(Paperback)

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.

(Paperback)

(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)

Goods transportation was the lifeblood of early railways, and remains a key part of rail services today. This concise illustrated guide illuminates the history of goods trains across Britain.

(Paperback, New edition)

(Paperback)

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.

(Paperback)

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.

(Paperback)

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

(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)

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

(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.

(Hardback)

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

(Paperback, Main)

In a new paperback package, the dramatic story of the men who made the world's first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the most impressive engineering achievements in 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.

(Hardback)

Wryly humorous and quintessentially British, Three Men and a Bradshaw collects the previously unpublished holiday journals of John Freeman, who travelled Britain with his brothers during the 1870s.

(Hardback, Main)

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

(Paperback, Main)

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