Books for sale (alphabetical by author)

For a list of the abbreviations used please see book condition page.

 

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

 

Universal Directory of Railway Officials and Railway Year Book 1940 - 1941 (Forty Sixth year of Publication). Compiled from official sources under the direction of the editor of The Railway Gazette. A stunning reference work from the war years. Also containing details of the railways in Eire and The Empire. The Directory Publishing Co. Ltd., 1940, pp605 + 92 pages of advertisements. VG    £5.95   

 

Vallance, H. A.  The Highland Railway.  The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands Vol 2.  Extra material by C.R. Clinker and Anthony J. Lambert.  The definitive work on the Highland  Railway.  David & Charles, 1985, pp210.  F, F   £8.45

 

Van Riemsdijk, J.T.   Compound Locomotives.  This study traces and explains the development of the compound from its mid-Victorian origins to its flowering in the early 20th century.  Lavishly illustrated with over 200 photographs, along with sectional drawings and numerous tables.  Atlantic, 1994, pp140, large format.  F, F     £9.50

   

Vanns, Michael A.  abc Signalling in the age of Steam.  This work traces the evolution of signaling in the British Isles from the 1830s to the end of steam in the 1960s.  This book contains numerous photographs and diagrams and is a concise history of traditional mechanic signaling and methods.  Highly recommended.  (pb)  Ian Allan, 1995, pp112.   F      £3.00 

 

Vanns, Michael A.   Traditional Signalling - A Brief Design History.  This work looks at the designs developed/inherited by each of the post grouping companies.  A very valuable reference and photographic work.  (pb)  Ian Allan, 2001, pp128.  VG    £4.50  

 

Vaughan, Adrian.  A Pictorial Record of Great Western  Architecture.  This is considered to be the standard reference work on the subject and the 11 chapters cover a vast variety of GWR infrastructure.  An uncommon work.  Oxford Publishing Co., 1991, pp442, 664 plates, large format.  F, VG  (small repaired tear to top of dust jacket)     £25.95     

 

Vaughan, Adrian.  Obstruction Danger - Significant British Railway Accidents 1890-1986.  This volume examines the circumstances of over 30 British railway accidents where safety equipment and procedures were neglected or abused, not only highlighting the development of the safety measures themselves but also examining the underlying stories of human error and folly, against which ‘no foolproof’ system can ever be safe.  Guild Publishing/Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1989, pp256.  F, VG   £6.95     

 

Vaughan, Adrian.  Railway Blunders.  This well illustrated and researched book loos at a series of blunders over the years and there impact upon railway operation.  A thoughtful and perceptive work.  Ian Allan, 2003, pp160.  VG, VG  (small repaired tear to spine bottom of dust jacket)   £6.95   

 

Vaughan, Adrian.  Signalman’s Morning.  Adrian Vaughan captures brilliantly the changing world of the late 1950s and 60s, where the aura and practices of the GWR still remained.  John Murray, 1981, pp178.  VG, VG  Signed copy to Dick Riley.    £10.95   

 

Vaughan, A.  (compiled by).  The Kenning Collection.  Splendid pre grouping photographs from the camera of W.L. Kenning.  Book Club Associates/Oxford Publishing Co., 1985, pp59.  VG   £2.95  

 

Vaughan, A.  (compiled by).  The Kenning Collection.  Splendid pre grouping photographs from the camera of W.L. Kenning.  An absolutely pristine copy of this popular pre-grouping orientated work.  Oxford Publishing Co., 1985, pp59.  F, F   £3.50   

 

Vaughan, John.  An Illustrated History of West Country China Clay Trains.  The magnificent work by John Vaughan covering the vast variety of traffic associated with china clay workings.  Oxford Publishing, 2nd ed 1999, 256 b/w plates, large format.  F, no dust jacket   £7.50 

 

Vaughan, John.  Class 40s at Work.  Over 200 photographs show the class at work in this volume which analyses the origin and subsequent development and deployment of the class.  Ian Allan, 1981, pp128, large format.  VG, no dust jacket   £5.50      

            

Vaughan, John.  Class 40s at Work.  Over 200 photographs show the class at work in this volume which analyses the origin and subsequent development and deployment of the class.  Ian Allan, 1981, pp128, large format.  VG, VG   £6.95     

    

