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Railways and Victorian Cities. John R Kellett, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. First paperback edition. ISBN: 0710003714. 466 pages, 635g. Soft card covers creased to corners and spine, Near Very Good with the contnents tight and clean. Originally published as The Impact of Railways on Victorian. Cities in 1969, Dr Kellett's study 9f British urban growth and the railways was acclaimed as a pioneering work of social history.
£6.00
£3.45

Railways Around Clapham Junction (A Colour Portfolio). Kevin McCormack, Ian Allan Ltd, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711031347. 80 pages, 435g. Pictorial laminated Boards MINT. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout showing the last days of steam within 20 miles of Clapham Junction.
£12.00
£3.45

Railways Around Lancashire - A Pictorial Survey . Gilbert, A. C. & Knight N. R., Manchester Transport Museum Society, 1975. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 96 pages, 495g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to corners, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs, many full page, and large foldout map to rear.
£6.00
£3.45

Railways at War. Westwood, John., Osprey, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0850453194. 224 pages, 635g. Black cloth boards with small stain to edge of front free end-paper, Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Details how the railways were adapted to the roll of war machine from the early 1830s to present times.
£5.00
£3.45

Railways for All (Books-For-All Series). Gairns, J. F., Ward Lock & Co., c.1935. 4th Edition. ISBN: . 320 pages, 825g. Green cloth boards with black lettering, pages a little age toned, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. No d/w. With a hundred illustrations.
£7.00
£3.45

Railways in and Around London - Then and Now. Glover, John, Ian Allan Publishing, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711026718. 256 pages. 1.35Kg. Black cloth boards NEar MINT in a FINE d/w. Colour route map to end-papers. The book covers numerous locations in and around the London area recording the changing face of the London railway network over the last 50 years.
£10.00
£3.50

Railways in and Around Nottingham (Scenes from the Past No.11). W. Taylor, Foxline Publishing, 1991. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870119134. Not paginated. 415g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with 178 b/w photographs, route maps and track plans.
£8.00
£3.45

Railways In Camera. Linsley Robin, Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1858337356. 244 pages. 970g. Pictorial laminated boards. Near MINT in Near FINE d/w with repaired tear to top front edge. Illustrated with some 300 b/w photographs from the great age of steam, many published for the first time.
£6.00
£3.45

Railways in Focus. Bartholomew; Michael Blakemore, Atlantic Transport Publishers, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906899915. Not paginated, 1.39kg. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with the photographs from the National Railway Museum archives.
£9.00
£3.45

Railways in Lancashire: A Pictorial History . Joy, David (Compiler), Dalesman Books, 1978. Reprint. ISBN: . 96 pages, 220g. soft card covers (12mo) sun darkened to spine, Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£3.00
£3.45

Railways in Retrospect No. 1 - LNER in Transition. Michael Blakemore, Pendragon Partnership, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1899816119. 88 pages, 365g. soft card covers 10.75 X 8.5 inches. Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout.
£3.50
£3.45

Railways in the 70's. . Caton, M. P. L. & Stanley, J. M., The Railway Invigoration Society, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 24 pages, 60g. Stapled soft card coves FINE. 8vo. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A great period booklet that gives a snapshot of the railways as seen in the 1970s which saw the hope of the APT, and states many interesting facts, such as the government of the day not fully implementing the Beeching report for fear of Public reation. An unusual item.
£4.00
£2.50

Railways of Britain - Devon and Cornwall.. Colin McCarthy, Ian Allan Publishing, 2008. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711033023. 128 pages, 525g. Pictorial laminateb boards with previous owners name and date to top corner of front paste-down, and small dent to rear, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs, 43 pages of maps and gazetteer.
£3.00
£3.45

Railways of Britain - London North of the Thames . McCarthy, Colin & David., Ian Allan Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780711033467. 90 pages plus 39 maps and index. 600g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways of Cardiff. Waters, Laurence, Ian Allan LTD, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023808. 96 pages. 280g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps. A detailed account of the development of railways in this region.
£5.50
£3.45

The Railways of Devon. Smith, Martin, Ian Allan LTD, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071102149x. 128 pages. 750g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps, line drawings and track plans. An account of the railway development in this part of the country, including many of the lesser known lines including Devonport Dockyard.
£8.00
£3.45

Railways Of Dorset. Lucking, John Horace, The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 67 pages, 225g. Soft card covers a little rubbed, and spine sunned, with internally previous owners name and addrescrossed out in ink to title page. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and many maps.
£5.00
£3.45

