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The Union Pacific lays the groundwork for modern industry in America.

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In the company of this knowledgeable guide to the Settle & Carlisle Railway, you'll discover centuries' worth of local history and traditions: Roman remains, medieval castles, and the Romany who still meet at the annual Appleby Horse Fair gathering.

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(Hardback)

A comprehensive guide to the London Underground, combining a historical overview, illustrations and newly commissioned photography.

(Hardback)

Do you love trains and adventure If so, join Tom Chesshyre on his meandering rail journey across Europe from London to Venice.
Escaping the rat race for a few happy weeks, Chesshyre indulges in the freedom of the tracks with no set plans. As the trains lead the way, his trip takes him as far east as Ukraine before winding back to his destination.

(Hardback)

This is the first book of its kind to feature the story of Scotlands railways through maps, packed withsumptuous map reproductions as well as railway memorabilia. Will appeal not just to railway enthusiasts and those who appreciate the beauty of maps, but also to readers fascinated by the role of railways in Scotland's modern developments.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

A large variety of railway liveries, from the BR era to the current passenger and freight scene. Features countrywide locations, including Preserved Railways. Useful detail within photographs for railway modellers. Reflective commentary accompanies each caption. Liveries are presented in alphabetical order to assist research.

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This useful and well researched book is a must for any serious railway historian or locomotive enthusiast, 704 pages with reference to 350 builders, 541 illustrations and 47 diagrams. The material in this book has been carefully selected to cover all the leading former steam locomotive manufacturers in the British Isles.

(Hardback)

Colonel Stephens ran independent railways on a shoestring, assembling a rich variety of locomotives to run his lines, some built to his designs. Set out in this book, for the first time, the how and why he achieved this across his whole 'empire'.

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The illustrations of all the classes, with drawings and weight diagrams, will be of value to the many modellers who construct replicas of the GWR scenes before the Grouping' and the Second World War. Describes and illustrates their operation as well as the more routine portrait' photographs.

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Gallery of GWR/BR(W) branch line images from early 1900s to 1965. Some 220 images including a colour section. Emphasis on previously unseen photographs. Views concentrated on working trains with surrounding infrastructure. Reflects rural life in more relaxed times.

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The inside story of the restoration and operation of the eight preserved Great Western Castles from the pens of those intimately involved.

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This is the first definitive study of these important and impressive heavy freight Locomotives in fifty years, covering all classes, from the absorbed Locomotives in South Wales to the main stream 2-8-0 types used by the Great Western Railway, from the 1900s until the end of Western Region steam on January 2nd 1966.

(Hardback)

This is the story of the archetypal express diesel train - the Inter City 125.

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Discover opulent carriages, beautiful routes, great decorators and the technical details of the most decadent trains from around the globe.

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(Hardback)

The history of this legendary train, with never-before-seen material from the Orient Express archives. With a preface by Sir Kenneth Branagh.

(Hardback)

Covers main line expresses, local and branch line services plus special workings. Includes Steam, Diesel and Electric locomotives from over six decades. Contains views from the length and breadth of the North of England. Sixty-five years of passenger trains, many remembered and many forgotten.

(Hardback)

This book looks at Shrewsbury itself, the lines that radiate from there, and the trains that ran on them, in the late twentieth and the early part of the twenty-first century.

(Hardback)

A concise, authoritative and fast-paced telling of how the railways changed the world.

(Hardback)

Abundantly illustrated with many photos of each of the locations along the route. Contains images of some of the best scenery in the Western Region. Detailed coverage of each location along the line with location details and photographs

(Hardback, 3rd New edition)

Jack Simmons sympathetically tells the history of the railways and describes every major aspect of their equipment and operations: permanent way, buildings, locomotives, rolling stock, signalling and labour relations. He also makes journeys through the Pennines, Scotland, Essex and Southern England on which he acts as observer and guide.