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	ANDERSON, P. HOWARD: The East Midlands. Regional Railway Handbook No. 1. David St. John Thomas, David Charles U.K. 1986. ISBN 0 946537 35 6.. Hard Cover. First edition. 208pp. Illustrated with numerous photographs plus maps. A thorough survey of Inter-City, Provincial Sector and Railfreight activity in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. There is also a chapter on the best places for observation and photography. With a reference section dealing with opening dates and also major closures. Dustjacket and book in very good condition. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 \| JP¥ 1707] Book number: 2820 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	BEDDOES, KEITH AND WILLIAM H. SMITH The Tenbury and Bewdley Railway Didcot, U.K, Wild Swan. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 1874103275). Hard Cover. Book and dustjacket in fine condition. 202pp. With many black-and-white photographs throughout the book. This history begins with the sale of a part-completed, near derelict canal to a railway company, and records what happened in the ensuing one hundred and four years until the closure of the line. (11"h x 8½"w) (28cms x 22cms) approx. Fine/Fine. GBP 43.00 [Appr.: EURO 47.25 US$ 71.12 \| JP¥ 6118] Book number: 7007 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	CHRISTIANSEN, REX, AND R.W. MILLER The Cambrian Railways. Volume 1: 1852-1888 Newton Abbot, U.K, David and Charles. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover. Book in very good condition. bottom spine edge slightly bumped. Dustjacket in good condition, rubbed along top and bottom edges, and sides of spine, back cover lightly marked. 178pp, including index. With coloured frontispiece, 37 black-and-white photographs, and 22 diagrams in text. This volume traces the development of the Cambrian from its inception to1888, and tells the difficulties of the five small companies which built the main line to Pwllheli, which bankrupted the Cambrian and its contractor. Very Good/Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 5269 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	CHRISTIANSEN, REX Forgotten Railways. Volume 10. The West Midlands U.K, David St. John Thomas. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946537011). Hard Cover. Book in very good condition. Previous owner's name and date inside front board. Dustjacket in fine condition. Price clipped. 160pp, including Gazetteer, Bibliography and Index. With 31 black-and-white photographs, 6 maps, and folding map inside back board. Very Good/Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 5593 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	ERWOOD, P.M.E (COMPILED BY) The Railway Enthusiast's Guide to Railway Societies and Clubs, Museums, Preserved Locomotives, Railway Books and Periodicals Etc, Etc. In over 40 Countries Sidcup, U.K: Lambarde Press, 1962. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Hardcover in very good condition, corner edges very slightly bumped, and very tiny dent at bottom edge front and on back. Last page has a 1½" wide lightly tanned strip. Dustjacket in very good condition, three ¼" closed tears, one at bottom front edge, one at top and bottom of back cover, slightly rubbed at top spine edge, and corner edges. 202pp. With 32 pages of illustrations. First published in 1960, this edition is completely revised and considerably enlarged. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 4770 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	FAVIELL, BRIGADIER JOHN The Railway Journeys of My Childhood London, Pan Books. 1983, Second Impression. (ISBN: 0330281798). Hard Cover. Ill.: Author. 112pp, including index. With numerous attractive watercolours and pencil drawings throughout the book by the author who through drawings and words recalls the train journeys (also gives details on engines, carriages etc), he made in his childhood during their heyday of the Edwardian era. The drawings include diagrams of carriages, engines. A really fascinating book for steam train fans. The author had a distinguished military career which spanned both World Wars. Fine. GBP 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 16 US$ 23.98 \| JP¥ 2063] Book number: 7031 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	GEENS, BARRIE The Severn Valley Railway at Arley Didcot, U.K, Wild Swan. 1995, Reprint. (ISBN: 1874103232). Soft Cover. 62pp. This book is stapled. With numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book. The Severn Valley Steam Railway runs from Kidderminster in Worcestershire to Bridgnorth in Shropshire, with Arley being one of the rail stations along the way. Following the author's first visit to Arley in 1971, he with a small group of volunteers worked in restoring the derelict station, and for eight years he held the honorary post of station master at Arley. Arley has the oldest arboretum in the U.K. and well worth a visit. Fine. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 US$ 11.58 \| JP¥ 996] Book number: 7018 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	GOSLING, TED AND MIKE CLEMENT Somerset Railways Stroud, U.K, Sutton. