Artikelname: Angus & Kincardineshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Dundee had one of the earliest railway systems in Scotland (dating from the 1830s), and by the early 1900s a network of lines served virtually every town and village in Angus and Kincardineshire. Today there are just eleven stations remaining in the two counties covered by this book, although passengers can travel back in time by taking a ride on the preserved steam railway between Brechin and the Bridge of Dun. Stations illustrating Gordon Stansfield's text include Laurencekirk, Marykirk, Drumlithie, Newtyle, Baldovan and Downfield, Lochee West, Colliston, Leysmill, Crathes, Brechin, West Ferry, Elliot Junction, Lunan Bay, Portlethen, Justinhaugh, Tannadice, Dundee East and West, Edzell, Barnhill, Johnshaven, St Cyrus, Kirriemuir, Forfar, Guthrie, Auldbar Road, Dubton, Hillside and Newtonhill.

Artikelname: Angus & Kincardineshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Dundee had one of the earliest railway systems in Scotland (dating from the 1830s), and by the early 1900s a network of lines served virtually every town and village in Angus and Kincardineshire. Today there are just eleven stations remaining in the two counties covered by this book, although passengers can travel back in time by taking a ride on the preserved steam railway between Brechin and the Bridge of Dun. Stations illustrating Gordon Stansfield's text include Laurencekirk, Marykirk, Drumlithie, Newtyle, Baldovan and Downfield, Lochee West, Colliston, Leysmill, Crathes, Brechin, West Ferry, Elliot Junction, Lunan Bay, Portlethen, Justinhaugh, Tannadice, Dundee East and West, Edzell, Barnhill, Johnshaven, St Cyrus, Kirriemuir, Forfar, Guthrie, Auldbar Road, Dubton, Hillside and Newtonhill.

Artikelname: Argyll and the Highland's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: An album of steam-era images by railway photographer Bill Smith, who also wrote the accompanying captions. Locations featured include: Crianlarich Upper, Craigendoran Upper, Helensburgh Upper, Shandon, Ardlui, Bridge of Orchy, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Mallaig, Dunblane, Doune, Callander, Strathyre, Glenoglehead, Killin Junction, Oban, Connel Ferry, Ballachulish Ferry, Dalnaspidal, Aviemore, Boat of Garten, Grantown-on-Spey, Forres, Auldearn, Inverness, Beauly, Muir of Ord, Kildary, Tain, Dornoch, Wick, Kyle of Lochalsh and Fortrose.

Artikelname: Argyll and the Highland's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: At the height of the railway era, the Scottish Highlands had a total of 183 railway stations, serving some of the most remote parts of the United Kingdom. Road transport was virtually non-existent and, if it didn't have one already, every village wanted its own station. Today there are just sixty-eight left to cover this vast area, but unlike other parts of the country, the prospects are good for an upturn in railway use. Some stations have been reopened and, just as they were a hundred years ago, railways continue to be a major lifeline for the economies of Caithness and Sutherland. This collection of fifty-two period photographs, ranging from the 1880s through to the 1960s and accompanied by a line-by-line history, recalls many past sights and locations featured include: Banavie, Roy Bridge, Clachnaharry, Oban, Tomatin, Aviemore, Ballachulish, Kentallan, Duror, Craegan, Benderloch, Campbeltown, Kilkerran, Machrihanish, Skelbo, Boat of Garten, Fort Augustus, Fort George, Fortrose, Avoch, Munlochy, Fort William, Inverness, Lybster, Strathpeffer, Kincraig, Gollanfield, Loch Awe, Helmsdale, The Mound, Lairg, Bonar Bridge, Edderton, Invergordon, Muir of Ord, Beauly and Clunes.

Artikelname: Argyll and the Highlands' Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: An album of steam-era images by railway photographer Bill Smith, who also wrote the accompanying captions. Locations featured include: Crianlarich Upper, Craigendoran Upper, Helensburgh Upper, Shandon, Ardlui, Bridge of Orchy, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Mallaig, Dunblane, Doune, Callander, Strathyre, Glenoglehead, Killin Junction, Oban, Connel Ferry, Ballachulish Ferry, Dalnaspidal, Aviemore, Boat of Garten, Grantown-on-Spey, Forres, Auldearn, Inverness, Beauly, Muir of Ord, Kildary, Tain, Dornoch, Wick, Kyle of Lochalsh and Fortrose.

Artikelname: Argyll and the Highlands' Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: At the height of the railway era, the Scottish Highlands had a total of 183 railway stations, serving some of the most remote parts of the United Kingdom. Road transport was virtually non-existent and, if it didn't have one already, every village wanted its own station. Today there are just sixty-eight left to cover this vast area, but unlike other parts of the country, the prospects are good for an upturn in railway use. Some stations have been reopened and, just as they were a hundred years ago, railways continue to be a major lifeline for the economies of Caithness and Sutherland. This collection of fifty-two period photographs, ranging from the 1880s through to the 1960s and accompanied by a line-by-line history, recalls many past sights and locations featured include: Banavie, Roy Bridge, Clachnaharry, Oban, Tomatin, Aviemore, Ballachulish, Kentallan, Duror, Craegan, Benderloch, Campbeltown, Kilkerran, Machrihanish, Skelbo, Boat of Garten, Fort Augustus, Fort George, Fortrose, Avoch, Munlochy, Fort William, Inverness, Lybster, Strathpeffer, Kincraig, Gollanfield, Loch Awe, Helmsdale, The Mound, Lairg, Bonar Bridge, Edderton, Invergordon, Muir of Ord, Beauly and Clunes.

Artikelname: Austrian Narrow Gauge
Artikelbeschreibung: A fascinating variety of locomotives of very varying ages are illustrated, often in superb mountain scenery. Inclined boilers around! There are several interesting views of transporter wagons carrying standard gauge vehicles.

Artikelname: Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Vital statistics on the closed lines and stations in these counties, accompanied by 52 photographs illustrating many of the locations featured. The original Wemyss Bay station, forerunner to the extravagant mock-Tudor structure that exists today, a railbus at Crosshouse, and the sorry spectacle of Kilwinning East station during demolition are some of the many subjects included.

Artikelname: Ayrshire's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: The second title in our new railway series which concentrates on the 1950s and '60's, the last days of steam before diesel, electric power, and Dr Beeching's axe came along to change the railways for ever. Whether these changes were for better or worse (and many today would say the latter), the photographs taken by W.A.C. Smith in those days and collected in this book are an invaluable record of an era when steam ruled and trains were never late. Features 59 excellent photographs of most of the stations which once served Ayrshire including Kilmarnock, Darvel, Mauchline, Dalry, Kilwinning, Saltcoats, plus many others.

Artikelname: Banff, Moray & Nairn's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: From over a hundred stations between them, Banff, Moray and Nairn now have just four. During the late nineteenth century fishing, agriculture, tourism and whisky fuelled the rapid development of the north-east's rail network. Gordon Stansfield's text is illustrated mainly with photographs taken in the 1950s and 60s - just before the major closures - along with some Edwardian postcards. Stations featured include Banff, Golf Club House Halt, Cornhill, Macduff, Cromdale, Dava, Ballindalloch, Knockando, Carron, Aberlour, Urquhart, Tillynaught, Rothes, Fochabers Town, Dunphail, Grantown on Spey, Mulben, Orton, Alves, Lossiemouth, Banff Bridge, Towiemore, Drummuir, Portsoy, Tochieneal, Cullen, Portknockie, Buckie, and Buckpool.

Artikelname: Bedfordshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: The first phase of British railway building in the 1830s and '40s left Bedfordshire virtually untouched; it wasn't until the Midland Railway started building through the county to reach London in the 1850s that a web of branch lines began to spring up. Unusually, however, the whole of the county's network was complete as early as 1872 and, while a long period of stability followed, the inevitable decline began less than a century later. The lines that are left today really only serve the major towns, the exception being the remarkable Bedford Branch, which against all the odds remains open and, with its half-timbered stations and low platforms, in largely the condition it was in at the end of steam. This detailed history contains forty-nine period photographs, many of them featuring steam locomotives and stations long closed but well-remembered. Featured locations include Bedford St Johns, Sandy, Potton, Stanbridgeford, Luton Hoo, Luton Bute Street, Hatfield, Dunstable, Henlow, Henlow Camp, Turvey, Wootton Broadmead, Three Counties, Arlesey, Chiltern Green, Bedford Midland Road, Ampthill, Oakley, and Sharnbrook.

Artikelname: Borders Railway Rambles
Artikelbeschreibung: Between 1846 and 1901 the Borders acquired no less than eighteen individual railway routes, chief among them the Waverley line, and yet by 1969 only the East Coast main line remained. However, plenty of clues to the region's railway past still exist and railway historian Alasdair Wham has walked all of the old routes to provide a detailed account of what can still be found. Combining history book and walking guide, Borders Railway Rambles tells how the Borders' railway network developed and searches for the heritage that is left. Accompanied by detailed maps and around forty period photographs, the book is packed with facts, figures and insights and is ideal for both serious ramblers and armchair enthusiasts.

Artikelname: Branch Line to Allhallows
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Ashburton
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Bude
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Cheddar :including the Wrington Vale Light Railway
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Fairford
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Hawkhurst
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Hayling,including the Isle of Wight Train Ferry
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Hemel Hempstead,The Nickey Line
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Ilfracombe
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Kingsbridge
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Kingswear
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Lambourn
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Looe
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Lyme Regis
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Lynton
Artikelbeschreibung: The combination of superb scenery, tiny trains and gruelling gradients has made the little line to Lynton a railway legend. Having been affectionately featured on TV many times, this album gives a lasting record of the much lamented L&B and its charming features.

