is illustrated with b/w and a few colour photographs, many detailed scaled line drawings of the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings, including many colour track plans and maps. As a labour of love, this book is exceptional. As a historical document, it is invaluable and deserves a place on the bookshelves of every student of railways.
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Grand Central - Gateway to a Million Lives.
Maxinne Rhea. Leighton, W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0393047652. 230 pages, 1.3kg. Red cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated history of the design, building and ultimately the restoration if this iconic landmark,
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The Great Central - Then and Now..
Hawkins, Mac, Book Club Associates / David & Charles, 1992. Book Club. ISBN: . 224pp. 1.2Kg. Green cloth boards Near MINT in a Near FINE d/w with a few small nicks to front eadge. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map and track plans. Maps and historical notes and photographs comparing same sites over 25 years.
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Great Central - Volume Three - Fay Sets the Pace - 1900 - 1922.
George Dow, Ian Allan Ltd, 1985. Reprint. ISBN: 0711002630. 439 pages, 950g. Green cloth boards with age toning to page edges, Very Good in a Very Good d/w with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, with colour frontis, route map and fold-out tipped in to rear. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required.
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The Great Central from the Footplate.
Robert, and Stratford, Frank Robotham, Ian Allan LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071101759X. 112 pages. 780g. Red cloth boards with the front paste-down slightly miss-aligned (no effect to book or content), FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 170 b/w photographs, many previously unpublished, plus line drawings. A photographic recollection of this well constructed route, some of which is now being reopened by enthusiasts. Visit http://www.gcrailway.co.uk to arrange your visit.
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The Great Central in LNER Days 2.
David & Russell, Owen Jackson, Ian Allan, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711016127. 128 pages. 520g. Black cloth boards with browning to page block edges, and top part of d/w. Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and route map. The second in the series of detailed studies deling with the locomotives and traffic history of the LNER Great Central section between the wars.
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Great Central Lines in Lincolnshire.
Stephen Walker, Kms Books, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0948017015. 40 pages, 85g. (8vo) Stapled soft card covers a little marked, Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs. Most lines covered are still operational, Gainsboro' - Grimsby, Cleethorpes Branch, Lines to Immingham, New Holland, Barton Upon Humber, Barnetby - Lincoln, Clarboro' Junction, L, D, & E, C Railway, Doncaster & North Lindsey Light Railway.
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Great Central Memories.
John Healy, Bloomsbury Books, 1988. Reprint. ISBN: 9781870630320. 176 pages, 970g. Black cloth boards, MINT in a Near MINT d/w. A pictorial history of the railway that ran between Marylebone and Shefield, part of which is now being preserved.
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Great Central Railway Tour The.
Healy, John M. C., Silver Star Books, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1852410051. 92 pages. 660g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps and track plans. Outlines the story of the Great Central London route, comparing aspects of the line past and present.
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Great Central Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-63 .
Dow, George., Ian Allan LTD, 1985. Reprint. ISBN: 071101468X. 302 pages, 810g. Green cloth boards FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w a little faded to spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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The Great Days of the Country Railway.
David St. John and WHITEHOUSE, Patrick Bruce THOMAS, David & Charles, 1990. Reprint. ISBN: 0715387758. 208 pages. 1.15Kg. Brown cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good d/w with light foxing to return flaps and slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs.
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The Great Days of the Express Train.
Thomas. David St John, & Patric Whitehouse. , Book Club Associates, 1990. . ISBN: . 208 pages. 1.2Kg. 4to. Pictorial laminated boards, FINE in Near FINE d/w with crease to top edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs and some in colour. Recapturing the great days of the express passenger services.
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The Great Days of the Great Western Railway.
David St.John Thomas; Patrick Whitehouse, Book Club Assiciates, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946537631. 224 pages, 1.23kg. Green cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and some colour drawings. Includes large fold-out map to rear.
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The Great Days of the Southern Railway.
Whitehouse. Patrick and St John Thomas. David,, BCA / David St John Thomas, 1992. Book Club. ISBN: . 208 pages. 1.12 Kg. Green cloth boards. Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. A pictorial history of the Southern Railway in the years 1923 to 1947.
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Great Little Railways of Cornwall.
London, Peter., Tor Mark, 2012. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780850254303. 48 pages, 115g. Stapled soft card covers MINT. Illustrated with colour photographs. Includes histories on five branch and 4 steam railways, how to find them, facilities and attractions.
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The Great Northern Railway.
Nock, O. S., Ian Allan LTD, 1974. . ISBN: 0711004943. 192 pages. 350g. Pictorial card covers with light crease to rear bottom corner, Very Good. Of all the old railway companies, none had the most exciting career in its early days than the Great Northern.
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The Great Northern Railway Volume II - Expansion & Competition.
Wrottesley, Arthur John Francis, B. T. Batsford, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0713415924. 200 pages, 445g. Brown cloth boardswith previous owners name to front paste-down, Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps.
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The Great Railway 1871 - 1881 - The National Dream.
Berton. Pierre., McClelland & Stewart., 1975. 12th printing. ISBN: 0771013264. 439 pages. 1 Kg. Orange cloth boards FINE, in a Very Good edge-worn and repaired d/w, in removable clear wrap. Illustrated with 9 maps. The first of two volumes on the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway. HEAVY BOOK!
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The Great Railway 1881 - 1885 - The Last Spike.
Berton. Pierre., McClelland & Stewart., 1978. 13th printing. ISBN: 0771013272. 478 pages. 1.1Kg. Orange cloth boards faded to spine and edges Very Good with large inscription on half title page o/w tight and clean, in a Near Very Good edge-worn and repaired price-clipped d/w, in removable clear wrap. illustrated with 17 maps. The second of two volumes on the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway. HEAVY BOOK!
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Great Railway Eras No.2 - Festiniog in the Fifties..
Mitchell, Vic & Garraway, Alan, Middleton Press, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1873793685. 96 pages. 400g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE with light scratch to rear board. Illustrated with 120 b/w photographs plus track plans. Written by the author were founder memebers of the Festiniog Railway Society.
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Great Railway Journeys of the World An Encyclopedia of the World's Best Locomotive Journeys.
Max Wade-Matthews, Lorenz Books, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1859676928. 256 pages, 1.63kg. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with in colour throughout.
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£6.60
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Great Railway Maps of the World.
Mark Ovenden, Particular Books, 2011. 1st UK Edition. ISBN: 9781846143915. 138 pages, 1.0kg. Black cloth boards FINEwith previous owners name and date to top corner of front paste-down covered by d/w. FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated mostly in colour.
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