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SOUTHERN RAILWAY: STANDARD REGULATIONS FOR TRAIN SIGNALLING ON DOUBLE AND SINGLE LINES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831474
Published by The Southern Railway.
1952.
Very good condition.
Including description of signalling instruments, etc. To operate on and from 2nd February 1930 (reprinted January 1945). Red limp cardwraps. 112 pages. Reprint of the 1945 edition. Includes supplement of alterations and additions to standard regulations stapled to contents page. Covers clean, as are the contents.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- RAILWAY SIGNALLING
- SOUTHERN REGION RAILWAY
SOUTHERN RAILWAY: CENTRAL-EASTERN APPENDIX TO THE WORKING TIME TABLES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831473
Published by The Southern Railway.
1934.
Very good condition.
For the information of the company's employees, 26th March 1934 until further notice. Blue cloth covered limp cardwraps. 170 pages plus index. A few marks and stains to the cover edges. One or two fingermarks to contents else clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- SOUTHERN REGION RAILWAY
- TIMETABLE
THE BARRY LOCOMOTIVE PHENOMENON
Written by Francis Blake; Peter Nicholson.
Stock no. 1831027
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive and entertaining account of how almost three hundred ex-BR (and almost wholly steam) locomotives ended their working lives at this South Wales seaside town facing the cutter's torch but how over two hundred of them escaped what seemed an inevitable fate. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0860934101. A few minor marks to rear board. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 500 RAILWAY JOURNEYS
Written by Sarah Baxter.
Stock no. 1831011
Published by Aurum Press.
2019.
Very good condition.
Around mountains, along valleys, over hills and into cities, revealing the world's history along the way. Via a range of train routes - from cross-continent epics to short-but-sweet rides - it explores how the natural world has evolved and maps the progress of ancient civilisations, travelling through the centuries to follow the tracks of great explorers and historical figures. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781316788. Second printing. Boards lightly browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TRAVEL
- RAILWAYS
GEORGE STEPHENSON A BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE FATHER OF RAILWAYS
Written by Hunter Davies.
Stock no. 1330888
Published by Purnell Book Services Limited.
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Book club edition. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 337 pages. B/w photos. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and first few and last few pages. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased.
POSTER TO POSTER RAILWAY JOURNEYS IN ART VOLUME 3: THE MIDLANDS AND WALES
Written by Richard Furness.
Stock no. 1830901
Published by Jdf & Associates Ltd.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A mixture of documentary reference, geographic study, historical view and artists review using the central theme of posters. View the wonderful poster images issued bye the Pre-grouping companies, through the era of the 'Big Four', then the British Railway period and into the age of Intercity and Contemporary posters. Large oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour railway poster art throughout. xii and 208 pages. ISBN: 9780956209245. Minor knock to top of spine nad lower board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pixtorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, rear panel depicts Tintern Abbey.
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITISH RAILWAYS WORKSHOPS
Written by Edgar J. Larkin.
Stock no. 1830850
Published by Oxford Publishing Co.
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Building and Maintenance from 1825 to the Present Day. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and track plans. 184 pages. ISBN: 0860935035. Reprint. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly shelf-scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- ROLLING STOCK
BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS FROM THE AIR
Written by John Glover.
Illustrated by Ian Hay.
Stock no. 1830838
Published by Myriad Books Limited.
1st
2011.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Britain's railway system is captured in a series of spectacular images by leading aerial photographer Ian Hay. An incisive text by railway expert John Glover helps to explain the historic background to the photographs and provides technical insights into the way that the British railway system has developed since its origins in the early part of the 19th century. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 9781847463821. Rear board has some relatively minor surface paper marks which originate from the verso of the dustwrapper. Else, a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly creased to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- PHOTOGRAPHY
ELECTRICITY IN TRANSPORT: OVER SIXTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE 1883-1950
Written by H.H. Andrews.
Stock no. 1830821
Published by The English Electric Company Limited.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
This book gives the story of the achievements of the English Electric Group in the application of electricity to transport. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. 183 pages. Titles are fadedbut boards are clean. Light browning to text block and endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners with closed tears and is a little grubby; foxing to verso. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- ELECTRICITY
- TRAMS
- TROLLEYBUS
THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Keith Turner.
Stock no. 1830396
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive history of the SMR from its origins up to the present day (1970s) with additional relevant material to provide a complete background for understanding why the railway was built in the first place. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Black and white photographs and diagrams. 165 pages including index. ISBN: 0715358758. Boards clean. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a small mark to lower edge of front panel.
THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY
Written by Cecil J. Allen.
Stock no. 1330242
Published by Ian Allan Ltd..
3rd
1961.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Third Edition, enlarged. Blue cloth. gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Front endpapers partially browned. Folding map at rear is present and in excellent condition. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/chipped with some slight loss and old tape repairs on verso.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- EASTERN REGION RAILWAY
LOCOMOTIVE LIVERIES OF THE LMS
Written by D. Jenkinson; R.J. Essery.
Stock no. 1830173
Published by Roundhouse Books; Ian Allan.
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Fold-out colour plate. B/w photos. xiv and 234 pages. Light rubbing to base of spine. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn, a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- LMS (RAILWAYS)