Artikelname: Branch Line to Minehead
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Padstow
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Selsey
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Shrewsbury,The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway
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Artikelname: Branch Line to Southwold
Artikelbeschreibung: England?s premier 3ft gauge passenger railway had elegant engines with tall slender chimneys, and tramcar-style coaches with foreign-looking verandahs. All the distinctive features are illustrated in this album, and numerous drawings are included for railway modellers. It faithfully recreates the atmosphere of yesteryear in this tranquil comer of Suffolk.

Artikelname: Branch Lines around Porthmadog 1954-94
Artikelbeschreibung: This album is intended to illustrate the changes that have taken place in recent years on a railway that pioneered narrow gauge technology, led the world in its application and then slowly died. Many stages in its resuscitation are shown, as are the features which have helped to put it amongst the top tourist meccas in Wales.

Artikelname: Branch Lines around Portmadoc 1923-46
Artikelbeschreibung: Between the wars, the Welsh Highland and Festiniog Railways provided a unique journey in Britain of over 40 miles of narrow gauge railway travel through spectacular scenery. This album recreates that experience, using historic photographs and maps, whilst also showing the difficulties under which the staff worked to maintain the train service. Traffic fluctuation and decline are impressively illustrated with numerous graphs.

Artikelname: Brecknock, Carmarthen & Radnor's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: The counties of Brecknockshire, Carmarthenshire and Radnorshire are now part of the modern regions of Dyfed and Powys, and although it is easy to think of South Wales as a mainly industrial area, only the southernmost parts of Brecknockshire and Carmarthenshire were touched by the coal-mining industry that they depended on. Thus, most of the areas covered in this book are delightfully rural and, as a consequence, many of the railways were marginal at best. However, there were anomalies: towns such as Brecon and Carmarthen were so important in railway terms that at one time each had four railway companies running trains to them and, of course, local communities suffered when the Beeching cuts were made. The story of the area's railways is told here, accompanied by over 50 period photographs of its lost stations, including: Abercrave, Brecon Free Street, Brecon Watton, Builth Road, Bronwydd Arms, Brynamman, Brynmawr, Burry Port, Clydach, Colbren Junction, Conwil, Craig-Y-Nos, Cwnmawr, Devynock, Garnant, Gilwern, Glanamman, Glasbury-on-Wye, Golden Grove, Henllan, Hirwaun, Llanarthney, Llanbyther, Llandyssul, Llanglydwen, Nantgaredig, New Radnor, Newbridge-on-Wye, Newcastle Emlyn, Pantydwr, Pencader, Pont Yates, Pontyberem, Presteign, Rhayader, Rhydowen, St Clears, Stanner, Talybont-on-Usk, Talyllyn, Three Cocks Junction, and Trefeinon.

Artikelname: Brewery Railways of Burton on Trent
Artikelbeschreibung: A detailed history of the extensive industrial lines that once served the mass of breweries in this Midlands town. Also mentioned are the few other industrials lines in the town.

Artikelname: British Railway Carriages in Colour: For the Modeller and Historian
Artikelbeschreibung: The first colour book to explore the development of coaching stock with vehicles from over 30 different railway companies, including London Transport and Great Northern Railway of Ireland. From a personal archive of colour images, the author has selected an outstanding compilation, tracing coaches from early examples to BR Mark 1s. Diesel railcars and electric stock are included, all with lengthy and informative captions.

Artikelname: British Railway Goods Wagons in Colour 1960-2003: For the Modeller and Historian
Artikelbeschreibung: In the first volume in this series (also in stock)Robert Hendry explored the evolution of the goods wagon on the railways of the British Isles up to roughly the end of the steam era. This second volume focuses on the vehicles built and used in the period from the 1970s up to the privatisation of Britain’s railways in the mid-1990s. The book looks in detail at the many and varied types of wagons which were built, largely by private manufacturers. It also portrays survivors from the earlier period which were still at work in a changing era and also examines some of the distinctive wagons used on the 5ft 3in gauge tracks across the Irish Sea. Packed with colour photographs to accompany the author’s informative captions, this is a ‘must have’ buy for all railway modellers.

Artikelname: British Railway Goods Wagons in Colour: For the Modeller and Historian
Artikelbeschreibung: This volume breaks new ground in being the first all colour book devoted to the British goods wagon. It covers a broadly representative selection of wagons which made up the bulk of goods trains from 1948 until the early 1980s when modern methods of freight handling saw the end of the traditional wagonload traffic.

Artikelname: British Railway Infrastructure In Colour: For the Modeller and Historian
Artikelbeschreibung: A remarkable in-depth review of railway infrastructure with quality colour photographs throughout, ranging over a number of years with many scenes now part of history. Incudes:passenger stations, goods depots, bridges, tunnels, locomotive sheds, cuttings, embankments, level crossings, platform furniture, railway signs and the permanent way. Detailed captions provide a wealth of information on topics ranging from layouts and signalling to identifying different types of rails and chairs. This book will appeal to a wide range of readers, including modellers and all who wish to discover many new aspects of the railway scene.

Artikelname: British Railway Signalling in Colour: For the Modeller and Historian
Artikelbeschreibung: The first all colour book devoted to all aspects of railway signalling on British Railways. Much of what is illustrated has been superseded and the evolution of the signal box and signal panel up to recent times is explored. Included are signalboxes, signals, signal lever frames, the first signal panel in the world to be installed by the LNER, and much more. Useful appendices add to this comprehensive and authoritative review.

Artikelname: British Railway Stations in Colour: For the Modeller and Historian
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From the West Country to Thurso, the most northerly railway station in Britain, 178 traditional stations are illustrated from the authors extensive collection of colour images. With the needs of modellers in mind, the emphasis is on smaller stations out in the countryside, but with plenty of larger structures included such as Bristol Temple Meads, Lincoln and Bradford Exchange. Recorded between the late 1950s and 1970s, many are now demolished adding a nostalgic element to this fascinating survey

Artikelname: British Railway Western Region in Colour: For the Modeller and Historian
Artikelbeschreibung: The GWR emerged from the 1923 grouping largely unchanged, even enlarged, and over its long history it established an ethos and a following amongst enthusiasts that was second to none. Despite the disappearance of the GWR in 1948, for many, the newly created Western Region of British Railways was the GWR without the `G', with much of the old company's identity surviving. For railway modellers, the GWR and BR(WR) have always been popular prototypes for modelling. The main lines offer a range of superb opportunities and the romance of the branch lines in the West Country is evident by the number of layouts based on them. The latest title in this hugely successful Midland series portrays in some 160 colour illustrations the facilities and services offered by the BR(WR) in the two decades after nationalisation .The photos are enhanced by detailed captions, making the book a useful work of reference to any modeller contemplating the construction of a layout based on the WR during those years and a joy for those still captivated by the GWR and its legacy.

Artikelname: British Railways Coaching Stock in Colour
Artikelbeschreibung: The first colour book to explore the development of coaching stock with vehicles from over 30 different railway companies, including London Transport and Great Northern Railway of Ireland. From a personal archive of colour images, the author has selected an outstanding compilation, tracing coaches from early examples to BR Mark 1s. Diesel railcars and electric stock are included, all with lengthy and informative captions

Artikelname: British Small Mines North
Artikelbeschreibung: This volume covers mines in northern England & southern Scotland.The book has details of 28 mines, of which several had locos.

Artikelname: British Small Mines: South
Artikelbeschreibung: The fourth and final volume in the series detailing the small mines of England, Scotland and Wales. Over 100 photographs illustrate 28 locations in the Midlands, the Forest of Dean, and West Wales. With extended captions and site plans, the mining of coal, fluorspar, gold, slate and spar is portrayed.

Artikelname: Buckinghamshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: By the 1850s major railways such as the Great Western and the London & North Western ran across the peripheral parts of Buckinghamshire, but its large agricultural centre, dotted with tiny hamlets and small market towns, had still to be penetrated. This all changed between the 1850s and '70s when branch lines such as the Wycombe and the Aylesbury & Buckingham railways linked with the LNWR and the GWR, and later developments such as the joint Great Central and Great Western Railway completed the picture. As with most parts of the country, rural Buckinghamshire became a thing of the past as the growth of the railways inevitably encouraged industry and commerce, but this golden age was to last just over a century. By the 1960s cutbacks had caused virtually all of the old branch lines to disappear. Containing fifty-two photographs, dating from the late nineteenth century through to the 1950s, this book tells whole story. Photographed locations include: Fenny Stratford, Verney Junction, Castlethorpe, Brill, Cheddington, Aylesbury, Calvert, Padbury, Buckingham, Radclive, Fulwell & Westbury, Waddesdon Road, Westcott, Wotton, Wood Siding, Quainton Road, Bradwell, Great Linford, Newport Pagnell, Olney, Swanbourne, Winslow, Marsh Gibbon & Poundon, Waddesdon Manor, Bledlow, Towersey, Granborough, Akeman Street, Loudwater, West Wycombe, Haddenham, and Ludgershall.

Artikelname: Central Scotland's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: Another superb collection of 1950s and 1960s photos taken through the lens of W. A. C. Smith, who has also selected the photos and written the text. Locations featured include Manuel High Level, Grangemouth, Polmont, Fouldubs Junction, Alloa Locomotive Shed, Greenhill, Castlecary, Twechar Swing Bridge, Blanefield Station, Singer Station, Dunglass, Balloch Pier, Craigendoran Junction, Stirling, Alva, Forth Bridge (Alloa Junction), Cumbernauld, Dullatur Station, Balfron Station, Hillfoot Station, Dalreoch Junction, Clydebank Riverside Station & more!