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0750923911). Hard Cover. 128pp. With numerous black-and-white photographs of trains and staff from all walks of railway life. This book aims to give the reader a chance to look back at scenes and locations that were once so common over a wonderful railway network. Stations included are: Chard Junction, Milborne Port, Chilcompton, Wellow, Binegar, and Templecombe once a crossroads where countless passengers alighted to join trains for Waterloo, the Midlands and to Devon and Cornwall, and where freight was sent all over the country. (9¾"h x 7"w) (26cms x 17.5cms) approx. Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7219 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	HARRISON, DEREK Salute to Snow Hill. The Rise and Fall of Birmingham's Snow Hill Railway Station 1852-1977 Birmingham, U.K, Barbryn Press. 1986, Reprint. (ISBN: 0906160006). Soft Cover. 4th Impression. SIGNED by author on title-page. Book in very good condiiton, title on spine and text on back cover slightly rubbed (see picture). Internally in fine condition. 120pp. With numerous black-and-white photographs and drawings throughout the book. An account of Birmingham's Snow Hill railway station covering 125 years from inception to final closure and demolition. (8½"h x 6½"w) (21.5cms x 17cms) approx. Very Good. Signed by Author. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7088 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	JOBY, R.S.: East Anglia. Regional Railway Handbooks No. 2. David St John Thomas, David Charles,U.K. 1987.. Hard Cover. ISBN 0 946537 36 4.First edition. 192pp. With numerous illustrations.This book consists of a thorough survey of the interCity, Provincial, Railfreight and Network South East activities in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex. Dustjacket and book in very good condition. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 2862 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	MARSHALL, JOHN The Severn Valley Railway U.K, David St. John Thomas. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946537453). Hard Cover. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine very slightly faded top spine edge very slightly rubbed. 223pp, including index. With 65 black-and-white-photographs and 13 diagrams. From d/j flap - "The Severn Valley railway has become one of the most successful of the many privately-preserved lines around Britain. This history traces its development from the formation of the valley itself, its early settlement, through its dramatic period as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, to the disputes and legal battles at the birth of the railway company. Construction problems, connections with other railways, traffic and operation, final decline and closure, and the subsequent re-opening of part of it, are discussed in detail" (8Â¾"h x 6Â½"w) (22cms x 14cms) approx. Fine/Very Good. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 5887 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	MORGAN, BILL AND BETTE MEYRICK Behind the Steam London, Hutchinson. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0091176700). Hard Cover. Book in very good condition, very slightly bumped at bottom spine end, internally pages are in fine condition except for 2" light crease from top edge on pages 7 to 10. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Dustjacket in good condition, 3 tiny pieces missing at spine ends, outer corner edges and spine ends slightly rubbed. 222pp. With 19 black and white photographs. The author as a lad joined the G.W.R. terminus of Neyland in Pembrokshire as a cleaner, and nearly fifty years later he retired as a British Rail express driver on the then newly-introduced diesels. He tells with humour about his working life with British Rail, and the many unforgettable characters he met, and of grimmer events - of the General Strike. of wartime work with ammunition trains and of the bombing of Swansea. Discover what went on 'Behind the Steam' in ferret-hunting, chapel-going, cockle-gathering, whist-drive playing and much more. An interesting read of a vanished way of life. Very Good/Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 5260 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	NOCK, O.S 150 Years of Main Line Railways David and Charles, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. 191pp, including index. With numerous black and white photographs. Hardcover in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly bumped at top spine edge, small mark inside front flap where label has been removed. Tracing the development of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway up to the time when railways were the pre-eminent means of travel on land. Fine/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 3799 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	REYNOLDS, MICHAEL The Engineman's Pocket Companion and Practical Educator for Enginemen, Boiler Attendants, and Merchants London, Crosby Lockwood. 