Vaughan, John.  Class 50s at Work.  An illustrated history of the class with technical text by Michael Hunt.  A pristine copy of this authoritative work.  Ian Allan, 1986, pp128, large format.  F, F    £7.25            

 

Vaughan, John.  Diesels on the London Midland.  A fantastic collection of b/w photographs showing the enormous variety of traction and original infrastructure present in the 1970s.  Highly recommended.  Ian Allan, 1981, pp112.  VG, VG   £4.95 

 

Vaughan, John.  Diesels on the London Midland.  A fantastic collection of b/w photographs showing the enormous variety of traction and original infrastructure present in the 1970s.  Highly recommended.  Ian Allan, 1981, pp112.  VG, VG   £4.95

 

Vaughan, John.   The Newquay Branch and its Branches.  The definitive work on the Newquay branch and associated clay branches.  A highly recommended work by an authority.  Haynes/Oxford Publishing Co., 1991, pp192, 300 plates, large format.   F, F    £16.95    

 

Vincent, Mike.  British Railway Steam in Colour.  A well produced volume which considers Scotland, the East Coast Line, GCR and London Extension, the industrial Midlands and the South of England.  Book Club Associates/Argus Books, 1992, pp159, large format.  VG, no dust jacket    £5.95  

 

Vincent, Mike.   British Railway Steam in Colour.  A well produced volume which considers Scotland, the East Coast Line, GCR and London Extension, the industrial Midlands and the South of England.   Argus Books, 1992, pp159, large format.  F, F     £6.95   

 

Vincent, Mike.  Reflections on the Portishead Branch.  Very well researched history with many b/w photographs and diagrams.  Also includes in detail the dock workings at Wapping, Canons Marsh and City Docks.  (pb)  Oxford Publishing Co., 1983, pp224.  VG     £5.75     

 

Vinter, Jeff. Railway Walks LMS. This provides a detailed guide to ten of the best walks. Included are the High Peak and Monsal Trail, the Middlewood Way, and the Morecombe and Lune Valley. Alan Sutton, 1995, pp178. F, G (2 repaired tears on back of dust jacket and slight spine edge bumps)   £4.25   

 

Wade, E.A.  The Plynlimon & Hafan Tramway.  This is the first edition of the definitive work on this short lived and much lamented 2ft 3inch Welsh narrow gauge line.  It contains contemporary photographs, maps, line drawings and details on the three highly novel locomotives (including a Slee vertical boilered loco “Victoria”).  Today, very few traces of the line remain.  (card cover)  Gemini/Y Lolfa, 1976, pp64, large landscape format.  VG  (slight bump at base of spine)   £7.95  

   

Wade-Matthews, Max.  The World's Great Railway Journeys, travelling by locomotive through history and around the world.  (pb)  The best of its type, detailing some highly obscure lines.  Well over 800 crisp colour illustrations.  Select Editions, 2001, pp256, large format.    VG  £2.95           

 

Wainwright, S.D.   Steam in West Cheshire and the North Wales Border.  An excellent photographic album showing locomotives hard at work in settings now indistinguishable.  Ian Allan, 1981, pp96.  VG, VG    £5.25 non price clipped 

 

Wakeman, Michael (compiled by from information supplied by Derek A. Bayliss).  The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway.  An illustrated guide.  (card cover)  Containing a history of the Railway, a description of the route into Welshpool with notes on Locomotives, Rolling Stock and other information.  Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Co., pp28.  VG    £2.95

 

Walker, Colin.  Trails of Steam  Volume 7  - Trails along the Welsh Border.  This masterly work captures GWR/LMS locomotives hard at work on passenger and freight duties.  Routes covered include the central Wales line and the LNWR route from Shrewsbury to Hereford.  A fantastic work.  Oxford Publishing Co., 1980, 59 b/w plates, landscape format.  VG, VG   £5.95      

 

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.  F, no dust jacket    £6.50   

 

Waters, Laurence.  Around the Great Western Then and Now.  This is the companion volume to Then and Now and lists over 250 locations from across the GWR, from Pwllheli to the depths of the South West.  A fantastic book in exceptional condition.  Ian Allan, 2002, pp256, large format.   F, no dust jacket    £7.95  

 

Waters, Laurence.  GWR Then and Now.  This considers Thames and Chiltern, Somerset and Avon, the South West, Midlands/Cotswolds/Borders and Wales.  Please note this is the gloss finish UK produced edition.  Ian Allan/Book Club Associates, 1994, pp256, large format.  F, no dust jacket   £8.95  

