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50 Years of Railways around Bristol.

Telling the story of Bristol area railways over the last 50 years, this publication is lavishly illustrated, including many photos taken by rail employees that give a unique insight to railways around Bristol and the surrounding area.

Author: Paul Standford.

Publisher: Silver Link Publishing.

Hardback. 128pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781857945669

Weight. 533

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Avonmouth Line, The.

History and working.

Author: P,D. Rendall.

Publisher: Crowood.

Paperback. 240pp. 19cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781785004377

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Beeching Legacy, The. (The Westcountry).

This new, expanded second edition has been completely reworked and is now published with colour illustrations both new and replacing the original black and white images where possible.

Author: Philip Horton.

Publisher: Silver Link Publishing

Paperback. 192pp. 17cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781857945461

Weight. 556

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Biography of British Train Travel.

A collection of mainly unpublished articles and short stories covering a lifelong interest in railways.

Author: Don Benn.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 264pp. 18cm by 26cm.

ISBN 9781473858442

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Britain's Last Mechanical Signalling.

A nostalgic, full colour look at the last mechanical signalling on the British railway network.

Author: Gareth David.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 227pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN 9781526714732

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Britain's Lost Lines - Railway Treasures

The view, from a national perspective, of some of the most interesting lines and stations which have been lost since the dawn of the railway age

Author: Nigel Welbourn.

Publisher: OPC

Hardback. 256pp. 21cm by 30cm.

ISBN 9780860936916

Weight. 1.065kg

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Britains Railways Through the Seasons

Iconic Scenes of Trains and Architecture.

Author: David Goodyear

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 216pp. 22.5cm by 29cm.

ISBN: 9781399086509

Weight: 1.31kg

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British Railway Infrastructure since 1970

This book examines in words and pictures the huge changes that have taken place in the last 50 years on the British railway network. We see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a streamlined modern railway.

Author: Paul D Shannon.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 176pp. 22.3x28.5x1.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526734792

Weight: 950g.

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Chester and Holyhead Railway,The

The Chester and Holyhead Railway is one of Britain’s most important main line routes, connecting London with mainland north Wales, and the Isle of Anglesey.The line was completed in 1850 under the direction of Robert Stephenson whose work included the famous tubular bridges that cross the river at Conwy and the Menai Straits near Bangor, the latter one destroyed by fire in 1970.

Author: Philip M Lloyd

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 276pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781526749192

Weight.0.993Kg

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Cuckoo Line, The

Author: Kevin Robertson

Publisher: Crecy

Hardback. pp. cm by cm.

ISBN: 9781909328570

Weight: 485g

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Derek Cross Collection, The

The Southern in Transition 1946-1966

Derek Cross was one of a group of outstanding railway photographers, who mostly took pictures during the steam and early modern traction era, 1950s and 1960s.

Author: David Cross.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 144pp. 22x29x1.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526754905

Weight: 950g.

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Dingwall & Skye Railway, The.

With over sixty years of personal experience of the line, Peter Tatlow describes the difficulties of construction through mountainous terrain and along rocky coasts, the challenges of rival and competitive schemes, and the operation of the line over the years.

Author: Peter Tatlow.

Publisher: Crecy Publishing

Hardback. 160pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN 9781909328440

Weight. 869

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Directory of British Railway.

New and reopened stations 1948-2018.

Author: Paul Smith & Sally Salmon.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 96pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN 9781526704306

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Forgotten Railway Infrastructure 1922-1934.

Stations, signalling & trackwork. Photographs from the Edward Wallis collection.

Author: Kevin Robertson.

Publisher: Crecy.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN 9781909328723

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Freight Trains in the North of England.

An illustrated survey 1955 to 2018.

Author: John Matthews.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 160pp. 21cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9781526749154

Weight: 966

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GWR Engineering Work 1928-1938.

This book reviews the engineering works, civil and mechanical, carried out by the Great Western Railway in the decade 1928-1938

Author: R. Tourret.

Publisher: Tourret Publishing.

Hardback. 230pp. 21cm by 30cm.

ISBN 9780905878089

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Joint Line Operations around Manchester and in South Yorkshire.

Joint Operations Around Manchester and in South Yorkshire, is the latest volume in a series of books by Bob Pixton, covering the lines across the Pennines, especially those of the former Great Central.

