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REMINISCENCES & STEAM MEMORIES
Allan, Ian. Driven by Steam. Autobiography of Ian Allan, told frankly and humorously, how after the tragedy of losing a leg at 15 he went on to become a successful publisher. Ian Allan, 1992, pp160, isbn 0 7110 2118 X. VG, VG price clipped £4.50
Bedale, Len as told to C.T. Goode. Station Master. My Lifetime's Railway Service in Yorkshire. Illustrated. (pb) Turntable Publications, 1976, pp80, isbn 0 902844 36 9. VG £9.50
Chacksfield, John. Sir William McAlpine. A Tale of Locomotives, Carriages and Conservation. Oakwood Library of Railway History OL 151. Well illustrated biography of William McAlpine who many people will associate with the rescue of Flying Scotsman from bankruptcy in North America and then running it on the main line for 23 years. (pb) Oakwood, 2009, pp120, isbn 0 85361 688 7. VG £10.50
Essery, Terry. More Firing Days at Saltley. Further reminiscences of railway life during the 1950s. (pb) Bradford Barton, pp163, isbn 0 85153 376 0. VG   £4
Faviell, Brigadier John. The Railway Journeys of My Childhood. Charming book illustrated with b/w sketches and watercolours. (hb) Pan Books, 1983, pp112, landscape format, isbn 0 330 28179 8. VG maroon cloth cover with coloured illustration on. £3
Faviell, Brigadier John. The Railway Journeys of My Childhood. Charming book illustrated with b/w sketches and watercolours. (hb) Pan Books, 1983, pp112, landscape format, isbn 0 330 28179 8. VG maroon cloth cover with coloured illustration on.   (previous owners name on front blank page)   £2
Forsythe, H.G. Men of Steam. A Portrait of Life on the Footplate. Over 100 b/w photographs show the men of steam at work on the footplate and on shed. (glossy card cover) Atlantic, 1982, pp48, isbn 0 906899 04 4. VG £2.95
Macmillan, Nigel S.C. Locomotive Apprentice at the North British Locomotive Company Ltd Glasgow. Reminiscences of loco building and railways in and around Glasgow. Well illustrated with b/w photos, maps and diagrams. (pb) Plateway Press, 1992, pp80, 68 plates, isbn 1 871980 10 0. F £7
Meacher, Charlie. Living with Locos. The author a Scot, paints a vivid picture of footplate life in the kingdom of Fife. (pb) Bradford Barton, 1980, pp108, isbn 0 85153 392 2.   VG     £4


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