Books added to Secondhand Railway Books - Bufferbooks web site                                                  

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All books are hardback unless otherwise stated, paperback (pb), booklet or leaflet. 

 

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Ballantyne, Hugh. Eastern Steam in Colour. Lovely photographs covering Yorkshire, the ECML, Nottinghamshire, Tyneside, and East Anglia and Scotland amongst other locations.  Jane's, 1986, pp96, landscape format glazed boards, isbn 0 7106 0362 2. VG   £4.95  

Beer, Brian.  Diesels in the Capital. A high quality album charting the enormous diversity of traffic and diesel classes around the capital in the late 1980's.  An excellent volume with many classes represented.  Haynes/Oxford Publishing Co., 1990, pp112, large format, isbn 0 86093 418 7.  F, VG    £7.95  

Bennett, Alan. Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.   A detailed work looking at the origin and development of these lines, complete with maps and many archive photographs. (pb) Runpast Publishing, 1994, pp80, large format, isbn 1 8708754 31 X.  VG     £5.25  

 

Blenkinsop, R.J.  Big Four Cameraman.  All regions are covered in these brilliant b/w photographs.  This is an omnibus edition of four of Dick Blenkinsop's most popular OPC volumes.  Oxford Publishing Co., 1985, 378 b/w plates, large format, isbn 0 86093 363 6.  VG, VG    £6.95     

 

Boocock, Colin. BR Steam in Colour 1948-1968.   Delightful steam photographs on the branches and main lines in the latter years. Ian Allan, 1986, pp112, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 7110 1671 2.    VG  (large inscription) £5.25  

 

 

British Railways Past and Present. No. 8 - Devon. Mitchell, David. With over 230 photographs, featuring over 80 locations including, Exeter, Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Okehampton and many more. (pb) Past & Present Publishing, 2001, pp128, isbn 1 85895 058 9.   VG   £5.95  

 

British Railways Past and Present. No. 9 – South East Scotland. Sanders, Keith & Hodgins, Douglas. Over 240 photographs, featuring over 70 locations including Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunfermline, Hawick and many more.   (pb) Past & Present Publishing, 2001, pp128, isbn 1 85895 057 0.   VG   £5.95  

 

British Railways Past and Present. No. 12 – East Anglia. Norfolk, Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire. Adderson, Richard & Saunders, Des. Over 180 photographs, featuring over 70 locations including Norwich, Ipswich, March, Ely and many more. (pb) Past & Present Publishing, 2001, pp128, isbn 1 85895 056 2. F   £5.95  

 

British Railways Past and Present. No. 13 – North West. West and South West London. Morrison, Brian. Over 260 photographs, featuring over 80 locations on routes radiating from St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria and Waterloo. (pb) Past & Present Publishing, 2002, pp144, isbn 1 85895 113 5. VG £5.95  

 

British Railways Past and Present. No. 19 – South West Scotland. Sanders, Keith & Hodgins, Douglas. Over 250 b/w and colour photographs, featuring over 90 locations including South Glasgow, Ayr, Stranraer, Dumfries, Beattock and many more. (pb) Past & Present Publishing, 1995, pp144, isbn 1 85895 074 0. VG   £5.95  

 

British Railways Past and Present. No. 26 – South Wales Part 1: Gwent and routes to Dowlais and Merthyr. Gatehouse, Don & Dowling, Geoff. Over 260 photographs, featuring over 90 locations including Chepstow, Newport, Abergavvenny, Pontypool and many more. (pb) Past & Present Publishing, 2002, pp160, isbn 1 85895 082 1. F £6.95   

 

British Railways Past and Present. London. Morrison, Brian & Brunt, Ken. Over 450 photographs, featuring many locations including West Country Line, Poplar Docks Line, The London Tilbury & Southend and Old Oak Common. Past & Present Publishing, 1993, pp264, isbn 1 85895 005 8.   F, VG £8.95  

 

British Railways Past and Present Special. The Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. Gray, Peter W. A nostalgic trip down the line from Newton Abbot to Kingswear and Dartmouth. Over 150 photographs. (pb) Past & Present Publishing, 1994, pp96, isbn 1 85895 047 3. VG   £4.95  

 

Bruce, J. Graeme. A Hundred Years of Development of Electric Traction. The John Prigmore Memorial Lecture 1985. An excellent, very seldom seen work which considers the origin and development of traction, with archive photographs and diagrams. (glossy card cover) The Electric Railway Society, 1985, pp36, isbn 0 85534 023 1.   VG   £4.50  