1887. Hard Cover. Second Edition, Revised. Boards and spine lightly marked (see picture). Slightly rubbed at spine ends and outer corner edges. Top and fore-edges have water? stain, but the pages are not stained, just a few a have one or two spots of foxing, otherwise pages are clean and bright with no tears or marks. A good tight copy. xiv, 300p, plus 24 pages of the Publisher's books. With 45 illustrations and numerous diagrams. Three of the Plates are folding with each showing a number of illustrations of different Boiler explosions (see picture). This work is written for Locomotive, Stationary, Traction and Portable, Engine-men. Includes: Forms of Engines - Boiler Explosions - Calculations - Tables, and much more. A very detailed book. (6"h x 4"w) (15cms x 10cms) approx. Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 7191 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	SIMMONS, JACK (COMPLIED BY) Railways. An Anthology London, Collins. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002156563). Hard Cover. Book in very good condition, only fault -very slightly bumped at bottom spine end. Dustjacket in very good condition, top spine edge slightly rubbed. xii, 259pp including index. A selection of writings about the railways of Great Britain and Ireland - some 300 pieces ranging from three words to six pages in length and from 1615 to 1989. Great Victorian writers are represented: Dickens, Ruskin, Trollope and Hardy; so also are railwaymen, politicians, poets and engineers, visiting Frenchmen, Germans and Americans. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 5261 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	SMILES, SAMUEL The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson London, Folio Society. 1975, Reprint. Hard Cover. The text of this edition is that of the author's last revision of 1874. The cuts are taken from the edition of 1862. Light marks on back board (see picture), otherwise the book is in fine condition. Coloured illustrations on endpapers, one of the Railway across Chat Moss and the other of Victoria Bridge. 304pp. With 8 plates, 5 are in colour, plus 22 woodcuts. With an 'Introduction' by Eric de Mar (10"h x 6¼"w) (25cms x 16cms) approx. Very Good. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7247 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	THOMAS JOHN The West Highland Railway. The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands- Vol. I U.K, David St John Thomas/David and Charles. 1984, Reprint. (ISBN: 0946537143). Soft Cover. Reprint with extra material by Alan J.S. Paterson. 184pp, and Index. With frontispiece, 8 coloured photographs, and numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book. History and rich anecdote combine to make this an enthralling account of the 165 miles of line that comprised the original West Highland Railway and Mallaig Extension and the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway. Appendices: West Highland Chronology - from 1889 to 1984 - Mileages - Passengers and Freight Booked at Fort William 1913-1934 - Number of Passengers Booked and Passenger Receipts for all West Highland Stations, 1930 - Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Chronology - Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway (Directors at opening, 22 July, 1903) - Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway: Mileage, and Passengers carried and Train Miles, and Passenger and Freight Revenue - 'Lost on Rannoch Moor' (an interesting tailpiece to the story of the survey party lost on Rannoch Moor which was published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1927). For 'Contents' see picture. (8½"h x 5¼"w) (21.5cms) x 13.5cms) approx. Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7222 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	TURNER, SUSAN The Padarn and Penrhyn Railways and Their Associated Systems Newton Abbot, U.K, David and Charles. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715365479). Hard Cover. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in near fine condition, spine ends very slightly rubbed. Price clipped. 192pp, including bibliography and index. With 33 black-and-white photographs, 2 maps, and 17 drawings in text. From d/j flap - " Against the background of the rise and fall of the North Wales slate industry, this book traces the history of two narrow gauge railways running from neighbouring Caernarvonshire quarries down to the Menai Straits, the Padarn, and Penrhyn railways. Fine/Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 5266 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	WALKER, COLIN The Steam Railway. Volme 5. Birmingham to Wolverhampton Western Region Oxford, U.K, Oxford Illustrators. 1972, First Edition. Hard Cover. Book in very good condition, some very pale marks on endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine slightly faded, very slightly rubbed at spine ends and top and bottom edges of back cover. Pages are not numbered, but there are 64 pages including title-page. There is one and a half pages of text, the rest are full-page black-and-white photographs. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 \| JP¥ 1707] Book number: 5412 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.

