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By: P D Rendall
ISBN: 9781847977076
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Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
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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.
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By: Martin Weltner
ISBN: 9780764363689
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Publication Date: Aug 2022
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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The first book to provide a historical overview and stunning photography of train stations on five continents: Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and The Americas!
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Publication Date: Nov 2023
Publisher: Motorbooks International
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By: Graeme Carter
ISBN: 9780908573851
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Publication Date: Nov 2010
Publisher: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc
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A celebration of the building, maintaining and operating the North Island Main Trunk railway from the days of steam through the diesel electric and electric locomotives. Not forgotten are the country stations, refreshment rooms, goods yards and passenger trains. A great book for all interested in railways and New Zealand history.
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By: Adham Fisher
ISBN: 9781399086097
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Publication Date: Jul 2025
UK Publication Date: 30th July 2025
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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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.
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By: George Dent
ISBN: 9781785003301
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Publication Date: Oct 2017
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
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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.
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By: Andrew Martin
ISBN: 9781781252130
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Publication Date: Jul 2015
UK Publication Date: 2nd July 2015
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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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.
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By: National Railway Museum
ISBN: 9781841885612
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Publication Date: Jan 2022
UK Publication Date: 28th October 2021
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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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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By: Greg Morse
ISBN: 9780747812517
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Publication Date: Aug 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Arlene Lanman
ISBN: 9781098382995
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Publication Date: Aug 2021
Publisher: BookBaby
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By: Christian Wolmar
ISBN: 9781803281247
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Publication Date: May 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The story of an engineering marvel of the modern age, from an author and broadcaster specialised in transport matters.
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By: Matthew Engel
ISBN: 9780330512374
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Publication Date: Mar 2010
UK Publication Date: 5th February 2010
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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A funny and affecting portrait of Britain's love hate relationship with the railway with a new chapter for this paperback edition
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By: Christian Wolmar
ISBN: 9781843546306
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Publication Date: Jul 2008
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2008
Publisher: Atlantic Books
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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
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By: Peter Ginn
ISBN: 9780008194314
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Publication Date: Aug 2016
UK Publication Date: 2nd September 2014
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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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.
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By: Tim Bryan
ISBN: 9781784423995
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Publication Date: Jul 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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.
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By: Gareth Dennis
ISBN: 9781915672483
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Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 12th November 2024
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
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By: Stuart Black
ISBN: 9781472820488
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Publication Date: Mar 2017
UK Publication Date: 23rd February 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Mark Ovenden
ISBN: 9781846144172
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Publication Date: May 2013
UK Publication Date: 18th January 2013
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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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.
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By: Oliver Green
ISBN: 9781784425050
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Publication Date: Jul 2022
UK Publication Date: 28th April 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A comprehensive introduction to the history and architecture of the great railway termini of London.
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By: Michael Williams
ISBN: 9781848092082
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Publication Date: Apr 2011
UK Publication Date: 7th April 2011
Publisher: Cornerstone
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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.
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By: Tom Quinn
ISBN: 9781911042808
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Publication Date: Nov 2017
UK Publication Date: 7th September 2017
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.
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By: Tom Chesshyre
ISBN: 9781786857613
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Publication Date: May 2019
UK Publication Date: 9th May 2019
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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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.
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Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This lavish new volume explores Britain's extensive railway heritage, offering a comprehensive history of their construction, use and subsequent preservation.
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By: Terry Coleman
ISBN: 9781784082321
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Publication Date: Jul 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways.
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