Books - "railways"
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The Ballymena Lines: A History of the Narrow-Gauge Railways of North East Ireland - Part Two
Octavo, dark brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 200pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (bruising & creasing to upper edges, foxing & tanning to interior, soiling to flap edges)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968
KEYWORDS: Edward M Patterson railways trains steam engines locomotives Ireland Irish narrow gauge railway history Ballymena Glenariff Parkmore Retreat Larne Harbour
The Railway Mania and its Aftermath 1845 - 1852
Introduction to revised edition by C. R. Clinker
Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxii + 526pp, VG+ (stain to front board upper left corner, owner's name in pencil to fep) in VG+ d/w (foxing to spine, fading to edges)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968
KEYWORDS: Henry Grote Lewin railways trains railway history government transport policy traffic services speeds fares accidents telegraphs
The Archaeology of Railways
Square imperial octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 304pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, very slight spotting to boards) in VG+ d/w (bruising/creasing to lower spine/lower front board fold)
PUBLISHER: World's Work Ltd 1981
KEYWORDS: PJG Ranson railways transport trains steam engines locomotives branch lines stopping trains rolling stock signalling stations engineering works horsedrawn waggonways tramroads history bridges viaducts tunnels stations architecture
The Victorian Railway and How it Evolved
Super octavo, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, iv + 276pp, illus, VG+ (dings to rear board upper edge, light tanning to page edges) in VG+ d/w (price clipped, slight soiling)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann Ltd 1999
KEYWORDS: PJG Ransom Victorian railways transport trains steam engines locomotives 1830-1860s Brunel David Joy General Pasley government policy telegraph
The Northern Counties Railway: Volume 1 1845-1903; Volume 2 1903-1972
Two-volume set, octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, vol 1 - frontispiece, 294pp, illus, vol 2 - 248pp, illus, both vols VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, slight foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1973 & 1974
KEYWORDS: JRL Currie Ireland Irish Northern Counties railways trains transport steam engines locomotives history Midland Railway Edward John Cotton Bowman Malcolm
The Rail Road Book of England 1851: All Routes from London
With a Brief Sketch of the Lines of Scotland & Wales
Super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece + folding map + 318pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1973 (reprint of original 1851)
KEYWORDS: E Churton trains railways transport travel tourism history cities towns mileage
The Railway Empire
Super octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, viii + 264pp, fine, in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1994
KEYWORDS: Anthony Burton history railways trains steam engines locomotives transport engineering economic imperialism Brunel Robert Stephenson Canada Britain France Joseph Locke jungles George Pauling Africa
The Railway Navvies: A History of the Men who made the Railways
Octavo, navy cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, tanning to eps) in nr fine d/w (price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1965
KEYWORDS: Terry Coleman railways trains transport steam engines locomotives construction navvies history
Rides on Railways
Introduction by Barrie Trinder
Octavo, blue faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, x + 254pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep, slight spotting to feps) in VG+ d/w (foxing to interior, esp upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Phillimore & Co 1973
KEYWORDS: Samual Sidney railways trains steam engines locomotives transport history North Western Railway social history
Modern Rail Album
Square super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 96pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, slight tanning to feps) in VG+ d/w (Foxing to interior)
PUBLISHER: D. Bradford Barton Ltd 1974
KEYWORDS: A W Hobson Phoenix Railway Photographic Circle photography pictorial history trains railways locomotives history diesel electric rail traction
Railway Archaeology
Super octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 192pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: Patrick Stevens 1981
KEYWORDS: OS Nock railways trains archaeology history tracks stations restoration preservations locomotives steam engines rail network
The World the Railways Made
Super octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, 360pp, illus, fine, in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1990
KEYWORDS: Nicholas Faith railways history capitalism Britain America Siberia Africa South America technology industrial development navvies financiers social history railway revolution
The Railways of Britain: An Historical Introduction
hardcover octavo (VG) d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1961
KEYWORDS: jack simmons railways trains transport history britain specials
Working to Rule; Railway Workshop Rules: a study of industrial discipline
hardcover octavo (VG) d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Adams & Dart 1970
KEYWORDS: kenneth hudson railways trains transport workshop rules industrial discipline history specials
Steam Locomotive Development: An Analytical Guide to the Literature on British Steam Locomotive Development 1923-1962
softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: The Library Association 1969
KEYWORDS: kevin p. jones steam locomotive railways trains transport history specials britain
The Railways and The Nation
hardcover octavo (VG) d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1964
KEYWORDS: a.j. pearson railways trains transport british history great britain specials
A Select Colour Handbook: Modern Locomotives
softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Selecta 1994
KEYWORDS: derek avery modern locomotives trains transport railways specials
The Guysboro Railway 1897-1939
softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Formac Limited 1973
KEYWORDS: bruce macdonald guysboro railway nova scotia canada history railways trains transport specials
The Kyle Line: An Illustrated History and Guide
hardback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Famedram Publishers 1971
KEYWORDS: tom weir railways trains transport history the kyle line specials
The Rannoch Line
edited selections from Mountain, Moor and Loch, first published in 1894
paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Famedram Publishers
KEYWORDS: history railways trains transport the rannoch line scotland scottish history specials