Artikelname: Cheshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: The first railway in Cheshire was the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830. At that time the county was largely rural, but as this railway ran along its northern border it quickly became the ideal location for new railway companies to build lines linking with it to create potentially profitable routes into north Wales and the Wirral. >From this time on Cheshire developed one of the highest concentrations of railways anywhere in the country. However, after the high point of the Victorian era, the first half of the twentieth century saw the typical story of decline and as a result the once extensive web of branch lines have all but disappeared. Most have long since been forgotten and this highly detailed history tells their story. It also includes forty-eight period photographs, mostly of the lost stations but there are also some that are still in use - all, however, appear in their steam heyday. The locations featured are Heswall, Bollington, Capenhurst, Chester Northgate, Dunham Massey, Neston & Parkgate, Whitegate, Winsford & Over, Northenden, Stockport Tiviot Dale, Higher Poynton, High Lane, Middlewood, Marple Rose Hill, Over & Wharton, Bank Quay, Arpley, Latchford, Lymm, Heatley & Warburton, Broadheath, Waverton, Malpas, Wheelock & Sandbach, Worleston, Beeston Castle & Tarporley, Saltney, Minshull Vernon, and Hartford & Greenbank.

Artikelname: Collectors for Trains, Trolleys and Trams
Artikelbeschreibung: The West Country firm of Brecknell, Willis has been in existence for 150 years. This book records the achievements of the Company and its staff and reveals the great variety of work undertaken over this period.

Artikelname: Colonel Stephens:Insights into the man and his empire
Artikelbeschreibung: One of the most versatile railway engineers of the early 20th century, Holman Fred Stephens became the ultimate authority on light railways, helping to create many memorable minor lines. This volume looks at aspects of his unusual life and some notable features of his unique network, much of which was later described as bucolic.

Artikelname: Cornwall Narrow Gauge
Artikelbeschreibung: During the past century, Cornwall possessed numerous narrow gauge railways and tramways that used a variety of gauges. A selection of these, that served china clay works, tin and copper mines and quarries are examined. Motive power used ranged from manual to battery electric locomotives. Between Cambourne and Redruth there was a remarkable electric street tramway, which also hauled minerals along the streets. Also included in this fascinating album are the more recent minor railways which attract visitors in profusion.

Artikelname: Cornwall...Cornwall's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: The phenomenon that is our 'Lost Railways' series now extends south of the border and, like the Scottish titles, the usual format applies: accounts of those lines closed since the Beeching Era, accompanied by 52 rare and mostly previously unpublished photographs - dating from 1900 to the '60s - of those long lost stations which were once the lifeline of many a community. Featuring railway images of Padstow, Helston, Bodmin, Bude, Perranporth, Praze, Nancegollan, Fowey, Otterham, Camelford and Callington, among many others.

Artikelname: Cumbria's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: While the decline of Cumbria's railway network began long before Beeching, by the 1990s it began an amazing recovery with the reopening of many stations and the restoration of many freight services. Today, there is an upgraded West Coast main line and much improved, and accelerated services, but once upon a time there was a huge network which operated at a much more relaxed - and refined - pace. Featuring around 52 superb period photographs, this volume recalls the sights of that bygone era, including the long-lost Solway Viaduct, the Settle and Carlisle route, and the many rural stations that were once the lifeblood of Cumbrian communities.

Artikelname: CWM GWYRFAI: The Quarries of the North Wales Narrow Gauge & The Welsh Highland Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: To mark the revival of the Welsh Highland Railway, two of the leading experts in the history of slate working in Wales, have come together to present a definitive account of the slate workings along its route and whose products the WHR's precursor, the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway carried. The authors have also included a brief account of these lines and of the many abortive schemes to bring railways to Gwyrfai and Nant Gwynant.

Artikelname: Devon...North Devon's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: In researching this book we discovered so many fantastic period photographs of Devon's railways and stations - most of which never before published - that we have brought out two volumes on the county, North and South. As ever the mix of brilliant images and concise history will appeal to the general reader as much as to the die-hard railway fan. Among the stations featured over 55 photographs are Bow, Barnstaple, Uffculme, Bampton, Hemyock, Filleigh, Woody Bay, Lynton, Ilfracombe, Fremington, Torrington and Tavistock.

Artikelname: Devon...South Devon's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Along with the companion volume on North Devon, this is an in-depth reminder of the heyday of the railways which were once so essential to the life of the county. Histories of the closed lines are accompanied by 53 amazing photographs taken between 1900 and the late '60s. Heathfield, Princetown, Bickleigh, Lifton, Turnchapel, Plymouth, Kingsbridge, Lustleigh, Moretonhampstead, Tipton St Johns, Sidmouth, Seaton and Broad Clyst are among the stations featured.

Artikelname: Dorset's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Another in our series of Lost Railways titles which will eventually cover all of the counties of Britain. Features more than 50 very rare period photographs of Dorset's stations and railways which once upon a time were busy with tourists arriving on steam locomotives from all over England. Features photographs of Weymouth, Verwood, Lyme Regis, Swanage, Abbotsbury, Bridport, and many other locations.

Artikelname: Douglas to Peel
Artikelbeschreibung: Forming the central part of the original Manx railway system, this line ran through bold and impressive scenery. This is extensively illustrated and thus the album enables the reader to enjoy a journey across the island again, on this long closed route.

Artikelname: Douglas to Port Erin
Artikelbeschreibung: The combination of superb scenery, vintage rolling stock and an unusual gauge makes this steam railway one of the main attractions on the Isle of Man. This album illustrates its great appeal to both enthusiasts and visitors alike.

Artikelname: Douglas to Ramsey;including the Foxdale branch
Artikelbeschreibung: The lines were the least used steam routes on the Island and had a special charm of their own. The scenic delights and the antiquated stock made the journey most memorable. You can enjoy it from your armchair and wallow in nostalgia.

Artikelname: Dumfries & Galloway's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: During the railway network's heyday in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Dumfries and Galloway was served by dozens of stations, many of them on the 'Paddy Line' from Dumfries to Portpatrick and its several branches. Only a handful of stations now serve this rural area. 51 pictures and a map record many lost stations, along with other features such as the Solway Viaduct, the level crossing at Gretna Township, the engine shed at Beattock and sidings and sheds at Newton Stewart. Station staff, passengers and rolling stock feature prominently too

Artikelname: Dumfries and Galloway's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: In the latest of Bill Smith's series on Scottish steam, relive the final days of the Port Road when people lined the route six-deep to wave the last service goodbye. The various branch lines of this vast area are also covered and the 55 photographs, all taken by the author, are accompanied by detailed captions. Steam engines feature throughout, working at locations including Beattock, the Beattock Bank, Beattock Summit, Canonbie, Castle Douglas, Creetown, Crossmichael, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Dunragit, Elvanfoot, Gatehouse of Fleet, Greskine, Harthope, Kirkconnel, Kirkinner, Kirkcudbright, Loch Skerrow, Lockerbie, Moffat, Nethercleugh, Parton, Sanquhar and Stranraer.

Artikelname: Early Railways of West Fife
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The culmination of many years of research, including privileged access to private records, in public archives and following intensive fieldwork, this definitive volume gives authoritative histories of the early railways of West Fife. Until now these have generally been poorly documented (sometimes ignored) and if mentioned at all often repeat erroneous statements from earlier works. Remarkable discoveries have been made; including for example details of hitherto unrecorded early track and rail designs, and the authenticated arrival in Fife of Scotland’s first steam railway locomotive (thus solving a long standing mystery). To complement the story, other topics cover the history of the Charlestown branch to closure, Lord Elgin’s 10¼ inch gauge garden railway at Broomhall, and the narrow (and standard) gauge railways of the Crombie RN Depot etc.

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Artikelname: Edinburgh's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: Railway services in Edinburgh began in earnest in 1846 and for 120 years thereafter the capital enjoyed major national rail links as well as an extensive suburban network, all served by the luxury of steam locomotives. This collection of fifty-five photographs, all taken by the author, records the last decade or so of steam power in the city and amongst the many locations included are: Balgreen Halt, Coltbridge Junction, Corstorphine, Craigentinny, Craiglockhart, Currie, Dalry Middle Junction, Dalry Road, Duddingston Junction, Easter Road Park Halt, Gilmerton, Granton Gasworks, Granton Harbour, Haymarket, Joppa, Kingsknowe, Leith Central (the city's great white elephant!), Leith East, Leith North, Lochend North Junction, Merchiston, Murrayfield, Newington, Niddrie, Niddrie West Junction, Portobello, Portobello East Junction, Princes Street, St Margaret's Depot, Saughton Junction, Seafield shed, Slateford, South Leith and, of course, Waverley. All photographs feature the locomotives of the time, including the famous A4 Pacifics of Waverley Station and a very rare shot of Caledonian Railway No. 123 which now resides in the Glasgow Museum of Transport. The book also includes a history of Edinburgh's railways and the author's many recollections of the late steam age - a time of punctual services - which would bring tears to the eyes of most of the harried passengers of today's services!

Artikelname: Festiniog in the Sixties
Artikelbeschreibung: The early sixties were critical for the survival of the then recently revived railway. There are many views behind the scenes of the fight for life of the line in those delicate years. During this era Vic Mitchell was a Society director whilst Allan Garraway had to keep the trains running. Both were well aware of the problems; many of the solutions are illustrated in this volume.