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	ANDERSON, P. HOWARD: The East Midlands. Regional Railway Handbook No. 1. David St. John Thomas, David Charles U.K. 1986. ISBN 0 946537 35 6.. Hard Cover. First edition. 208pp. Illustrated with numerous photographs plus maps. A thorough survey of Inter-City, Provincial Sector and Railfreight activity in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. There is also a chapter on the best places for observation and photography. With a reference section dealing with opening dates and also major closures. Dustjacket and book in very good condition. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 \| JP¥ 1707] Book number: 2820 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	BEDDOES, KEITH AND WILLIAM H. SMITH The Tenbury and Bewdley Railway Didcot, U.K, Wild Swan. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 1874103275). Hard Cover. Book and dustjacket in fine condition. 202pp. With many black-and-white photographs throughout the book. This history begins with the sale of a part-completed, near derelict canal to a railway company, and records what happened in the ensuing one hundred and four years until the closure of the line. (11"h x 8½"w) (28cms x 22cms) approx. Fine/Fine. GBP 43.00 [Appr.: EURO 47.25 US$ 71.12 \| JP¥ 6118] Book number: 7007 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	CHRISTIANSEN, REX, AND R.W. MILLER The Cambrian Railways. Volume 1: 1852-1888 Newton Abbot, U.K, David and Charles. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover. Book in very good condition. bottom spine edge slightly bumped. Dustjacket in good condition, rubbed along top and bottom edges, and sides of spine, back cover lightly marked. 178pp, including index. With coloured frontispiece, 37 black-and-white photographs, and 22 diagrams in text. This volume traces the development of the Cambrian from its inception to1888, and tells the difficulties of the five small companies which built the main line to Pwllheli, which bankrupted the Cambrian and its contractor. Very Good/Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 5269 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	CHRISTIANSEN, REX Forgotten Railways. Volume 10. The West Midlands U.K, David St. John Thomas. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946537011). Hard Cover. Book in very good condition. Previous owner's name and date inside front board. Dustjacket in fine condition. Price clipped. 160pp, including Gazetteer, Bibliography and Index. With 31 black-and-white photographs, 6 maps, and folding map inside back board. Very Good/Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 5593 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	ERWOOD, P.M.E (COMPILED BY) The Railway Enthusiast's Guide to Railway Societies and Clubs, Museums, Preserved Locomotives, Railway Books and Periodicals Etc, Etc. In over 40 Countries Sidcup, U.K: Lambarde Press, 1962. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Hardcover in very good condition, corner edges very slightly bumped, and very tiny dent at bottom edge front and on back. Last page has a 1½" wide lightly tanned strip. Dustjacket in very good condition, three ¼" closed tears, one at bottom front edge, one at top and bottom of back cover, slightly rubbed at top spine edge, and corner edges. 202pp. With 32 pages of illustrations. First published in 1960, this edition is completely revised and considerably enlarged. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 4770 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	FAVIELL, BRIGADIER JOHN The Railway Journeys of My Childhood London, Pan Books. 1983, Second Impression. (ISBN: 0330281798). Hard Cover. Ill.: Author. 112pp, including index. With numerous attractive watercolours and pencil drawings throughout the book by the author who through drawings and words recalls the train journeys (also gives details on engines, carriages etc), he made in his childhood during their heyday of the Edwardian era. The drawings include diagrams of carriages, engines. A really fascinating book for steam train fans. The author had a distinguished military career which spanned both World Wars. Fine. GBP 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 16 US$ 23.98 \| JP¥ 2063] Book number: 7031 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	GEENS, BARRIE The Severn Valley Railway at Arley Didcot, U.K, Wild Swan. 1995, Reprint. (ISBN: 1874103232). Soft Cover. 62pp. This book is stapled. With numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book. The Severn Valley Steam Railway runs from Kidderminster in Worcestershire to Bridgnorth in Shropshire, with Arley being one of the rail stations along the way. Following the author's first visit to Arley in 1971, he with a small group of volunteers worked in restoring the derelict station, and for eight years he held the honorary post of station master at Arley. Arley has the oldest arboretum in the U.K. and well worth a visit. Fine. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 US$ 11.58 \| JP¥ 996] Book number: 7018 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	GOSLING, TED AND MIKE CLEMENT Somerset Railways Stroud, U.K, Sutton. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0750923911). Hard Cover. 