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

 

If you would like to see a photograph of any of the books on this web site please e-mail julie@bufferbooks.com

 

 

Checkout the photographs  page for pictures of some of these recent arrivals.

 

Langston, Keith. British Steam. Castles & Kings. A GWR 175 Special Edition. This book contains all the relevant facts and figures appertaining to Collett's four cylinder 4-6-0 Castle and King classes, with over 130 colour and b/w photos. (pb) Mortons Media Group, 2010, pp130, large format, isbn 1 906167 55 4. VG £3.95

Longworth, Hugh.  British Railway Steam Locomotives 1948 - 1968.  This book provides a complete listing of every steam locomotive owned by BR from its formation in 1948 until the end of steam in 1968.  Full technical details are given for each class along with details of build/renumbering/withdrawal dates.  Additionally there are in excess of 150 b/w photographs.  Oxford Publishing Co., 2005, pp320, large format, isbn 0 86093 593 0.  F, VG    £24.95    

Mackay, Stuart. British Railways First Generation DMUs in Colour. For the Modeller and Historian. This book portrays the great variety of early DMUs and their many liveries since they were first introduced more than 50 years ago. (pb) Ian Allan, 2006, pp96, large format, isbn 0 7110 3156 8. F   £7.95

Main Line Steam - A Guide to the Great Central Railway. Informative guide to the GCR with much more. Section on how a steam locomotive works, diagram with wheel arrangements, b/w photos, maps and Loughborough Central Station layout plan. (glossy card cover) Great Central Railway Company, 1978, pp24, large landscape format. VG £4.95

Marsden, Colin J. Life & Times Series - Class 50. A well illustrated history of this class covering passenger and freight work. Haynes/Oxford Publishing Co., 1991, pp160, large format, isbn 0 86093 420 9.  VG, VG   £8.95   

Marsden, Colin J. & Perkins, Christopher G. Rail Mishaps. A pictorial study of accidents, derailments and collisions. Fascinating study of modern traction mishaps, illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. The Railway Centre.com, 2011, pp128, large format, isbn 09557887 4 1. F, VG (tiny tear to bottom of dust jacket spine) £15.95

Miller, Lee. Loco Fleet List 2010. The Complete List of Diesel and Electric Locomotives to Run on BR and the National Rail Network. This book gives a reference to all the diesel and electric locomotives to run on Britain's railways from the early day's right up to the present. (spiral bound card cover) Milz Publications, 2010, pp74. VG £3.00

Modern Railways Pictorial. Profile: 5 Class 56/58. Profile of these locos with many b/w photos, performance tables and technical data. (paper cover) Ian Allan, May-July 1984, pp38, large format. VG £2

Modern Railway Pictorial. Profile: 8 Hymeks. Profile of these locos with many b/w photos, performance tables and technical data. (paper cover) Ian Allan, Feb-April 1985, pp38, large format. VG £2

Morrison, Brian. Profile of the 47s - Profile Series. A rare profile volume within which the class is seen from Penzance to Inverness and is found at work on all types of train duties, including Inter-City expresses, cross-country services, and even merry-go-round coal trains.   Haynes/Oxford Publishing Co., 1987, 189 b/w plates, large format, isbn 0 86093 240 0. VG, VG    £12.95 

  

Morrison, Gavin.  The Longdrag.  Settle to Carlisle Portfolio.  Stunning photos, diesel and steam, from this beautiful line.  Ian Allan, 1990, pp64, landscape format glazed boards, isbn 0 7110 1893 6.   VG  £5.95   

Mountford, Eric R & Kidner, R.W. The Aberdare Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History 95. A detailed, updated history of this line which played such a vast role in the development of the area. (pb) Oakwood Press, 1996, pp128, isbn 0 85361 474 1. VG    £6.95

National Railway Enthusiasts Association (compiled by). BR Spotters Companion 6^th ed Including Diesel and Electric Locomotive D.M.U, E.M.U and H.S.T. Numbers Names and Depot Allocations. Unmarked Allocations as reported in 1982 and 83 for Scottish Region. (card cover) Oxford Publishing Co., 1983, pp88, isbn 0 86093 178 1. VG unmarked £2.00