Artikelname: Festiniog:50 years of enterprise
Artikelbeschreibung: This album contains a multitude of photographs to illustrate the transition of the railway from total dereliction to a top tourist attraction.

Artikelname: Fife's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: From the magnificence of the Forth Bridge to the beauty of the (now closed) coastal route from Leven to St Andrews, Fife has a rich rail heritage. The railways served the county's industries - including coal, paper-making and distilling - as well as providing passenger services and carrying tourist traffic. 55 of Bill Smith's excellent photographs illustrate the county in the heyday of steam

Artikelname: Glasgow and Dunbartonshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Glasgow is unique among British cities in that it has the largest rail network outside of London, and there was once a time when the city had four very grand stations - Central, Queen Street, St Enoch's and Buchanan Street. Two of these have gone, but the years up to the 1960s - the heyday of the city's railways - are captured in this collection of fifty-two photographs from the period, accompanied by a history of each of the city's lines. The neighbouring region of Dunbartonshire is also covered and was itself unique in that Milngavie was the home of one of the world's first monorail systems. Stations featured in the book - many of them long gone - include Cowlairs, Possilpark, Eglinton Street, Buchanan Street, Dalmuir Riverside, Stobcross, Bellahouston, Summerston, Maryhill Central, St Enoch's, Partick West, Cumberland Street, the Singer Terminal (Clydebank), Rutherglen and Strathbungo.

Artikelname: Glasgow and Dunbartonshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Glasgow is unique among British cities in that it has the largest rail network outside of London, and there was once a time when the city had four very grand stations - Central, Queen Street, St Enoch's and Buchanan Street. Two of these have gone, but the years up to the 1960s - the heyday of the city's railways - are captured in this collection of fifty-two photographs from the period, accompanied by a history of each of the city's lines. The neighbouring region of Dunbartonshire is also covered and was itself unique in that Milngavie was the home of one of the world's first monorail systems. Stations featured in the book - many of them long gone - include Cowlairs, Possilpark, Eglinton Street, Buchanan Street, Dalmuir Riverside, Stobcross, Bellahouston, Summerston, Maryhill Central, St Enoch's, Partick West, Cumberland Street, the Singer Terminal (Clydebank), Rutherglen and Strathbungo.

Artikelname: Glasgow's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: In 1831 the opening of the Garnkirk & Glasgow Railway heralded the arrival of the Railway Age in Glasgow and within just a few decades the city was enjoying one of the largest suburban networks in Britain. The Glasgow City & District Railway alone carried 15,000 passengers on its opening day! Remnants are still in use, but in this collection of fifty-five photographs, all taken by himself, the author remembers the final years of steam on this remarkable network (and eccentricities such as the trains which ran on the tramlines of Renfrew Road and the 'Television Train', from which cabaret shows were broadcast to the nation), before the vagaries of British Rail and subsequent privatisation took their toll. Locations featured - all adorned by the steam locomotives which worked the network - include: Bellahouston sidings, Bellahouston & Dumbreck, Buchanan Street, Cadder yard, Carntyne, Central, Corkerhill depot, Cowlairs depot, Dawsholm depot, Eastfield, Ibrox, Knightswood South Junction, Larkfield sidings, Maryhill Junction, Mount Florida, Partick, Partick Hill, Partick West, Polmadie depot, Queen Street, Renfrew Road, St Enoch, St Rollox, Scotstounhill, Shields Junction, South Side, Springburn works and Strathbungo.

Artikelname: Gloucestershire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: This collection of fifty-two photographs recalls the days when the people of Gloucestershire had a thriving railway network. Most of this is gone now, but all the facts and figures are included here as well as views of long-forgotten stations such as Toddington, Longhope, Coleford, Severn Bridge, Dursley, Chalford, Downfield Crossing and many others. Also included are two rare views of the county's best-known station - Adlestrop - showing it as it looked when Edward Thomas passed through and wrote his famous poem.

Artikelname: Grampian's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: Grampian region comprises the counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff and Moray. The railways were relatively late in arriving in this part of Scotland and it wasn't until 1850 that a line reached Ferryhill on the outskirts of the Granite City. However, expansion followed rapidly so that eventually the Great North of Scotland Railway - the company that dominated the region - totalled 334 route miles and had a stock of 122 locomotives. In this history by W.A.C. Smith, the whole story is told with a wealth of fascinating detail and the book contains 54 superb photographs by the author, taken during the 1950s and '60s - the last days of steam. Locations featured include: Kinnaber Junction, Inverurie, Dunphail, Stonehaven, Portlethen, Cove Bay, Ferryhill, Aberdeen Joint Station, Kittybrewster, Maud Junction, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, St Combs, Macduff, Banff Harbour, Ladysbridge, Tillynaught, Portgordon, Keith, Craigellachie, Rothes, Elgin, Alves, and Forres.

Artikelname: Great Western Corris
Artikelbeschreibung:

If that which is lost can often acquire an air of enchantment with the passage of time; railways lines which have succumbed to 'progress' provide a good example.Devotees of the narrow-gauge constantly bemoan the loss of the Lynton & Barnstaple or Leek & Manifold lines in England, whilst in Wales the demise of the Corris Railway,constructed to serve the slate quarries of that area, is frequently recalled and regretted. Incorporated in 1858 and initially titled the Corris, Machynlleth & River Dovey Railway or Tramroad, it was worked at the outset by a combination of gravity and horse-power until steam locomotives took over when tlie tramroad was up-graded and adapted as a passenger carrying line in 1883. The life of this busy line came to an abrupt end on the morning of 23rd August, 1948, when the river Dyfi washed away part of the embankment.Great Western Corris concentrates upon the eighteen years or so when the line was administered from Paddington. It offers an authoritative, eyewitness account, which is well supported by a wealth of illustrations

Artikelname: Greece Narrow Gauge:featuring the Thessaly and the Peloponnese systems
Artikelbeschreibung: This publication portrays the narrow gauge railways of Greece with the limited number of surviving lines during the later days of their existence. Although a shadow of their former extent, there is still much to interest the narrow gauge enthusiast in this fascinating country. Massive locomotives and quaint railcars are shown often in rugged and impressive mountain scenery.

Artikelname: Gwynedd's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: The Lost Railways series extends to Wales with this comprehensive account of Gwynedd's not substantial, but nevertheless sorely missed, railway and tramway networks. Indeed, there was a time when a train passenger could expect to travel from Porthmadog to Llandudno within an hour; today, however, the journey by road takes more than twice as long. Apart from North Devon, there is possibly nowhere else in Great Britain where you can travel so far without seeing a modern working railway line. So, they may be gone (except, of course, for some preserved lines including the Welsh Highland Railway, the history of which we have also published), but luckily much of the county's railways and engines were captured by many local and enthusiast photographers, and fifty-two rare period shots are collected here with the usual valuable statistics and historical accounts of each line which make this series so popular among railway enthusiasts and general readers alike. Locations featured include: the Aberglaslyn Pass, Trawsfynnydd, Beddgelert, Ynys, Menai Bridge, Treborth, Port Dinorwic, Dinas Junction, Groeslon, Penygroes, Pant Glas, Llangybi, Chwilog, Nantlle, Cwm-y-Glo, Llanberis, Bala Junction, Bala, Arenig, Cwm Prysor, Trawsfynnydd Lake, Ffestiniog, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Felin Hen, Bethesda, Garneddwen, Drws-y-Nant, Penmaenpool, Dolgellau, Barmouth, Dinas Mawddwy, Cemaes Road, Waenfawr, Bettws Garmon, Bryngwyn, South Snowdon, Nantmor, Porthmadog, Corris, Machynlleth, Aberllefeni, Pontrhythallt and Pwllheli.

Artikelname: Hampshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Railways were built in many parts of Britain during the 'Railway Mania' of the 1830s and 1840s and Hampshire was no different, particularly as developers were keen to create links between London and the south coast and the Isle of Wight. The railways in the county ranged from small country branch lines such as the Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway and the Hayling Island branch line, to main lines such as the London to Southampton railway. There were also two military railways and over 25 miles of lines situated behind the walls of Portsmouth Docks. This book covers them all and includes over fifty period photographs of lost stations such as Whale Island, Lee-on-the-Solent, Southampton Terminus for Docks, Southampton Royal Pier, RAF Calshot, Andover Town, Clatford, Stockbridge, Horsebridge, Cliddesden, Herriard, Bentworth & Lasham, Bordon, Bishops Waltham, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport, Highclere, Burghclere, Whitchurch, Sutton Scotney, Worthy Down, King's Worthy, Winchester Chesil, Langston, Hayling Island, Browndown, Itchen Abbas, Wickham, Droxford, Privett, Longparish, Wherwell, Breamore, Fordingbridge, Fawley, Oakley and Hurstbourne.

Artikelname: Herefordshire & Worcestershire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Railways came early to this area. The first, albeit horse-worked, was the Hay Railway of 1816, while the first passenger steam railway was the London & Birmingham line which opened in 1838. This was followed by a rapid spread of small branch lines, some built through very rural areas that could never have hoped to support them. Consequently, the counties were hit hard by the cuts of the 1950s and '60s, but there are still eight lines in service today. Containing 52 photographs, this history features views of many of the area's lost stations, including: Blackwell, Kingsland, Moreton-on-Lugg, Stourbridge, Moorhampton, Weston-under-Penyard, Evesham, Harvington, Redditch, Abbeydore, Vowchurch, Peterchurch, Dorstone, Westbrook, Clifford, Longbridge, Credenhill, Hay-on-Wye, Fawley, Ross-on-Wye, Mitcheldean Road, Kington, Pembridge, Lyonshall, Knightwick, Suckley, Bromyard, Rowden Mill, Fencote, Steens Bridge, Stoke Prior, Wyre Forest, Ripple, Upton-on-Severn, Walford, Stourport, Bewdley, Weston-sub-Edge, Broadway, Tram Inn, St Devereux, Pontrilas, Bransford Road, Withington, Bredon, Eckington, Defford, Fladbury, Stoke Works and Ford Bridge.

