Catalog Report
Railways - UK General
[003176] ABELL P H. TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRY IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE. AUTHOR, 1977. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG Interesting account of the development of Transport (Road, waterways and railways) in South Yorkshire to serve the growth in local industry. 84pp, illustrated. Vg in card covers. Scarce. £9.50
[006673] AEROFILMS. BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS FROM THE AIR - THEN & NOW. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1998. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Historic (1920s - 1970s) and recent aerial photos of railways around the UK - stations, yards, Docks etc - showing the changes over the years. 256pp. VG copy in dw. This volume contains a different selection of photos from the earlier books by Chris Leigh. Heavy - please enquire for postage costs. £15.00
[005011] ALLEN G FREEMAN. THE SOUTHERN SINCE 1948. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1987. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of the Southern region of British Railways 1948 - 1980 and particularly the deveolpment of passenger services. 160pp, well illustrated. VG in slightly edge worn dw. £13.50
[002406] ALLEN PETER & MACLEOD A B. RAILS IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. LONDON: ALLEN & UNWIN, 1967. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Good general account of Isle of Wight railways with emphasis on the steam locomotives. 68pp plus 127 photo plates. VG in just very slightly edge worn dw. £15.00
[003840] APPLEBY K C. SHILDON - NEWPORT IN RETROSPECT. R.C.T.S., 1990. 1st. Large 8vo. Card. VG History of the Shildon-Newport freight services and the abortive NER/LNER electrification of 1915 - 1935. 90pp, well illustrated. VG copy. £8.00
[007587] AUSTIN STEPHEN. PORTRAIT OF THE PINES EXPRESS. IAN ALLAN, 1998. 1st. Large 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG Well illustrated history of this famous British express trains from the NW and Midlands to Bournemouth via the S&D. 112pp. VG copy in glazed boards. £12.00
[007879] BAIRSTOW MARTIN. RAILWAYS IN EAST LANCASHIRE. MARTIN BAIRSTOW, 1988. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG Well illustrated account of the railways between Manchester and Hellifield. 72pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.00
[007447] BAIRSTOW MARTIN. RAILWAYS IN EAST YORKSHIRE. MARTIN BAIRSTOW, 1990. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG Well illustrated account of the railway lines in East Yorkshire. 80pp. VG copy in card covers. £8.00
[007255] BAIRSTOW MARTIN. RAILWAYS OF BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE. MARTIN BAIRSTOW, 2001. 1st. Large 8vo. Card Covers. VG Well illustrated account of the railways (and tramways) around Blackpool & Fleetwood. 104pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.00
[000070] BAUGHAN P E. NORTH OF LEEDS: THE LEEDS - SETTLE - CARLISLE LINE & ITS BRANCHES. MIDDLESEX: ROUNDHOUSE BOOKS, 1966. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. The classic history of the famous Settle - Carlisle line. This is the first edition on art paper and far superior to the later cheap reprint. 499pp with photos etc. VG copy in slightly edge worn dw, just a little faded on spine as usual. £27.50
[005621] BELNKINSOP R J (compiler). GORDON ENGLAND'S GREAT WESTERN STEAM ALBUM. OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1987. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Good large format photo album of BR western region steam in the 1950s and 60s. 125 plates. Vg copy in dw. £12.50
[007027] BENNETT ALAN. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY IN EAST CORNWALL. RUNPAST, 1990. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated account of the GWR in East Cornwall. 76pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.95
[007025] BENNETT ALAN. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY IN WEST CORNWALL. KINGFISHER RAILWAY PRODUCTIONS, 1988. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated account of the GWR in West Cornwall. 80pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.95
[007026] BENNETT ALAN. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY IN MID CORNWALL. KINGFISHER RAILWAY PRODUCTIONS, 1988. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated account of the GWR in Mid Cornwall. 96pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.95
[007039] BENNETT ALAN. GREAT WESTERN HOLIDAY LINES IN DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET. RUNPAST, 1993. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Account of these GWR lines and their holiday traffic. 80pp, many photos. VG copy in card covers. £8.50
[007756] BENTLEY M. THE DISTRICT CONTROLLER'S VIEW - No.6 THE PEAK DISTRICT. XPRESS PUBLISHING, 1st. 4to. Card. VG ISBN: 1901056074. Detailed account of train working on the in the Peak District in the 1950s .120pp, well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £10.50
[004562] BINNS DONALD. THE "LITTLE" NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY Volume 1. SKIPTON: LOCOMOTIVES INTERNATIONAL, 1994. 1st Thus. 4to. Card Covers. VG Revised and enlarged edition of the Illustrated history of the former Midland railway lines from Skipton to Lancaster and the LNWR Low Gill Branch. 90pp, many photos etc. VG copy in card covers. £12.50
[004239] BLAKEMORE MICHAEL (editor). BACKTRACK SPECIAL No.2 - THE LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. ATLANTIC, 2001. 1st. 4to. Card. As New Backtrack special number 2 - covering aspects of the LNER and its locos. 98pp, well illustrated, some colour. As bew copy. £11.00
[002529] BOLGER PAUL. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CHESHIRE LINES COMMITTEE. CROSBY: HEYDAY PUBLISHING, 1984. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG ISBN: 0947562001. The only extensive illustrated work on these joint lines from Manchester to Liverpool and Chester. 144pp, photos and maps. VG copy in glazed boards Uncommon. £18.95
[004808] BOX C E. THE LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD RAILWAY 1893-1956. LONDON: RAILWAY WORLD, 1962. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG- / Good. The standard work on this unique Britsh Elevated Railway, written by the son of the long-time General manager. 199pp, photos, plans, diagrams and fold out map. Generally a VG, old tape residue marks to end papers. Dw complete but heavily repaired and with old cellotape marks. Uncommon. £19.00
[004673] BOYNTON JOHN. SHAKESPEARE'S RAILWAYS - THE LINES AROUND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON THEN AND NOW. MID ENGLAND BOOKS, 1994. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated account of the railways in the around Stratford. 96pp. Vg copy in card covers. £9.00
[006801] BOYNTON JOHN. MAIN LINE TO METRO - TRAIN AND TRAM ON THE GREAT WESTERN ROUTE. MID ENGLAND BOOKS, 2001. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated history of the former GWR line from Snow Hill Station to Wolverhampton, from the early days to the new Midlands Metro line. 112pp. VG copy in slightly worn card covers. £12.50
[004479] BRIDGEMAN BRIAN, BARRETT DAVID & BIRD DENIS. SWINDON'S OTHER RAILWAY. RED BRICK, 1985. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. largely pictorial account of the the M&SWJR during the 20th century - including GWR and BR years. 87pp with many photos etc. VG copy in dw. £16.50
[002315] BRODRIBB JOHN. THE EASTERN BEFORE BEECHING. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1994. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Examination of the former LNER operations in the BR Eastern (and North-Eastern) Region prior to the major cutbacks of the 1960s. 128pp, well illustrated. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[007977] BROOKSBANK B W L. TRIUMPH & BEYOND - THE ECML 1939 - 1959. CHALLENGER PUBLICATIONS, 1997. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG ISBN: 189962421X. Fairly detailed account of train services on the East Coast Main line from 1939 to 1959. 184pp, well illustrated. VG copy in glazed boards £12.50
