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Trains & railways: general interest
Brand: Amberley Publishing
With images and vivid recollections, we journey away from the main line to valleys, quarries and factories. Industries as diverse as slate, iron, paper, glass, food and tourism relied on dozens of small railways to keep people and goods moving. At q..
18.18£
Brand: Indiana University Press
Narrow Gauge in the Tropics is the first comprehensive history of railways and tramways in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) from breaking ground in 1864 to the invasion of the Japanese during World War II.During the mid-19th century under co..
45.49£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
A number of narrow gauge railways can be found today in Saxony, eastern Germany, with commercial daily steam-hauled trains. These were once part of a much more extensive network of lines in the region, built to a gauge of 750 mm, which once totalled..
18.18£
Brand: Mainline Maritime
A full colour 120 page hardback illustrated album of the Ffestiniog and both Welsh Highland Railways. The book takes the form of an illustrated journey from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Caernarfon. The photographs are accompanied by detailed and informativ..
25.38£
ISBN: 9781910356715Publisher: Middleton PressImprint: Middleton PressPublished date: 02 Apr 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 406gHeight: 241mmWidth: 173mmSpine width: 13mm..
27.28£
Brand: Profile
Night trains have long fascinated us with the possibilities of their private sleeping compartments, gilded dining cars, champagne bars and wealthy travellers. Authors from Agatha Christie to Graham Greene have used night trains to tell tales of roma..
13.31£
Brand: Bradwell Books
ISBN: 9781902674490Publisher: Bradwell BooksImprint: Bradwell BooksPublished date: 30 Apr 2013DEWEY: 427.94261DEWEY edition: 23Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 80Weight: 130gHeight: 111mmWidth: 180mmSpine width: 7mm..
9.46£
Brand: Key Publishing Ltd
Norfolk has enjoyed loco-hauled passenger trains for many years, with Great Yarmouth being a popular destination for summer holiday services from London, the Midlands, and the North. While these 'summer Saturday' services gained a significant follow..
20.59£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The 'Knotty' was one of the most beloved of Britain's pre-grouping companies. Centred on Stoke-on-Trent, at one time it carried two-thirds of the country's pottery, as well as partaking in the lucrative coal and iron trades. It began to build its ow..
18.18£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
This book is a pictorial record of diesel-powered freight and passenger services throughout the area surrounding the North Wessex Downs. Roughly bounded by Oxford, Swindon, Reading, Pewsey and Basingstoke and covering over 140 route miles, this is a..
19.18£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
John Carlson takes a new look at the north-western rail scene. Focusing mainly on the years 1975 to 1985, this collection of around 180 colour and black-and white-images, almost all previously unpublished, takes a look the regions railways in the 19..
20.06£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The North Western Railway of India (NWR) was one of British India's largest railway systems. Created out of the merger of several local Indian lines, the NWR was gradually extended and charged with the double duty of running civilian passenger train..
18.18£
ISBN: 9781910356524Publisher: Middleton PressImprint: Middleton PressPublished date: 27 Feb 2021Language: EnglishWeight: 406gHeight: 174mmWidth: 241mmSpine width: 13mm..
27.28£
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
Oliver Bulleid's locomotives guides the reader in the quest to understand what motivated Mr Bulleid in his work as a senior engineer and manager, and tries, with as little bias as is reasonable, to make sense of some of the more controversial aspect..
35.19£
Brand: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 9781857945362Publisher: Silver Link Publishing LtdImprint: Silver Link Publishing LtdPublished date: 24 Oct 2018DEWEY: 385.3610941156DEWEY edition: 23Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 205Weight: 1786gHeight: 289mmWidth: 286mmSpine width: 26mm..
81.56£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Main line steam officially ended on British Railways in 1968. Fortunately, steam has continued on preserved railways and even on the modern main line, and the essence of everyday steam working can still be captured. Here, father and son team Robin a..
22.42£
Brand: ACC Art Books
"The Orient Express, in the collective imagination, embodies the golden age of travel. The fabrics, the silverware, the woodwork; their evocative fragrance... all contribute to this particular atmosphere, created by the best craftsmen of the time. T..
87.82£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Although, in pre-Grouping days, Oxfordshire was primarily Great Western territory, the county was also served by the Buckinghamshire branch of the London & North Western Railway, which was in many ways a 'foreign' intruder. The line was completed to..
20.06£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Paddington is part of a hub of underground stations and is home to the world's most famous bear, named after the station. Revel in the selection of images of Paddington Through Time and see how Brunel's masterpiece has stood the test of time. 'I am ..
19.46£
Brand: Mortons Media Group
Parkway railway stations are found scattered all over England and Wales and play an important role in Britain's railway network with their emphasis on the 'park and ride' model of keeping cars out of our town centres and off our motorways - demons..
18.00£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Today, most British Rail diesel locomotive types are represented in preservation, though some classes are much more prolific than others (in particular the more recently withdrawn). Sadly, several early types were lost completely as they were withdr..
19.23£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Among the many lines that branch all around the East of England, there are some that can be seen diverging from stations that are never used by the train operating companies. These lines head to hidden gems within the East of England known as preser..
19.22£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
British Rail operated thousands of different shunt engines during its time, many being built by private companies and others by BR themselves. Sadly, most have now been withdrawn; however, a large number have been saved for posterity by many differe..
20.07£
ISBN: 9780853615316Publisher: OakwoodImprint: OakwoodPublished date: 23 Sep 1998DEWEY: 385.33DEWEY edition: 21Number of pages: 112Weight: 248gHeight: 212mmWidth: 152mmSpine width: 7mm..
14.38£