128pp. With numerous black-and-white photographs of trains and staff from all walks of railway life. This book aims to give the reader a chance to look back at scenes and locations that were once so common over a wonderful railway network. Stations included are: Chard Junction, Milborne Port, Chilcompton, Wellow, Binegar, and Templecombe once a crossroads where countless passengers alighted to join trains for Waterloo, the Midlands and to Devon and Cornwall, and where freight was sent all over the country. (9¾"h x 7"w) (26cms x 17.5cms) approx. Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7219 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	HARRISON, DEREK Salute to Snow Hill. The Rise and Fall of Birmingham's Snow Hill Railway Station 1852-1977 Birmingham, U.K, Barbryn Press. 1986, Reprint. (ISBN: 0906160006). Soft Cover. 4th Impression. SIGNED by author on title-page. Book in very good condiiton, title on spine and text on back cover slightly rubbed (see picture). Internally in fine condition. 120pp. With numerous black-and-white photographs and drawings throughout the book. An account of Birmingham's Snow Hill railway station covering 125 years from inception to final closure and demolition. (8½"h x 6½"w) (21.5cms x 17cms) approx. Very Good. Signed by Author. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7088 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	JOBY, R.S.: East Anglia. Regional Railway Handbooks No. 2. David St John Thomas, David Charles,U.K. 1987.. Hard Cover. ISBN 0 946537 36 4.First edition. 192pp. With numerous illustrations.This book consists of a thorough survey of the interCity, Provincial, Railfreight and Network South East activities in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex. Dustjacket and book in very good condition. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 2862 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	MARSHALL, JOHN The Severn Valley Railway U.K, David St. John Thomas. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946537453). Hard Cover. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine very slightly faded top spine edge very slightly rubbed. 223pp, including index. With 65 black-and-white-photographs and 13 diagrams. From d/j flap - "The Severn Valley railway has become one of the most successful of the many privately-preserved lines around Britain. This history traces its development from the formation of the valley itself, its early settlement, through its dramatic period as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, to the disputes and legal battles at the birth of the railway company. Construction problems, connections with other railways, traffic and operation, final decline and closure, and the subsequent re-opening of part of it, are discussed in detail" (8Â¾"h x 6Â½"w) (22cms x 14cms) approx. Fine/Very Good. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 5887 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	MORGAN, BILL AND BETTE MEYRICK Behind the Steam London, Hutchinson. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0091176700). Hard Cover. Book in very good condition, very slightly bumped at bottom spine end, internally pages are in fine condition except for 2" light crease from top edge on pages 7 to 10. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Dustjacket in good condition, 3 tiny pieces missing at spine ends, outer corner edges and spine ends slightly rubbed. 222pp. With 19 black and white photographs. The author as a lad joined the G.W.R. terminus of Neyland in Pembrokshire as a cleaner, and nearly fifty years later he retired as a British Rail express driver on the then newly-introduced diesels. He tells with humour about his working life with British Rail, and the many unforgettable characters he met, and of grimmer events - of the General Strike. of wartime work with ammunition trains and of the bombing of Swansea. Discover what went on 'Behind the Steam' in ferret-hunting, chapel-going, cockle-gathering, whist-drive playing and much more. An interesting read of a vanished way of life. Very Good/Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 5260 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	NOCK, O.S 150 Years of Main Line Railways David and Charles, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. 191pp, including index. With numerous black and white photographs. Hardcover in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly bumped at top spine edge, small mark inside front flap where label has been removed. Tracing the development of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway up to the time when railways were the pre-eminent means of travel on land. Fine/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.23 \| JP¥ 1138] Book number: 3799 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	REYNOLDS, MICHAEL The Engineman's Pocket Companion and Practical Educator for Enginemen, Boiler Attendants, and Merchants London, Crosby Lockwood. 