 

Burton, Anthony. The Rainhill Story. The Great Locomotive Trial. This detailed study tells the story of the original event and also covers the building of the working replicas of Rocket, Novelty and Sans Pareil. BBC, 1980, pp164, isbn 0 563 17736 5. VG, VG   (inscription)    £3.95    

 

Cowan, C.A. The Holcombe Brook Branch. A Branch Line Society Publication. A scarce work on this much loved and lamented line. (card cover) Branch Line Society, 1965, pp13 + 10 pages of photos.   VG   £5.75   

 

Cox, E.S. Chronicles of Steam. A splendid recollection of a career which started with the L&Y at Horwich during WW1 and concluded in the BR era. This work looks largely at the period of 1917-1947, from the perspective of loco design and performance. Ian Allan, 1967, pp182. VG, blue cloth cover (stamp with previous owners name on title page)    £8.95  

 

Crompton Parkinson Ltd/Sulzer Bros. Operating Manual. British Railways Type 4 Diesel-Electric locomotive D 11 – 137. Crompton Parkinson/Sulzer Power Equipment. Publication T1469 Edition. The detailed manufacturers manual. (glossy card cover) Crompton Parkinson/Sulzer Bros., December 1961, pp72. VG    £3.95   

 

Ellaway, K.J. The Great British Railway Station Euston. A splendid and highly detailed study with a vast array of archive photographs of the station, its environs and the many services, both steam, express, suburban and diesel. Irwell Press, 1994, pp92, large format, isbn 1 871608 28 7. F, VG (slight sunning to spine)    £9.95  

 

Ellis, Norman. South Yorkshire Railway Stations on old picture postcards. Yesterday’s Yorkshire Series No. 1. A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes in the early 1900s, with informative captions. (glossy card cover) Reflections of a Bygone Age, Keyworth, Nottingham, 1994, pp36, 51 photos, isbn 0 946245 88 6.   VG    £2.00    

 

English Electric Type 4 Locomotives. Locomotive Operating Instructions and Fault Finding For Drivers. Film strip edition book no. FS/130/1. The highly detailed instruction manual with many photographs and technical diagrams and fault finding instructions, covering all aspects of this locomotive class. (Green soft cloth cover) English Electric Co. Ltd., 3rd edition Jan 1961.   VG   £6.95   

 

Fairclough, Tony & Wills, Alan.  Southern Steam - South and West.  The area covered is that served by the lines out of Waterloo, parts of Surrey/Sussex but primarily Hampshire through to Bournemount, Weymouth and Salisbury. Bradford Barton, 1974, pp96.    VG, VG   (black cloth cover)  £4.95       

 

Fereday Glen, D. More Last days of Steam in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Crisp b/w photographs of the branches and also delightful shots of the Isle of Wight lines and those serving the Longmoor Military Railway.   Alan Sutton, 1993, pp152, glazed boards, isbn 0 7509 0224 8. VG   £3.95  

 

Fox, Peter. Departmental Coaching Stock. The complete guide to all current British Railways Departmental Coaching Stock Vehicles. This unmarked work gives details of the stock which at the time contained many pre nationalization (GWR, SR, LMSR, LNER) originated stock. (glossy card cover) Platform 5, 1984, pp64, isbn 0 906579 37 6.   VG (small stamp on title page with previous owners name)   £4.50   

 

Garrett, Stephen. The Kent & East Sussex Railway. Locomotion Papers 56. A very detailed work with many archive photographs, station and line diagrams and a comprehensive text. (pb) Oakwood Press, 3rd revised edition 1999, pp112, isbn 0 85361 516 0.   VG   £5.95  

 

Gough, Terry. Southern Railway Reflections. The West Country. Railway Heritage from The Nostalgia Collection. A beautiful study of the LSWR lines with major reference to the Withered Arm locations of North Cornwall and Devon. (pb) Silver Link Publishing, 1999, pp96, 145 plates, large format, isbn 1 85794 135 7.   VG   £6.95   

 

Gough, Terry. The Southern in Kent and Sussex. A wide variety of main line and branch photographs from the 1950s and early 1960s, with very detailed captions and many pre grouping locos and stock. Oxford Publishing Co., 1984, 144 b/w plates, large format, isbn 0 86093 273 7. VG, VG price clipped   £7.95  

 

Gough, Terry. The Southern in Surrey & Berkshire. Beautiful phgotographs looking at the former LSWR lines serving Woking and the surrounding areas. Haynes/Oxford Publishing Co., 1988, pp96, large format, isbn 0 86093 426 8. VG, VG £6.95  