Oakley, Michael. BR - EE Class 37 Diesel Electrics. With additional material by Antony Guppy, Robert Tiller and Brian Webb, graphics by Bob Morriss. A must for the class 37 enthusiast which includes many photographs and technical data. (glossy card cover)   Bradford Barton, pp32, isbn 0 85153 362 0. VG    £3.00         

Oakley, Michael. BR Diesel Freight in the Era of Specialisation. Diesels hard at work on traffic flows now largely long gone. (card cover) Bradford Barton, circa 1979, pp46, 0 85153 371 X.    VG      £3.25    

Oakley, Michael. BR Diesel Freight in the Traditional Era. Photographs illustrating some of the many facets of BR diesel freight during the transition era from steam to diesel. Bradford Barton, pp 48, isbn 0 85153 370 1. VG £3.25

Oakley, Michael (compiled and edited by). Named Locomotives of British Rail - Diesel and Electric. This book contains some lovely photographs of Deltics, Warships, Westerns, Woodhead electrics, class 50s, and 86/87s amongst others. (glossy card cover) Bradford Barton, pp56, isbn 0 85153 386 8. VG £3.75  

Pike, S.N. Mile by Mile on Britain's Railways. The LNER, LMS, Southern Railway and Great Western Main Lines. As they were in 1947. A Detailed account of Every Mile of the Journey. Aurum has reissued all 3 cherished Mile by Mile guides in facsimilie in one volume, with an entirely new guide to the GWR, from Paddington all the way to Penzance, and to Bristol, as it was in 1947, in the same cartographic style, so that at last the set is complete. Aurum Press, 2011, isbn 1 84513 612 3. F, VG £7.95

Pirt, Keith. Diesel Colour Portfolio. British Railways Diesels. Wonderful colour photographs with detailed captions of first generation diesel locomotives in green and blue liveries.  Booklaw Publications, 2006, pp96, large landscape format, isbn 1 901945 45 6. F, VG   £14.95

Pirt, Keith. Keith Pirt's Colour Portfolio. Pictorial Tribute. Splendid colour photographs of mainly steam with a view early diesels, covering the whole of the country. Book Law Publications, 2007, pp160, large landscape format, isbn 0 19 0145996. F, F.    £12.95

Pirt, Keith. Steam Colour Portfolio. Great Western Region Volume 1. Lovely crisp images illustrated a cross section of those locomotives still active during the late 1950s and early 60s. With detailed captions. Book Law Publications, 2006, pp80, large landscape format, isbn 1 901945 52 9. F, F £12.95

Rhodes, Michael & Shannon, Paul. Freight Only Volume 1: Northern England. A comprehensive guide to BR freight today. Includes many now lost services, such as Chadderton, Bickershaw, Stanlow tanks, Oakamoor, Silverdale Colliery, Dawdon Colliery, Callerton, Lynemouth, Eastgate, Spondon tanks and many more (pb) Silver Link Publishing, 1987, pp96, isbn 0 947971 11 4. VG £5.95

Roberts, John Easter. Hazards of the Footplate LNWR to BR.  Signed copy A well written work on the many changes across the LNWR lines in Lancashire, along with the experiences of the author as a footplate man. (pb) Published by author, circa 1982, pp142.   VG   £4.50 signed  

Rogers, Colonel H.C.B. Transition from Steam. This thought provoking book details all the arguments for and against the various types of motive power, with extensive inside information from the people who actually made the decisions. Ian Allan, 1980, pp128, 170 photographs, isbn 0 7110 1014 5. VG, VG (small repaired tears to dust jacket) £6.95

Rowland, Don. British Railways Wagons the first half million. Covering mineral, tank, cattle wagons amongst many others, this book records the history of these traditional wagons built by British Railways. Complete with b/w photos, scale diagrams and tables. Leopard, 1998, pp192, isbn 0 7529 0378 0. VG, VG (dust jacket has been stuck down neatly with sellotape to book) £12.95

Rundle, Philip. Laira Fireman. Footplate Recollections of a GWR Fireman. Well illustrated footplate story of life in the 1940s through to the 1960s. Irwell Press, 2009, pp140, large format glazed boards, isbn 1 906919 07 8. F   £14.95

Sectional Maps of Britain's Railways.  As at January 1982. The system is shown as of 1982 with each region in distinctive colours.  Also included are lines closed to traffic.  (glossy card cover)  Ian Allan, 1982, pp45, large format, isbn 0 7110 1257 1.   VG      £4.00