[005742] BROWN IAN & STEPHENSON BRIAN. T.G.HEPBURN - RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHER. RAS PUBLISHING, 1998. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Excellent album of the superb railway photos of T G Hepburn - mainly of LNER locos in the Nottingham area. 88pp. VG copy, very slight wear to covers. £9.50
[004732] BUCKNALL J B. AN AGE OF KINGS. AUTHOR, 1982. 1st. Large 4to. Buckram. VG / VG. Large format. The classic high quality photo album of the last 13 years of steam operation on BR (1956 - 1968). 200pp. A fine copy in dw (just a little wear along top edge). Privately published by the Author and now very scarce. £35.00
[006871] BURTON WARWICK. THE MALTON & DRIFFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY. MARTIN BAIRSTOW, 1997. 1st. Large 8vo. Card. VG Well illustrated history of this NER/LNER line across the Yorkshire Wolds, finally closed in 1958. 88pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.95
[002864] CASSERLEY H C. THE LATER YEARS OF METROPOLITAN STEAM. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1st. Square 8vo. Card Covers. VG Photo album of Metropolitan Railway Steam locos in action. 96pp. VG in very slightly worn card covers. £6.50
[003003] CASSERLEY H C. RAILWAY HISTORY ON PICTURE : THE MIDLANDS. NEWTON ABBOTT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1970. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. D&C Railway History in Pictures series. Includes industrial and narrow gauge railways. 110pp, photographs with extensive captions. VG copy in dw £10.50
[001077] CHRISTIANSEN REX. REGIONAL RAIL CENTRES : NORTH WEST. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1995. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of the development of railways in the main centres in NW England from the early days to the present. Covers, Liverpool, Wigan, Warrington, Preston, Chester, Lancaster, Barrow and Carlisle. 192pp, many photos. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[004016] COLEMAN RICHARD & RAJCZONEK JOE. STEAMING INTO BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS. WELLINGBOROUGH: W.D.WHARTON, 1997. 1st. Landscape 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Good photo album of railways and locomotives in Birmingham and the West Midlands mainly 1950s and 60s. 212 plates, c.180pp. VG copy in dw. £16.95
[003696] COLEMAN RICHARD & RAJCZONEK JOE. STEAM NOSTALGIA AROUND NORTHAMPTON. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE LIBRARIES, 1987. 1st. Landscape 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Good photo album of the steam loco action in the Northampton area - main line & branch line, pre-grouping to the 1960s. 176 plates, c.150pp. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. £15.00
[005627] COLLINS PAUL. BRITISH RAILWAY PICTORIAL - BLACK COUNTRY. IAN ALLAN, 2003. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG Photographic laccount of railways in the Black Country. 80pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.50
[001058] CONOLLY W PHILIP. SOUTHERN MAINLINE CAMERAMAN. POOLE: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1986. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Fine photo album of Southern and BR Southern region locomotives from 1930s - 1960s. c.120pp. VG copy in very slightly worn dw. £12.00
[007668] COOKSON PETER & FARLINE JOHN E. L.N.E.R. LINES IN THE YORKSHIRE RIDINGS. CHALLENGER PRESS, 1995. 1st. 4to. Card. VG ISBN: 1899624066. Largely photographic account of the former LNER lines in Yorkshire in the BR steam era. 96pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.95
[007763] CROSS DAVID. BRITISH RAILWAY PICTORIAL - THE SOMERSET & DORSET LINE. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 2006. 1st. 4to. Card. VG ISBN: 0711030847. Excellent B&W and Colour album mainly of Derek Cross's superb photos from the 1960s. 80pp. VG copy in card covers. £11.00
[005403] CROSS DEREK. ROAMING THE WEST COAST RAILS. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1980. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent photo album of Steam, Electric and Diesel locos in action on the WCML in the 1960s - 1970s. 128pp. VG copy in dw. £10.00
[002982] CROSS DEREK. ROAMING THE SCOTTISH RAILS. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1978. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent photo album of Steam and Diesel locos in action in Scotland in the 1960s - 1970s. 208pp. VG copy in dw. £15.00
[008122] CUNEO TERENCE. THE RAILWAY PAINTINGS OF TERENCE CUNEO. LONDON: NEW CAVENDISH BOOKS, 1984. 1st. 4to. Buckram. VG / VG. ISBN: 0904568431. Quality album of Cuneo's railway paintings and drawings with brief account of his work - mostly in colour. 128pp. VG copy in dw. This is the uncommon 1st edition in hardback £25.00
[003322] DAVEY C R. REFLECTIONS OF THE FURNESS RAILWAY. LAKELAND HEIRTAGE BOOKS, 1984. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Nice photo album showing many aspects of the Furness Railway, locos, rolling stock, stations etc. 56pp. VG copy in card covers. £7.95
[003694] DAVIS B L & RIVERS A I. A GREAT WESTERN GALLERY. GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY, 1974. 1st. Landscape 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Album of photos illustrating many aspects of the GWR from 1889 to 1947. 136pp. VG copy in slightly worn dw. £8.00
[001076] DIGBY NIGEL J L. A GUIDE TO THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1993. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of this well known GNR/MR joint line across north Norfolk. Detailed account of the line and its structures - stations, bridges and anciliary buildings, including present day remains. 160pp with many photos, plans and drawings. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. Quite scarce. £23.95
[000832] DONAGHY THOMAS J. LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY OPERATIONS 1831 - 1845. NEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Scholarly account of the first 15 years of railway operations by the L&M until its amalgamation with the Grand Junction. An excellent insight into early railway operations. 212pp with illustrations. VG in slightly edge worn dw. £17.50
[002330] DORMAN C C. THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. LONDON: PRIORY PRESS, 1975. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Largely photographic history of the LNWR and its locomotives.128pp. VG copy in dw. £6.50
[004089] DORMAN C C / STEPHENSON BRIAN. BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY SCENE. TOWN AND COUNTRY PRESS, 1971. 1st. Small 4to. Card. VG Largely photographic account of railways arround Birmingham, mainlt steam era..100pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.50
[002393] DOW GEORGE. THE EAST COAST ROUTE. LONDON: LOCOMOTIVE PUBLISHING Co., 1951. 1st. 8vo. Paper Covers. VG- Short history of the East Coast mainline route, the locos and expresses which have served it and an account of the stations, bridges, signalling along it. 64pp plus plates. Contents VG, paper covers a little marked and edge worn. £9.75
[007050] DYCKHOFF NIGEL. PORTRAIT OF THE CHESHIRE LINES COMMITTEE. IAN ALLAN, 1999. 1st. 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG Well illustrated account of the CLC over the years. 128pp. VG copy in glazed boards. £8.95
[004185] EARNSHAW ALAN. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF TRAINS IN TROUBLE. ATLANTIC, 1996. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Accounts of most of the major railway accidents on british railways from 1879 onwards, Well illustrated. A much revised and enlarged version of the Author's earlier 'Trains in Trouble' series. 176pp, well illustrated. VG copy in dw. £15.00
[002290] ESAU MIKE. THE SOUTHERN THEN & NOW. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1996. 1st (reprint). 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. 'Then & Now' photos of the Southern Railway and the current BR network. 256pp, 326pairs of photos with extensive captions. VG in dw. £14.50
[001079] ESAU MIKE & SIVIOUR GERALD. KENT COAST HEYDAY. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1993. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Heavily illustrated account of the lines from London to Kent in steam days from 1920 - 1960. 112pp, many photographs. VG copy in very slightly worn dw. £9.75