1887. Hard Cover. Second Edition, Revised. Boards and spine lightly marked (see picture). Slightly rubbed at spine ends and outer corner edges. Top and fore-edges have water? stain, but the pages are not stained, just a few a have one or two spots of foxing, otherwise pages are clean and bright with no tears or marks. A good tight copy. xiv, 300p, plus 24 pages of the Publisher's books. With 45 illustrations and numerous diagrams. Three of the Plates are folding with each showing a number of illustrations of different Boiler explosions (see picture). This work is written for Locomotive, Stationary, Traction and Portable, Engine-men. Includes: Forms of Engines - Boiler Explosions - Calculations - Tables, and much more. A very detailed book. (6"h x 4"w) (15cms x 10cms) approx. Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 7191 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	SIMMONS, JACK (COMPLIED BY) Railways. An Anthology London, Collins. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002156563). Hard Cover. Book in very good condition, only fault -very slightly bumped at bottom spine end. Dustjacket in very good condition, top spine edge slightly rubbed. xii, 259pp including index. A selection of writings about the railways of Great Britain and Ireland - some 300 pieces ranging from three words to six pages in length and from 1615 to 1989. Great Victorian writers are represented: Dickens, Ruskin, Trollope and Hardy; so also are railwaymen, politicians, poets and engineers, visiting Frenchmen, Germans and Americans. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 5261 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	SMILES, SAMUEL The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson London, Folio Society. 1975, Reprint. Hard Cover. The text of this edition is that of the author's last revision of 1874. The cuts are taken from the edition of 1862. Light marks on back board (see picture), otherwise the book is in fine condition. Coloured illustrations on endpapers, one of the Railway across Chat Moss and the other of Victoria Bridge. 304pp. With 8 plates, 5 are in colour, plus 22 woodcuts. With an 'Introduction' by Eric de Mar (10"h x 6¼"w) (25cms x 16cms) approx. Very Good. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7247 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	THOMAS JOHN The West Highland Railway. The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands- Vol. I U.K, David St John Thomas/David and Charles. 1984, Reprint. (ISBN: 0946537143). Soft Cover. Reprint with extra material by Alan J.S. Paterson. 184pp, and Index. With frontispiece, 8 coloured photographs, and numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book. History and rich anecdote combine to make this an enthralling account of the 165 miles of line that comprised the original West Highland Railway and Mallaig Extension and the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway. Appendices: West Highland Chronology - from 1889 to 1984 - Mileages - Passengers and Freight Booked at Fort William 1913-1934 - Number of Passengers Booked and Passenger Receipts for all West Highland Stations, 1930 - Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Chronology - Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway (Directors at opening, 22 July, 1903) - Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway: Mileage, and Passengers carried and Train Miles, and Passenger and Freight Revenue - 'Lost on Rannoch Moor' (an interesting tailpiece to the story of the survey party lost on Rannoch Moor which was published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1927). For 'Contents' see picture. (8½"h x 5¼"w) (21.5cms) x 13.5cms) approx. Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.16 \| JP¥ 1992] Book number: 7222 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	TURNER, SUSAN The Padarn and Penrhyn Railways and Their Associated Systems Newton Abbot, U.K, David and Charles. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715365479). Hard Cover. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in near fine condition, spine ends very slightly rubbed. Price clipped. 192pp, including bibliography and index. With 33 black-and-white photographs, 2 maps, and 17 drawings in text. From d/j flap - " Against the background of the rise and fall of the North Wales slate industry, this book traces the history of two narrow gauge railways running from neighbouring Caernarvonshire quarries down to the Menai Straits, the Padarn, and Penrhyn railways. Fine/Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.35 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 5266 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.
	WALKER, COLIN The Steam Railway. Volme 5. Birmingham to Wolverhampton Western Region Oxford, U.K, Oxford Illustrators. 1972, First Edition. Hard Cover. Book in very good condition, some very pale marks on endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine slightly faded, very slightly rubbed at spine ends and top and bottom edges of back cover. Pages are not numbered, but there are 64 pages including title-page. There is one and a half pages of text, the rest are full-page black-and-white photographs. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 US$ 19.85 \| JP¥ 1707] Book number: 5412 Click here to order or inquire at Clent Books of Bewdley.