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AEROFILMS.
From the Air Britain's Railways Then & Now.
Birmingham: Ian Allan, 2001. 0711027293. 30cms x 22cms. " Delves deep into the superb archive of the Aerofilms company - a collection that encompasses many hundreds of thousands of images taken over an 80-year period - to show a fascinating range of locations..Of particular interest to railway enthusiasts and historians, the book will also be invaluable to those fascinated by local history and by the evolution of landscape over time." Pp.246, black & white aerial photographs throughout. Blue cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.
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Book number: 39444
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 18.94 | JP¥ 2866]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Aerofilms Air Britain Railways Aerial Photography Archive Illustrated History 40265 Railways

 
ALLAN, IAN.
London Transport Rolling Stock & Locomotives.
London: Ian Allan, 1978. Pp.64, occasional b/w photos throughout. Pbk, slightly rubbed. VG.
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Book number: 33650
GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 US$ 5.05 | JP¥ 764]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Ian Allan London Transport Rolling Stock Locomotives Trains Tube Stock Surface Stock 33829 Railways

 
ALLEN, CECIL J.
Great Eastern.
London: Ian Allan Ltd, 1959. 1st edition. Contents: I.The Great Eastern Railway; II.Great Eastern Locomotives; III.East Anglian Train Services of the Past; IV.Modern Motive Power and Signalling; V.High Speed and Systematic Service in East Anglia Today; VI.To the Continent via Harwich; VII.Progress..by Great Eastern. 18cms x 12.5cms. Pp.64, many black & white photo illustrations, some facts and figures on The Great Eastern Line for 1959 to inside rear cover. Illustrated stiff card covers, minor crease to lower front corner. VG.
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Book number: 49513
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 US$ 6.31 | JP¥ 955]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Allen Great Eastern Railway Line Locomotives East Anglian Train Services Motive Power Signalling Continent Harwich 50755 Railways

 
ALLEN, CECIL J.
Two Million Miles of Train Travel. The Autobiography of Cecil J.Allen.
London: Ian Allan, 1965. 1st edition. Autobiography of the prolific writer on railways, professional lecturer and broadcaster. He is an accomplished organist - playing at the Royal Albert Hall, and he is a miniature railway enthusiast, and has also done much work among the boys of the Crusaders Union. Pp.232, black & white photo portrait frontispiece + 32 pages of further photo illustrations, owner's initials to front free endpaper, minor toning to endpapers. Black cloth, dustwrapper has 2cm tear to top of spine at rear edge. VG/G+.
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Book number: 46426
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 18.94 | JP¥ 2866]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Cecil Allen Two Million Miles Train Travel Autobiography Railwayman Railways Cheltenham Flyer Bristolian Silver Jubilee Steam Diesel Electric Europe Switzerland Miniature Music Crusaders Faith 48008 Railways

 
BARRETT JENKINS, A. (COMPILER).
Memories of the Southwold Railway.
Southwold: M & H Cooper/The Southwold Press, 1977. 0. 6th edition. "The following memories of the Southwold Railway are from notes and stories collected over the years, and I hope will convey to those who did not know the Railway an idea of what it was like to travel those few miles from Halesworth to Southwold, with a rough outline of its history and working".(author). Pp.33, 6 black & white photos + 2 line drawings, owner's initials to title page. Stiff white card covers with photograph of Southwold Station before 1900. VG.
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Book number: 46616
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 US$ 6.31 | JP¥ 955]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Barrett Jenkins Memories Southwold Railway History Darsham Incidents Fatal Accidents 48208 Railways

 
BETJEMAN, JOHN./ GAY, JOHN. (PHOTOGRAPHS).
London'a Historic Stations.
London: John Murray, 1978. 0719534267. "A captivating survey of London's 12 major railway stations - the cathedrals of the Railway Age.His [Betjeman's] inimitable affection for their unique and solid features and follies..is enhanced by the way he ranges over their background history, adding his own experiences of steam and electric journeys. John Gay's superb photographs complement the text admirably." 24cms x 18.5cms. Pp.126, black & white photographs by John Gay throughout. Paperback. VG.
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Book number: 48126
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 10.1 | JP¥ 1529]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Betjeman Gay London Railway Stations Architecture St Pancras Kings Cross Liverpool Fenchurch Blackfriars Holborn Viaduct Cannon Waterloo Charing Cross Victoria Paddington Marylebone 49599 Railways