 

Gough, Terry. The Southern West of Salisbury. This covers the section of the LSWR from west of Salisbury, through Devon, including Plymouth, to Padstow, along with the numerous branches. Oxford Publishing Co., 1984, 143 plates, large format, isbn 0 86093 341 5. VG, VG   (some sunning to spine)    £7.95   

 

Handley, B.M. & Dingwall, R. The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch. Locomotion Papers 209. A detailed work with many archive photographs, line diagrams, station diagrams and tables. (pb) Oakwood Press, 1998, pp160, isbn 0 85361 530 6. VG  (5cmx5cm corner missing from title page corner)   £3.95  

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming From ‘A-Z’. Contains fantastic A-Z images including adverse weather, menial duties, pressed into service and wooden tenders, along with other novel activities. Defiant Publications, 1998, pp94, 170 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 64 4.   VG   £6.50  

 

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming in the South West. The 4 chapters cover Bristol-Penzance, Salisbury-Padstow, Bath- Bournemouth and a last rites image at Evercreech Junction. Defiant Publications, 1998, pp94, 174 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 62 8.   VG   £6.75  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the East Coast Main Line. Streamlined locos and V2s along with many other classes are shown hard at work on passenger and freight services. Defiant Publications, 1986, pp96, 180 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 094857 07 5. VG £6.50 

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the London Midland Region. Volume One.   Numerous locations between Euston and Glasgow Central are covered. Defiant Publications, 1985, pp96, 181 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 05 9. VG   £5.95 

 

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Southern Region. Volume One.   Split into Waterloo/Southampton/Weymouth; Victoria/Ashord/Dover and Guldford/Brighton and the Isle of Wight. Defiant Publications, 1986, pp96, 184 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 09 1. VG   £6.75  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Southern Region. Volume Two. Excellent crisp photographs from across the SR from Cornwall to the capital. Defiant Publications, 1988, pp96, 178 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 21 0.   VG    £6.75  

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Southern Region. Volume Three.   Many facets of the Southern are covered, with significant emphasis on the branches, sheds and suburban lines. Defiant Publications, 1996, pp94, 174 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 54 7. VG   £6.75  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Western Region. Volume One.   Covers Paddington-Penzance, Paddington-Shrewsbury and Patchway-Fishguard. Defiant Publications, 1985, pp96, 185 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 03 2. VG   £6.00  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Western Region. Volume Two.   Fantastic photographs from Cornwall into the West Midlands and Wales with a number of obscure MPD shots. Defiant Publications, 1987, pp96, 178 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 11 03. VG   £6.00 

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Western Region. Volume Three.   Considerable emphasis on the branches and byways of Wales and parts of the West Country. Defiant Publications, 1989, pp96, 176 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 25 3. VG   £6.00  

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Western Region. Volume Four.   Lovely photographs from the Cornish Branches through to the byways of Mid and South Wales. Defiant Publications, 1994, pp94, 174 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 46 6. VG   £6.00 

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the Western Region. Volume Five.   Excellent photographs with a particular emphasis on the branches and light passenger and freight services. Defiant Publications, 1997, pp94, 174 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 59 8. VG   £6.00 

 

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through Peterborough. Lovely photographs of freight and passenger workings in a now disappeared environment. Defiant Publications, 1989, pp96, 162 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 094857 26 1. VG £5.95  

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through Wales and the Welsh Border. Volume One. Highly atmospheric photographs include a significant number of Cambrian and North Wales photographs. Defiant Publications, 1996, pp94, 172 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 094857 56 3. VG £7.95  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 2.   The rather rare second volume. (pb)   Defiant Publications, 1984, pp96, 178 plates, large format, isbn 0 946857 01 6. VG   £7.95  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 3.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1985, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 02 4. VG   £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 4.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1985, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 04 0. VG   £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 5.   A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs.  Defiant Publications, 1986, pp96, 177 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 06 7.    VG   £6.50 

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 6.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1986, pp96,179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 08 3. VG   £6.50

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 7.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1987, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 10 5. VG   £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 8.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1987, pp96, 178 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 14 8. VG (sunning to spine edge)   £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 9.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs.   Defiant Publications, 1988, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 18 0. VG   £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 10.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1988, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 20 2. VG   (sunning to spine edge)   £6.50 

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 11.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1989, pp96, 177 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 24 5. VG   (sunning to spine edge) £6.50   

