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Tells the story of the development of electric traction on the London Underground railways. This volume combines technical knowledge, historical context and practical experiences. It covers the history of underground lines since the opening of the first deep-level underground rail system in the world in 1890: the City & South London Railway.

(Hardback)

For anyone with a serious interest in Londons Underground, this book is essential reading, including as it does many pervious unpublished photographs.

(Paperback, 5th edition)

(Hardback)

This book outlines the technical design of the Planet and Samson locomotive, and charts the careers of the class members at home and abroad.

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With a focus on those who worked the line, this book includes the 'Badminton' line route, and all the stations and junctions between Patchway and the Severn Tunnel. It is suitable for anybody with an interest in this important British railway.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

First-hand accounts of metro record attempts from the 1950s to the present, many published for the first time. Photographs of attempts and attempters, with some never published before.

(Hardback)

First in-depth full history of the locomotive, including previously unpublished documents, eye-witness accounts and photos.

(Paperback)

Aimed at modellers of all abilities and eras, this book is an essential guide to creating the most realistic locomotives and rolling stock in any scale.

(Paperback, Main)

The bestselling author of Underground, Overground recaptures the glamour of a lost age of rail travel and trains by travelling Britain's most famous train journeys.

(Paperback)

Take a tour on Britain's railways in this brand new puzzle book for train and travel fans and history buffs from the National Railway Museum in York

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A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s. Ideal for anyone interested in Britains railways and the evolution of rail transport.

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Guides us through a world of Traveller's Fare, concrete concourses and peak-capped porters, a difficult period that began with the aftershock of Beeching but ended with BR becoming the first nationalised passenger network in the world to make a profit.

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The history of Brunel's great brainchild, the ingenious but ultimately abortive 7ft 1/4in railway gauge, which formed the basis of the Great Western Railway.

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When the 'sky train' to Tibet opened in 2006, the Chinese government fulfilled a fifty-year plan first envisioned by Mao Zedong. This book explores the lives of the Chinese and Tibetans swept up in the project.

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(Paperback)

The story of an engineering marvel of the modern age, from an author and broadcaster specialised in transport matters.

(Paperback, Unabridged edition)

A funny and affecting portrait of Britain's love hate relationship with the railway with a new chapter for this paperback edition

(Paperback, Main)

Now in paperback, Fire and Steam tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history: 'Christian Wolmar brings the era of railway mania alive: both the imagination and the daring that made it possible.' David Dimbleby

(Hardback)

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life from trade and transportation to health and recreation.

(Paperback, New edition)

(Paperback)

A vivid, witty and caustic view of the dying days of the golden age of rail, from a British Railways insider.

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A pocket guide to 60 of the most iconic British locomotives of the last two centuries--which will have wide appeal as a handy yet detailed reference book.

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Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, the author charts the evolution of architecture, branding, typeface, map design, interior and textile styles, posters, signage and graphic design and how these came together to shape the Underground's identity, and the character of London itself.