 

Waters, Laurence.  GWR Then and Now.  This considers Thames and Chiltern, Somerset and Avon, the South West, Midlands/Cotswolds/Borders and Wales.  Please note this is the gloss finish UK produced edition.  Ian Allan/Book Club Associates, 1994, pp256, large format.  F, F   £9.95  

 

Waters, Laurence (compiled by).  Ian Allan ABC Locomotive Series 1942-1990 Collectors Guide.  This expanded work also includes British locomotive shed directory, diesel depot directory, British Express trains, famous train series, BR coaches, BR head codes, British Express freight trains, Narrow Gauge and LTS.  (card cover)  Laurence waters, 2nd edition 1991, pp16.  VG   £3.25  

 

Waters, Laurence.  Last Years of Steam:  Paddington - Wolverhampton.  A pictorial album with more than 170 photographs detailing this once splendid route.  It includes both steam and some diesel intruders, such as the odd GWR railcar and Western.  Ian Allan, 1988, pp112, large format.  F, VG   £6.95

  

Weeks, G (edited by).  BR Diesels in Action 5.  Splendid b/w photographs from the 1970s including Warships, Westerns and Deltics.  Bradford Barton, 1980, pp96.  VG, VG  (blue speckled cover)   £4.85    

 

Weeks, G. (edited by).  BR Standard Britannia Pacifics, a study of British railways Standard Class 7P express passenger locomotive.  Excellent b/w photographs of the last class of express passenger locomotives to remain in service.  Bradford Barton, 1975, pp96.  VG,  VG   (black cloth bound)    £4.75   

 

Weight, R.A.H.  Great Northern Locomotives 1847-1947.  Bury, Sturrock, Stirling, Ivatt, Gresley, Personal Narratives, The Story of the Famous ‘Atlantics’, Numbers, Dates, Dimensions and Classes, Drawings and Illustrations.  (card cover)  The Gresley Society, 1970, pp78.  VG   £4.95   

 

Weir, Tom.  The Mallaig Line.  An Illustrated History and Guide.  A lovingly produced short illustrated history by a Mallaig line expert.  (glossy card cover)  Famedram Publishers Limited, pp40.  VG   £1.99  

 

 

Welbourn, Nigel.  Lost Lines:  Scotland.  Numerous lines are covered including the Waverley, Deeside Lines, and Coupar Angus amongst many others.  (pb)  Ian Allan, 1994, pp128.  VG   £4.95    

 

Welbourn, Nigel.  Lost Lines:  Scotland.  Numerous lines are covered including the Waverley, Deeside Lines, and Coupar Angus amongst many others.  (pb)  Ian Allan, 1994, pp128.  VG   £4.95

   

Welbourn, Nigel.  Lost Lines:  Western.  This includes the much lamented S&D Joint line, Swindon works, Tiverton, Crumlin and many other lamented lines.  (pb)  Ian Allan, 1994, pp128.  F   £4.95 

 

Welbourn, Nigel.  Lost Lines:  Western.  This includes the much lamented S&D Joint line, Swindon works, Tiverton, Crumlin and many other lamented lines.  (pb)  Ian Allan, 1994, pp128.  VG    £4.60 (slight crease on front cover)

 

Welch, Michael.  A Southern Electric Album.  All lines and types of rolling stock are considered in this brilliant colour  photographic study of now vanished ‘slam door’ stock across the whole of the South East Network of lines.  A highly recommended book in exceptional condition.  Capital Transport, 2003, pp96, glazed boards.  F   £8.95    

 

Welch, Michael, S.  Last Breaths of Steam.  Commemorating the Thirtieth Anniversary of the End of BR Steam.  Runpast, 1998.  F  £4.75

 

Welsh Railways Archive.  The Journal of the Welsh Railways Research Circle - Volume 1  No. 7  May 1993.  Articles on Race day at Bangor on Dee, LNWR relief arrangements, Penalltau Branch and much more.  (pb)  Welsh Railway Research Circle, 1993, pp20, large format.  VG  (slight edge crease on front page)    £2.00    