Artikelname: Industrial Locomotives of the Lothians
Artikelbeschreibung: Industrial locomotives are still in use in the Lothians today - at the giant cement factory south of Dunbar - but this is the exception they are now more likely to be found on preserved lines or displayed in public parks. This history recalls an essential aspect of the region?s industrial heyday and features over fifty photographs from the 1950s with locations including many of the region?s pits, factories and works.

Artikelname: Industrial Railways of Manvers Main and Barnburgh Main
Artikelbeschreibung: A photo album of this Yorkshire coal mining complex, one of the biggest in the UK. Also includes track plans of the sites and a list of all the known locos.

Artikelname: Isle of Man..Transport round the Isle of Man
Artikelbeschreibung: If you are familiar with our wheels around series of books then you will know what to expect here as this could easily have been called Wheels around the Isle of Man - the only difference is that this book is in a larger format and contains shipping too.Ken and Steven probably have the best collection of Isle of Man postcards and photographs extant and the photographs in this title can only be described as sumptuous. There are 18 or so pages on railways, about equally devoted to the Steam Railway, the Manx Railway & the Snaefell Mountain Railway. About twelve pages are devoted to tramways and similar, and aviation, civil and military, features on the next 20 pages ( incidentally, my dad flew my mum to the IOM during the war - they met at RAF Heathhall in Dumfries - so that's one copy of the book spoken for already) and this is followed by 30 pages of shipping. Included here are lifeboats, wrecks, coastal steamers, pleasure boats etc.etc. On to the road and we have fourteen pages of buses and 20 pages of car & carriage stuff, from early motor charabancs to motor racing. Last and definitely least (only kidding ) is motorcycle racing - as befits an island so steeped in same.If you are interested in the Isle of Man or some of the aforementioned transport themes, then you will want this book.

Artikelname: Lanarkshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Old B&W pictures of lost Lanarkshire stations and historic rolling stock accompany statistics detailing when lines and stations closed. The book features many excellent photographs by W.A.C. Smith, whose extensive archive features prominently in all our Scottish railway books.

Artikelname: Lancashire's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: Although not the first railway in Britain, the George Stephenson-engineered Liverpool & Manchester railway was really the catalyst for railway expansion throughout the country. As such, it can be argued that Lancashire was the birthplace of the national railway network and within the county itself the volume of railway traffic, even as late as 1950, was so great that it was home to 1,897 steam locomotives. Covering the 1950s and '60s, this book not only gives an account of the last days of steam, but also the last days of an extensive network before the Beeching cuts took effect. The author and his camera gained access to many of the county's key railway sites and also the men who worked there, and the story of those years is accompanied by fifty-eight superb photographs, each one graced with the essential steam locomotive. Locations include: Springs Branch, Red Bank Sidings, Lostock Hall, Carnforth, Patricroft, Skew Bridge, the Central Wagon Co. yard at Wigan, Garstang, Bank Hall, Aintree, Allerton, Earlestown, Winwick Junction, Dallam Branch Sidings, Trafford Park, Manchester Central, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Exchange, Bolton Trinity Street, Horwich Works, Westhoughton, Hindley North, Wigan Wallgate, Bamfurlong Junction, Lower Ince, Wigan North Western, Euxton Junction, Farington Junction, Farington, Farington Curve Junction, Huncoat, Preston, Poulton-le-Fylde, Maudlands Junction, Lancaster Castle, and Hest Bank.

Artikelname: Lancashire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: A county which can justifiably claim to be the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Lancashire was also, as a result, one of the first in Britain to develop a comprehensive railway network. As soon as local entrepreneurs worked out that the two perfectly complemented each other, the railways and industrialisation developed in tandem. This new history of the county's railways tells the story of the heyday of the Victorian Age, and also the slow decline from the 1920s to the Beeching era of the 1960s, and features fifty superb period photographs. The locations illustrated include: Blackpool Central, Greenfield, White Bear, Gillett's Crossing, Wrea Green, Bradley Fold, Bolton Great Moor Street, Pennington, Kenyon Junction, Holcombe Brook, Tottington, Brinscall, Feniscowles, Delph, Knott End, Preesall, Garstang & Catterall, Great Harwood, Glasson Dock, Halsall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Oldham Werneth, St Helens Central, Middleton Junction, Morecambe Euston Road, Bare Lane, Heysham Harbour, Oldham Clegg Street, Park Bridge, Skelmersdale, Longridge, Ribbleton, Grimsargh, Fleetwood, Bacup, Walkden Low Level, Hesketh Bank, Hutton & Howick, Haslingden, Lancaster Green Ayre, Caton, Hornby, Wigan Central, Bickershaw & Abram, Worsley and Thornton-for-Cleveleys.

Artikelname: Last Days of the Old Corris
Artikelbeschreibung: A fascinating collection of over 60 photographs with relevant captions portraying the last days of the Corris Railway Company and the steps taken in later years to re-run part of the route, compiled by a prolific historian of Welsh railways. 50 black-and- white and 4 colour photographs and 3 maps

Artikelname: Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: Most days of the year, even when the weather is bad, visitors can be found walking and cycling along the Manifold and Hamps Valleys between Waterhouses in the south and Hulme End in the north. It is a distance of eight miles and the path they use is covered with tarmac.It is the track bed of the Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway, which ran between 1904 and 1934. With the use of period photographs, chiefly of the railway but also of nearby villages, the days of the L&MVLR are brought back for us.The popularity today of this little line stems perhaps because of the nostalgia for things gone by and its superb location. It must also be because of the unusual nature of the railway. It was narrow guage, built to a rail width of thirty inches. The engines were of a very similar design to those on the Barsi Light Railway in India. Even the coaches were colonial in style. They were painted primrose yellow and must have been quite picturesque when seen down the valley.This collection of phototgraphs will, I hope, give a good pictorial record of what there was and what could have been today, had the line survived the years of the Depression and the war that followed it.

Artikelname: London Chatham & Dover Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: Dogged by scandal, bankrupted once and permanently penniless, the LCDR emerged as a railway with a highly individual flavour. This book chronicles the rise, fall and subsequent recovery of the old "Chatham Line". It is a story packed with corruption, intrigue and human endeavour.