 
BIRD, GEORGE FREDERICK.
The Locomotives of the Great Northern Railway, 1847-1902.
London: The Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd, 1903. 1st edition. Contents: I.Introduction. 1847-1850; II.Archibald Sturrock, 1850-1866; III.Patrick Stirling, 1866-1872; IV.Mr Stirling's Rebuilds; V.Patrick Stirling, 1874-1895; VI.H.A.Ivatt, 1896-1902; VII.Mr Ivatt's Rebuilds. 19cms x13cms x 2cms. Pp.xii/203, with 8 full-page illustrations and 112 illustrations in the text by the author, owner's details to front free endpaper, small bookseller's label (The County Press, Percy Lund Humphries & Co.Ltd. Bradford & London) to inside rear board. Green cloth, gilt title and locomotive motif to front board, gilt title to spine, minor wear to top and tail of spine and corner tips. VG.
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Book number: 46566
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 35.25 US$ 37.87 | JP¥ 5732]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Bird Locomotives Great Northern Railway Illustrated Archibald Sturrock Patrick Stirling Ivatt Engine Design Doncaster Works Steam Trains 48150 Railways

 
BOYD, JAMES I.C.
Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire. Volume 3: The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways, Great Orme Tramsway and Other Rail Systems.
Oxford: The Oakwood Press, 1986. 085361328. The British Narrow Gauge Railway - No.5. "The third and last volume in a series to cover a part of North Wales where lay some of the earliest railways in the Prinicpality, if not in the world..The railways were of infinite individuality, reflecting the character of the owner. Unlike railways in other parts of the Kingdom, they were not territorially ambitious, governed by remote Boards of Directors in far-away London or subject to scrutiny by Board of Trade inspection". Pp.xii/228, 192 black & white photo plates + numerous drawings and maps, maps to endpapers, owner's initials to front free endpaper. Green cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.
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Book number: 46388
GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 US$ 31.56 | JP¥ 4777]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Boyd Narrow Gauge Railways North Caernarvonshire Dinorwic Quarry Great Orme Tramway Rail Systems Aluminium Corporation Conway Valley Llanberis Lake Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn 47943 Railways

 
CARTER, CLIVE S.
Passenger Train Formations 1923-1983: 1. LMS-LM Region.
London: Ian Allen Ltd, 1987. 0711016062. 1st edition. "Focuses on the arrangement of coaches behind the locomotive - i.e the train formation. Attention is concentrated primarily on express trains, but cross-country and local trains are also included." 24cms x 17.5cms. Pp.112, many black & white photos throughout. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.
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Book number: 49472
GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 US$ 25.25 | JP¥ 3821]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Carter Passenger Train Formations Lms-LM Region Coaches Railways Euston Glasgow Aberystwyth Blackpool Lakes Express Manchester Liverpool Pullmans Midland Carriage Coaching Stock 51214 Railways

 
CLARK, RONALD H.
Scenes from the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway.
Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing Company Ltd, 1978. 0903485915. 1st edition. "The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway was an amalgamation of smaller East Anglian railways that connected the Norfolk seaside resorts with the towns and cities of the Midlands..With a collection of photographs dating back to the 1880s this book portays a wide variety of scenes once to be seen on these rural lines before the wholesale closure.." 23.5cms x 18.5cms. Pp.112, route map frontispiece, 161 black & white photos + 14 pages of drawings of M & GNJR locomotives. Illustrated stiff card cover, minor edge wear. VG..
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Book number: 49689
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.62 | JP¥ 1911]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Clark Midland Great Northern Joint Railway Trains Locomotive Engineskings Lynn Melton Constable Cromer North Walsham East Coast Norwich History Illustrated 50939 Railways

 
CONNOR, J.E.
Stepney's Own Railway. A History of the London & Blackwall System.
Colchester: Connor & Butler,1987. 0947699082. 2nd edition. "A complete picture of the system, from its troublesome beginnings through to the present day." Pp.126, 24 pages of b/w plates to centre,maps and other b/w illustrations, notation to title page. Pbk. VG.
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Book number: 33648
GBP 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 93.5 US$ 100.99 | JP¥ 15285]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Connor Stepney Railway History London Blackwall System Illustrated Docklands Light Railway Trains Locomotives 33867 Railways