Western Daily Press.  The Golden Age of Steam.  Locomotives of the Great Western and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railways. Contributors, R S MaNaught, Ivo Peters, David Milton.  The 20 sections look at a variety of locomotives, GWR, MR, SR, LMS and BR Standards.  A lovely small volume with a 4F at Midford on the cover.  (glossy card cover)  Western Daily Press, pp40, landscape format.   VG    £1.50   

 

Weston, David.  For the Love of Steam.  David & Charles, 1988, pp120, large format.  F, G   £4.95

 

Wheeler, Geoffrey.  Fired by Steam.  Magna Books, 1995, pp89, large format.  F, F  £4.75

 

Wheeler, Geoffrey.  Fired by Steam.  Magna Books, 1995, pp89, large format.  F, F  £4.75

 

Where to see the Best of British Steam Trains.  The essential touring guide for every railway enthusiast.  A line by line study, complete with maps/photographs/stock details.  Forty lines are covered.  An excellent introduction.   David & Charles, 2000, pp192, large format, glazed boards.  VG    £3.00 

 

Whitehead, Alan.  The Midland in the 1930s.  The Midland in the 1930s provides a fascinating insight into the enormous variety of ex Midland locomotives that still operated on ex Midland lines.   Both express lines and byways, including the M&GN lines.  An excellent album.  Ian Allan, 1982, pp112.  VG,  VG    £4.95   

 

Whitehead, Alan. The Midland in the 1930s. The Midland in the 1930s provides a fascinating insight into the enormous variety of ex Midland locomotives that still operated on ex Midland lines.   Both express lines and byways, including the M&GN lines. An excellent album. Ian Allan, 1982, pp112. VG, G (slight sunning to spine)   £3.95    

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  Branch Line Album.  This iconic work considers the many delightful lines along with a short section on Southern Ireland.  A highly recommended purchase.  Ian Allan, 1969, pp128.  VG, VG   £4.95   

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  Branch Line Album.  This iconic work considers the many delightful lines along with a short section on Southern Ireland.  A highly recommended purchase.  Ian Allan, 1962 edition, pp128.  VG, VG   £4.95   non price clipped   

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  Branch Line Album.  This iconic work considers the many delightful lines along with a short section on Southern Ireland.  A highly recommended purchase.  Ian Allan, 1969, pp128.  VG, VG  (dust jacket has an old repaired tear to top)  £4.95

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  Branch Line Album.  Second series.   A delightful album which captures the essence of branch line steam.  Ian Allan, 1965, pp128.  VG, VG  (old repaired tear to bottom of dust jacket)   £4.95   

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  Branch Line Memories  Volume 2 - London Midland & Scottish.  Vibrant b/w photographs from around the LMS, including LNWR lines in North Wales/South Wales, Midland in Worcestershire, Holcombe Brook and the Cumbrian lines.  A gem of a volume.  (glossy card cover)  Atlantic, 1983, pp45.  VG   £2.50  

  

Whitehouse, P.B.  On the Narrow Gauge.  The iconic work from Pat Whitehouse which considers the Narrow Gauge within England, Wales, Ireland and Europe.  A lovely work which is greatly to be recommended.   Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1964, pp148, 64 b/w plates.  F, VG    £6.25

 

Whitehouse, Patrick B. Preserved Steam in Britain. B/w images and text of all 48 contemporary locations. The photographs are a mix of archive/contemporary. A delightful hardback volume. George Allen & Unwin, 1979, pp168. VG, VG (covered inscription on front blank page)    £3.95   

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  Railway Anthology.  This lovely book is an anthology of articles from IA periodicals and includes on the footplate, some branch lines, on the narrow gauge, the railways go to war and railwayana amongst others.  A masterly work.  Ian Allan, 1965, pp223 with colour frontis.  VG, G    £5.25   

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  Steam on the Shed.  This lovingly produced volume contains in excess of 320 photographs of locomotives on shed, both pre and post war along with Irish lines, the narrow gauge and the industrial scene.  A volume to cherish.  Ian Allan, 1969, pp192, large format, non-price clipped.    VG, VG      £6.95  

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  The Colour of Steam Vol. 3 - Great Western Branch & Main.  These colour images date from the 1950s and 1960s when the traditions, infrastructure and the motive power of the old GWR prevailed.  The photographs have a particular bias towards the SW and Midlands.  Goonbarrow, Bodmin, Cambrian, Darby End.  (glossy card cover)  Atlantic, 1985, pp35.  VG    £1.95   

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  (compiled and edited by)  The Last Parade:  An Authorised Tribute to British Steam Preservation.  New Cavendish Books, 1977 (1st edition limited to 3000 copies, this book no. 338 - boxed), pp192, large format.  F (slight damage to box edge)  £12.95  inc. postage.