Author: Bob Pixton

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9781526735959

Weight: 1330

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Joseph Locke.

Civil engineer and railway builder 1805-1860.

Author: Anthony Burton.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 184pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781473872295

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Journey to Crossrail

London historian Stephen Halliday presents an engaging discussion of Crossrail’s fascinating origins and the heroic engineering that made it all possible.

Author: Stephen Halliday

Publisher: History Press

Hardback. 174pp. 15.5x23.3x1.2cm.

ISBN: 9780750987851

Weight: 361g

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King's Cross Second Man.

A sixties diesel career.

Author: Norman Hill.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 176pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN 9781473878235

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Liverpool & Manchester Railway - An Operating History.

Chapters describe what it was like to work and travel on the railway, and will study the evolution of passenger accommodation, working and safety practices

Author: Anthony Dawson.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 248pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781473899124

Weight: 680

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London Underground,The

WHAT IS THERE TO SEE? That was the question the authors of this book, Elke and Niko Rollman, heard all the time when explaining their photographic project. The answer is LOOK AGAIN! This book will encourage its readers to see the London Underground in a different light. There is, indeed, a multitude of images on offer, ranging from architecture to technology, from old design classics to modern art.

Author: Elke Rollmann & Niko Rollmann

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 146pp. 28cm by 22cm.

ISBN 9781526781086

Weight. 0.909Kg

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London's Historic Railway Terminal Stations.

This book covers in pictures, the history and development of London's main terminal stations, looking at the stations through the lens of photographers from Victorian and Edwardian times through to the modern era.

Author: Geoff Swaine

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 208pp. 22cm by 29cm.

ISBN 9781526761880

Weight. 1.120Kg

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Locomotives of the L.N.E.R.

This was the ‘extra’ book that was required after the original series had been completed when a considerable amount of new, relevant information was discovered.

Publisher: RCTS.

Paperback. 112pp. 21cm by 28cm.

ISBN 9780901115805

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Lost Railways of the World

Author: Nigel Welbourn

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 21.5cm by 28.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399096171

Weight: 1.28kg

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Luxury Railway Travel

British luxury rail travel was not just the domain of the Pullman Company. In fact, they were far from the only providers as railway companies in Britain were extremely active from late Victorian times competing for leisure business.

Author: Martyn Pring.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 365pp. 18x25.2x2.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526713247

Weight: 1.3kg.

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One Young Lad's Trainspotting Trips.

The quality hardback Silver Link Silk Editions are limited print runs and are not intended to be available for long, so grab them while you can!

Author: Alan M. Clarke.

Publisher: Silver Link Publishing

Hardback. 128pp. 24cm by 17cm.

ISBN 9781857945553

Weight. 546g

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Rail Cameramen 2, The Photographic Artistry of.

This book features the photographic artistry of many of the UK’s leading railway photographers who, as members of the Rail Camera Club, have been familiar figures at the lineside for many years.

Compiled by John Hillier.

Publisher: Silver Link Publishing

Hardback. 136pp. 24cm by 17cm.

ISBN 9781857945645

Weight. 986

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Railway Centre York

The ancient city of York has been closely associated with railways since their conception and promotion by the ‘Railway King’, George Hudson. Its impressive station and engine sheds have played host to the elite of East Coast Main Line traction as well as a wide variety of ‘locals’.

Author: David Mather.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 144pp. 22x28.5x1.4cm.

ISBN: 9781399090360

Weight: 950g.

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Railway Empire.

The British were at the forefront of railway development for the first fifty years of the nineteenth century.Railway Empire tells the story of how the British gave railways to the world, not only in the empire, but also in other countries outside areas of direct influence.

Author: Anthony Burton

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 264pp. 18cm by 25.5cm.

ISBN 9781473843691

Weight. 926g

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Railway Haters, The.

Opposition to railways from the 19th to 21st centuries.

Author: David Brandon & Alan Brooke.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 416pp. 17cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781526700209

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Railway Photography, Seventy Years Of

Colin Boococks' railway photographs are already familiar as they have been featured in a variety of railway books and magazines. This book shows around 300 of his favourite images that illustrate the many different aspects of railway photography.

