Railways

David St. John Thomas, David Charles U.K. 1986. ISBN 0 946537 35 6.. 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.. Hard Cover. more information

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Didcot, U.K: Wild Swan, 1995. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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U.K: David St. John Thomas, 1985. 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. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1967. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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Sidcup, U.K: Lambarde Press, 1962. 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.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. more information

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London: Pan Books, 1983. 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. . Second Impression. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Author. more information

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Didcot, U.K: Wild Swan, 1995. 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.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine.. more information

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Birmingham, U.K: Barbryn Press, 1986. 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. . Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good.. more information

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David St John Thomas, David Charles,U.K. 1987.. 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.. Hard Cover. more information

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U.K: David St. John Thomas, 1989. 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" (8¾"h x 6½"w) (22cms x 14cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1973. 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. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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David and Charles, 1980. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Collins, 1991. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1975. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. more information

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Oxford, U.K: Oxford Illustrators, 1972. 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. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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