The Railways Of Gosport - Including the Stokes Bay and Lee-on-the -Solent Branches.. Robertson, Kevin., Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946184259. 112 pages. 690g. Green cloth boards MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map, drawings and track plans. A detailed history describing the railways of Gosport and the inpact it had on the town and its environs.
£10.00
£3.45

Railways of India. J.N. Westwood, David & Charles, 1974. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071536295X. 192 pages, 465g. Brown cloth boards Very Good in a Very Good price-clipped d/w sunned to spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways of Lincolnshire. Paul Anderson, Irwell Press, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871608309. 92 pages, 410g. Soft card covers with slightly sunned spine, Near MINT. Illustrated with period b/w photographs and maps.
£8.00
£3.45

The Railways of New South Wales - in Steam - on Southern Lines. Ron Preston, Orion Fine Arts, 2001. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0957782551. 80 pages, 395g. Large format oblong soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with mainly full page period b/w photographs.
£5.00
£3.45

Railways of North Lincolnshire. Goode, C.T., Published by the author, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 095082397X. 96 pages. 240g. Stapled card covers with light scar on front but with contents tight and clan. V.G.. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map and extensive track plans.
£6.00
£2.50

The Railways of Purbeck - Locomotion papers No. 68. Kidner. R. W., Oakwood Press, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 46 pages. + tipped sheet of additional notes to rear end-paper. 110g. Stapled card covers marked and rubbed with fading to spine, but contents and staples tight and clean. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans.
£4.50
£1.95

The Railways of Purbeck (Locomotion Papers 68). Kidner, R. W., Oakwood Press., 2000. 3rd Edition. ISBN: 0853615578. 96 pages. 205g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps and track plans.
£5.00
£3.45

Railways of Purbeck (Locomotion Papers No.68). R.W Kidner, The Oakwood Press, 1988. New Enlarged Edition. ISBN: 0853613729. 48 pages, 160g. Soft card covers with previous owners name and date to reverse top corner of front cover and slightly sunned spine. Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and track plans.
£5.00
£3.45

The Railways of South East England. Andrew Knight, Ian Allan, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711015562. 120 pages, 380g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps. Includes an index that gives the exact location of information about a specific line or station.
£5.50
£3.45

Railways of the Channel Islands: A Pictorial Survey. C.W. Judge, The Oakwood Press, 2005. Reprint. ISBN: 9780853614340. Not Paginated, 210g. Pictorial card covers FINE with previous owners name and date to reverse top corner of front cover. Illustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings and maps.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways of the Cotswolds. Maggs, Colin, Peter Nicholson, 1981. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0907036074. 96 pages, 330g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. The history of railways in this area which date back 1810 with the opening of the first tramway.
£6.00
£3.45

Railways of the High Peak - Whaley Bridge to Friden (Scenes from the Past 37 Part One). J. M. Bentley, Foxline Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870119622. 80 pages. 350g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps and track plans.
£7.00
£3.45

Railways of Wembley. Frank Goudie, Forge Books, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0904662225. 72 pages, 180g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
£10.00
£3.45

The Railways of Winchester. Kevin Robertson; Roger Simmons, PLATFORM 5 PUBLISHING LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0906579716. 80 pages. 350g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs, location map, track plans and line drawings.
£7.00
£3.45

Railways of Zimbabwe. Anthony H Croxton, David & Charles, 1982. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 071538130X. 315 pages, 625g. Blue cloth boards, Very Good in a Good Only d/w with sun bleached spine and repaired tears, now in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£9.00
£3.45

RAILWAYS ROUND EXMOOR. Robin Madge, The Exmoor Press. 1988, 1988. 3rd Revised Edition. ISBN: 0900131586. 72 pages, 145g. soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£4.50
£2.50

Railways Since 1939. H.C. Casserley, David & Charles, 1972. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715354876. 128pp. 640g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A pictorial history of the main events since 1939.
£4.50
£3.45

Railways South East - Summer 1988.. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 120 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs. Topics include 'The Oxted Line', 'Colchester Shedmaster', 'Clerestories on the District' & 'The London Suburban Tank Engine' among others. Volume 1, No. 2.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways South East - Summer 1989.. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 240 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs. Topics include '150 Years of the Boat Train', 'Southern Carriages in BR Days', 'Underground Shuttles' & 'SouthEast news' among others. Volume 1, No. 3.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways South East - The Album. White, H. P. (Editor), Capital Transport Publishing, 1994. . ISBN: 1854141651. 96 pages. 730g. Pictorial laminated Boards a little sunned to spine. FINE. A series of original articles by different authors on various aspects of the railways of South-East England.
£4.00
£3.45

