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$20.00
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Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain


GINN, PETER & GOODMAN, RUTH

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: William Collins 2016

KEYWORDS: Great Britain British rail railways trains transport history bbc tie-in industry industrialisation trade business

$50.00
1f56a/2

Master Transport Plan for Metropolitan Auckland; Report & Survey


THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE AUCKLAND REGIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY

Oblong octavo illus light card covers, 171pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to spine/covers, moderate scuffing/chipping to extrems, 5-10mm closed tears to front cover at top & bottom hinges, light soiling & fading to covers, light-moderate creasing/folding to corners, owner's name in blue ink to title page, small mark in blue ball-point pen to inside front cover, light foxing/discolouration throughout)

PUBLISHER: Auckland Regional Planning Authority 1956

KEYWORDS: master transportation plan for metropolitan auckland north island new zealand urban regional city council planning technical advisory committee authority public roads transit highways motorways traffic congestion railways trains passenger buses trucks freight vehicles funding spending reports surveys studies

$40.00
1h80a/4

A History of Railways and Tramways on Tasmania's West Coast (Fourth Edition)


RAE, LOU

Fourth edition; Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, vii+212pp, illus - black & white photos & maps, VG+ (light scuffing, creasing & v. light soiling to covers & spine, light tanning/discolouration to page edges/extrems)

PUBLISHER: L. G. Rae 1986

KEYWORDS: history railways tramways tasmania west coast lou rae australian steam diesel engines trains locomotives trams trains transport

$55.00
1h80a/15

Mixed Gauges; Travels in the years of steam


SNELL, J.B.

Oblong imperial octavo, dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, colour photo plates & illus, Nr FINE (v. light bruising to corners of boards, v. light tanning to page edges/extrems) in d/w, Nr FINE (v. light rubbing & creasing to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Camden Miniature Steam Services 2007

KEYWORDS: mixed gauges jb snell john steam diesel engine locomotives trains preservation railways transport travel history photography photographers memoirs illustrated

$25.00
xxzbd172114

Tasmanian Railways 1871-1996: 125 Years, A Pictorial History


COOPER, GREG (Compiled by) & GOSS, GRANT (Compiled by)

Quarto softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: C G Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: transport history rail railways Tasmania Tasmanian trains steam locomotives

$75.00
1q20a/44

A West Coast Engineman


TIBBLES, IAN

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 251pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rail railways locomotives history West Coast south island steam transport

$20.00
xxrja193366

The Tramways of Australia


BRIMSON, SAMUEL

Quarto hardcover (VG) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Dreamweaver Books 1983

KEYWORDS: samuel brimson tramways tramcars australian trams public transit transportation pictorial history railways photo illustrated maps

$90.00
1t17a/9

Thomas Brassey: Railway Builder


WALKER, CHARLES

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 183pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light minor foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to edges, light fading & chafing/surface loss to spine, light chafing & soiling/tanning)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1969

KEYWORDS: transport history rail railways trains Thomas Brassey civil engineering

$35.00
xxajd194939

Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London


CLAYTON, ANTONY

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Historical Publications 2000

KEYWORDS: English British cities London history underground tunnels railways

$80.00
1t33/14

Rails to Cromwell: The Otago Central Railway in Stories and Pictures


COWAN, W J

Oblong quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, printed/illus eps, 404pp, illus/photos, Nr FINE

PUBLISHER: The Molyneux Press 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Central Otago rail travel transport history trains railways

$10.00
xxaqk195052

Glenbrook Vintage Railway Guidebook


RUSSELL, ROBIN

Oblong octavo stapled light card wrappers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Glenbrook Vintage Railway 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport rail railways trains Robin Russell guide Glenbrook vintage railway

$135.00
1u11a/29

Railway Houses of New Zealand


SHALDERS, BRUCE

SCARCE; Oblong super octavo, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 142pp, illus photo plates, VG (boards slightly cocked with corresponding light vertical crease along front board, light sun-fading to board edges & spine)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc. 2017

KEYWORDS: scarce rare pictorial photographic illustrated history new zealand railways and locomotives society steam trains rails houses architecture architectural building design

$35.00
xxbfaa195567

Underground Railways; Their Construction & Working


SOMMERFIELD, VERNON

Sm. octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1934

KEYWORDS: london underground railways railroads subways trains transport civil engineering construction operations england english britain british

$25.00
xxsae195781

THe Underground Story


DOUGLAS, HUGH

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Limited 1963

KEYWORDS: great britain british england english london public transit transport subways rail railways trains underground system social cultural history

$37.50
xxsaf195798

George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution


ROLT, L T C

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1962

KEYWORDS: engineering railways George Robert Stephenson history trains

$15.00
xxsau195811

The World the Railways Made


FAITH, NICHOLAS

Super octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pimlico 1994

KEYWORDS: history transport engineering rail railways

$35.00
xxsbt195866

The Victorian Railway


SIMMONS, JACK

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1991

KEYWORDS: transport history rail railways Victorian era trains

$32.50
xxsga196186

The Great Railway, Illustrated


BERTON, PIERRE (Written & Ed) & NEWFELD, FRANK (Designed by)

Square quarto hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: McClelland and Stewart 1972

KEYWORDS: transport history railways trains Canada Canadian

$17.50
xx61pol196200

The Men Who Built Railways: A Reprint of F R Condor's 'Personal Recollections of English Engineers'


SIMMONS, JACK (Ed)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thomas Telford Ltd 1983

KEYWORDS: transport civil engineering railways rail history biographies construction

$22.50
xx79pol197203

British Railways Pictorial: Crewe North


WILKINSON, ALAN

Quarto softcover (VG) top corner of ffep torn out; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: transport history rail railways trains Crewe North British

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