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 12.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1990, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 27 X. VG   (sunning to spine edge) £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter & Richards, Colin (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 13.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1991, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 33 4. VG   (sunning to spine edge)   £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 14.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1993, pp94, 175 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 40 7. VG   (sunning to spine edge) £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 15.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1995, pp94, 175 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 52 0. VG   (sunning to spine edge)   £6.50  

 

Hands, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through the Sixties. Volume 16.    A wide range of photographs across the branches, main lines and MPDs. Defiant Publications, 1997, pp94, 175 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 0 946857 61 X. VG   (sunning to spine edge) £6.50  

 

Hardy, Brian. London Underground Rolling Stock. A very detailed study of the underground stock, includes those saved for preservation, withdrawn stock in engineers use, depots, car layouts and unit formations. (pb) Capital Transport, 15th edition 2002, pp112, isbn 1854114 263 1.   VG (sticker with previous owners name on inside cover)    £3.95  

 

Hardy, Brian. Paris Metro Handbook. A detailed study of the Metro and its stock. (pb) Capital Transport Publishing, 1988, pp104, isbn 185414 104 X.   VG   £3.75   

 

Hardy, Brian. Underground Train File. Surface Stock 1933 – 1959. A very detailed technical and photographic study. (pb) Capital Transport, 2002, pp120, isbn 185414 247 X. VG   (slight peeling on back cover)   £3.95  

 

Hardy, Brian. Underground Train File. Tube Stock 1933 – 1959. A very comprehensive photographic and technical study of the early to mid 20th century stock. (pb) Capital Transport, 2001, pp96, isbn 185414 235 6. VG (sticker with previous owners name on inside cover)    £3.95  

 

Hardy, Brian & Connor, Piers. Underground Number 10 – The 1935 Experimental Tube Stock. A seldom seen work which includes details on the very novel high speed tube stock of 1935. Many archive photographs, diagrams and tables. (glossy card cover) The London Underground Railway Society, 1982, pp32.   VG    (small stamp on front cover with previous owners name)    £3.00  

 

Haresnape, Brian.  British Rail Fleet Survey 1: Early Prototype and Pilot Scheme Diesel-Electrics.  Copiously illustrated with super photographs, technical details and line drawings and close ups of each of the 15 classes considered.  (card cover)  Ian Allan, 1984, pp80, large format, ISBN 0 7110 1121 4.  VG   £8.00     

 

Haresnape, Brian. British Rail Fleet Survey 2: Western Region Diesel-Hydraulics. This excellent work covers all of the hydraulic classes and is copiously illustrated along with technical data and profile diagrams of the locomotives.  (card cover) Ian Allan, 1983, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1122 2.    VG  (some wear to cover) £6.50  

 

Haresnape, Brian.  British Rail Fleet Survey 3:  Production Diesel-Electrics Types 4&5.  Revised by S R Batty. Copiously illustrated with super photographs, technical details and line drawings and close ups of each of the 9 classes considered. (card cover)  Ian Allan, 3rd edition 1989, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1859 6.  VG   £6.75 

 

Haresnape, Brian.  British Rail Fleet Survey 4:  Production Diesel-Electric Types 1-3.  Revised by S R Batty. Copiously illustrated with super photographs, technical details and line drawings and close ups of each of the 11 classes considered. (card cover)  Ian Allan, 2nd edition 1989, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1860 X.   VG   £6.75         

Haresnape, Brian.  British Rail Fleet Survey 5: High speed Trains. Excellent photographs, technical details and line drawings and close ups of HSTs, Blue Pullmans and the ill fated APT. (card cover) Ian Allan, 1983, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1297 0.   VG    £12.95   

Haresnape, Brian. British Rail Fleet Survey 6: Electric Locomotives.  Comprehensive survey incorporating DC traction (classes 76 and 77), the AC prototypes (classes 81/82/83/84/85) production designs (86/87) and the electro diesels (class 73/74). (card cover) Ian Allan, 1983, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1332 2.   VG     £12.95  

 

Haresnape, Brian.  British Rail Fleet Survey 7: Diesel Shunters. One of the rare fleet surveys, with many photographs, line drawings and technical details, including also works shunters. (card cover) Ian Allan, 1984, pp80, isbn 0 7110 1449 3.   VG   £15.95   

 

Haresnape, Brian. British Rail Fleet Survey 8: Diesel Multiple Units. The First Generation.  A comprehensive survey with 31 sections on first generation DMUs along with photographs and diagrams. A scarce title. (card cover) Ian Allan, 1985, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1495 7. VG     £15.95  