Railways South East - Winter 1987/88. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 60 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs, track plans, route maps and line drawings. Topics include 'Central line to the West', 'Scenes of the Great Northern, 1908-14', 'Fifty Years of Portsmouth Direct Electrics' & 'The Metro Land Tanks' among others. Volume 1, No. 1.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways South East - Winter 1988/89.. White, H. P. (Editor), Railways South East, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 180 pages, 270g. a4 sized Soft card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w &some colour photographs. Topics include 'Memoriews Kings Cross Goods, 1937/38', 'Railways Around Romford', 'The Surry Iron Railway' & 'Network SouthEast news' among others. Volume 1, No. 3.
£6.00
£2.50

Railways Through the Mountains of Europe. Ascanio Schneider, Ian Allan LTD, 1967. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 374 pages, 995g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w in clear protective sleeve. Illustrated with b/w photographs and route maps.
£12.00
£3.45

Railways Through the Thames Valley. C.R.L. Coles, Ian Allan, 1982. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711011583. 124 pages, 540g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Records trains in the area over the last 60 years
£5.00
£3.45

The Rainhill Trials - The Greatest Contest of Industrial Britain and the Birth of Commercial Rail.. Christopher McGowan, Little, Brown, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0316724807. 380 pages, 545g. Brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with photographs and drawings in the text. THE RAINHILL TRIALS describes the highs and lows of each contestant, whether it be the eventual winner, Stephenson's Rocket or the people's favourite, Novelty, and relives the incredible tensions of the trials.
£4.00
£3.45

Ratty's 100 - The Story Of The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway In Over 100 Pictures. Douglas. Ferreira, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, 1977. Reprint. ISBN: . 72 pages, 240g. Stapled card covers a little sunned and with small stain mark to spine, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.45

Reflections on the Portishead Branch. Mike Vincent, Oxford Publishing Co., 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860931900. 224 pages, 400g. Soft card covers with a scar to front from old price sticker, Near FINE with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs, maps gradient profile and trackplans. A history of this line throughout its operational existence, with details of dock workings at Wapping, Canons Marsh and City Docks in Bristol.
£5.00
£3.45

A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain Volume One - The West Country Railway History - Paper back Edition. St. John Thomas, David , David & Charles, 1973. 4th edition. ISBN: 0715363638. 274 pages, 535g. Soft card covers a little edge-rubbed and spine creased, Very Good with previous owners name to front end-paper. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps with large fold-out map to rear. This is the paperback version of this popular series.
£4.00
£3.45

A Regional History Of The Railways Of Great Britain - Volume 1: The West Country.. David St John Thomas, David and Charles, 1981. 5th Revised Edition. ISBN: 0715381520. 286pp. 650g. Black cloth boards near FINE in Very Good price-clipped d/w in clear protective sleeve. The fifth and substantially revised edition of the first book in a pioneer series, published in 1960. Illustrated with b/w plates, line drawings and maps, including one folding.
£7.00
£3.45

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 14 - The Lake Counties. Joy, David, David St. John Thomas, 1990. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0946537569 . 273 pages. 590g. Black cloth boards Near FINE with slight browning to page edges, in a NEar FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, and junction diagrams as well as the large fold-out map tipped in to rear paste-down.
£12.00
£3.45

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain [ Volume 2 - Southern England ].. David St John Thomas, David and Charles, 1961. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 214 pages. 525g. Brown cloth boards near FINE in Near Very Good repaired and worn d/w now in clear protective wrap. The second volume in a pioneer series, published in 1961. Illustrated with b/w plates, line drawings and maps, including one folding.
£4.00
£3.45

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 7 - The West Midlands. Christensen, Rex, David St. John Thomas, 1991. 3rd Revised Edition. ISBN: 0946537585 . 319 pages, 655g. Black cloth boards Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w.with slight browning to top edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, complete with fold-out route map to rear.
£6.00
£3.45

Regional Rail Centres North West (Regional Rail Centres). Christiansen, Rex, Ian Allan LTD, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711023484. 192 pages. 1.12Kg. Black cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route maps and track plans. Contains details of 8 different rail centre of the North-West area, including Liverpool, Chester, Warrington, Wigan, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle & Barrow-in-Furness.
£11.00
£3.45
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