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Aldgate and Stepney Tramways (Tramway Classic). Harley, Robert J., Middleton Press, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1873793707. 96 pages. 400g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps and track plans. A pictorial history of the tramways that used to serve to East End of London and its Docks.
£8.00
£3.20

Around London by Tram - London Street Scenes Between 1900 and 1935 Taken from Period Postcard. Cooper, Terry; Gent, John., Sheaf Publishing, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0950545848. 154 pages. 720g. Oblong format brown cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with repaired teas to edges. Illustrated with over 200 reproductions of period postcards.
£5.50
£3.20

Blackpool & Fleetwood By Tram.. P. PALMER, Platform 5, 1988. . ISBN: 9780906579831. 96 pages. 415g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Published to coinside with the 90th anniversay of the Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway, which forms the majority of the coastal route between the two towns.
£6.00
£3.20

The British Tram. wilson, Frank E., Model & Allied Publications LTD., 1970. Reprint. ISBN: . 88 pages, 100g. Soft card covers a little rubbed and age toning to pages, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, including details of types of tram track.
£3.50
£2.50

The British Tramway scene.. Joyce, J., The Light Railway Transport League, 1961. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 31 pages. 60g. Stapled paper covers rubbed to spine, and with previous owners name to title page. o/w Very Good with the contents tight and clean. An attempt to capture the distinctive character of British Tramways, as reflected in 'The Modern Tramway' publication over the years, reminding us of the cars, systems and features that were familier at the time.
£8.00
£1.95

British Tramways & Preserved Tramcars . Abell, P. H., P.H. Abell, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 40 pages. 110g. Stapled soft card covers a little rubbed, Very Good with the contents and staples tight and clean. A survey of the British tramway scene as at the time of publication.
£3.00
£1.95

British Tramways in Pictures - 1. Sheffield. Wiseman, R. J. S., The Advertiser Press Limited, 1964. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 32 pages, 90g. Stapled stiff card covers a little marked and rubbed, and split to top of spine, Very Good. Illustrated with many b/w photographs copyright by the Author. Details the many aspects of the extensive Birmingham Tramway System that achieved a rout3e milage of nearly 80 miles before complete closure in July 1953.
£3.00
£1.95

By Tram to the Summit: A Pictorial Guide to the Great Orme Tramway. Peter M. Smith, The North Wales Tramway Museum, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0950882402. 24 pages, 55g. Staples soft card covers (16mo). a liitle rubbed to corners, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and map.
£3.00
£2.50

By Tram to the Tower - 80 Years of Blackpool Tramways. Palmer, G. S., Published By the Author, 1965. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 68 pages. 160g. Stapled soft card covers a little rubbed and sun darkened to edges Very Good, and internally previous owners 'Certificate of Tram Riding' on Blackpool Tramcar 167 loosely inserted, o/w contents and staples are tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps plus depot layouts.
£5.00
£3.20

Cardiff's Electric Tramways (Locomotion Papers 81). Gould, David , The Oakwood Press, 1996. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0853614873. 136 pages. 330g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs plus photocopy of full system route map loosely inserted in rear.
£7.00
£3.20

Cheltenham's Trams & Buses Remembered - Their Story 1890 - 1972. John Burdett Appleby, The Transport Publishing Company, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0903839008. 72 pages. 210g. Stapled soft card covers creased to corners, Very Good with the contents and staples tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map plus fleet list.
£6.00
£2.50

Cheltenham's Trams & Early Buses. Martin. Colin, Tempus, 2001. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0752421212. 128 pages. 300g. Soft card covers FINE with previous owners signature to revearse of front cover. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The history of public transport in Cheltenham.
£4.00
£3.20

Classic Tramcars. Wiseman, R. J. S., Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711015600. 144 pages. 570g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. A nontechnical description of the development of the tramcar, from its roots in the USA.
£4.50
£3.20

A Desire of Tramcars.. Jowitt, E. Robert., Ian Allan LTD, 1969. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711000662. 200 pages, 875g. blue cloth boards a little age toned to page block edges Near FINE with the contents tight and clean, in a Near FINE d/w. Illustratewd with b/w photographs which resulted from some 10 years of tram hunting in the UK and Europe. Not a technical book, but rather catches the atmosphere and feel of the old tramways and the people who used them.
£6.00
£3.20

English Electric Tramcar Album. Lumb, Geoff , Ian Allan LTD, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711026130. 128 pages. 550g. Red cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. SIGNED dedication by the author to title page. Illustrated with some 200 b/w photographs. Recalls the English Electric tramcars from the late 19th century to the 1940's.
£14.00
£3.20