Artikelname: London Termini - Past and Proposed
Artikelbeschreibung: The author proposes that Thameslink should be expanded to create Radial Rail to run to at least eight major towns outside London. Social and heritage issues are considered carefully, along with operational and traffic matters. Over 90 photographs from the 19th to 21st century show the evolution of more than 12 stations.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of Co. Antrim
Artikelbeschreibung: Co. Antrim is lucky enough to still have remnants of a railway network, but it's a shadow of its former self as shown in this comprehensive history, featuring over fifty rare period photographs. Features extensive pictures of the Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Tramway which for sixty years was an amazing feature of the north Antrim coast.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of Co. Cork
Artikelbeschreibung: Continuing the Lost Railways series into Eire, this collection of 52 period photographs recalls lines such as the Cork City Railways, which ran through the streets of the city, the Cork & Muskerry Light Railway and the Cork & Macroom Direct Railway. The county's railway history began in the 1850s and, despite suffering cuts similar to the Beeching economies in Britain, continues today. The full story is told here and the locations photographed include: Ballinascarthy, Ballinhassig, Ballydehob, Baltimore, Bandon, Bantry, Bantry Pier, Blarney, Carrigrohane, Church Cross, Clonakilty Junction, Coachford Junction, Cork Albert Quay, Cork Albert Street, Cork Summerhill, Cork Western Road, Courtmacsherry, Crossbarry, Crosshaven, Drimoleague, Dunkettle, Dunmanway, Fermoy, Hollyhill, Kanturk, Kinsale, Kinsale Junction, Madore, Mitchelstown, Monkstown, Newmarket, Schull, Skibbereen, Upton, Waterfall, and Youghal.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of Co. Derry
Artikelbeschreibung: Only two lines remain in Co. 'Derry, a place which once had an extensive network with its own eccentricities such as the Lough Swilly line. The county town itself once featured a number of important stations and nearly twenty photographs of these form the centrepiece of this volume. Fifty-one pictures in total, as usual accompanied by a text by Stephen Johnson - this is the last word in Northern Irish railway history.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of Co. Down and Co. Armagh
Artikelbeschreibung: Now with only two railway lines left between them, Co. Down and Co. Armagh once had more than ten individual lines and they are all featured in this invaluable history. Containing fifty-two period photographs, the book features such long gone, but well remembered sights as the trams of the Bessbrook and Newry Tramway and Belfast's magnificent Great Victoria Street Station. Other stations featured include Newtonards, Donaghadee, Ballyroney, Newcastle, Newry, Warrenpoint and Armagh and many others.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of Co. Dublin and the South East
Artikelbeschreibung: As a capital city, Dublin was an early target for railway development; in fact it was the world's second passenger railway, and the first to serve a capital city, that opened between Dublin and Kingstown in 1834. This quickly led to railway expansion throughout Ireland, and in the south east it was the Dublin & South Eastern and the Great Southern & Western Railways that came to predominate. By 1925 these had been amalgamated into Great Southern Railways, but there followed a period of fluctuating fortunes due to war and fuel shortages. By the 1950s competition from road transport led to drastic cost-cutting measures, but unlike Britain's railways, the region has enjoyed a reversal of fortunes since the 1980s, with line electrifications and development of a tramway within the capital. There is even an underground system under consideration for the city. The whole story is told in detail in this collection of 52 photographs. Locations featured include stations at Dun Laoghaire, Rosslare, Shankhill, Templeogue, the Guinness Brewery, Broadstone, Dublin Harcourt Street, Terenure, Embankment, Blessington, Poulaphouca, Sutton, Hill of Howth, Liffey Junction, Carbury, Edenderry, Tullow, Abbeyleix, Kilkenny, Mountmellick, Woodenbridge Junction, Shillelagh, Goresbridge, Borris, Ballywilliam, Palace East, Macmine Junction, Rathgarogue, Glenmore, Kilmeadan, Durrow, Dungarvan, Ballyduff, Waterford Manor, Waterford, Tramore, and Avoca.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of Co. Tyrone & Co. Fermanagh
Artikelbeschreibung: Although Tyrone and Fermanagh both once had an extensive railway network, today nothing is left. The lines, stations and engines are recalled in this book which features over fifty rare photographs and a comprehensive account of the counties' railway history by Irish railway expert, Stephen Johnson. Featuring sections on the Clogher Valley Railway and its amazing steam railcars (see the front cover where a CVR railcar rolls up the middle of Caledon main street) and the wonderful Fintona Horse Tram.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of Dundalk and the North East
Artikelbeschreibung: Facts, figures, dates of opening and closure and vital statistics of the lost railways of the counties in the north east of the Republic of Ireland (counties in Northern Ireland have been featured in previous volumes). Dundalk, railway centre and dubbed 'The Railway Town', is the natural focus for the book. Here the Great Northern Railway of Ireland had its workshops next to the main line railway from Dublin to Belfast, here the Irish North Western Railway snaked its way across the country to Londonderry. These lines, and many others, are included in this account of the region's railways before most of them closed in the 1950s and 60s. The book also contains over fifty period photographs and locations featured include: Dundalk, Navan, Castletown, Oldcastle, Cavan, Dunboyne, Batterstown, Drumree, Kilmessan Junction, Bective, Gibbstown, Wilkinstown, Nobber, Kilmainham Wood, Kingscourt, Athboy, Drogheda, Kells, Dromin Junction, Ardee, Greenore, Newbliss, Clones, Carrickmacross, Cootehill, Monaghan, Redhills, Ballyhaise, Loreto College, Belturbet, and Hill of Down.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of the Lothians
Artikelbeschreibung: With Edinburgh as its hub, the combined area of West, Mid and East Lothian once had a considerable railway network. This was largely because, during the nineteenth century, competition between the Caledonian and North British railways was intense and many lines and stations were built which were never really viable. A prime example of this was the grand Leith Central Station, which never realised its full potential. On the other hand, the activities of the railway companies did result in the engineering triumph of the Forth Bridge. By the 1920s bus services began to encroach on the railways' market and by the 1960s many lines were being swept away by the Beeching cuts. Edinburgh especially suffered and virtually all of its suburban services disappeared. However, in this history of the counties' railway network, accompanied by around fifty-two period photographs, these services and the railway way of life are remembered. Stations featured include: Aberlady, Abbeyhill, Armadale, Auchendinny, Bangour, Barnton, Bathgate Upper, Bathgate Lower, Bonnyrigg, Colinton, Dalmeny, Dalry Road, Davidson's Mains, East Fortune, Easter Road, Fauldhouse & Crofthead, Fountainhall, Gifford, Glencorse, Gorebridge, Gorgie East, Granton Gasworks, Granton Road, Heriot, Juniper Green, Kingsknowe, Kirkliston, Lasswade, Leadburn, Leith Central, Leith North, Loanhead, Merchiston, Millerhill, Morningside Road, Musselburgh, Newington, North Berwick, Oxton, Penicuik, Pinkhill, Pomathorn, Portobello, Ratho, Saltoun, Scotland Street, Trinity & Newhaven and Westfield.

Artikelname: Lost Railways of the Scottish Borders
Artikelbeschreibung: By the latter part of the nineteenth century most towns in the Scottish Borders had a rail service. Falling passenger numbers led to line closures from the 1930s onwards, and this collection of photographs illustrates many of the area's lost stations, along with historic rolling stock.

Artikelname: Mitchell and Company:A short autobiography
Artikelbeschreibung: Parts of this volume may appeal to the like-minded railway admirers, although it was written, as a family record, for his grandchildren. It reveals how an early love affair with steam led to an involvement with railway preservation from its outset and eventually to writing full time on railways, but not until after an unusual professional career. Briefs, but with many illustrations, this account is not short of humour, and it explains why he had to start Middleton Press.

Artikelname: National Coal Board - Flameproof Locomotives Handbook FLP
Artikelbeschreibung: A listing of the locomotives used underground in British coal mines, with notes on the various loco builders.

Artikelname: Northamptonshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Northamptonshire and its one-time appendage, the Soke of Peterborough, is one of Britain's most inland counties and is still one of the most rural in southern England. Nevertheless, at the peak of the Railway Age in the latter part of the nineteenth century its railway system was one of most complex of any county in the country. This was due to its lying across the axis of most of the major routes from London to the Midlands and the North and, as a result, it took in many of the branch lines which spun off from these routes. The whole, complicated, history is explained in this well written and concise book and is accompanied by fifty-one superb period views ranging from the late 1800s through to the Beeching era of the 1960s. Locations included are: Blakesley, Wellingborough, Wappenham, Salcey Forest, Oundle, Brackley, Roade, Blisworth, Weedon, Braunston, Northampton, Irthlingborough, Ringstead and Addington, Thrapston, Orton Waterville, Peterborough, Banbury, Althorp Park, Lamport, Luffenham, Helpston, Uffington and Barnack, Cranford, Raunds, Gretton, Rushden, Desborough and Rothwell, Eye Green, Kings Sutton, Aynho, Cherwelton, Woodford and Hinton (later Woodford Halse), Chalcombe, Towcester, Byfield, and the tiny station of Long Buckby, final stopping place for the Royal Train on the occasion of Princess Diana's funeral.

Artikelname: Oxfordshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: The first public railway in Oxfordshire was the Great Western main line which entered the county near Goring, opening in June 1840. Thereafter the Great Western was the dominant railway force in the county, absorbing all its rivals including the London & North Western's Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway (which offered a poor enough service to become known as the 'Old Worse and Worse'!). This book details the history of all the county's lines, from their Victorian heyday to the Beeching cuts of the 1960s. Many lines were lost, but ironically the one that bucked the trend is the London & North Western, its lines to Oxford and Islip reopening in 1987 and 1989 respectively. Stations featured among the book's 52 photographs are: Kelmscott & Langford, Launton, Oxford Rewley Road, Chipping Norton, Thame, Blenheim & Woodstock, Eynsham, South Leigh, Witney, Brize Norton & Bampton, Carterton, Alvescott, Sarsden, Rollright, Hook Norton, Bloxham, Adderbury, Banbury Merton Street, Morris Cowley, Horspath, Wheatley, Tiddington, Chinnor, Kingston Crossing, Aston Rowant, Lewknor, Watlington, Yarnton, Bletchington, Fritwell & Somerton, Cropredy, Blackthorn, Ardley, Port Meadow, Oddington, and Wendlebury.

Artikelname: Pembroke, Cardigan & Montgomery's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: From the Introduction
...It is hoped these pictures will revive memories for older readers and evoke thoughts of a slower, perhaps more relaxed, age for younger ones - of a time when the railway station was the natural starting point for any journey that could not be accomplished by walking. There are some steam railways within the area well worth a visit, including the Welshpool & Llanfair, the Vale of Rheidol and the Teifi Valley railways.

Artikelname: Perthshire & Kinross-shire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Perthshire and Kinross-shire are two particularly picturesque areas of Scotland - they also once boasted many of the country's most remote railway stations, including Killin Junction which served a community accessible only by rail. As well as information on the counties' railway system before the Beeching era, this book contains 52 excellent, and very rare, photographs of stations at locations including Killin, Aberfeldy, Grandtully, Blairgowrie, Aberfoyle, Meigle, Lochearnhead, St Fillans, Bankfoot, Bridge of Earn, Doune, Crieff, Crianlarich and Coupar Angus.

Artikelname: Perthshire & Kinross-shire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Perthshire and Kinross-shire are two particularly picturesque areas of Scotland - they also once boasted many of the country's most remote railway stations, including Killin Junction which served a community accessible only by rail. As well as information on the counties' railway system before the Beeching era, this book contains 52 excellent, and very rare, photographs of stations at locations including Killin, Aberfeldy, Grandtully, Blairgowrie, Aberfoyle, Meigle, Lochearnhead, St Fillans, Bankfoot, Bridge of Earn, Doune, Crieff, Crianlarich and Coupar Angus.

Artikelname: Railway Executive/British Transport/BR Board - Industrial Locomotive Registration Plates
Artikelbeschreibung: Listing of all known registration plates that were carried by industrial locomotives licensed to run onto public railway lines.

Artikelname: Renfrewshire's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: The latest in W.A.C. Smith's series deals with Renfrewshire, a county where steam on land and steam at sea were closely linked. It was also the county in which the very last steam train service was run in 1967 - naturally, a photograph of this service is included in this book. The pictures and text are all by the author and locations featured include Renfrew, Greenock, Paisley, Howwood, Bridge of Weir, Port Glasgow and every other town in the area which either still has a railway station, or at least fond memories of one.

