| Second Hand Books For Sale (General) | ||||
| Title | Author | Publisher | Price | Stock |
| 150 Years of Preserved Steam on the Main Line | Whiteley & Morrison | Guild Publishing | £7.00 | 1 |
| One of the first books to be published in which railway preservation is seen and recorded as being an established and important part of Britain's railway history. | ||||
| 50 Years of Railways 1942-92 | Rex Kennedy | Ian Allan Ltd | £9.00 | 1 |
| Celibrating 50 years of Ian Allan Publishing, this splendid book features the best of steam , diesel and electric motive power. As new condition. Please add £3.00 for postage. | ||||
| A Locomans Log | Bill Alcock | Silver Link Publishing Ltd | £8.00 | 1 |
| Memories from the footplate 1937-85, including steam and diesel eras. | ||||
| Bluebell News | various | magazines | £7.00 | 1 |
| A bound set of magazines from the early days of the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society (August 1962-March 1965). History in the making - a true collector's item! | ||||
| Branch Line Britain | Paul Atterbury | David & Charles | £15.00 | 1 |
| A sumptuously illustrated collection of spectacular rail journeys around the British Isles - including the Aldeburgh branch and the North Norfolk Railway. Highly recommended. RRP £25.00 | ||||
| British Steam - the Classic Years | John Westwood | Allan Sutton | £6.00 | 1 |
| Stupendous, evocative pgotos and information from the heyday of British steam. | ||||
| Channel Tunnel Trains | £5.00 | 1 | ||
| The fully illustrated book produced in conjunction with this iconic modern rail link. | ||||
| Classic British Steam Locomotives | Peter Herring | Abbeydale Press | £9.00 | 1 |
| A feast of colour photographs and all you need to know about all of the great British steam locomotives. A first class publication! | ||||
| Classic Steam | P B Whitehouse | Hamlyn | £5.00 | 1 |
| For nearly 150 years the steam locomotive was the workhorse of the world's railroads. This book looks back at the fascination of the steam locomotive - from Britain and around the world, with an abundance of colour and black & white photographs. | ||||
| Classic Steam Trains, A pictorial treasury | Nils Huxtable | £10.00 | 1 | |
| The ultimate coffee table book; measuring 370x267mm and crammed full of exquisite black and white photgraphic masterpieces to savour! Please add £3.00 for postage. | ||||
| Colin Garratt - Railway Photographer | Colin Garratt | New English Library | £7.00 | 1 |
| A portfolio of the finest work of Colin Garratt, and a worldwide testament to the steam locomotive. Thoroughly evocative! | ||||
| Country Railway, The | David St John Thomas | David & Charles | £6.00 | 1 |
| An absorbing history of country lines throughout Great Britain - including our very own Southwold Railway. | ||||
| Country Railways | Paul Atterbury & Ian Burgum | Phoenix Illustrated | £6.00 | 1 |
| Well up to Paul Atterbury's meticulous standard, with superb colour plates of railways alive, restored and no more. Excellent condition. Paperback. | ||||
| Early Trains | Bryan Morgan | Camden House Books | £5.00 | 1 |
| A fascinating insight into the dawn of railways from 2000BC onwards! Copious contemporary illustrations and photographs chart the rise of early railways and tell you all you need to know about the development of this worldwide form of transport. | ||||
| Encyclopedia of Trains & Railways | Alan Williams ed. | Purnell & Sons | £5.00 | 1 |
| Engine 6000 | O S Nock | David & Charles | £3.50 | 1 |
| The Saga of the 'King George V' - famed as the motive power on the Cornish Riviera Express - right through from its inception to preservation at the end of its working life. | ||||
| Great Book of Trains, The | Brian Hollingsworth & Arthur Cook | Colour Library Books Ltd | £7.00 | 1 |
| Featuring 300 locomotives shown in over 160 full-colour illustartions and more than 500 photographs. Very good condition. Please add £3.00 for postage. | ||||
| Illustrated Guide to Classic British Locomotives | Peter Herring | Abbeydale Press | £5.00 | 1 |
| A well-produced book combining full-colour plates with all the fects and figures you need to know about Britain's iconic steam locomotives. | ||||
| Illustrated History of Railways in Britain, The | Geoffrey Freeman Allen | Marshall Cavendish | £4.00 | 1 |
| Live Stam | David eatwell & John H Cooper-Smith | Fitzhouse Books | £6.00 | 1 |
| Locomotives and lines in steam in the 1980s, including both standard and narrow gauge examples. | ||||
| Locomotion | Nicholas Faith | BBC publications | £5.00 | 2 |
| Lavishly illustrated accompaniment to the BBC television series. | ||||
| London & Birmingham Railway, The | David Gould | David & Charles | £4.00 | 1 |
| The London & Birmingham railway was the first trunk main line out of the capital. This book illustrated the line 150 years after its opening, not only the new but also what can still be seen of the past. | ||||
| Love of Trains, The | Hand & Edmonson | Octopus Books | £3.00 | 1 |
| Steam & diesel locomotives from around the world - full colour photo album. | ||||
| Maidstone & Chatham Railways | Muriel V Searle | OUP | £9.00 | 1 |
| Another superb volume from Middleton Press, with terrific shots of trams in the North Kent area - some locations instantly recognisable even today. As new condition. | ||||