[007883] FAWCETT BILL. A HISTORY OF THE YOORK - SCARBOROUGH RAILWAY. HUTTON PRESS, 1995. 1st. Small 4to. Card. VG ISBN: 1872167713. Well illustrated history of the NER line form York to Scarborough. 144pp. VG copy in card covers. Scarce. £25.00
[006720] FLINDERS T G. THE SETTLE & CARLISLE ROUTE REVISITED. IAN ALLAN, 1985. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. The second of the Author's photo albums of the famous Settle-Carlisle line. 128pp. VG copy in dw. £12.00
[003120] FRANKS D L. GREAT CENTRAL REMEMBERED. IAN ALLAN, 1985. 1st. Large 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG Largely photographic account of Great Central expresses in action. 96pp. VG in glazed boards. £7.50
[007935] GAMMELL C J. SOUTHERN BRANCH LINES. OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1997. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 086093537X. Largely photographic survey of BR Southern Region branch lines in the 1950s & 60s. 192pp. VG copy in dw. £15.00
[001059] GAMMELL C J. SOUTHERN BRANCH LINES 1955 - 1965. OXFORD: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1976. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Good photo album of final years of steam on the Southern region branch lines. 96pp, 166 plates. VG in dw. £11.00
[002842] GIFFORD COLIN T. DECLINE OF STEAM. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1965. 1st. Landscape 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Probably the best of all the Railway photo albums of the Steam era, which rapidly became a classic. VG copy in original black cloth (just a little spotting to top edges) in a slightly edge worn dw. A nice copy of the superior 1st edition. £33.00
[005434] GILBERT A V & KNIGHT N R. RAILWAYS AROUND LANCASHIRE. MANCHESTER TRANSPORT MUSEUM SOCIETY, 1975. 1st. Landscape 4to. Card. VG Excellent large format photo album of railways around Lancashire in the latter days of steam. c.100pp. VG copy in card covers £9.50
[007487] GLENN D FEREDAY. RAIL ROUTES IN HAMPSHIRE & EAST DORSET. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1983. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 071101213X. Well illustrated account of the railway lines of this area, mainly of LSWR origin. 185pp. VG copy in dw. £9.50
[007825] GODDARD L & WELLS J. DELPH, SADDLEWORTH AND GREENFIELD TO OLDHAM. FOXLINE, 2005. 1st. Small 8vo. Card. VG ISBN: 1870119827. Scenes from the Past 49. Illustrated history of the line from Oldham to Greenfield and the short Delph Branch of the LNWR/LMS. 160pp, well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £12.50
[006841] GOODE C T. THE RAILWAYS OF CASTLEFORD. HULL: AUTHOR, 1991. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Oakwood type booklet. 80pp, illustrated. Good general account of the railways around Castleford. VG in card covers. £6.50
[003806] GOUGH JOHN. BRITISH RAIL AT WORK EAST MIDLANDS. IAN ALLAN, 1985. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Fairly detailed account of rail operations in the E.Midlands and Lincolnshire in the 1980s. 128pp, well illustrated with photos and plans. VG copy in dw. £9.00
[001055] GOUGH TERRY. THE SOUTHERN IN SURREY & BERKSHIRE. YEOVIL: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1988. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. photo album of ex-Southern Railway lines in BR steam days. 96pp, 146 plates. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[001057] GOUGH TERRY . THE SOUTHERN IN HAMPSHIRE & DORSET. POOLE: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1983. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. photo album of ex-Southern Railway lines in BR steam days. 96pp, 145 plates. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[001054] GOUGH TERRY . THE SOUTHERN IN KENT & SUSSEX. POOLE: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1984. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. photo album of ex-Southern Railway lines in BR steam days. c.100pp, 144 plates. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[006664] GOURVISH T R. BRITISH RAIL 1974 - 97 FROM INTEGRATION TO PRIVATISATION. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2002. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Huge, scholarly business history British rail from 1974, being a continuation of the Author's earlier history of BR from 1948 . Essential reading for anyone interested in BR as a business. 705pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw. This is the original hardbound edition, much superior to the recent paperback reprint. Scarce. £39.00
[007785] GRAYER JEFFREY. SABOTAGED & DEFEATED - LAST RITES ON THE SOMERSET & DORSET. KINGFISHER PRODUCTIONS, 2006. 1st. Square 8vo. Card. VG ISBN: 094618478X. Full colour photo album shows the S&D route at and shortly after closure. 96pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.95
[007683] GROUNDWATER KEN. NEWCASTLE'S RAILWAYS - A VIEW FROM THE PAST. IAN ALLAN, 1998. 1st. Large 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG ISBN: 0711026165. Largely pictorial account of the railways around the Tyne and Wear. 96pp. VG copy in glazed boards £9.50
[000933] HADFIELD CHARLES. ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAYS. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1967. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. The only general account of the short lived 'Atmospheric' Railway concept of the 1840s - 1860s. Covers the 4 lines built in Ireland, UK and France. 240pp, illustrated. VG copy in slightly rubbed dw. £16.50
[002208] HAMILTON J A B. BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS IN WORLD WAR 1. LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, 1967. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Good account of the British Railway Companies, their staff, operations and locomotives during WW1 and continued up to the Grouping. 220pp, illustrated. VG copy in very slightly rubbed dw. £10.00
[007734] HAMMOND ALAN. HEART OF THE SOMERSET & DORSET RAILWAY. BATH: MILLSTREAM BOOKS, 2002. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. ISBN: 0948975644. Well illustrated look at the S&D and its staff at work. 160pp. VG copy in slightly torn dw. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Scarce. £29.95
[002655] HANDS PETER & RICHARDS COLIN. BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAMING THROUGH THE FIFTIES Volume 3. SOLIHULL: DEFIANT, 1988. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Standard Defiant publication - photo album of steam loco action on BR in the 1950s. 96pp. VG copy in glazed boards. £8.50
[001857] HARESNAPE BRIAN. RAILWAY LIVERIES : BR STEAM 1948 - 1968. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1993. 1st (reprint). 4to. Glazed Boards. VG A continuation of the author's earlier work on the liveries of the Big Four, this book deals with British Railways steam loco liveries. Published to a much larger format and with colour photographs. 96pp, many illustrations. VG in glazed boards. £15.00
[008197] HARVEY MICHAEL G. DIARY OF A TRAIN-SPOTTER 1955-59. SILVER LINK, 1996. 1st (reprint). 4to. Card. VG ISBN: 1857940040. Nostalgic recollections of vists to loco depots, workshops , stations and scrapyards in the BR steam era. 112pp, well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £10.00
[007686] HARVEY MICHAEL G & ROOKE EDDIE. RAILWAY HERITAGE - PORTSMOUTH. SILVER LINK, 1997. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 1857941047. Well illustrated history of the railwasy around Portsmouth. 128pp. Vg copy in dw. £14.00
[003628] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED SUMMER SPECIAL No.2. IRWELL PRESS, 1994. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Second 'Summer Special' of this popular quality magazine dealing with the British Rail steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.00
[007951] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 12. IRWELL PRESS, 2003. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Twelveth 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £11.00
[003639] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 1. IRWELL PRESS, 1992. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG First 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £8.95
