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Trains & railways: general interest
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
This book, as part of the South Wales Valleys series, deals with the former Brecon & Merthyr Railway line which ran from Bassaleg (north of Newport) to Brecon and Rhymney B&M, the latter line being closed north of New Tredegar in 1930 due to a lands..
69.90£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
Railways and Recollections ISBN: 9781857942965Publisher: Mortons Media GroupImprint: Mortons Media GroupPublished date: 08 Mar 2017Language: EnglishWeight: 148gHeight: 169mmWidth: 239mmSpine width: 5mm..
9.55£
Brand: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.
In this volume we travel back to 1976. For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of trains, real trains. There will, be tank engines, steam engines, electric trains and multiple units and many more varieties besides! Some will be recognise..
11.15£
A unique collaboration by two veteran recorders of the railway scene in words and pictures. Since 1967, David Joy has written over 50 books on railways and numerous aspects of the Yorkshire Dales. Gavin Morrison, one of Britain's most experienced ra..
23.77£
The first comprehensive look at rail in Leeds, from its beginnings in 1834 to the present. Fully illustrated. ISBN: 9781857943337Publisher: Silver Link Pub.Imprint: Silver Link Pub.Published date: 24 May 2005DEWEY: 385.0942819DEWEY edition: 23Langua..
24.54£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
For many long-distance rail travellers, the county of Bedfordshire is a part of the UK passed at speed on an express heading north to south on either the Midland Main Line or East Coast Main Line. Less well known is that the county also boasts a sho..
18.18£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
Set against the contrasting rural and industrial scenery of northern Lincolnshire, this book illustrates the area's fascinating passenger and freight trains, railway infrastructure, stations and signalling over a 40-year period. Taking the reader on..
18.18£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
In the early 1980s, I began to visit South Wales on a regular basis to photograph the railway scene. At that time, the collieries and steelworks were generating a lot of rail traffic with Class 37 diesels being the usual motive power. Passenger trai..
37.66£
Brand: The Crowood Press
In the early 1800s, Ayrshire was already established as a prosperous, mainly rural agricultural county. The realization that there was abundant coal and (to a lesser extent) iron ore deposits to be exploited, together with the coming of the Industri..
23.13£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
The five years either side of the millennium was a period of great change on the railway network with the advent of privatisation and, on the passenger side, the introduction of franchised operations. On the freight side, the original British Railwa..
19.52£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
From the time when the first railways were built, there has been a process of constant change over the decades. The years between 2006 and 2015 saw many of these changes in Central Scotland with projects such as the rebuilding and reopening of the l..
19.50£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
No fewer than sixteen pre-grouping companies were represented within Cumbria's borders, seven of these in Carlisle alone. To the east of the mountains are the great Anglo-Scottish lines of the London and North Western and the Midland. Venturing acro..
21.08£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Derbyshire is a county of contrasts, and the development of the railways reflect this. In Limestone Country in the west the LNW held sway with its railways from Ashbourne and Cromford to Buxton involved in the extraction of limestone. Meanwhile, in ..
19.96£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The city of Derby has a long association with the country's railway heritage, not just as a focal point for the county's railway passengers but also its long tradition of manufacture. Today, Derby enjoys passenger services to destinations as far apa..
18.18£
Brand: The Crowood Press
The railways of East Anglia have a long and complex history, and this book provides a broad overview of the subject. Beginning with the earliest horse tramroads of Essex and continuing up to the privatized railway of the present day, it includes the..
25.86£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
A quick look at today's map of the county of Leicestershire and it's easy to see that its county town, Leicester, sits at an important railway crossroads. With London to the south and the East Midlands cities of Derby and Nottingham to the north, th..
19.94£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
The West Coast Main Line and the line from Kilmarnock south to Gretna were both built to ensure that passenger services from Scotland would connect to towns and cities in England and, more importantly, that it would open up markets for both manufact..
18.18£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
"Illustrated with over 180 photographs, this book presents two generations of railway photography of the southwest of Scotland. The two 20-year periods of 1960-80 and 2001-21 were chosen because the former covers the changeover years from steam to d..
18.18£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
Passing through some of the most picturesque scenery in the world, several main routes traverse Southern California. Most are freight corridors, but there are a handful of long-distance passenger services, primarily worked by Amtrak. Some of the lon..
34.12£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The first railway to penetrate Sussex was the Brighton Line of the LBSCR. From this beginning lines spread out along the coast. Over the succeeding years further lines spread out over the rest of the county, all built by the 'Brighton', which was by..
18.18£
Brand: The Crowood Press
Why did Telford need railways? Shropshire was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution in England. The railways provided a way of getting raw materials into the works and finished products to market, and the network grew steadily with the industrie..
24.49£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The Black Country is an area immediately to the west of Birmingham heavily associated with the Industrial Revolution. The townships are fiercely partisan and in typical fashion have fought hard for their railway connections. The main presence was pr..
19.57£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain's engineers effectively exported the Industrial Re..
19.95£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain's engineers effectively exported the Industrial Re..
18.18£