Glasgow by Tram. Stewart, Ian, The Scottish Tramway Museum Society, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0900648163. 48 pages, 85g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£2.50
£2.50

Glory Days - British Trams.. Peter, Waller, Ian Allan Ltd, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711029113. 96 pages. 500g. Oblong format pictorial laminated boards with slight bump to bottom corners. Very Good with the contents tight and clean. A pictorial history illustrated with b/w photographs.
£8.00
£3.20

Great British Tramway Networks - 3rd Edition. Bett Wingate H & John C Gillham , The Light Railway Transport League, 1957. 3rd Edition. ISBN: . 223 pages, 515g. Red cloth boards a little faded to spine edges, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. No d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps in rear pocket.
£6.00
£3.20

Great Orme Tramway : The First 80 Years. Anderson, R.C., Light Rail Transit Association, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0900433884. 20 pages. 35g. Stapled paper covers a little rubbed and marked, Very Good with contents and staples tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Contains chapters on planning and construction, the council taking over operations, the rolling stock and how the line works.
£3.50
£1.95

Heritage Trams - An Illustrated Guide. Gill, Dennis., Trambooks, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0951145819. 48 pages, 185g. Stapled soft card covers a little rubbed to edge, and small crease to rear bottom corner, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. A look at some of the preserved trams to be found, many still operational, at museums in Beamish, Birmingham, Blackpool, Crich, Glasgow, London & Manchester.
£3.00
£2.50

The Heyday of Blackpool's Trams. Steve Palmer, Ian Allan LTD, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711024596. 80 pages. 430g. Oblong format pictorial laminated boards MINT. Illustrated with colour throughout. Highlights from the last 50 years a this famous tram system.
£9.00
£3.20

The Heyday of the European Tram. Waller, Peter., Ian Allan Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711022747. 79 pages. 450g. Oblong format pictorial laminated boards Near MINT. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. A snap shot of the European tram scene, with pictures from the late 1950's through to the mid 1990's. The tramway systems in Europe have fared better than those of Britain, with many old systems still in everyday operation.
£7.00
£3.20

The Heyday of the Tram. Waller. Peter., Ian Allan LTD, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711021201. 80 pages. 450g. Oblong format pictorial laminated boards. MINT. Illustrated in colour throughout. the number of trams running in the mid 1920's was some 14,000 and in 1945 these numbered only some 7,000, a sign of their eventual decline and fall from favour in the publics eye, maybe...
£7.00
£3.20

The Heyday of the Tram - 2. Peter, Waller, Ian Allan LTD, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023964. 80 pages. 450g. Oblong format. Pictorial laminated boards, FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. A look at many trams that are now long gone, but with a section on the preserved trams, and some new ones now running.
£7.00
£3.20

History of the Steam Tram (Locomotion Papers No. 9). whitcombe, H. A., The Oakwood Press, 1961. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 30 pages. 65g. stapled soft card covers a little darkened and edge-rubbed. Near FINE with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A reproduction of the authors paper presented before the Institue of Locomotive Engineers in 1937.
£7.00
£1.95

Horse Tram to Metro One Hundred Years of Local Transport in Tyne and Wear - 1878 to 1978.. Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive, Tyne and wear Passenger Transport Executive, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 40 pages, 190g. Oblong format stapled soft card covers with small scar to front top corner area, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.20

Improving London's Trams 1932 - 7. Oakley, E. R. & Withey, C. L., Light Rail Transit Association, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0948106077. 28 pages. 60g. Stapled soft card covers a little edge rubbed Very Good with contents and staples tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
£6.00
£1.95

Leeds City Tramways - A Pictorial Souvenir. Robert F MACK, Turntable Publications, 1972. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0902844105. 38 pages, 65g. Stapled soft card covers a little marked, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs amrking the end of trams in Leeds.
£4.00
£2.50

Leeds City Tramways: A Pictorial Souvenir. Robert Frederick Mack, Turntable Publications, 1979. Revised. ISBN: 0902844504. 40 pages. 100g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£5.00
£2.50

Light Rail Awards 2015.. , Tramways & Urban Transit, 2015. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 20 pages, 70g. Stapled paper covers FINE. Illustrated with colour throughout.
£2.50
£2.50

Light Rail Review, Number 1. Michael, and Peter Fox, editors Taplin, Platform 5, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1872524001. 64 pages. 330g. Near MINT. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs, route maps and drawings. Includes articles on the Sheffield Supertram, the Midland Metro and the Avon Metro plus others.
£3.00
£3.20

Light Rail Review: Volume 5.. n/a, Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1872524567. 80 pages, 370g. soft card coverswith light cresae to top corner, FINE. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and maps.
£3.00
£3.20