Author: Colin Boocock

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 255pp. 22cm by 29cm.

ISBN 9781526700124

Weight. 1.280Kg

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Railway Renaissance

When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report ,'The re-shaping of British Railways', was published in March 1963.

Author: Gareth David

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 330pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781473862005

Weight.1.045Kg

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Railway Request Stops, A Comprehensive Guide To.

Rail By Request is an enthusiast’s personal story and tells how the author visited, photographed, and spent time at every request stop on mainland Britain. It also explains where his love of railways is rooted, why he began this odyssey and how it became a very different and important experience to him. Journeying across the whole railway map to capture these often ignored stops – not just for posterity, but for the journey.

Author: Anthony Hart

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 208pp. 22cm by 29cm.

ISBN 9781526781123

Weight. 1125g

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Railways of London Docklands, The

Their History and Development.

Author: Jonathan Willis

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 160pp. 22.8cm by 29.2cm.

ISBN: 9781526790583

Weight: 1.046kg

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Railways of Oxford.

A transport hub that links Britain.

Author: Laurence Waters.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 224pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781526740380

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Railways of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The West Riding of Yorkshire boasted the most complex railway network in Britain, comprised at various times of seven railway companies, with an eighth trying to secure a foothold, eleven significant joint lines and several minor systems.

Author: Bernard Warr.

Publisher: Crowood Press Ltd.

Paperback. 144pp. 19cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781785008467

Weight: 425g

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Red Line, The.

A railway journey through the Cold War from London to Kong Kong.

Author: Christopher Knowles.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 220pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781473887442

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Restoration Rewarded

A Celebration of Railway Architecture.

Author: Robin Leleux

Publisher: Unique

Hardback. 128pp. 22cm by 28.5cm.

ISBN: 9780995749375

Weight: 840g

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Running on Rails.

This is a book that takes the reader off the beaten track, over many years, to provide a wide variety of images from all sorts of unusual and rarely seen passenger and freight services the length and breadth of the country.

Author: John Legg & Ian Peaty.

Publisher: Silver Link Publishing.

Hardback. 192pp. 18cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781857945485

Weight. 719g

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Scottish Railway Scene 1973-2020, The

This book takes the reader on a pictorial journey; in time from the early 1970s to 2020 and to places all around Scotland.

Author: John Burnett Kirk

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. pp. cm by cm.

ISBN: 9781399011181

Weight: 897g

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Settle-Carlisle Railway, The.

The line faced almost certain closure in the 1980s, only to be saved by an unexpected last-minute reprieve.

Author: Paul Salveson.

Publisher: Crowood.

Paperback. 208pp. 19cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781785006371

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Seventy Years of the South Western

This book looks at the network over the last seventy years, from Nationalisation through to the present day.

Author: Colin Boocock.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 231pp. 22.5x28.5x1.6cm.

ISBN: 9781526780881

Weight: 1.25kg.

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Signalling & Lever Frames - Trax 3.

An easy to use guide for all scales and gauges.

Author: Jeff Geary.

Publisher: Noodle Books.

Paperback. 108pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN 9781906419615

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Targets and Tramways

The National Rifle Association, its Tramways and the London & South Western Railway.

Author: Christopher Bunch

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 321pp. 22cm by 28.5cm.

ISBN: 9781473891746

Weight: 1.468kg

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Thompson - His Life & Locomotives.

Edward Thompson was the London & North Eastern Railways second Chief Mechanical Engineer, following the death of Sir Nigel Gresley in 1941.

Author: Tim Hillier-Graves.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 288pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN 9781526731166

Weight. 1449

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Unfinished Lines

Rediscovering the Remains of Railways Never Completed

Author: Mark Yonge.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 268pp. c18x25.4x2cm.

ISBN: 9781399018531

Weight: 950g.

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Victoria Station, The Southern Railway.

The book itself contains just over 40 photographs and plans and although undated relates to an appeal by the Souther Railway against Westminster City Council to the House of Lords in 1936.

Author: Bruce Murray & Kevin Robertson.

Publisher: Noodle Books.

Hardback. 96pp. 27cm by 21cm.

ISBN 9781906419028

Weight. 541

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Wagons of the Final British Rail Era -1983-95.