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GWR Holiday Lines in Devon & West Somerset. Alan Bennett, Runpast Publishing, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870754255. 80 pages, 355g. Soft card covers with slight sunning to spine area, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Details the Great Western's involvement in creating and actively promoting the holiday industry in Devon and West Somerset.
£3.20
£3.45

GWR Junction Stations. Vaughan, Adrian, Ian Allan LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017905. 112 pages. 480g. Red cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 140 b/w photographs and many track plans. Traces the history of 10 typical examples of GWR Junction stations.
£6.00
£3.45

GWR Reflections - A Collection Of Photographs From The BBC Hulton Picture Library.. Beck Keith & Nigel Harris., Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0947971130. 144 pages. 810g. Brown cloth boards FINE in a Very Good lifgtly edgeworn d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs with detailed captions and explanatory text.
£5.00
£3.45

The GWR Swindon to Bath Line. Maggs, Colin G., Sutton Publishing, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750934034. 183 pages. 800g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with route maps, b/w photographs and drawings. A detailed history of the line that became the last link in the London-Bath-Bristol route.
£6.00
£3.45

GWR Then and Now. Waters, Laurence , Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1994. Reprint. ISBN: 0711022674. 256 pages. 1.35Kg. Brown cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A pictorial exploration of the GWR inheritance on the modern railway scene.
£8.00
£3.45

Hampshire - the South of the County - Past and Present Series . Gough, Terry, Past And Present Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1858951682. 96 pages, 280g. Pictorial card covers MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. Includes items in Lymington, Brockenhurst, Ringwood, Romsey, Southampton, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Portsmouth, Havant, Hayling Island & Petersfield.
£6.00
£3.45

Hampshire Narrow Gauge including the Isle of Wight. Mitchell. Vic And Keith Smith., Middleton Press., 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1904474365. 96 pages. 390g. Pictorial laminated boards. As NEW. Signed by both authors to title page. Illustrated with 123 b/w photographs plus line drawings and maps. Includes the commercial, military and pleasure lines.
£16.00
£3.45

Hampshire Railway Stations On Old Picture Postcards (Yesterday's Hampshire Series No.1). Andrew Swift, Reflections Of A Bygone Age, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1900138808. 36 pages, 95g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£2.50

Hampshire Railways - The History of Steam. Colin Maggs, Countryside Books, 2012. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781846742965. 128 pages, 405g. Soft card covers as New. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£3.00
£3.45

Hampshire Railways in Old Photographs. Robertson, Kevin, Sutton Publishing, Limited, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0862996686. 144 pages. 300g. Pictorial card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A pictorial history of the last 50 years of the railway network in Hampshire.
£5.00
£3.45

Hampshire Railways Remembered. Robertson & Oppitz, Countryside Books, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0905392930. 111 pages, 500g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Ilustrated with contemporary & recent b/w photograpgs showing the history of the railways in this region.
£5.00
£3.45

Hampshire Steam - Scenes from the Fifties and Sixties.. Welch,Michael S. , Capital Transport Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854142291. 80 pages. 290g. Oblong format pictorial card covers with light crease to rear corner, Very Good. SIGNED by author to reverse of front cover. Illustrated in colour through-out.
£5.00
£3.45

The Hayling Island Railway - Branch-Line Handbooks No.18. Harman, R. G., Branch-Line Handbooks, 1963. Revised. ISBN: . 32 pages, 50g. Stapled soft card covers (8vo) FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans, ideal for the modeller of this now closed Line.
£4.00
£2.50

The Hayling Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History No. 49). Paye, Peter, The Oakwood Press, 2013. 2nd Revised Edition. ISBN: 0853617309. 160 pages, 340g. Soft card covers FINE. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs, scaled line drawings and track plans.
£12.00
£3.45

The Heart of the Great Western. Vaughan, Adrian, Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1995. Reprint. ISBN: 1857940261. 224 pages. 1.2Kg. Tan cloth boards FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w in clear removable sleeve. The author, who is a GWR historian, here details the 'heart' of the GWR system, geographically the areas to and from Oxford, Didcot, Wantage and Pangbourne, also the Wallinford, Abingdon and other branch lines off the main route. With over 220 photographs, and more than 30 signalling diagrams and track layouts, the text also gives an insight into the way the people on the line dealt with working for the Great Western Railway.
£5.00
£3.45

Hereford and Worcester Railways Remembered. Oppitz, Leslie., Countryside Books, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1853060968. 112 pages. 510g. Pictorial laminated Boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. illustrated with b/w photographs and route map. Explaines the history of the lost railway lines of this area, the reason for their construction and closure.
£8.00
£3.45

The Hertford Loop Line (Locomotion Papers No.149). C. T Goode, The Oakwood Press, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0853613044. 48 pages, 100g. Stapled card covers a little marked and rubbed, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map and track plans.
£4.00
£2.50

The Heyday of GWR Train Services. Semmens, P. W. B., David & Charles PLC, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715391097. 184 pages. 600g. Brown cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Describes in detail the Great Western services during the inter-war period. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
£4.00
£3.45