 

Whitehouse, P.B.  (compiled and edited by)  The Last Parade:  An Authorised Tribute to British Steam Preservation.  New Cavendish Books, 1977 (1st edition limited to 3000 copies, this book no. 1481 - boxed), pp192, large format.  F (ex ref library stock).  F (slight damage to box edge)  £7.95  inc. postage.

 

Whitehouse, P.B. (editor) & Allen, G. Freeman (compiled by).  Eric Treacy Railway Photographer.  Introduction by Dr J.A. Coiley.  A lavish gloss ablum containing some of the best b/w and colour work by Eric Treacy.  Books Club associates/David & Charles, 1982, pp216, large format.  F, F   £6.95          

 

Whitehouse, P.B. (editor) & Allen, G. Freeman (compiled by). Eric Treacy Railway Photographer. Introduction by Dr J.A. Coiley. A lavish gloss ablum containing some of the best b/w and colour work by Eric Treacy. David & Charles, 1984, pp216, large format. F, F   £5.95          

  

Whitehouse, P.B. (editor) & Allen, G. Freeman (compiled by).  Eric Treacy Railway Photographer.  Introduction by Dr J.A. Coiley.  A lavish gloss ablum containing some of the best b/w and colour work by Eric Treacy.  David & Charles, 1984, pp216, large format.  F, F   £5.95          

 

Whitehouse, P.B. (editor) & Allen, G. Freeman (compiled by).  Eric Treacy Railway Photographer.  Introduction by Dr J.A. Coiley.  A lavish gloss ablum containing some of the best b/w and colour work by Eric Treacy.  David & Charles, 1984, pp216, large format.  F, no dust jacket   £4.95         

 

  

Whitehouse, Patrick & Allen, Peter.  Narrow Gauge the World Over.  In over 300 photographs we have a masterful album covering all facets of worldwide narrow gauge steam.  This book is worth the price alone for the brilliant photograph of 4 Hudswell Clarke locomotives beneath a flame tree near Nandi in India and the stunning shot of the Plettenburger Tramway locomotive.  An exceptional volume.  Ian Allan, 1976, pp224, large format.  VG, VG    £6.75

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Jenkinson, David.  From BR to Beeching Volume 1.  The Routes of the Stars, Castles and Kings.   The seven routes are considered in depth and are illustrated with crisp b/w photographs, gradient profiles and maps.  (glossy card cover)  Atlantic, 1990, pp60.  VG    £2.95   

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Jenkinson, David.  From BR to Beeching Volume 2.  Four Coupled Twilight Part 1.  These include survivors from many pre grouping companies such as South East and Chatham, NBR, GER and the GCR.  (glossy card cover)  Atlantic, 1990, pp60.  VG  £2.95    

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Jenkinson, David.  From BR to Beeching Volume 3.  The Routes of the Thompson and Peppercorn Pacifics.  Crisp, vibrant b/w photographs of the splendid 2-6-2 designs.  (glossy card cover)  Atlantic, 1990, pp60.  VG    £2.95   

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Jenkinson, David.  From BR to Beeching Volume 4.  Four Coupled Twilight Part 2.  This is part of a series featuring the last years of traditional steam railway working and encompasses scenes from Scotland to Southern England.  (pb)  Atlantic, 1990, pp60.  VG  £2.95    

      The above 4 books can be sold together for  £10.00

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Jenkinson, David.  From BR to Beeching Volume 4.  Four Coupled Twilight Part 2.  This is part of a series featuring the last years of traditional steam railway working and encompasses scenes from Scotland to Southern England.  (pb)  Atlantic, 1990, pp60.  VG  £2.95         

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Jenkinson, David.  From BR to Beeching Volume 4.  Four Coupled Twilight Part 2.  This is part of a series featuring the last years of traditional steam railway working and encompasses scenes from Scotland to Southern England.  (pb)  Atlantic, 1990, pp60.  VG  £2.95

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Powell, John.  Treacy's British Rail.  An excellent book with nearly half of the photographs covering modern traction, including the Deltics.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1990, pp192, large format.  VG, VG    £4.95   

  