[007950] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 11. IRWELL PRESS, 2002. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Eleventh 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £10.00
[003634] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 8. IRWELL PRESS, 1999. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Eighth 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in (minor edge wear to glazed boards). £9.50
[003632] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 6. IRWELL PRESS, 1997. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Sixth 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.00
[003629] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 2. IRWELL PRESS, 1993. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Second 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £7.50
[006420] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED SUMMER SPECIAL No.7. IRWELL PRESS, 1999. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Sixth 'Summer Special' of this popular quality magazine dealing with the British Rail steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.00
[003627] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED SUMMER SPECIAL No.1. IRWELL PRESS, 1993. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG First 'Summer Special' of this popular quality magazine dealing with the British Rail steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.50
[007952] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 13. IRWELL PRESS, 2004. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Thirteenth 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £11.00
[004530] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED SUMMER SPECIAL No.3. IRWELL PRESS, 1995. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Third 'Summer Special' of this popular quality magazine dealing with the British Rail steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £7.00
[003631] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 5. IRWELL PRESS, 1996. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Fifth 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.00
[004436] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL NUMBER 3. IRWELL PRESS, 1994. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Third 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Railways steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.00
[005603] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED SUMMER SPECIAL No.6. IRWELL PRESS, 1998. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Sixth 'Summer Special' of this popular quality magazine dealing with the British Rail steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.50
[004540] HAWKINS CHRIS (Editor). BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED SUMMER SPECIAL No.5. IRWELL PRESS, 1997. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Fifth 'Summer Special' of this popular quality magazine dealing with the British Rail steam era. 96pp, well illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.00
[000631] HAWKINS MAC. LSWR WEST COUNTRY LINES THEN & NOW. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1993. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Photos of scenes on the former LSWR in the south west, compared to old views. c.200pp with 300+ photos of some 180 locations, plus maps. Near fine in very slightly edge worn dw. £9.95
[005126] HAWKINS PHILIP D. TRACKS ON CANVAS. YEOVIL: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1998. 1st. Large Landscape 4to. Cloth. Fine / Fine. Lavish large format colour album of Hawkin's Railway Paintings plus autobiographic account of the Artist. 96pp. Fine in dw. 1st edition. £24.50
[005404] HEIRON GEORGE. ROAMING THE WESTERN RAILS. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1980. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent photo album of Steam and Diesel locos in action in the South West during the 1960s - 1970s. 128pp. VG copy in dw. £10.00
[002635] HENDRY R PRESTON & R POWELL. THE NORTH WESTERN AT WORK. PATRICK STEPHENS LTD, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Interesting account of the workings of the LNWR and of its staff in particular at all levels. 192 pp with illustrations. VG in very slightly edge worn dw. £9.50
[007147] HOOLE KEN. THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE SINCE 1925. IAN ALLAN, 1977. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Well illustrated account of the ECML in the LNER and BR eras. 128pp. VG copy in dw. £8.50
[005515] HOOLE KEN. NORTH-EASTERN BRANCH LINES SINCE 1925. IAN ALLAN, 1978. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Well illustrated account of foremr NER branch lines under LNER and BR. 128pp. VG copy in dw. £9.50
[000862] HOOLE KEN / HINCHLIFFE B Eds. THE HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY 2 Vols. NEWTON ABBOTT: DAVID & CHARLES / TURNTABLE, 1972. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. D&C Railway Histories series. Two volume standard history of this line. 331pp, 288pp with illustrations. The second volume was only published in 1980 by Turntable Publications. VG copies in slightly worn dws. Uncommon set. £45.00
[007976] HOPER BARRY P. BRITISH RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES - THE FIRST 12 YEARS (1948-60). S C T PUBLISHING, 1997. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 1872768156. Nice B&W photo album of BR steam locos. 112pp. VG copy in dw. £12.00
[003043] HUDSON BILL. ALONG LMS ROUTES - Volume One CENTRAL & WESTERN DIVISIONS. BARNSLEY: HEADSTOCK, 1988. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG / VG. First volume of two looking at the LMS as a number of photo journeys - this one covers the old LNWR routes. 144pp, heavily illustrated. VG copy in dw. £15.00
[005102] HUNT DONALD. THE TUNNEL. IMAGES PUBLISHING, 1994. 1st. Small 4to. Card. VG The story of the Channel Tunnel from the early 19th century to the opening of the Tunnel in 1994 - most of the book deals with the various schemes from the 1950s onwards. 285pp, well illustrated. Vg copy in card covers. £11.50
[006863] HURST GEOFFREY. LNWR BRANCH LINES OF WEST LEICESTERSHIRE & EAST WARWICKSHIRE. MILEPOST, 1993. 1st. 4to. Card. VG largely photographic look at the former LNWR branch lines around Coventry, Nuneaton and Leicester, mainly in the BR era. c.80pp. VG copy in card covers. Uncommon. £12.00
[008218] INGRAM ANDREW C. THE WISBECH & UPWELL TRAMWAY CENTENARY ALBUM. NORWICH: BECKNELL BOOKS, 1983. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. Signed by Author. VG / VG-. ISBN: 0907087205. Photo album of this well known Fenland raodside railway. 64pp, photos. VG copy in dw, faded on fore-edges. This is copy 198 of 250 of the special hardbound edition signed by the Author. Very scarce. £19.50
[001821] JENKINSON DAVID. BEDSIDE BACKTRACK - ASPECTS OF BRITAIN'S RAILWAY HISTORY. PENRYN: ATLANTIC, 1993. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. hardback anthology of articles and photos (some colour) on british railways in similar format to the well-known 'BackTrack' magazine - mainly longer articles un-suitable for the magazine. 144pp, well illustrated. VG in very slightly worn dw. £12.00
[005839] JEUDA BASIL. THE KNOTTY - AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY . LIGHTMOOR PRESS, 1996. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG Excellent photo album with extensive captions of period views of the NSR - locos, stations, signalboxes, staff, canals etc. 128pp. VG copy in card covers. £12.50
[006409] JEUDA BASIL. MEMORIES OF THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY . CHESHIRE LIBABRIES, 1986. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG Album of previously unpublished photos of the NSR - locos, stations, signalboxes, staff, canals etc. 100pp. VG copy in card covers. £10.00
[001876] JOHNSON PETER. THE BRITISH TRAVELLING POST OFFICE. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1985. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Good general account of the British TPO, details of services, rolling stock etc. 104pp, many illustrations. VG copy in dw.. £11.95
