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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...

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....

Railway posters have huge appeal for the modern audience, but just what explains this continuing interest? Enduring images of iconic locomotives, bathing beauties and characters such as Sunny South Sam...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly illustrated four-volume series on graphic art and design history, "Poster to Poster: Railway Journeys in Art" by Richard...

In the popular mind, the history of the railway begins in 1830 with the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. In fact, by that time the concept of the...

The rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail, from \"the greatest expert on British trains\" Christian Wolmar You think you know British Rail. Stale sandwiches, inefficiency, and violent yellow...

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...

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...

Written by best-selling author Julian Holland, this is the story of British Railways. From its birth in 1948 to its demise in 1994, it was both loved and loathed by...

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...

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...

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...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew hobbies capture the romance of the steam age with the same tactile intimacy as model railways, and The World...

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:...

Author: Christopher Beanland Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 A glorious celebration of modern railway architecture in the 20th century and beyond, travelling all over the world. Many railway books...

Author: P.B. WhitehouseBinding: HardbackPublisher: Country Life, 1975Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerRailway Relics And Regalia presents a comprehensive look into the fascinating world of historical...

Author: John H. WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles...

Author: Colin Garratt And Max Wade-MatthewsBinding: HardbackPublished: HERMES HOUSE, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Ultimate Encyclopedia Of Steam & Rail presents a comprehensive visual and historical account of the...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew machines have captured the imagination quite like the steam locomotive — a thundering, smoke-wreathed symbol of industrial power that reshaped continents and...

Author: Brian HollingsworthBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rip to DJ with some chips and foxing around...

Author: North British RailwayBinding: PaperbackPublished: North British Railway, 1900Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis vintage travel guide, The Beauties Of...

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...

Two things to flag before this one goes live: Great Britain — Michelin Green Guide has no author listed, worth checking the copy. More importantly, this box has the same...

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: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsPatsy Adam-Smith’s When We Rode The Rails chronicles the vibrant history of Australia’s railway system through the eyes of those...

Author: Gary McDonaldBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cloth cover has light foxing and wear to top of spine, dust jacket has previous owner...

PUBLISHED TO ACCOMPANY THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXHIBITION AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR STUDY ON VERMEER'S LIFE AND WORK FOR MANY YEARS. ---------- 'Proust was once so excited...

Author: Gary HustwitFormat: Paperback, 127mm x 229mm, 300g, 140 pagesPublished: Plexi Productions, United States, 2022The New York Subway Map Debate documents a pivotal event in design history: the 1978 debate...

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...

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'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' - Michael Palin In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with...

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....

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...

'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' - Michael Palin In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew nations were shaped as profoundly by iron and steam as Australia, and Patsy Adam Smith's Romance of Australian Railways...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFor over a century, steam locomotives were the beating heart of...

'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: Patsy Adam-Smith With Photography By Lindsay RoddaBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA captivating non-fiction account chronicles a remarkable journey across the Australian continent aboard...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the thunderous arrival of the first steam locomotive on Australian soil to the sprawling transcontinental networks that stitched a vast continent together, Australia's...

In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam railway locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects. However, a large number of those represented direct links with...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodStretching across one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes, the story of Australia's legendary desert railway is one of extraordinary human ambition, engineering ingenuity,...