Light Rail Review: Volume 6.. n/a, Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1872524672. 72 pages, 340g. soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and maps.
£3.00
£3.20

Light Rail Review: Volume 7.. n/a, Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 187252477X. 80 pages, 370g. soft card coverswith light cresae to top corner, FINE. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and maps.
£3.00
£3.20

Lost Tramways of Kent. Leslie Oppitz, Countryside Books, 6-10. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1853069965. 128 pages, 285g. Soft card covers FINE. SIGNED by the author to title page. Illustrated with period b/w photographs and maps.
£3.00
£3.20

Manchester's Little Tram.. Kirby, A. K., The Manchester Transport Historical Collection., 1964. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 40 pages, 100g. Stapled soft card covers with small scar to front left botom corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and fold-out route map to rear.
£3.00
£2.50

Manx Electric Railway Album. Preston, Hendry R. & Powell Hendry, Hillside Publishing, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0905093303. 112 pages. 700g. Brown cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. The story of one of the world's first electric railway,s, still running today. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£9.00
£3.20

Memories of Birmingham's Transport - Part Two.. D. R Harvey (Compiler), Birmingham Transport Historical Group, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0905103092. 72 pages, 160g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs by A Glover and L Perkins. .
£6.00
£2.50

Memories of Birmingham's Transport.. A. N. H Glover, Birmingham Transport Historical Group, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0905103068. 64 pages. 150g. Pictorial card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This volume comprised of photographs mainly of the Northern and Eastern routes.
£6.00
£3.20

The Metropolitan Electric Tramways Volume One - Origins to 1920. C.S. Smeeton, Light Rail Transit Association, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0900433949. 224 pages, 480g. Pictorial laminated boards with slight lean to slightly sunned spine, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs, maps and track plans, with route map to end-papers.
£4.00
£3.20

Modern Tramway and Rapid Transit Review - January to December 1973 - 12 issues.. Wyse. W.J. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: . approx 440 pages inc adverts. 660g. Stapled soft card covers all a little rubbed, Very Good.
£10.00
£3.20

Modern Tramway and Rapid Transit Review - January to December 1988 - 12 issues.. Wyse. W.J. (Editor), Ian Allan LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: . approx 440 pages inc adverts. 660g. Stapled soft card covers all a little rubbed, Very Good.
£10.00
£3.20

Modern Tramway Review.. Joyce, J., Ian Allan LTD, 1964. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 96 pages, 490g. Blue cloth boards a little faded to bottom edge, FINE in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
£4.00
£3.20

A Nostalgic Look at Belfast Trams Since 1945 . Maybin, Mike, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 185794030X. 100 pages. 440g. Soft card covers with small split to bottom area of front cover, Very good with the contents tight and clean. illustrated with over 190 b/w photographs, many previously unpublished, and route map. The history of this tramway system from the year 1945 when they claimed their record number of passengers.
£8.00
£3.20

A Nostalgic Look at Birmingham Trams, 1933-53 - Volume 1 The Northern Routes. Harvey, David R., Silver link Publishing, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857940148. 100 pages. 450g. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed to all edge, Very GOOD with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with route maps and b/w photographs, with 2 pages of colour.
£4.00
£3.20

A Nostalgic Look at Birmingham Trams, 1933-53 - Volume 3, The Eastern and Western Routes.. Harvey, David R., Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857940377. 100 pages. 450g. Pictorial card covers a with light scratch top font cover, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps. Covers the Stechford routes, the West Bromwich, Wednesbury and Dudley routes, and the Smethwick, Oldbury and Dudley routes. (See also Volume 1 & 2).
£6.00
£3.20

A Nostalgic Look at Blackpool Trams Since 1950 - 1966. Palmer, Steve, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857940415. 100 pages. 440g. Soft card covers a little edge rubbed & with creasing to front bottom corner, so Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and some colour and route maps. Forward by 'Sir Stanley Matthews'. A detailed portrait of the tramcars themselves.
£12.00
£3.20

A Nostalgic Look at Edinburgh Trams Since 1950 . Graham H.E. Twidale, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1994. Revised. ISBN: 0947971378. 68 pages, 295g. Soft card covers (4to) a little rubbed to edges, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£3.00
£3.20

A Nostalgic Look at Glasgow Trams Since 1950 . Graham Twidale; R.F. Mack; Jimmie Macgregor, Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857940490. 68 pages, 290g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and map.
£8.00
£3.20

A Nostalgic Look at Leeds Trams Since 1950 . Twidale, Graham H. E., Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0947971645. 68 pages. 270g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and some colour and route maps.
£10.00
£3.20
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