Sharpe, Brian. British Railways Modernisation to Privatisation. Locomotive details on a class by class basis, and selected various regions, with many colour photos set against a background of Britain's varied and spectacular scenery. (pb) Mortons Media, April 2007, pp130, large format, isbn 0 9552868 2 4. VG   £3.50

Sharpe, Brian. Flying Scotsman the legend lives on. Study of the life of this famous locomotive, with many colour photographs. (pb) Mortons Media Group, October 2005, pp122, large format, isbn 0 9550221 1 8.    £3.50

Shed by Shed. Shed by shed guide for the modern rail enthusiast of the time with loco allocation numbers, map and some b/w photos and drawings. (pb) D & L Railway Publications, 2^nd edition 1982, pp120, isbn 0 907974 01 5. VG (some neat underlinings and small inscription) £3.00

Smith, Martin. A Year to Remember 1957. A British Railways Illustrated Special. From the Irwell series, this includes review of each of the regions, classes which became extinct, initial thoughts on the Deltic and many other excellent articles/photographs. (glossy card cover) Irwell Press, 1999, pp76, large format, isbn 1 871608 91 0. VG £7.50

Stanistreet, Allan. Portrait of the West Somerset Railway. 25 Years of Preservation Progress. The aim of this book is to recount, in words and pictures, the history of the 'new' West Somerset railway from its inception in 1971 to its Silver Jubilee in 1996. Ian Allan, 1996, pp96, glazed boards, isbn 0 7110 2487 1. VG £5.50

Stewart, Rick. Standard Steel - locomotive builder and dealer. Special issue of 'The Narrow Gauge' No. 155, telling the story of the involvement of Standard Steel of Croydon in the world of narrow gauge diesel locos, as dealers and agents for Jung, and as builders in their own right. (paper cover) Narrow Gauge Railway Society, 1997, pp23, isbn 0 9507169 7 9. VG (slight fading to spine edge) £5.50

Swinger, Peter. BR Standard Pacifics in Colour. Short history of the class with 3 scale drawings, followed by colour photos with detailed captions. Ian Allan, 1994, pp80, landscape format glazed boards, isbn 0 7110 2264 X. VG (slight damage to front cover)   £5.95

Tatlow, Peter.  A Pictorial Record of LNER Wagons.  Copiously illustrated technical work on often neglected subject.  Oxford Publishing Co., 1976, pp180, large format, isbn 0 902888 92 7.  VG, VG    £13.95    

The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Part Seven. Dean's Larger Tender Engines. This covers all the eight wheeled tender engines with double frames of the type introduced by William Dean plus the two 2-6-0 goods engines Nos 36 and 2601. (card cover) RCTS, 1954, pp53. VG £6.95

Turner, Steve (compiled by).  In Memory of The 40s.  Atmospheric b/w photographs of the 40s on a range of passenger, freight, parcels, summer Saturday, freightliner, engineers, newspaper and weekend drags.  (glossy card cover)  Rail photoprints, 1985, pp64, large format, isbn 0 906883 09 1.  VG   £3.95  

Walker, Colin. Eastern Region Steam Twilight Part Two: North of Grantham. With 1 or 2 minor but relevant exceptions, this scarce second part, draws upon a further selection of largely unpublished lovely photographs taken north of Grantham during the late 1950s and early 60s. Pendyke Publications, 1991, 171 b/w plates, large format, isbn 0 904318 14 1. VG, VG £29.95

Waller, Peter. & Butcher, Alan C. Locomotives from The National Collection. Wide vaiety of colour photos of many of the locomotives held at the NRM, York, when they were still in service on the main line. Ian Allan, 2008, pp80, landscape format glazed boards, isbn 0 7110 3340 5. F   £6.50

Warren, Alan.  Rescued From Barry.  A loco by loco study of the stock which left Barry between 1968 and August 1983 (147 in total).  There is also an analysis of those which remained.   David & Charles, 1983, pp175, isbn 0 7153 8260 8.  VG, VG    £7.50    

Waters, Laurence. British Railways Western Region in Colour. For the Modeller and Historian. Over 150 colour photographs portray the Western Region during the two decades after Nationalisation. (pb) Ian Allan, 2005, pp96, large format, isbn 0 7110 3146 3. F £8.95

