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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1847-1902
Written by George Frederick Bird. Illustrated by George Frederick Bird.
Stock no. 1829550
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A history of the various types of locomotives which have been constructed for the Great Northern Railway at the time of publication. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates, 112 illustrations in the text. xi and 203 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Small ink smudge to vertical edge of rear board. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to both front endpapers. Front joint partly pulled. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Puzzle written in ink to verso of rear endpaper. Else contents clean.

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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, 1903-1923
Written by J.N. Maskelyne.
Stock no. 1829498
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Grey pictorial cardwraps. Four colour plates, 6 b/w photos and 56 line drawings. 155 pages. Spine browned and worn. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Hinges pulled wide but binding is still tight.

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HIGHLAND ENGINES AND THEIR WORK
Written by C. Hamilton Ellis.
Stock no. 1829187
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition.

A short history of the locomotive practice and performance on the old Highland Railway from the time of its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century down to its final absorbtion by the London, Midland and Scottish Company under the Railways Act of 1921. Pale green cloth baords, gilt titles. B/w photos. 117 pages. Covers clean and bright, a little wear to corners & top & tail of spine. Page browning throughout and a few foxspots present. Some pencil annotation.

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