Haresnape, Brian.  British Rail Fleet Survey 9: Diesel Multiple Units. The Second Generation and DEMUs. A very thorough study with line drawings, technical details and numerous photographs. (card cover) 1986, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1604 6.   VG    £9.50  

Haresnape, Brian & Swain, Alec.  British Rail Fleet Survey 10: Third Rail dc Electric Multiple Units. A comprehensive photographic and technical survey with many line drawings and numerous close ups. (pb) Ian Allan, 1989, pp96, large format, isbn 0 7110 1760 3.   VG    £8.00  

Swain, Alec. British Rail Fleet Survey 11: Overhead Line Electric Multiple Units.   A very comprehensive photographic and technical study with numerous line drawings and photographs. (pb)   Ian Allan, 1990, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1902 9.   VG    £8.00  

 

All 11 sold as a set for £108

 

Haresnape, Brian.  British Rail Fleet Survey 3:  Production Diesel-Electrics Types 4&5.  Copiously illustrated with super photographs, technical details and line drawings and close ups of each of the 7 classes considered. (card cover)  Ian Allan, 2nd edition 1984, pp80, large format, isbn 0 7110 1450 7.  VG (some wear to edges/corner crease)   £4.95  

 

Harris, Michael. Great Western Coaches from 1890. The highly detailed 4th revised edition of this iconic study. Many archive photographs, diagrams, and tables. David St John Thomas, 1993, pp160, 154 photographs, 25 line drawings, large format, isbn 0 946537 82 8.   F, VG    £16.95  

 

Hay, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming on the South Coast. The chapters cover Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall and are a mix of SR and WR photographs. Defiant Publications, 1991, pp96, 179 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 094857 29 6. VG £6.50  

 

Hay, Peter (compiled by). British Railways Steaming Through Scotland. Volume One.   Covers the GSWR, CR, HR, NBR, and GNSR lines. Defiant Publications, 1991, pp94, 178 plates, large format glazed boards, isbn 094857 35 0. VG £6.50  

 

Haysome, David & Parker, Julien. The Last Days of Steam in Dorset and Bournemouth. Excellent b/w photographs include many now lost branches, including Bridport, S&D lines and the Swanage in late BR days. Alan Sutton, 1994, pp144, isbn 0 7509 0108 2. VG, VG    £3.95  

Hobson, A.W. BR Diesels and Electrics around Britain. Beautifully composed photographs of first generation traction, including Westerns, Deltics, Class 47s, class 76 Woodhead electrics, first generation DMUs and many more. Bradford Barton, 1976, pp96, isbn 0 85153 303 5.   VG, VG  price clipped   £6.95   

Hoole, K (prepared by). North Eastern Railway Locomotive Stock as at 31.12.20. Contains Building Dates, Withdrawal Dates & Shed Allocations. One of the lesser known works from the NER expert. (card cover) Nidd Valley Narrow Gauge Railways Ltd., 1st edition circa 1968, pp36.   VG   £8.95  

 

Hudson, Bill.   Through Limestone Hills.  The Peak Line - Ambergate to Chinley.  The respected study of the route which considers each station and looks at its history, development, passenger and freight services.  Haynes/Oxford Publishing Co., 1989, pp224, 336 plates, 109 figs., large format, isbn 0 86093 217 6. VG, G    (rear top of dust jacket has strip of discoloured sellotape 1 ½ inches deep) £14.00   

 

Jennings, Paul. Just a Few Lines. Guinness Trains of Thought. With photographs by Graham Finlayson and maps by Denzil Reeves. A delightful photographic retrospective look at 4 lines, Whitby-Scarborough, Colne Valley (East Anglia), Oxford-Fairford and Neath Brecon. Exceptionally artistic images, many railway orientated in the style of Gifford. Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1969, unpaginated, large format, isbn 0 900424 50 8. VG, VG   (large inscription)    £5.95  

 

Jones, Richard.  West Somerset Railway A View From the Past.  An excellent volume which considers the line from its Broad Gauge origins through to the 1970s.  Ian Allan, 1998, pp96, glazed boards.  VG    £6.50  

 

Kidner, R.W. The Cambrian Railways. The Oakwood Library of Railway History 55.  This covers the main lines, branches, locomotives, rolling stock, signalling and accidents and brings the story up to the Cambrian lines of 1977. (card cover) Oakwood Press, 1977, pp53.  VG      £5.95  


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