Webster, Neil, Greengrass, Robert & Greaves, Simon. British Rail Depot Directory. First edition. A Comprehensive Guide to over 300 BR Depots, Workshops and Stabling Points. Illustrated with b/w photos. (pb) Metro Enterprises Ltd., 1987, pp96, isbn 0 947773 07 X. VG £3.00

Welch, Michael S. Great Western Branch Lines 1 - The South West. Lovely colour photographs of many GWR branches, including Minehead Branch, Bridport, Hemyock Branch and along Weymouth Quay, amongst many others. (pb) Runpast Publishing, 2002, pp72, isbn 1 870754 54 9. F £5.95

Welch, Michael S. London Midland Region Steam Finale. Colour photos with detailed captions of views of LMR steam operations during the last 10 years or so of steam power. Runpast Publishing, 2000, unpaginated, landscape format glazed boards, isbn 1 870754 49 2. F   £5.95

Welch, Michel S. Settle & Carlisle Steam Finale. Signed Colour photographs with detailed text of the final years of 'real' working steam on the S&C. Runpast Publishing, 1999, unpaginated, landscape format glazed boards, isbn 1 870754 48 4. F   £6.95  signed 

A selection of videos and dvd, all of which have been played through and checked. If you require any further information about the content please ask.

DVD

Network Power. Diesel & Electric Power on the Main Line. TVP, 2006, 60 mins.   £4.00

Videos

 

A Taste of Traction. The Tapes of the Year! Locomaster Profiles, 2001, 30 mins.    £2

A Visitors Guide to the South Devon Railway.  Channel A.V. Television, 1993, 25 mins.   £1.50

A Visitors Guide to the Watercress Line. Channel A.V. Television, 1992, 22 mins.   £1.50

A Visitors Guide to the Kent & East Sussex Railway. Channel A.V. Television, 1992, 26 mins.    £1.50

A Visitors Guide to the Swanage Railway. Channel A.V. Television, 1993, 25 mins 40 secs.   £1.50

Aerial Voyage. A Spectacular View of Britain's Railways From the Air. TVP, 60 mins. £3.00

Branch Line Video. Rails Around Yeovil. Branch Line Video, 1993, 60 mins.    £3

Branch Line Video. HST Cab Ride 3 - Birmingham New Street to Derby. Branch Line Video, 1999, 1 hour.    £3  

Locomaster Profiles - Brighton Brush Farewell. 47 851 Brighton to Birmingham. Locomaster profiles, 2002, 100 mins. £4

North From Newcastle. Archive Series 4. CineRail, 60 mins.   £3

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Graham Whistler Photography Ltd, 1989, 50 mins.  £3

Severn Steam. The official guide to the Severn Valley Railway. Top Link Video Proctions, 1991, 45 mins.   £2

Steam on the Settle & Carlisle. NTV Entertainment, 1984, 30 mins. £2

Steam World Archive Series Volume 8.   Scotland and Wales. Tele Rail, 1998, 60 mins.   £3

The East Coast Main Line. A Study of The East Coast main Line from Peterborough to Newcastle. TVP, 55 mins.    £3

The Great British Trains. Coronation Scot, Elizabethan Express, Blue Pullman, Intercity 125.   British Railways Board/BTF, 1987, 59 mins.    £2

The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Great Trains. Stylus video, 1988, 60 mins   £2

The Railway Age.  Southern The Holiday Line. Castle Vision, 1993, 55 mins.   £2.50

The Railway Age. The Great Great Western. Castle Vision, 1993, 55 mins.   £2.50

The Railways of Scotland. Volume 9 - Routes from Stirling. CineRail, 1997, 62 mins.   £3

The Royal Scot Railtour. 30^th November/1^st December 1996. Railfilms, 1997, 60 mins.   £3

The Severn Valley Railway. Classic Trains. SBS Video, 50 mins.  £2

The West Coast Mainline Volume 3. TVP, 55 mins.   £3

This is York. British Railways Archive Classic Films. NTV Entertainment, 1993, 55 mins.   £3

West Highland line. Official Centenary Video. Oakwood Video Library/Old Railscene Ltd., 1994, 45 mins.   £3

Western Steam The Final Years. Patrick Whitehouse & John Adams. Roundabout Revisited Volume 3. Stirling Video, 1994, 60 mins.    £3