[004715] KENNEDY REX. STEAM ON THE CAMBRIAN. IAN ALLAN, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Largely pictorial account of steam locos in action on the former Cambrian Railways lines in wales - mainly GWR/BR era. 144pp. VG copy in dw. £14.50
[000778] KICHENSIDE G M (editor). STEAM PORTFOLIO. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1968. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Large photo album of superb railway photographs by 6 well known photographers - Dunnett, Hocquard, Hoyle, Krause, Nixon and Vaughan - covering the last days of UK steam. rather in the Gifford mould! c.200pp, 373 plates. VG in slightly edge worn dw.. £14.50
[005009] LEIGH CHRIS. RAIL ROUTES IN DEVON & CORNWALL. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1982. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Largely photographic tour of the remaining rail lines in these counties. 112pp, well illustrated. VG copy in dw. £7.95
[004491] LEIGH CHRIS. THE WESTERN BEFORE BEECHING. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Examination of the operations of the BR Western Region prior to the major cutbacks of the 1960s. 112pp, well illustrated. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. £12.00
[005046] LEIGH CHRIS. THE SECOND BOOK OF BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS FROM THE AIR. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 0711019436. The second volume of historic aerial photos and railways around the UK - stations, yards, viaducts, Docks, etc. 160pp. VG copy in dw. £12.00
[000445] LUCKING J H. THE GREAT WESTERN AT WEYMOUTH. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1971. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Railway and Shipping history covering the Great Western Railway's operations and development of the Port of Weymouth in Dorset. Much detail on vessels etc. 253pp with illustrations. Vg copy in dw (very slight wear to top edge). £12.50
[006513] LYNCH P J. MEMORIES OF STEAM AROUND BRITAIN. TRURO: BRADFORD BARTON, 1975. 1st. Square 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Standard Bradford Barton photo album of steam around the UK in the 1950s and 60s - includes BR, industrials and narrow gauge. 96pp. VG copy in dw. £7.00
[002116] MacDERMOTT BRIAN. MODELLERS' & ENTHUSIASTS' GUIDE TO THE SOMERSET & DORSET LINE. CAMBRIDGE: PATRICK STEPHENS LTD, 1982. 1st. 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG ISBN: 085059586X. Account of this much loved line with a suggestions on modelling it.96pp, illustrated. VG in glazed boards. £9.95
[004699] MAGGS C & PAYE P. TAUNTON STEAM. MILLSTREAM BOOKS, 1991. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Fairly detailed account of steam locomotive working around Taunton. 160pp, well illustrated. VG copy in dw. £14.50
[005692] MAGGS COLIN. BRISTOL RAILWAY PANORAMA. MILLSTREAM BOOKS, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Well illustrated history of railways in and around Bristol. 175pp, well illustrated. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. £11.95
[000863] MAGGS COLIN G. THE MIDLAND & SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. NEWTON ABBOTT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1980. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. D&C Railway Histories series. History of this line from Cheltenham area to Andover, once managed by Sam Fay, and absorbed into the GWR at the grouping. 160pp with photos etc. VG copy in dw. £12.00
[003738] MAGGS COLIN G & BEALE GERRY. THE LAST YEARS OF THE SOMERSET & DORSET. IAN ALLAN, 1991. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of the lasy few years of operation on the Somerset & Dorset railway - text and photos. 128pp. VG copy in dw. £10.00
[008001] MANN J D. EAST ANGLIAN STEAM IN THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES. SOUTH ANGLIA PRODUCTIONS, 1996. 1st. 4to. Card. VG large format photo album of LNER steam in East Anglia. c.40pp. VG copy in card covers. £7.00
[007995] MANN J D. EAST ANGLIAN STEAM GALLERY Part Four. SOUTH ANGLIA PRODUCTIONS, 1989. 1st. 4to. Card. VG large format photo album of BR steam in East Anglia in the 1950s. c.48pp. VG copy in card covers. £7.00
[007335] MARSH JOHN & GARBUTT JOHN. IMAGES OF CUMBRIAN RAILWAYS. ALAN SUTTON, 2002. 1st (reprint). Small 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Nice photo album depicting the various railways of Cumbria over the years. 149pp. VG copy in glazed pictorial boards. £9.50
[001548] MARSHALL JOHN. THE LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY (3 Vol. set). DAVID & CHARLES, 1969. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Complete 3 volume set of the detailed, standard history of this important railway serving the main northern industrial areas. 288pp +327pp + 293pp with photos, maps & plans. VG copies in dws - that of Vol.1 rubbed on edges as usual. Rare set. £85.00
[001820] MARSHALL JOHN. THE LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY (RAILWAY HISTORY IN PICTURES). nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1977. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Railway History in pictures series, but actually issued as a photo album to accompany Marshall's 3 volume history of thr L&Y.96pp, largely photographic with extensive captions. VG copy in slightly faded dw. £15.00
[000891] MODEL RAILWAY NEWS (Vols 1- 14). MODEL RAILWAY NEWS (Vols 1 - 24). LONDON: PERCIVAL MARSHALL, 1925. 1st. 8vo. Good+ Good run of the scarce early volumes of this well known UK Model Railway magazine. Covers 1925 - 1948 in 14 bound volumes (varying formats). Also includes much information on 'real' locomotives as opposed to models. Vols 1, 12 - 24 in green cloth, Vols 2 -11 in maroon half-leather. Many volumes worn on front edge of binding with a little damp staining to covers, but contents generally VG, some browning (especially to the wartime issues on poorer paper). £100.00
[005172] MORGAN JOHN SCOTT. THE COLONEL STEPHENS RAILWAYS . DAVID & CHARLES, 1980. 1st. Large 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG Account of many of the independent light and narrow gauge minor railways. 96pp, many photos. VG copy in glazed boards. £7.50
[007454] MORRISON GAVIN. SCOTTISH RAILWAYS THEN & NOW. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1999. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Contrasting photos of the BR(ScR) region and the current scene. About 400 photos illustrating over 300 location. 256pp. VG copy in dw. £14.50
[004708] MORRISON GAVIN. LONDON MIDLAND THEN & NOW. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1995. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Contrasting photos of the LMS/BR(LMR) region and the current scene. About 400 photos illustrating over 300 location. 256pp. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[007018] MOURTON STEPHEN. STEAM ROUTES AROUND CHELTENHAM AND TEWKESBURY : WINCHCOMBE : ANDOVERSFORD. RUNPAST, 1993. 1st. 4to. Card. VG largely illustrated history of railways around Cheltenham. 96pp. VG copy in card covers. £7.50
[007975] NIXON LES. THE CLASSIC STEAM COLLECTION - LES NIXON. SILVER LINK PUBLISHING, 1991. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent photo album of Les Nixon's superb steam railway photos from the 1950s to the 1980s. 128pp, Vg copy in dw. £10.00
[004809] NOCK O S. 50 YEARS OF WESTERN EXPRESS RUNNING. BRISTOL: EDWARD EVERARD, 1954. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of GWR express trains from 1904 to BR (WR) in the 1950s. 353pp, plus fold out gradient profiles, illustrated. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. £14.00
[005888] NOCK O S. SOUTHERN STEAM. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1972. 2nd Impression. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent account of Southern Railway steam locomotives, design and operation. 200pp with illustrations. VG copy in dw. £10.50
[001174] NOCK O S. SOUTHERN STEAM. DAVID & CHARLES, 1972. 2nd Impression. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent account of Southern Railway steam locomotives, design and operation. 200pp with illustrations. VG copy in dw. £10.50
[008161] NOCK O S. NORTH WESTERN. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1680. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG-. History of the LNWR with emphasis on the locomotives. 311pp, illustrated. Near VG copy (edges a little spotted) in slightly edge worn dw. £12.00