The Heyday of Stewarts Lane and its Locomotives. R.C Riley, Ian Allan Ltd, 2001. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711027919. 80 pages. 450g. Pictorial laminated boards. FINE. Illustrated in colour. A pictorial history, and one of the popular ` The Heyday of -- ' series.
£7.00
£3.45

The Heyday of the DMU. Alan C. Butcher, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023190. 80 pages, 435g. Pictorial laminated boards As NEW. Illustrtaed with colour photographs.
£11.00
£3.45

The Heyday of the Welsh Narrow Gauge. Peter Johnson, Ian Allan LTD, 1997. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711025118. 80 pages. 450g. Oblong format pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
£8.00
£3.45

The High Peak & Tissington Railways: A Pictorial Guide . Nic Broomhead , The Peak Park Joint Planning Board, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 42 pages, 75g. Stapled soft card covers (12mo) a little marked and rubbed, with the contents tight and clean, Very Good. Illustrated with route amp and period b/w photographs.
£1.50
£1.95

Highland Railway Album 2. Anthony J Lambert, Ian Allan Ltd, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711008779. 128 pages. 550g. Maroon cloth boards with light foxing to pre-lims, Very Good with Ian Allan Library stamp to front paste-down, in a Very Good sun darkened d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and a colour painting, with route map to end-papers.
£3.00
£3.45

Historic Railway Disasters - 4th Edition. Nock, O S, Book Club Associates / Ian Allen, 1987. Book Club. ISBN: 0711017522. 270 pages. 710g. Black cloth boards. Near MINT in FINE d/w with a small repaired tear to bottom front edge. A new edition of this classic work revised and brought up-to-date by Basil Cooper. Illustrated with b/w photographs, maps and line drawings.
£7.00
£3.45

An Historical Survey of Selected Great Western Stations Volume Two - Layouts and Illustrations. Clark, R. H., Oxford Publishing Co., 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860930157. 204 pages, 1.1kg. Brown cloth boards with remains of previous owners ex-libris plate to front end-paper, Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photogrqphs, track plans and route maps. This second volume includes a futher 101 stations spread across the GWR system, described and illustrated along with track plans.
£10.00
£3.50

An Historical Survey of Southern Sheds. Chris and REEVE, George HAWKINS, Oxford Publishing Co., 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860930203. 156 pages. 1kg. Green cloth boards, FINE in a Good only sunned d/w with small tear to top of spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans. Includes Southern Railway Endine Sheds in 1947 and those closed prior to this date, with appendices giving coaling stages, water tanks, turn tables etc.
£8.00
£3.50

History of British Railway Carriages, 1900-53. David Jenkinson, Pendragon Partnership, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1899816038. 552 pages, 1.47kg. Red cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w with small repaired tear in clear removable wrap. This is the combined volume illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. Ideal for modeller or historian.
£25.00
£3.50

History of Faringdon Branch and Uffington Station. Adrian Vaughan, Oxford Publishing Co., 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0902888463. 184 pages, 410g. Card covers rubbed and marked, with distinct lean to spine, so only Near Very Good with previous owners details to inside front cover. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans. A detailed account of this line.
£5.00
£3.45

The History of Milton Keynes and District Volume 2 - From 1800 to 1950.. Sir Frank Markham, White Crescent Press Limited, 1986. Reprint. ISBN: 0900804300. 330 pages, 555g. Soft card covers creased, edge worn and rubbed, GOOD Only with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
£4.00
£3.45

History of the Chiltern Line. Healy, John M C, Greenwich Editions, 1996. Reprint. ISBN: 0862880815. 112 pages. 760g. Pictorial laminated boards. FINE in a FINE d/w in clear removable wrap. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs. A history of the development of the relevant railways in Middlesex, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire, up until the 1960's.
£5.00
£3.45

History of the Great Western Railway - Volume 1 1833 - 1863.. MacDermot, E.T , Ian Allan LTD, 1972. Second impression. ISBN: 0711004110. 490 pages, 1.08kg. Green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good slightly edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. This Volume One concentrates one the formative years of this famous company.
£12.00
£3.50

A History Of The LNER - 3 Volumes . Bonavia, Michael R., George Allen & Unwin, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 90 + 107 + 103 pages respect. 1.3kg. Black cloth boards FINE in Near FINE d/ws. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Volume 1 - The First Years, 1923-33. Volume Two - The Age of the Streamkiners, 1934-39. Volume 3 - The Last Years, 1939-48.
£15.00
£3.50

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands Volume 2 - The Highland Railway . H. A Vallance, David & Charles, 1985. 4th Extended Edition. ISBN: 0946537240. 210 pages, 435g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs, track plans and maps. An extended edition of this volume with extra details, including opening and closing dates of individual signal boxes.
£4.00
£3.45