 
DRYSDALE DEMPSEY, G.
The Locomotive Engine. Circa 1850.
Bath: Kingsmead Reprints, 1970. Reprint of a volume originally published in 1857 under the title: "A Rudimentary Treatise on the Locomotive Engine in all its Phases: Popularly Described, with Illustrations for Students and Non-Professional Men". "Written by a professional engineer, whose life and career were allied very closely to the 'railway scene'. It is a treatise that covers every aspect of the locomotive engine in all its phases - the mechanism and fundamental functions of the numerous parts with accurate description and dimension." 19cms x 12.5cms. Pp.vi/150, 53 figure illustrations + folding illustration, small owner's initials to front free endpaper. Brown boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.
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Book number: 46810
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.62 | JP¥ 1911]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Drysdale Dempsey Locomotive Engine Rudimentary Treatise Killingworth Engine Liverpool Manchester Competition Rocket Planet Stephenson Boiler Steam Cylinders Tender Plates Crampton Adams 48384 Railways

 
FINDLAY, GEORGE.
The Working and Management of an English Railway.
London: Whittaker & Co, 1889. Second edition, Revised and Enlarged. Contents: I.Introductory and Retrospective; II.Management; III.The Staff; IV.The Permanent Way; V.Signals and Interlocking; VI.Telegraphs; VII.Rolling Stock: i) Engines and Brake-Power; VIII. Rolling Stock: ii) Carriages; IX.Rolling Stock: iii) Goods Waggons; X.The Working of the Trains; XI.The Shunting and Marshalling of Goods Trains; XII.The Working of Goods Stations; XIII.Rates and Fares - Division of Traffic - The Railway Clearing House; XIV.On the Relation of the State to Railways in England, and the Question of State Purchase of Railways; XV.Passenger Traffic; XVI.On the Law as Between English Railway Companies and the Public; XVII.On the Railways as a Means of Defence. Pp.viii/300/32(publisher's catalogue, 19 full page illustrations (some folding) + figure illustrations, owner's initials to front free endpaper. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt locomotive motif to front board, sunning to spine, wear to top and tail of spine. G+.
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Book number: 46364
GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 US$ 31.56 | JP¥ 4777]
Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Findlay Working Management English Railway Signals Staff Telegraphs Rolling Stock Engines Carriages Goods Waggons Shunting Marshalling Traffic Fares State Purchase Law 47942 Railways

 
FOX, PETER.
The Settle-Carlisle in Action.
Giggleswick: W.R.Mitchell, 1989. 1871064058. 1st edition. Featuring action pictures of a living railway, this book was published after the unexpected (and very welcome) decision by the Transport Secretary to refuse British Rail permission to close the line in April 1989. 24cms x 17.5cms. Pp.48, line route map + many black & white photos and illustrations throughout. Illustrated stiff card cover. VG.
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Book number: 49688
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Catalogue: Railways
Keywords: Peter Fox Settle Carlisle Action Railway Line History Illustrated Steam Trains Ribblehead Aisgill Garsdale 50937 Railways

 
FREELING, ARTHUR
The Grand Junction Railway Companion to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham; and Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham guide: containing an account of every thing worthy the attention of the traveller upon the line...
Liverpool: Published By Henry Lacey, 64, Bold-street, and sold by the other Booksellers; Also By Bancks And Co, G. Simms, And J. And J. Thonson, And The Other Booksellers, Manchesterl Wrighton & Webb, And The Other Booksellers.. 1837 . 0. First edition in a very good later quarter calf binding. 12mo. 6.0" x 4.0" x 0.75". [2pp.]/pp.iv./pp.192/pp.viii./pp.193*- 200*/pp.193-228/[2pp.] . Marbled boards, with brown leather spine and black leather title label: "The Grand Junction - Guide". Later endpapers. Folded frontis map laid-down with 33% loss. Printed title-page soiled and chipped. Clear text throughout on lightly toned paper. Last leaf chipped and soiled; showing an engraved advert for: "Jennens & Bettridge.." to recto, and to the verso a map: "Guide from the Hotels To Jennens & Bettridge's ". A well preserved copy of this scarce book. ** Referenced by: Ottley 6455 / Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 30004 / OCLC 17720320 *** Full title reads: "The Grand Junction Railway companion to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham; and Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham guide: containing an account of every thing worthy the attention of the traveller upon the line; including a complete description of every part of the rail-road; of the noblemen or gentlemen's seats which may be seen from it; and of the towns and villages of importance in its neighborhood. Dedicated (By Permission) To The Chairman And Directors Of The Grand Junction Railway Company. BY Arthur Freeling.".
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Book number: 50514
GBP 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 175.25 US$ 189.36 | JP¥ 28659]
Keywords: 51992 Henry Lacey Liverpool Grand Junction Railway Companion to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham; Arthur Freeling Railways: : 19th Century

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