Whitehouse, Patrick & Powell, John.  Treacy's British Rail.  An excellent book with nearly half of the photographs covering modern traction, including the Deltics.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1990, pp192, large format.  VG, VG    £4.95   

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Powell, John.  Treacy's British Rail.  An excellent book with nearly half of the photographs covering modern traction, including the Deltics.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1990, pp192, large format.  F, no dust jacket    £3.95

  

Whitehouse, Patrick & Powell, John.  Treacy's British Rail.  An excellent book with nearly half of the photographs covering modern traction, including the Deltics.  (pb)  David & Charles, 2002, pp192, large format.  F   £3.50   

 

Whitehouse, Patrick. & Powell, John.  Treacy's Routes North.  Lovely images from the West Coast, Midland and East Coast routes.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1985, pp192, large format.   F, no dust jacket  £4.95    

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Powell, John.  Treacy's Routes North.  Magnificent collection of Treacy’s photographs from Midland West Coast and East Coast routes.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1985, pp192, large format.  F, F    £5.95     

 

Whitehouse, Patrick. & Powell, John.  Treacy's Routes North.  Lovely images from the West Coast, Midland and East Coast routes.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1985, pp195, large format.  VG, VG  (slight stain on title page)   £5.95    

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Powell, John.  Treacy's Routes North.  Magnificent collection of Treacy’s photographs from Midland West Coast and East Coast routes.  David & Charles, 1989, pp192, large format.  F, F    £5.95  

  

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.  LMS 150.  The London Midland & Scottish Railway - A century and a half of progress.   A magnificently produced album concerning the diversity of the LMS.  Greenwich Editions/David & Charles, 1995, pp208, large format.  F, F    £6.95      

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.  LMS 150.  The London Midland & Scottish Railway - A century and a half of progress.   A magnificently produced album concerning the diversity of the LMS.  Book Club Associates/David & Charles, 1987, pp208, large format.  VG, VG    £5.50   

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.  LMS 150.  The London Midland & Scottish Railway - A century and a half of progress.   A magnificently produced album concerning the diversity of the LMS.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1987, pp208, large format.  VG, no dust jacket  (slight tear to front 2 blank pages)    £4.95      

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.   LNER 150.  The London and North Eastern Railway - A century and a half of progress.  A lovingly produced volume considering the LNER and the component companies.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1989, pp208, large format.  F, no dust jacket    £6.95 

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.   LNER 150.  The London and North Eastern Railway - A century and a half of progress.  A lovingly produced volume considering the LNER and the component companies.  Guild Publishing/David & Charles, 1989, pp208, large format.  VG, VG     £5.95   

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.  The Great Days of the Southern Railway.  A lovingly produced volume looking at the Southern railway and its component companies.  Magnificent b/w and colour photographs.  Book Club Associates/David St John Thomas, 1992, pp208, large format.  F, no dust jacket   £5.95  

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.  The Great Days of the Southern Railway.  A lovingly produced volume looking at the Southern railway and its component companies.  Magnificent b/w and colour photographs.  Book Club Associates/David St John Thomas, 1992, pp208, large format.  VG, VG  £5.95  

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John.  The Great Days of the Southern Railway.  A lovingly produced volume looking at the Southern railway and its component companies.  Magnificent b/w and colour photographs.  David St John Thomas, 1992, pp208, large format.  F,  VG     £6.95  

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John (Editors).  The Great Western Railway: 150 Glorious Years.  David & Charles, 1991, pp208, large format.  F, VG   £7.50

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John (Editors).  The Great Western Railway: 150 Glorious Years.  Including excellent sections on loco sheds and work shops, the diversity of freight carried, summer holiday workings, and the organisation and management.  A lovely book.  Book Club Associates/David & Charles, 1984, pp206, pull out map, large format.  F, no dust jacket    £6.25 

 

Whitehouse, Patrick & Thomas, David St John (Editors).  The Great Western Railway: 150 Glorious Years.  Including excellent sections on loco sheds and work shops, the diversity of freight carried, summer holiday workings, and the organisation and management.  A lovely book.  David & Charles, 1984, pp208, pull out map, large format.  F, VG   £6.95 

 

Whitehurst, Brian.  Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1940 to Preservation).  An excellent reference work complete with detailed engine diagrams by type.  (card cover)  Oxford Publishing Co., 1973, pp169.  VG  some neat under linings    £1.95