Artikelname: Return to Blaenau 1970 - 82
Artikelbeschreibung: The completion of the restoration of this world famous railway is seen entirely through the lens of the camera of General Manager Allan twoway. There is a fascinating insight into the challenges and problems, together with many of the solutions and the ultimate achievement of the line becoming part of the national network again.

Artikelname: Shropshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Shropshire had to wait until 1848 before steam locomotives reached its capital of Shrewsbury, but it wasn?t long before the arrival sparked the building of lines throughout the county. Various companies were responsible for these, but the most famous are probably the ?Fighting Shrewsburys? ? the Shrewsbury & Birmingham, the Shrewsbury & Chester and the Shrewsbury & Hereford railways ? which were the focal point of the struggle between the London & North Western Railway and the Great Western Railway for dominance of the county. The full story is given here, along with an account of the long descent of the railways to the state they are in today. The glory days are remembered however, with the addition of over fifty period photographs ? locations include: Onibury, Llanymynech, Condover, Oswestry, Trench Crossing, Donnington, Newport (Salop), Lightmoor, Coalbrookdale, Horsehay, Much Wenlock, Longville, Rushbury, Plealey Road, Minsterley, Oakengates Market Street, Malins Lee, Coalport, Wooferton, Tenbury Wells, Linley, Eardington, Bewdley, Stourport, Frankton, Ellesmere, Crudgington, Market Drayton, Adderley, Newnham Bridge, Neen Sollars, Cleobury Mortimer, Horderley, Eaton, Plowden, Bishop?s Castle, Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate, Shrawardine, Kinnerley Junction, Maesbrook, Melverley, Detton Ford, Ditton Priors, Yockleton, Leaton and Baschurch.

Artikelname: Slate Regions of North and Mid Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Based on extensive new research, this book deals region by region with the localities in northern and central Wales where men, once numbered in many thousands, toiled on barren inhospitable hillsides winning and fashioning recalcitrant rock.It provides a brief account of the 600 or so sites, many previously unrecorded, which form a heritage of this great and unique industry. At some huge workforces brought wealth to owners, at others tiny partnerships struggled, often futilely, to provide sustenance for their families.It also puts into context the almost 40 Tramways and Railways which carried their products on journeys which often ended in the furthest parts of the world. Lines which varied from ramshackle, little tracks to the magnificent Ffestiniog Railway. All not only played a vital role in the Industry's development but also made Wales a world leader in Narrow Gauge technology. |<>P Out of stock, awaiting re-print of this title

Artikelname: Small Mines of South Wales Vol 2
Artikelbeschreibung: A survey of another 34 of the little private coal mines in Wales. Also includes an appendix listing all known mines in the period 1980 - 1997.

Artikelname: Small Mines of South Wales Vol.1
Artikelbeschreibung:

A photo survey of some of the little private coal mines of South Wales. Covers 32 mines, with a map of the area, and a sketch plan of each site.

NOW OUT OF PRINT BUT  I CAN USUALLY OBTAIN USED COPIES ON REQUEST

Artikelname: Somerset's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Fifty-three period photographs of Somerset's long-lost railway network in the golden age of steam. Features, amongst many others, photographs of Radstock, Bath, Wellow, Chard, Minehead, Clifton Bridge, Portishead, Shepton Mallet and the long gone West Somerset Mineral Railway.

Artikelname: South Eastern & Chatham Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: After decades of bitter feuding, the two Kent railway companies were united in an uneasy marriage. The following decades are a story of a desperate struggle to win profits and public confidence, fought against a background of increased road congestion and the First World War. It is the story of a railway company and the people who ran it at a pivotal point in British railway history.

Artikelname: South Wales Collieries: Mardy Collieries
Artikelbeschreibung: This collection of over 200 images encompasses the village of Maerdy and the Mardy No.1 and No.2 and No.3 and No4 Collieries.Full of archive photographs and other ephemera, from payslips to certificates and tickets, this fascinating selection illustrates working life in and around these famous collieries. David Owen tells the story of disasters such as the explosion at Mardy No.1 and No.2 Colliery on 23 December 1885, which claimed the lives of eighty-one men and boys, as well as the happier days and shared experiences of the characters who worked in the mines.

Artikelname: Staffordshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: During the Industrial Revolution of the late eighteenth century, Staffordshire became a centre for the pottery industry and also coal and ironstone mining. As a result, railway links became essential and soon a network of passenger and goods lines sprang up. Like most counties in England these enjoyed a century of popular use before the end of steam and the Beeching cuts of the 1960s and it is these lost lines that this illustrates. Among the locations featured in the 49 period photographs are Hulme End, Norbury, Cheddleton, Wetton Mill, Horninglow, Stretton & Clay Mills, Tutbury, Pelsall, Brownhills, Alrewas, North Rode, Bosley, Leek, Kingsley & Froghall, Oakamoor, Alton, Rocester, Norbury & Ellaston, Ashbourne, Fenton Manor, Black Bull, Milton, Stockton Brook, Wall Grange, Stafford Common, Salt & Sandon, Grindley, Silverdale, Madeley Road, Pipe Gate, Market Drayton, Cobridge, Cheadle, Tean, Totmonslow, Beeston Tor, Thor?s Cave, Butterton, Ecton, Bradnop, Waterhouses, Trentham, Colwich, Sandon and Normacot.

Artikelname: Stirlingshire & Clackmannanshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: All the facts and figures of the railway network these two counties once enjoyed, featuring fifty-three rare photographs. As ever the selection of images features a mix of periods, from the very early 1900s through to the mid-1960s and the end of the steam age. There is the usual wealth of locomotive shots and the stations pictured are Airth, Alloa, Alva, Avonbridge, Balfron, Banknock, Blackston Junction, Blanefield, Buchlyvie, Camelon, Cambus, Campsie Glen, Castlecary, Clackmannan and Kennet, Denny, Dollar, Drymen, Dumgoyne, Gartness Junction, Grangemouth, Greenhill, Kippen, Larbert, Lennoxtown, Manuel, Port of Mentieth, Slammanan, Tillicoultry, and Torrance.

Artikelname: Taff Vale Railway Volume 1: The main line from Cardiff to Merthyr and Cardiff Docks
Artikelbeschreibung: Following the sucess of the author's two volume set on The Rhymney Railway, the natural follow on was to explore the history of the Taff Vale Railway. Such has been the depth of the author's research this project has resulted in a need for three volumes. Copiously illustrated with maps, ephemera and lineside scenes this series is sure to delight the enthusiast and those with an interest in local history.

The Taff Vale railway was absorbed by the Great Western Railway as far back as 1922 despite this the impact that the oldest and most extensive of all the South Wales colliery railways. It was constructed in several stages the first section from Merthyr to Cardiff was authorised in 1836 and the embryo Taff Vale company approached the now famous Isambard Kingdom Brunel to be the engineer responsible for construction. The 24 mile route was completed in 1841 and branches and extensions were added rapidly in the ensuing years. The demand for coal to feed the steel works was growing rapidly as was the need for coal throughout the rapidly growing industrial base of the United Kingdom. Lines gradually spread throughout the welsh valleys above Cardiff and the importance of the docks to serve a growing level of imports and exports led to rapid expansion of dock lines including a new dock at Penarth, Locations served by the Taff Vale included Dinas, Abercynon, Aberdare, Aberthaw, Cardiff, Bute, and many more too numerous to mention here - suffice to say that the Taff Vale Railway is still a significant presence in the valleys even today - there being many structures and historic links with the old company.

Artikelname: Tayside's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: 55 of Bill Smith's excellent photographs, accompanied by detailed captions, illustrate Tayside's railways in the last years of the steam era. Locations/stations featured include: Ballinluig, Tay Bridge, Dundee East, Barnhill, Camperdown Junction, Carnoustie, Elliot Junction, Arbroath, Montrose, St Cyrus, Bridge of Dun, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Blairgowrie, Almond Valley Junction, Almondbank, Crieff, Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Killiecrankie, Blair Atholl, Perth, Muthill, Rumbling Bridge, Bridge of Earn and Dundee West.

Artikelname: The Bluebell Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: Terry Gough takes us on a photographic journey through beautiful Sussex countryside, following the old railway route from East Grinstead via Horsted Keynes to Lewes. He includes the celebrated Twenty miles long, connecting Lancashire and Yorkshire, the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has by far the longest and deepest canal tunnel built in the British Isles at Standedge under the Pennines. It was built 200 years ago by people who dreamt an impossible dream - that they might profit from a canal taking a collision course with the backbone of England. Taking a long time to build, at a time when prices were rising dramatically to pay for war with France, it was thirty years before the canal paid a dividend. The canal prospered for only a short time before a parallel railway was built, but it soldiered on for another hundred years before abandonment in 1944.Thirty years later a group of enthusiasts dreamt another impossible dream: one of re-opening the canal. The world of officialdom thought that their dream of re-opening the canal was completely crazy, as the canal was closed and large parts of it were destroyed. The enthusiasts would have to restore seventy-four locks, rebuild one and a half miles that were filled in or even built over, and reinstate bridges all along the length of the canal. It would cost millions. But they persevered and on 3 September 2001 the canal was officially reopened by HRH The Prince of Wales.This is a story of two Pennine dreams. The first part, telling how and why the canal was built, the operating years and its decline, is set in the context of what was happening in the outside world away from the canal. The second part, that of the restoration of the canal, shows how the enthusiasts achieved respectability and were taken seriously by tackling the politics of restoring the canal, raising the money, and actually doing the work. How they developed a strategy and persuaded the powers that be that the canal should be restored as a catalyst for the economic and environmental regeneration of two Pennine valleys. Britain's first standard-gauge preserved line, and the Horsted Keynes - Haywards Heath branch, which the Bluebell has long-term plans to re-open. The photographs of the line cover the old British Railways days, as well as the early preservation period and the present-day scene. Each photograph is accompanied by helpful captions providing details about the locos and rolling stock, people and landscapes. The contrasts are often striking yet sometimes the scene remains virtually unchanged. The comparisons of 'past' and 'present' will intrigue railway enthusiasts, locals and holidaymakers alike.