[007522] NOCK O S. HISTORIC RAILWAY DISASTERS. IAN ALLAN, 1969. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Accounts of the more major railway disasters on British railways. 206pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[003347] NOCK O S. THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1965. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. History of the Highland Railway and its locomotives, standard Nock format. 177pp, illustrated. VG in sl worn dw. £11.50
[007331] NOCK O S. THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1960. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- / VG-. History of the LNWR. 228pp, illustrated. Near VG copy (edges a little spotted) in slightly rubbed dw. £11.50
[005399] NOCK O S. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1965. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Standard history of them LSWR - the largest constituent of the Southern Railway. 164pp, illustrated, folding map (slightly worn). VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. £12.00
[001204] NOCK O S. THE SOUTH EASTERN AND CHATHAM RAILWAY. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1961. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Standard history of this Railway and its two predecessors - the London, Chatham & Dover and South Eastern Railways, with much on locomotive practice and performance. 198pp, illustrated. VG in slightly edge worn dw. £15.00
[002304] NORMAN K J. THE FURNESS RAILWAY. SILVER LINK PUBLISHING, 1994. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG ISBN: 1857940164. 'Railway Heritage' series. Extensive photographic account of the Furness Railway in pre-grouping days. Includes the Lake and Coastal steamers. 128pp, photographs with extensive captions. VG copy in card covers. £8.50
[004188] NORTON PETER A. RAILWAYS AND WATERWAYS TO WARRINGTON. CHESHIRE LIBABRIES, 1984. 1st. 4to. Card. VG- Excellent account of the Canals, Rivers and Railways that served Warrington. 88pp, well illustrated. Near VG copy in card covers - a few neat annotations to maps and covers a just a little edge worn. Scarce. £14.00
[007021] PETERS IVO. IVO PETERS SOUTHERN STEAM LBUM. IAN ALLAN, 1979. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Excellent photo album of BR southern region steam in Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset & Devon. 112pp with 211 captioned photos. VG copy in dw . £12.00
[002627] PETERS IVO. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE. OXFORD: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1988. 1st (reprint). 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. 480 photos spanning Ivo Peter's 50 years of railway photography. Covers the UK & Ireland, including narrow gauge and industrial steam. Highly recommended. Fine copy in dw. £12.50
[001130] PETERS IVO. IVO PETER'S FAREWELL TO NORTH-WEST STEAM. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1992. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Postumous album of Ivo Peter's classic photos of steam in the North West of England, especially the West Coast main line and the Settle-Carlisle route. 176pp, mainly photograhic, some colour. VG copy in dw, slightly faded on spine. £13.50
[000917] POPE IAN, NOW BOB & KARAU PAUL. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE SEVERN & WYE RAILWAY Vol.1. BERKSHIRE: WILD SWAN, 1983. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Volume one of the Wild Swan history of the railways of the Forest of Dean. This volume covers the main line from Lydney to Parkend and includes coverage of the related coal mines. 158pp with many photos, drawings and plans. VG copy in very slightly worn dw. This the original hardbound edition, not to be confused with the recent inferior paperback reprint. £20.00
[005166] PREEDY NORMAN . STEAM AROUND GLOUCESTER. PETER WATTS, 1985. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Nice photo album of steam locos around Gloucester - mainly BR era. c.100pp. VG copy in glazed pictorial boards. £9.00
[005690] RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE & TRAVEL SOCIETY. A MIDLAND TRAFFIC SURVEY. R.C.T.S., 1956. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG Survey of British Rail traffic on the former LMS lines in the East Midlands on August Bank Holiday 1954. 84pp, Generally VG, a little wear to covers. Uncommon.. £15.00
[000864] RANSOM P J G. THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF RAILWAYS. SURREY: WORLD'S WORK, 1981. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. History of British Railways with reference to surviving artifacts and buildings. 304pp with many illustrations, some in colour. VG in very slightly worn dw. £17.00
[005257] RANSOME-WALLIS P. ROAMING THE SOUTHERN RAILS. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1979. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. largely photographic look at the railways of SE England from the 1930s to the 1970s. 128pp. VG copy in dw. £10.00
[005581] REAR BILL. CREWE - STATION, TRAFFIC AND FOOTPLATE WORKING IN THE 1950s. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1999. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Account of the various steam loco workings from Crewe shed in the 1950s. 128pp, many photos. VG copy in dw. £15.00
[000192] REED BRIAN. CREWE TO CARLISLE. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1969. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. History of the lines that eventually formed the link from Crewe to the Scottish border, the West Coast Main Line. 234pp with photos and maps. VG copy in dw. £10.00
[002209] REED M C. THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. ATLANTIC, 1996. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 0906899664. The only significant modern history of the 'Premier Line'. 248pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw. £19.00
[001672] RHODES JOHN. THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1982. 1st. Small 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. brief history of this joint line in East Anglia (later LNER), but mainly a fairly detailed description of each line and details of the route as it appears today. 128pp, many photos, maps and drawings. VG copy in dw. £14.95
[006261] ROBERTSON KEVIN. THE RAILWAYS OF WINCHESTER. PLATFORM 5, 1988. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated hsitory of the railways around Winchester. 80pp. VG copy in card covers £9.00
[004210] ROBOTHAM ROBERT. THE LAST YEARS OF THE GREAT CENTRAL MAIN LINE. IAN ALLAN, 1988. 1st (reprint). 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Well illustrated account of the last 10 years of steam (and early diesels) on the former GCR mainline. 112pp. VG copy in dw £9.50
[006535] ROCKSBOROUGH-SMITH SIMON. MAIN LINES TO THE WEST. IAN ALLAN, 1981. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Well illustrated account of steam operation on the former GWR & SR main lines to the West Country in the 1950s & 60s. 127pp. VG copy in dw. £8.00
[000650] ROLT L T C. THE MAKING OF A RAILWAY. LONDON: HUGH EVELYN, 1979. 1st (reprint). 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Account of the building of the Great Central railway line from Nottingham to London in the 1890s. Illustrated with contemporary photographs by S W A Newton, text and captions by Rolt. 145pp. A VG copy in slightly edge worn dw. £15.00
[005072] ROLT L T C (editor). BEST RAILWAY STORIES. LONDON: FABER & FABER, 1969. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Sellection of fictional railway stories, including one of Rolt's own . 256pp. generally a VG copy of the 1st edition in dw - top edges just a little dusty, very slight soiling to rear to dw. £25.00
[008219] RUDDOCK J G & PEARSON R E. THE RAILWAY HISTORY OF LINCOLN. LINCOLN: RUDDOCK, 1985. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Detailed history of the railways of Lincoln. 288pp, well illustrated. VG copy in dw. Revised and extended 2nd edition. Uncommon. £25.00
[002439] RUEGG LOUIS H. THE SALISBURY AND YEOVIL RAILWAY. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1960. Reprint. 8vo. Card Covers. VG- Reprint of the 1878 original, covers the history of this line up to its take over by the L&SWR. 66pp. VG copy in slightly worn card covers. Uncommon reprint. £7.00
