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Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...

The definitive reference book revealing the very oldest examples of steam locomotives all over the world. The steam locomotive is a machine that has inspired imagination, innovation and invention from...

All aboard for a journey through time and across continents! Jam-packed with fascinating facts and bright illustrations, this is the captivating story of how trains have transformed our world. This...

Author: National Railway Museum Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'Great fun. Railway travel without leaving your armchair!' Chris Tarrant A jam-packed puzzle and trivia book about Britain's iconic railways....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of railway history and travel writing, Luxury Trains: From the Orient Express...

Less than 50 years ago, trains were routinely hauled by majestic steam-powered locomotives. These magnificent machines still exercise a powerful hold on our imagination, conjuring up the romance of old-fashioned...

Less than 50 years ago, trains were routinely hauled by majestic steam-powered locomotives. These magnificent machines still exercise a powerful hold on our imagination, conjuring up the romance of oldfashioned...

Author: National Railway Museum Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The new puzzle book from the National Railway Museum in York! Have you got what it takes to travel around...

Post Privatisation Diesels and Electrics is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded author of several books covering trains throughout much of the world. This book looks...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFrom the age of steam to the era of electric locomotion, The Longacre Book of Trains presents a sweeping survey...

'Andrew Martin is a railway wizard' Telegraph 'Leaves you with renewed confidence that trains can still be the most civilised way to travel' Financial Times Throughout the twentieth century, the...

Author: James MackayBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Ward Lock Limited, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRailway Antiques presents a comprehensive guide to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the thunderous birth of the steam locomotive to the sleek express trains of the modern era, Illustrated History of Trains presents...

'This book is both highly educational and a damn good read.' - Sam Burgess, OAM, former chairman Zig Zag Railway 'A fascinating view of railways throughout the world by an...

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New to PMC for this reissue in Modern Classics, with a NEW preface by Paul Theroux The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail...

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'Andrew Martin is a railway wizard' Telegraph 'Leaves you with renewed confidence that trains can still be the most civilised way to travel' Financial Times Throughout the twentieth century, the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the golden age of rail travel with this captivating retrospective, Inside Information:...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJohn R. Day's Trains presents a comprehensive historical account of railway development, detailing the...

It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run discovering the cultural, social and engineering landscape of the United...

A visual history of high-speed trains. Hop aboard this fascinating journey through the early days of railway trains to the modern day superfast Maglevs which can reach speeds of 600km/h....

The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the...

An excursion train comes through a tunnel in the Malvern Hills to be confronted by a blockage on the line ahead. The driver manages to slow the train down so...

Author: Georges SimenonBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life of Marcel Féron, who faces the chaos...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: yellowed with tanning. Markings: Remainder mark. **He was a pirate to his enemies and a hero to his queen...

Author: Andrew Martin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 When was smoking banned on trains? Which actor restored kippers to the menu of the Brighton Belle? What regular lineside event...

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As the world speeds up, as technology takes over, it is worth remembering how we used to live. This three-book series is a nostalgic hymn to an era when life...

A new and updated edition of the classic history of the British railway, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of train travel in 2025. The opening of the pioneering...

Author: E. P. AlexanderBinding: HardbackPublished: BONANZA BOOKS NEW YORK, 1941Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829-1900, chronicles the pivotal era of American...

Author: Gerald PollingerBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Orbis Books, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerModel Trains: Railroads in the Making presents a comprehensive and visually engaging account of model railroading as both...

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The memoirs of 23 locomotive enginemen from Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, complemented by 200 magnificent colour and black & white photographs, most never before published. In the...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew journeys on earth have captured the imagination quite like the Trans-Siberian Railway, and Eric Newby's The Big...

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"Easy-going, discursive and digressive, even those to whom trains are a closed timetable will find this a charming travelogue." - Stuart Maconie Join travel writer and self-confessed "train nut" Tom...