| Model Trains | various | Orbis books | £3.00 | 1 |
| This book explores all facets of railway modelling: track layou, shunting, power supply, scenery etc, with planty of full colour examples in representing most of the popular gauges and scales. | ||||
| Modern Private Owner Wagons on British Rail | David Ratcliffe | Patrick Stephens Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| A pictorial survey of one of the most colourful and interesting aspects of the modern railway scene, the private owner wagon. Paperback. | ||||
| Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways | Hamilton Ellis | Hamlyn | £5.00 | 1 |
| Portrait of Steam | Eric Treacy | Ian Allan Ltd | £7.00 | 1 |
| If you want photos capturing the power and spirit of steam engines you can do no better than look in awe at the work of Eric Treacy. Masterful! | ||||
| Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers | Roger Amos | Patrick Stephens Ltd | £3.00 | 1 |
| Other books on this subject assume a prior knowledge of electronica, but this one should enable any novice modeller to complete the projects described. | ||||
| Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers - 2 | Roger Amos | Patrick Stephens Ltd | £3.00 | 1 |
| More useful electronics projects for those inexperienced in railway electronics. Clear circuit diagrams and instrunctions to help you eith controllers & accessories, track circuiting systems, signalling circuits, train control, and train lighting and sound effects. | ||||
| Railtour in Colour | various | Ian Allan Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| A lovely photograph album of live steam around the world. | ||||
| Railway World Annual 1987 | Nigel Harris ed. | Ian Allan Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| A variety of steam, diesel and electric locomotives from the late 80s in all their glory, with articles on all sorts of topics to please everyone. | ||||
| Railway World Annual 1988 | Peter Johnson | Ian Allan Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| A really varied look at locomotives of the 1980s in all their glory, with articles on all sorts of topics to please everyone. | ||||
| Raising Steam | Denis Griffiths | Patrick Stephens Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| The design, operation and driving of steam locomotives for those who need to know more about the technical aspects. B&W and colour plates. | ||||
| Shadows of the Great Western | OS Nock | Oxford Publishing Co. | £3.00 | 2 |
| An informative book from O S Nock in his usual detailed style | ||||
| Signalling Days - GWR | Harold Casson | OPC | £5.00 | 1 |
| A collection of reminiscences from a Great Western signalman - Harold Casson - making for facinating reading. Paperback. | ||||
| Steam Locomotives in Industry | David & Charles | £6.00 | 1 | |
| This book offers a brief history of industrial-locomotive builders together with a selection of photographs to whet the appetite. | ||||
| Steam on the Road | David Burgess Wise | Hamlyn | £7.00 | 1 |
| A lovely, fully illustrated book of self-propelled steam road vehicles through two centuries. | ||||
| Steam on the Shed | P B Whitehouse | Ian Allan Ltd | £5.00 | 1 |
| A skillful mix of old and new photos, including the earlier locomotive classes and many unique and rarely photographed narrow gauge subjects (including the Southwold Railway)up to the end of summer 1968. | ||||
| Steam Trains | bernard Fitzsimmons | Connoisseur Books | £6.00 | 1 |
| The unique appeal of the steam train is a fascinating subject, captured here with contemporary illustrations and photographs from around the world. The book traces the origins of the railways, the growth of national systems, the divergence of design trends and the vital innotations that have shaped their development. | ||||
| Steam Trains | Colin Garratt | Kola Books | £2.50 | 1 |
| A full colour photo album of steam locomotives and trains - both British and from around the world. | ||||
| The Last Steam Locomotives of British Railways | P Ransome-Wallis | Guild Publishing | £12.00 | 1 |
| A concise history and desscription of each class of steam locomotive running at the end of the steam era. An invaluable source of reference as well as a a source of nostalgic pleasure for all who have loved steam and mourn its passing. RRP £19.99 | ||||
| Trains | John R Day | Hamlyn | £2.00 | 1 |
| A useful and informative paperback detailing how the railways were born and grew to their present state, how they operate today, and how they might develop in the future. | ||||
| Trains | Abbeydale Press | £4.00 | 1 | |
| An illustrated History of locomotive development around the world, with 250 illustrations in colour and black & white. | ||||
| Treacys British Rail | Patrick Whitehouse & John Powell | David & Charles | £8.00 | 1 |
| Fan's of photographer Eric Treacy know exactlt what to expect - atmospheric photographs of steam days gone brought vividly to life. Excellent condition. | ||||
Book Categories:
A Good Read
As new condition
General
Historical
Journeys
Miscellaneous
Modelling
Narrow gauge
Photos
Preservation
Southold links
Steam
Technical
A Good Read
As new condition
General
Historical
Journeys
Miscellaneous
Modelling
Narrow gauge
Photos
Preservation
Southold links
Steam
Technical
Buying Books:
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