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BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ALLOCATIONS
Written by Hugh Longworth.
Stock no. 1826334
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive companion to Hugh Longworth's British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948-1968, this title provides a class-by-class/locomotive-by-locomotive allocation record of all steam locomotives that were in service on 1 January 1948, or built between that date and 1966. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 528 pages. ISBN: 9780860936428. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Tiny pin-holes to front pastedown (do not pierce the board and not immediately obvious). Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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MONMOUTHSHIRE EASTERN VALLEYS FEATURING NEWPORT DOCKS (WELSH VALLEYS)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith; Dave Edge.
Stock no. 1826222
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. This volume makes an important contribution to local history, as it includes so much of the former heavy industry of the area. ISBN: 1904474713. A few minor grubby marks to boards else a lovely copy.

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MEMOIRS OF THE SIRHOWY BRANCH 1868 - 1960
Written by W.W. Tasker.
Stock no. 1325580
Published by Treowen Press. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Including Staff and Locomotive Records. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0952480301. Spine slightly faded, some very slight creasing to lower corner of front cover. Contents fine.

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OXFORD TO CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY VOLUME ONE: OXFORD TO BLETCHLEY
Written by Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1825665
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and track plans. Folding diagram of scale plans of stations. ISBN: 086093120X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Contents are clean.

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BR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES COMPLETE ALLOCATIONS HISTORY 1948-1968
Written by Hugh Longworth.
Stock no. 1325238
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2014. Almost very good condition.

A masterful and definitive guide to the complete allocation history of every BR steam locomotive that saw service on the network during BR's twenty years of steam. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9780860936619. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine faded. Contents fine.

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GREEN DIESELS IN VIEW
Written by Michael Welch.
Stock no. 1825503
Published by Rails Publishing. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

The green diesel era of lcomotives from 1956 to 1965 when policy changed in favour of corporate rail blue. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781854144393. A lovely copy.

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SIXTIES DIESEL & ELECTRIC DAYS REMEMBERED II
Written by Kevin Derrick.
Stock no. 1825463
Published by Strathwood Ltd. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

160 page colour photographic album depicting the 1960's British railway's diesel and electric era with coverage of many different classes of locomotives from that great period of change on our railways. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Locations include: Stratford, Crewe, Doncaster, Old Oak Common, Kings Cross, Haymarket, Derby, Swindon, Cardiff, Bristol, and many more. Large oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 9781905276561. A lovely copy.

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SIXTIES DIESEL & ELECTRIC DAYS REMEMBERED III
Written by Kevin Derrick.
Stock no. 1825457
Published by Strathwood Ltd. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

160 page colour photographic album depicting the 1960's British railway's diesel and electric era with coverage of many different classes of locomotives from that great period of change on our railways. Locations include: Swindon, Doncaster, Old Oak Common, Derby, Rugby, Birmingham, Colchester Eastleigh, Manchester, Kings Cross and many more. Large oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 9781905276646. A lovely copy.

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STEAM LOCOMOTION (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Cecil Poultney.
Stock no. 1825377
Published by Caxton Publishing Company Limited. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Red leather-look covers with gilt titles to spines. The Construction, Working Principles, and Practical Operation of Steam Locomotives. B/w illustrations and photos. Some fold-out pages. Colour frontis to volume I and colour fold-out diagram to volume II. Boards lightly scuffed, spines lightly faded (minor). Colour fold-out diagram to front of volume II is MISSING. Contents are clean.

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LINES AROUND NEWMARKET TO ELY, CAMBRIDGE AND MILDENHALL
Written by Richardchard Adderson.
Stock no. 1825368
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2021. Fine condition.

Country Railway Routes: Cambridge to Newmarket; Newmarket Warren Hill to Ely; Barnwell Junction to Mildenhall. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781910356548. A lovely copy.

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ITALIAN STATE RAILWAYS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by P.M. Kalla-Bishop.
Stock no. 1825332
Published by Tourrett Publishing. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Together with Low Voltage Direct Current and Three-Phase Motive Power. All the steam and early electric locomotives of a great railway system, in a volume that includes particulars of some 10,000 motive power units. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0905878035. Top & tail of psine and corners lightly rubbed. Bump to middle of front top board edge. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, edge-creased and has a large closed tear (no loss) to top of front panel at spine edge, rear panel is scuffed.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SOUTHERN PULL-PUSH STOCK
Written by Mike King.
Stock no. 1825308
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2006. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780860935964. A few indentations to boards, top of front board is rubbed and cloth slightly frayed. Top corner of boards bumped, leading to lightly creased top corners of contents. Otherwise contents clean. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed.

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