The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands Volume 3 - The Great North of Scotland Railway.. H.A. Vallance, David & Charles, 1989. Revised and Enlarged Edition. ISBN: 0946537429. 218 pages, 510g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with repaired tear to top rear corner. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map and drawings. A new edition revised and extended by the 'Great North of Scotland Railway Association'
£8.00
£3.45

A History of the Southern Railway : Compiled from Various Sources. Marshall, Dendy C. F., The Southern Railway Company, 1936. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 708 pages, 2.27kg. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and crest imbossed to cover, boards a little rubbed and marked, internally minor foxing to prelims only, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and two fold-out plans.
£15.00
£6.60

HMRS Livery Register No.3 - LSWR & Southern.. Tavender L, Historical Model Railway Society, 1970. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0902835009. 76 pages, 235g. Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
£10.00
£3.45

Home and Distant: Forty Years of Railway Life (The Nostalgia Collection). Grant, Brian, Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1857941063. 144 pages, 365g. Card covers creased and rubbed with bump to top corner of pageblock, Near Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£2.50
£3.45

How They Built the Settle-Carlisle Railway. W. R. Mitchell, Published by the author, 2005. Reprint. ISBN: 1871064031. 48 pages, 140g. Stapled soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and maps.
£4.00
£2.50

How to Choose Your Ticket and Save Money. ???, British Railways, 1983. . ISBN: . 19 pages, 40g. Stapled soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with colour photograpgs. A guide to how to buy train tickets issued by Britisg Rail to help passengers in the South West region. A peice of history.
£3.00
£1.95

Ian Allan's 50 Years of Railways 1942-1992. Rex Kennedy, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd / Book Club Edition, 1992. Book Club. ISBN: . 256 pages. 1.35Kg. Green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£6.50
£3.50

THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY 1852.. George Measom, Berkshire County Library/Countryside Books, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 090539223X. 64 pages, 130g. Soft card covers a little curled, but contents tight and clean, Very good. A reproduction of the origianl 1852 guide.
£2.50
£2.50

The Illustrated Guide To The South Eastern Railway 1853. Meason. George, Countryside Books, 1987. facsimile. ISBN: 1853060003. 104 pages. 300g. Pictorial laminated boards. Near MINT. No d/w as issued. A facsimile of the edition first published in 1853, including original illustrations.
£6.00
£3.45

An Illustrated Historical Survey of the Railways in and Around Bury. Wells. Jeffrey, Challenger / Book Law - Railbus Publications., 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1899624295. 128 pages. 780g. Pictorial laminated boards slightly faded to spine and area, FINE. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and route map.
£7.00
£3.45

An illustrated history of British Railways Revenue Wagons, Volume 1.. n/a, Oxford Publishing, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860932036. 192 pages, 1.05kg. Brown cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with wear to top and toe of spine, in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with high quality b/w photographs along with scaled line drawings, showing the various wagon types with pictures of the important details.
£45.00
£3.45

An Illustrated History of British Railways' Workshops - Locomotive, Carriage, and Wagon Building and Maintenance, from 1825 to the Present Day. Edgar, Larkin, Oxford Publishing Company, 2006. Reprint. ISBN: 0860935035. 184 pages. 1.07Kg. Pictorial laminated boards MINT in a FINE d/w with small scar to top front edge. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs. Includes the plans of all the major locomotive works which have never before been published.
£5.00
£3.50

The Illustrated History of British Steam Railways - The Legacy of The Steam Locomotive. . Ross, David., Parragon, 2010. Reprint. ISBN: 9781445405346. 320 pages, 1.42kg. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT. Fully illustrated with colour and b/w photograohs, maps and drawings. Detailed specification tables of all the most important locomotives, including profiles of famous railway engineers and groud-breaking companies.
£3.50
£3.50

An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways.. Smith, W. A. C. and Anderson, Paul., Irwell Press, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871608597. 112 pages. 420g. soft card covers Near MINT. A pictorial history fully illustrated with b/w photographs and route plans.
£19.50
£3.45

An Illustrated History of Midland Wagons - Volume Two. Essery, R. J., Oxford Publishing Co., 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860930408. 169 pages. 860g. Black cloth boards, FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. This is the 2nd volume in the series, from the founder of the LMS society, which continues the detailed survey of all the varieties of open wagons constructed for various traffic, together with covered goods wagons and vans.
£9.00
£3.45

An Illustrated History of Signalling. Vanns, Michael A., Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1997. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711025517. 144 page. 900g. Maroon cloth boards. FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. A detailed examination of the development of railway signalling from its origins in the 1830's through to the present day.
£6.50
£3.45

An Illustrated History of the Didcot, Newbury, and Southampton Railway. Karau, Paul; Robertson, Kevin;Parsons, Mike, Wild Swan Publications Ltd., 1984. Reprint. ISBN: 0906867045. viii + 224 pages, 1.1kg. Red cloth boards with slight age toning to end-papers, FINE in a Very Good d/w a little sun darkened and creased to top edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map. trackplans and scaled line drawings. A detailed history of the railway established in 1873 to provide a link with the Midlands and the North, with the port of Southampton.
£22.00
£3.50
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