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Trains & railways: general interest
Brand: Gestalten
From a journey through the Alps on the Bernina Express to a ride from Colombo up to Sri Lanka's tea plantations, there are endless possibilities to explore the world through fabulous train rides. Train Journeys will provide inspiration and practical..
46.02£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The Esk Valley Railway is certainly one of the best railway journeys in the North of England, and could be considered far more picturesque than the more famed North York Moors Railway. It passes through woods, valleys, pasture, agricultural plain, m..
20.07£
ISBN: 9781838408039Publisher: European Rail Timetable LimitedImprint: European Rail Timetable LimitedPublished date: 09 Jun 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 456gHeight: 154mmWidth: 243mmSpine width: 22mm..
33.64£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The two most westerly counties in England remain hugely popular for travellers looking for a break in the UK. Perhaps less well known is the fact that, against all the odds when faced by the Beeching Axe, a number of popular destinations can still b..
20.55£
Brand: The History Press
This new history reveals the previously untold story of why and how trains have been used to transport the dead, enabling their burial in a place of significance to the bereaved. Profusely illustrated with many images, some never previously publishe..
26.65£
Brand: Haynes Publishing
Perhaps the most iconic steam locomotive in the world, the legendary Flying Scotsman was the first train to achieve 100mph and in its glory days ran the only non-stop passenger service between London and Edinburgh. When it was withdrawn from regular..
18.67£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
In 1970 two unlikely characters were part of the Flying Scotsman's tour of America and Canada. Describing their adventure of a lifetime are Richard Hinchcliffe, who was the 13-year-old son of tour manager George Hinchcliffe, and Bill Wagner, at that..
18.18£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
No 1472 was the third of a class of steam locomotives that was eventually to number 79 engines, and did not originally even carry a name. The Great Northern Railway A1 4-6-2 though, was the biggest express steam engine ever to have been seen in Bri..
20.80£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
From coal trains in South Wales to clay trains in Cornwall, there were still large numbers of unfitted and vacuum-braked wagons of various types in use across the Western Region at the start of the 1980s. However changes were taking place, and by 19..
20.04£
George Stephenson is among the most famous engineers of all time. But many of the works attributed to him should in fact be credited to young subordinates, not least his son, Robert. However, he should be given full credit for being 'The Father of t..
10.64£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
In this book, the author defines the express stem locomotive on the basis of the mandatory criterion of large drive wheels, and studies its evolution from around 1850 to the last refinements made around 1960, with many wrong turns and great successe..
41.06£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
Germany, divided after World War II into two separate countries, was re-unified on 3 October 1990\. For the country's rail system the complex task of unifying two networks with very different rolling stock and systems had just begun. New lines and s..
26.74£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
These units were used by British Rail from the start of electrification in Glasgow in 1961. Initially the units worked between Helensburgh Central and Airdrie and various branch lines on the North Clyde area. They were later introduced to the South ..
18.18£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Which was the first railway in Great Britain? Certainly not the one engineered by George Stephenson - one of the first was laid down at Wollaton, near Nottingham, open by 1610, long before Stephenson's birth in 1781. In this comprehensive history, C..
18.59£
Brand: The Crowood Press
The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. However, the Swindon empire also produced extensive fleets of all-..
33.24£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
In 2012 it was all change for the railways of East Anglia. After eight years of National Express it was time for a new operator to emerge on to the East Anglian railway scene. Greater Anglia, operated by Abellio, would go on to operate the area for ..
18.18£
Brand: Headline Publishing Group
It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run discovering the cultural, social and engineering landscape of the United Kingdom through the prism of George Bradshaw's Handbook to rail..
13.89£
'Gresley's D49s' follows the career of this important class which ran in service between 1927 and 1961. Introduced by the London & North Eastern Railway for intermediate passenger trains, the engines were designed by the world-renowned locomotive de..
31.53£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
In the 1970s the introduction of the merry-go-round coal trains required a far more powerful loco, leading to the 3300 hp Class 56 being built. For general freight services, the Class 60 was developed. Both these types suffered from reliability prob..
18.18£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
It's now more than 40 years since the first ex-British Rail main line diesel locomotive, D821 Greyhound, was bought for preservation. Since then, hundreds of diesel and electric locomotives have had their long-term survival ensured - the most recent..
13.86£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The busy London Underground may seem an unlikely location for heritage train operation, especially that involving steam. However, this was the world's first Underground railway network, and the original sections were built to main line gauge using s..
18.18£
Brand: The Crowood Press
This book describes seven branch lines which climbed into the mountain ranges that span the length and breadth of the countries of India and Pakistan. Some - like the Darjeeling Himalayan - are well known, but others - like the Zhob Valley, Khyber P..
31.11£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Hill's Tramroad was established in about 1817 by the Blaenavon ironmaster Thomas Hill to connect his ironworks with Llanfoist Wharf on the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal. Trams loaded with pig iron were hauled by horses through a long tunnel to Pwlld..
19.55£
Brand: The Crowood Press
The Bakerloo is the dull brown line on London's iconic tube map. It doesn't have the multiple branches of the Northern or District Lines, the loops of the Piccadilly or the Central, or the puzzling shape of the non-circular Circle.But its nondescrip..
25.92£