[002741] SCHEIDER ASCANIO & MASE ARMIN. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1970. 1st Thus. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Translated from the German original of 1968. Account and consideration of major railway accidents in the UK and Western Europe. 334pp, photos and plans. VG in dw. £15.50
[007324] SEWELL G W M. THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY IN NORTHUMBERLAND. MERLIN BOOKS, 1992. 1st. 4to. Card. VG ISBN: 0863036139. The most detailed account of the NBR branch lines in Northumberland. 150pp, many photos and drawings. Generally a VG copy in card covers, slight creasing to bottom corner of rear cover. Very scarce. £45.00
[007850] SIVIOUR GERALD & ESAU MIKE. WATERLOO - EXETER HEYDAY. IAN ALLAN, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 0711018952. Well illustrated account of the old LSWR mainline to the West Country from the 1920s to the 1960s. 112pp. Vg copy in dw. £12.50
[006423] SIVITER ROGER. BR STEAM SURRENDER. KINGFISHER RAILWAY PRODUCTIONS, 1988. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Good photo album of the last 3 years of BR steam. c.120pp. VG copy in dw. £11.00
[002475] SKINNER M W G. CROYDON'S RAILWAYS. SOUTHAMPTON: KINGFISHER RAILWAY PRODUCTIONS, 1985. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. ISBN: 0946184143. Detailed chronological history of the railways of Croydon. 112pp, many photos and drawings. VG in slightly edge worn dw. £13.50
[002812] SMART JOHN. BRANCH LINE MEMORIES. ATLANTIC, 1st Thus. Square 8vo. Card Covers. VG Omnibus edition of the original 4 Branch Line memories books covering the branch Lines of the Big Four in photographs with extensive captioning. 204pp. VG in card covers, very slight edge wear.. £10.00
[000819] SMITH DAVID L. LOCOMOTIVES OF THE GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. DAVID & CHARLES, 1976. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Standard account of G&SWR locomotives, with full listing. 192pp with photos and drawings. VG copy in neatly laminated dw. £16.00
[004713] SMITH DONALD J M & HARRISON DEREK. OVER THE LICKEY. PETER WATTS, 1990. 1st. 4to. Glazed Boards. VG The most detailed account of the famous Lickey Incline and its locos. 80pp, well illustrated. VG copy in glazed boards. Uncommon. £20.00
[003302] SMITH MARTIN. THE RAILWAYS OF DEVON. IAN ALLAN, 1993. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Well illustrated history of the railways of Devon, including the main line, branches and industrial railways. 128pp, many photos, plans etc. VG copy in dw. £12.00
[004661] SMITH MARTIN. RAILWAYS OF THE ISLE OF PORTLAND. IRWELL PRESS, 1997. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated account of the railways of Portland including the Admiralty and Quarry lines. 44pp. VG copy in card covers. £7.50
[006411] SMITH MARTIN. THE RAILWAYS OF BRISTOL & SOMERSET. IAN ALLAN, 1992. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Well illustrated history of the railways of bristol & Somerset, including the main lines, branches and industrial railways. 128pp, many photos, plans etc. VG in dw. £12.00
[004674] SMITH MARTIN. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF EXMOOR'S RAILWAYS. IRWELL PRESS, 1995. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated account of the railways around Exmoor. 76pp. VG copy in very slightly worn card covers. £8.50
[001433] SPENCE JEOFFREY. THE CATERHAM RAILWAY. OAKWOOD, 1952. 1st. 8vo. Card Covers. VG / VG-. History of the Caterham branch in Surrey and its turbulent birth. 84pp, illustrated, fold out map at rear. VG copy in card wraps, dw worn on top edge. £7.50
[004980] SPENCE JEOFFREY. THE CATERHAM RAILWAY. OAKWOOD, 1986. 2nd (revised). 8vo. Card Covers. VG OL66. History of the Caterham branch in Surrey and its turbulent birth. 120pp, illustrated, fold out map at rear. VG copy. Revised and enlarged 2nd edition. £5.00
[006502] STEENEKEN HANS. ALL TRAINS TO STOP. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1979. 1st. Landscape 4to. Buckram. VG / VG-. Superb atmospheric photo album of the last days of steam in the UK, France and Germany, much in the Gifford mould. 137pp. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. £15.00
[006365] SWEENEY D J. A LANCASHIRE TRIANGLE Part One. TRIANGLE PUBLISHING, 1996. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 0952933306. Excellent, largely photographic look at the former LNWR lines around Leigh, Hindley, Atherton and Tyldesley and the Collieries they served. 188pp, photos and plans. VG copy in very slightly worn dw. £19.50
[002227] SWINGER PETER W. RAILWAY HISTORY ON PICTURE : EAST ANGLIA. NEWTON ABBOTT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1983. 1st. Large 8vo. Glazed Boards. VG D&C Railway History in Pictures series. The final volume in this series and to a slightly different format. 96pp, photographs with extensive captions. VG in glazed boards. £8.00
[004797] TALBOT EDWARD. RAILWAY HERITAGE - THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. SILVER LINK PUBLISHING, 1996. 1st. 4to. Card. VG 150th anniversary tribute to the London & North Western Railway - good sellection of pre-1923 photos. 128pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.50
[001048] TALBOT EDWARD. L.N.W.R. MISCELLANY Volume 1. OXFORD: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1978. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. First volume of photos illustrating a wide range of aspects of the London & North Western Railway pre-1923, including locos, wagons, signals, buildings, staff, road vehicles.etc. 218 plates. Generally a VG copy, old tape residue marks to end-papers, in very slightly edge worn dw, spine slightly faded as usual. Much scarcer than Vol.2. £18.50
[004124] THOMAS R H G. THE LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY. LONDON: BATSFORD, 1980. 1st. Large 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. The best modern book on the building and operation of this famous pioneering public railway. 264pp, illustrated. Generally VG - slight signs of damp staining to the fore edge of the last few pages of the index, in dw. £18.50
[006977] TRUMAN PETER & HUNT DAVID. MIDLAND RAILWAY PORTRAIT. PLATFORM 5, 1989. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 0906579724. large format photo album showing many aspects of the Midland Railway Company's operations - locos, carriages, wagons, stations, accidents, signalling etc.. c.180pp. VG copy in dw. £11.00
[001172] TUPLIN W A. GREAT WESTERN STEAM. LONDON: ALLEN & UNWIN, 1958. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Excellent account of GWR steam locomotives, design and operation. 193pp with illustrations. VG (slight spotting to edges) in dw (some light edge wear and foxing). £9.95
[005253] TWELLS H N. A PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE LEICESTER AND BURTON BRANCH RAILWAY. TRENT VALLEY PUBLICATIONS, 1985. 1st. 4to. Card. VG largely pictorial account of this Leicestershire railway line. 96pp. VG copy in card covers. £15.00
[007739] TWELLS H N. THE RAILWAYS IN AND AROUND BURTON UPON TRENT. BOOKLAW, 2006. 1st (reprint). 4to. Card. VG largely pictorial look at the railways around this Staffordshire town.96pp. VG copy in card covers. £9.50
[005148] TWELLS H N & BOURNE T W. RAILWAYS IN BURTON . TRENT VALLEY PUBLICATIONS, 1984. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Well illustrated account of the railways around this Staffordshire town and the Trent Valley. c.100pp., fold out plan at rear. VG copy in card covers. £15.50
[004031] VAUGHAN ADRIAN. GRIME & GLORY - TALES OF THE GREAT WESTERN 1892-1947. JOHN MURRAY, 1985. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Second volume of stoies about the GWR, being the sequel to Grub, Water & Relief. 191pp, photos. BCA imprint. VG copy in dw. £8.50
[001425] VAUGHAN ADRIAN. THE HEART OF THE GREAT WESTERN. PETERBOROUGH: SILVER LINK PUBLISHING, 1994. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Account of the GWR in the Oxford/Didcot area with particular reference to the staff who worked in this area and the signalling. 224pp, many photos and track disgrams. Generally VG in dw, very slight bump to bottom corner. £9.50
