(Paperback)

A comprehensive introduction to the history and architecture of the great railway termini of London.

(Paperback)

A history and guide to the miniature railways of Britain, from 5-inch to 15-inch gauges.

(Paperback, Main)

In journeys to Istanbul, Lisbon, Venice and elsewhere, bestselling author Andrew Martin recaptures the glamour and intrigue of the night train.

(Paperback)

This beautifully-packaged book will take the reader on the slow train to another era when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next, the journey meaning nothing but time lost in crowded carriages, condemned by broken timetables. It will tap into many things: a love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia.

(Paperback)

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.

(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 lavish new volume explores Britain's extensive railway heritage, offering a comprehensive history of their construction, use and subsequent preservation.

(Hardback)

A stunning look back at Britain's railway heritage, with mass-market appeal as a gift book. It will especially appeal to those interested in Britain's steam railways.

(Hardback)

Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways.

(Paperback)

Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways.

(Hardback)

A unique insight into the skills and expertise of the railwaymen who worked on British railways during the age of steam.

(Paperback, Main)

An extraordinary social history of Britain's rail networks and its people, that will appeal to railway enthusiasts, commuters and everyone else who travels by train.

(Hardback)

The story of an engineering marvel of the modern age, from Britain's leading writer on the railways and their history.

(Paperback)

Tells the stories of some of the most fascinating lost trains of Britain, vividly evoking the glories of a bygone age. This book includes lines prematurely axed, often with a colourful tale of their own, as well as marvels of locomotive engineering sent to the scrapyard, and grand termini felled by the wrecker's ball. It also includes maps.

(Hardback)

From Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove, London's tube stations are among its most distinctive and iconic buildings.

(Paperback)

Tom Chesshyre has made it his mission to experience the world through train travel on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of train, from colonial steam locomotives to high-tech bullet trains. Join him on a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exhilarating journeys around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Tehran and beyond.

(Paperback, Main)

A quiz, and an eye-opening journey through British railway history

(Paperback)

In the 1890s, the people of north-west Scotland grew tired of Government Commissions sent to consider a railway to Ullapool. Despite rock-solid arguments in favour of such a railway, neither government nor the big railway companies lifted a finger to build one.

(Paperback)

Offers detailed examinations of the engineering of the classic steam engine that you will be able to understand and admire the outer workings of these locomotives, and also learn what a side valve, steam injector, and pressure gauge are, and how they work. This book is suitable for any train aficionado's library.

(Hardback)

Presents the history of High Speed Trains. This title begins with the Japanese in the 1960s and the rounded nose "bullet trains", travelling at speeds in excess of 200km/h, a speed which was just attainable on the better standard gauge tracks in Europe by the late 1960s.

(, 4th edition)

Provides a potted examination of the multiplicity of steam, diesel and electric locomotives that have graced Australia from 1854. This book examines the massive technological changes that have swept onto the Australian locomotive scene. It provides a profile of the country's diversified motive power.

(Paperback)

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

The experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present 57 of the best rail-trails and other multiuse pathways in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.

(Paperback)

Reprint. Originally published by Dillon Press in 1966.