[007931] VIGNOLES OLINTHUS J. LIFE OF CHARLES BLACKER VIGNOLES. LONDON: LONGMMANS, GREEN & Co, 1889. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG- Important biography of Charles Vignoles, one of the early British Railway Engineers involved in a number of major railway both in the UK and overseas. This book also covers his early Military service and other aspects of his lengthy Engineering Career. The only substantial work on this important British Railway Engineer. xx+407pp, portrait frontis, a few illustrations plus fold out map. Contents generally near VG, some scattered light foxing, very slight waterstaining to extreme lower edges of some later pages. Binding firm and tight. Armorial bookplate to front end-paper. Original publishers cloth/git, some fraying to spine ends and corners, but generally nice copy of this scarce work. £110.00
[005770] WALKER COLIN. EASTERN REGION STEAM TWILIGHT - PART ONE : SOUTH OF GRANTHAM. PENDYKE PUBLICATIONS, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG-. Good large format photo album of BR steam in the 1950s & 60s, mainly between KIngs cross and the East Midlands, mainline and branches. 204 photo plates, c.140pp. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. Uncommon. £15.00
[004773] WALKER COLIN. THE STEAM RAILWAY Vol.2 SHREWSBURY. OXFORD: OXFORD ILLUSTRATORS LTD, 1971. 1st. Landscape 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Second volume in this early series of OPC photo albums of the last days of Britsh steam. 59 full page plates. VG in slightly edge worn dw. £8.50
[003399] WALKER COLIN. THE STEAM RAILWAY Vol.6 SOUTHERN TO THE SOUTH WEST. OXFORD: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1972. 1st. Landscape 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Sixth volume in this early series of OPC photo albums of the last days of Britsh steam. 59 full page plates. VG in dw. £8.50
[003742] WALKER COLIN. THE STEAM RAILWAY Vol.4 OVER THE PENNINE FELLS. OXFORD: OXFORD ILLUSTRATORS LTD, 1972. 1st. Landscape 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Fourth volume in this early series of OPC photo albums of the last days of Britsh steam. Covers the Settle - Carlisle line. 59 full page plates. VG in copy in dw. £9.00
[007708] WATERS LAURENCE. AROUND THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS THEN & NOW. LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 2002. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. ISBN: 0711028435. 'Then & Now' photos of GWR stations in the BR steam era and as the sites are now. 256pp, hundreds of photos with extensive captions. VG copy in very slightly edge worn dw. £15.00
[002289] WATERS LAURENCE. GWR THEN & NOW. LONDON: IAN ALLAN (BCA), 1994. 1st Thus. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. 'Then & Now' photos of the GWR and the current BR network. 256pp, hundreds of photos with extensive captions. BCA imprint of Ian Allan. VG in dw. £13.50
[007248] WATERS LAURENCE. BRITISH RAILWAYS WESTERN REGION IN COLOUR FOR THE MODELLER AND HISTORIAN. IAN ALLAN, 2005. 1st. 4to. Card. VG Full colour photo album of various aspects of BR(WR) from the 1950s to the 1970s. 96pp. VG copy in very slightly worn card covers. £9.00
[007757] WEBB P. THE DISTRICT CONTROLLER'S VIEW - No.10 THE SEVERN VALLEY. XPRESS PUBLISHING, 1st. 4to. Card. VG ISBN: 1901056279. Detailed account of train working on the around the Severn Valley in the 1950s. 64pp, well illustrated. VG copy in card covers. £8.95
[007786] WELCH MICHAEL S. SOMERSET & DORSET STEAM FINALE. RUNPAST, 2001. 1st. Square 8vo. Card. VG ISBN: 1870854522. Full colour photo album shows of the last years of steam on the S&D. 972p. VG copy in card covers. £9.95
[003557] WELCH MICHAEL S. STEAM OVER THE ROOF OF ENGLAND. RUNPAST, 1990. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Good photo album of steam of steam locos in service on the Settle - Carlisle line, mainly in the 1950s and 60s. c.120pp, 229 photo plates. VG copy in dw. £11.50
[008061] WELLS J A. THE BLYTH & TYNE RAILWAY (2 Volume set). NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY LIBRARY, 1989. 1st. 8vo. Card. VG History of the Blyth & Tyne Railway from its early years as a wagonway, through its years as part of the NER & LNER up to 1989. 2 volume set - 123+203pp, well illustrated. Crease to rear cover of Part 2, otherwise VG copies in card covers. Uncommon. £25.00
[004465] WELLS JEFFREY. THE ELEVEN TOWNS RAILWAY - THE STORY OF THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS MAIN LINE. RAILWAY AND CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 2000. 1st. Landscape 8vo. Card. VG The building and early history of the Manchester to Leeds railway. 96pp, well illustrated. Vg copy in card covers. £9.50
[002746] WELLS P H. STEAM IN THE EAST MIDLANDS . LONDON: IAN ALLAN, 1985. 1st. Small 4to. Glazed Boards. VG Largely photographic look at steam locomotives at work in the east Midlands and Lincolnshire mainly in the BR period. 96pp. VG in glazed boards £6.50
[004217] WHITEHEAD R A. THE STORY OF THE COLNE VALLEY. BRENTWOOD: FRANCIS RIDGEWAY Ltd, 1951. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG-. Classic history of this little independent railway in Essex - The Colne Valley & Halstead, latterly part of the LNER. 82pp, plus many pages of photos and fold out station plans. VG copy in the rarely seen dw - some soiling and closed tear to front. A very rare little railway history. £29.50
[001753] WHITEHOUSE P B & ALLEN P C. PRE-GROUPING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS. POOLE: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1984. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Nice photo album of pre-grouping railway operations throughout the W.Midlands, mainly GWR and LNWR. c.120pp, 214 plates. VG copy in very slightly worn dw. £12.00
[000452] WHITTLE G. THE NEWCASTLE & CARLISLE RAILWAY. DAVID & CHARLES, 1979. 1st. Small 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. The modern history of the first railway across England. In some respects takes over where Maclean's earlier history left off. 208pp with photos etc.. VG in dw. £11.50
[000225] WHITTLE G. THE RAILWAYS OF CONSETT & NORTH-WEST DURHAM. NEWTON ABBOTT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1971. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Covers the development of railways in the area of South Tyneside from the early wagonways through the Stockton & Darlington to the NER and laterly BR. 248pp with many photos and maps. VG copy in dw. Uncommon. £32.00
[002288] WILLIAMS GEOFFREY. THE ELEGANCE OF EDWARDIAN RAILWAYS. YEOVIL: OXFORD PUBLISHING CO (OPC), 1994. 1st. 4to. Cloth. VG / VG. Previously unpublished photographs, mainly taken by James Grimoldby, of British & Irish Railways at the beginning of the 20th Century. 144pp, photos with extensive captions. VG copy in dw. £12.50
[006611] WILLIAMS J P. THE DISTRICT CONTROLLER'S VIEW - No.2 CHESTER TO HOLYHEAD. XPRESS PUBLISHING, 1st. 4to. Card. VG Detailed account of train working on the North Wales Coast mainline in the 1950s .80pp. VG copy. £8.95
[004723] WILLIAMS NED. RAILWAYS OF THE BLACK COUNTRY Volume One: The Byways. URALIA PRESS, 1984. 1st. 4to. Card Covers. VG Photographic look at the secondary and industrial lines in the Black Country. 72pp, mainly photos with extensive captions. VG copy, just a little minor wear to edges. £10.00
[001083] WILLIAMS R A. THE LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY 2 Vols. nEWTON ABBOT: DAVID & CHARLES, 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Standard history of the L&SWR up to the Grouping. 2 volumes published in the D&C 'Railway Histories' series in 1968 & 1973 covering the history to 1900. (The final volume covering 1900-1923 was only published in 1988 in a slightly different format - available seperately) . 267+383pp, illustrated. An unusually nice set in dws. £45.00
[003782] WROTTESLEY A J. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (3 Volume set). LONDON: BATSFORD, 1979. 1st. 8vo. Cloth. VG / VG. Three volume set of the standard modern history of this major pre-grouping British Railway Company. 256 + 201 + 220pp, illustrated. A VG set in dws, just a little faded on spines. £47.00