Locations covered include: * St Margaret's Junction * East Grinstead * Imberhorne * Kingscote * West Hoathly * Horsted Keynes * Ardingley * Copyhold Junction * Horsted Keynes to Sheffield Park * Sheffield Park * Newick & Chailey * Barcombe * Culver Junction * Lewes

Artikelname: The Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: The Bodmin & Wenford Railway is one of the most scenic of Britain's preserved lines, and the combination of steam and Cornish countryside proves irresistible for thousands of visitors each year.John Stretton embarks on a fascinating 'past and present' photographic tour of the railway, taking us from the main line at Bodmin Parkway to Bodmin General and along the branch to Boscarne Junction and onwards to Wenford, which the B&W has long-term plans to re-open. He also looks at the associated closed lines to Wadebridge and Padstow - now the route of the highly popular Camel Trail cycle path.There are evocative period photographs from the days of the Great Western and Southern Railways, and BR, each paired with a photograph showing the same scene today. John also looks at essential behind-the-scenes activities in engine sheds and workshops. The comparisons will be of absorbing interest to many, making this book the ideal companion for all who know the line, rail enthusiasts, visitors and locals alike

Artikelname: The Borders' Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: Now that the Waverley line may finally be reopened, the Borders could soon enjoy the convenience of a railway once again. But in the meantime, this book recalls the line and the many branches as they once were, back in the fifties and sixties before the closures were made. Covering the whole of the Borders region, including England, this collection of fifty-five images includes the stations at Langholm, Reston, Burnmouth, Eyemouth, Coldstream, Jedburgh, Galashiels, Hawick, Carlisle, and many others, as well loads of evocative photographs of locomotives puffing across the rolling Borders countryside.

Artikelname: THE DEAN FOREST RAILWAY:Vol 1
Artikelbeschreibung: The Dean Forest Railway is among the most scenic of Britain's preserved lines, and the combination of steam and Welsh Border countryside proves irresistible for thousands of visitors each year. John Stretton embarks on a fascinating 'past and present' photographic tour of the railway, taking us from the main line at Lydney Junction to Norchard, Parkend and beyond. He also looks at the associated closed lines - many of which are now cycle and footpaths. There are evocative period photographs from the days of the Great Western/Midland Joint and Severn & Wye Railways, and BR, many paired with a photograph showing the same scene today. John also provides helpful captions about the locomotives and rolling stock, people and landscapes. The comparisons are absorbing, making this book the ideal companion for all who know the line, rail enthusiasts, visitors and locals alike. Having built on the limited access allowed in the early days of the Dean Foprest Railway Society, when BR still operated along the route from Parkend, the restored line had by 2000 reached Tufts Junction, with the goal of reaching Parkend tantalisingly close. This book shows both some of the potential for the preservationists and the attractions of the Forest for visitors.

Artikelname: THE DEAN FOREST RAILWAY:Vol 2
Artikelbeschreibung: The remarkable Royal Forest of Dean is a delight for everyone! The medieval forest hides many secrets of the past which combine into a fascinating blend of scenic forest and industrial and social heritage.In a narrow tree-lined valley heading north from Lydney lies the Dean Forest Railway - dedicated to preserving that splendid combination of steam trains running amidst the gentle country setting of a forest branch line.Not only is it situated in the glorious Royal Forest but it offers visitors the chance to soak up the sight,sounds and smells of travel on a rural branch railway with appropriate steam trains.The Dean Forest Railway will demonstrate that they really do live up to their treasured name 'The Friendly Forest Line'.

Artikelname: The Golden Age of Brymbo Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: In this book packed with personal anecdotes, two brothers with a love of steam railways share Brymbo's rise as a power in the steel industry and enjoy the village's close community spirit. Their account describes how the GWR, the lNWR and lNER (Great Central) brought their rails to Brymbo to fight for its industrial wealth and how local industry respr'led to economic changes in their lifetime. It doesn't describe how Hugh hitched a ride in the cab of a steam hauled mixed train between Mwanza and Tabora on the East African Railways in the 1950'S and brought the train safely into the station after the driver collapsed at the controls. Perhaps that might feature in their next book...

Artikelname: The Great Orme Tramway: Over a Century of Service
Artikelbeschreibung: For more than 100 years, the Great Orme Tramway has served faithfully the northern Wales seaside resort of Llandudno, providing residents and visitors alike with a truely spectacular means of gaining the summit of the Gogarth - (the Great Orme) - headland. Here, in the first fulllength, profusely-illustrated study of this unique cable-worked line, tramway historian Keith Turner has distilled a quarter of a century's research in order to tell its fascinating story from 19th Century promotion to 21st Century centenary celebrations - and the many changes of fortune it has weathered along the way.

Artikelname: The Great Western in North Wales: Including the Llangollen, Bala Lake and Fairbourne and Barmouth Railways
Artikelbeschreibung:

This brand new Past and Present Companion explores the Great Western Railway;s historic importance in the north of Wales both standard gauge and narrow gauge feature within these pages. The past and present comparitive treatment is a proven formula for succes - the fact that over 50 titles have been published in the main series speaks volumes, literally! In this volume pictures from the 'real age of steam'- steam in years bfore 1968 and the early diesel years' are contrasted with the same locations in recent years. Many lines have long since closed evoking many memories for those 'young' enough to rember, while the major preserved railways, The Llangollen Railway, The Bala Lake Railway and the Fairbourne Railway, provide fascinating comparisons with their heritage past - and of course provide young and old alike with the chance to relive the steam age. Locations covered include Wrexham, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Bala. and stations, halts, junctions and lineside views from across the area.

Artikelname: The Industrial Railways of St.Helens, Widnes & Warrington Vol 1 St.Helens
Artikelbeschreibung: In 1991-95 Runpast Publishing produced a series of four books on the industrial railways of the Lancashire coalfield. This book is a continuation of the series in the same style, by two of the original authors, but is now published by the IRS.

Artikelname: The Industrial Railways of St.Helens, Widnes & Warrington Vol 2
Artikelbeschreibung: Latest in this definitive series on the industrial railways of the St Helens region. Includes a special section on Pilkington Brother's narrow gauge sandpit railways.

Artikelname: The Lothians' Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: As early as the seventeenth century, there were primitive wagonways serving coal pits in the Lothians. In 1831 the Edinburgh & Dalkeith (horse-drawn) railway opened, and the Lothians had their first taste of steam with the opening of the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway in 1842. The next fifty years saw a substantial expansion of the railway network, with routes pushing out from Edinburgh to towns in the Lothians and the Borders, and branch lines penetrating the coalfields and mill valleys. In 1890 the apex of the Railway Age was reached with the opening of the Forth Bridge, but it was not to last. There was a short-lived railway renaissance in the 1930s, but by the end of the following decade the dead hand of nationalisation fell and the cuts began. This book covers the last years of steam working on the Lothians' railways, an era which came to an end in 1967, and features over 50 photographs of locomotives en route through the countryside and at many locations such as Balerno, Curriehill, Tranent, Forrestfield, Westcraig, Haddington, Drem, North Berwick, East Fortune, East Linton, West Barns, Dunbar, Inveresk, Smeaton, Dalkeith, Polton, Loanhead, Rosslynlee Hospital Halt, Newbattle Viaduct, Lady Victoria Colliery, Gorebridge, Midcalder, West Calder, Cobbinshaw, Dalmeny, Queensferry Junction, Linlithgow, Bo'ness, Kinneil Colliery, Bathgate, Broxburn, Polkemmet Junction and Boghead.

Artikelname: The North Norfolk Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: The North Norfolk Railway, now a popular preserved line between Sheringham and Holt, is only one section of the once-busy route carrying holidaymakers from the Midlands to the Norfolk coastal resorts. This marvellous album focuses not just on the surviving railway but also on other now-abandoned stretches between South Lynn and Cromer.Adrian Vaughan features photographs of a wealth of evocative railway locations in their heyday, each paired with a photograph showing the same scene today. He includes views of the villages along the route, and details of what can be enjoyed in their vicinity - including the Trains and Trails coast and woodland walk that passes through Weybourne station - making this book the ideal companion for railway enthusiasts, visitors and locals with an interest in the areas past.

Artikelname: The Peat Railways of Thorne and Hatfield Moors
Artikelbeschreibung: Thorne and Hatfield Moors are located in Yorkshire, to the east of Doncaster and south of Goole. Peat working has been undertaken in the area for hundreds of years, starting with localised cutting for home fires and small scale trade. An organised industry then developed, with half a dozen principal works selling mainly peatbased animal litter; whilst the present day mechanised industry produces horticultural compost at the two remaining modern works. Narrow gauge railways have been used for over one hundred years to transport peat from moors to mill and this book tells the story; with a historical survey; 143 photographs, and 17 specially drawn maps.

Artikelname: The Slate Railways of Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Starting with the Penrhyn Railway of 1801, this book traces the chronology of slate-related railways and tramways throughout Wales.Some lines arose out of need, others out of greed, until in all about 100 route miles were dedicated to the carrying of slate with probably a further 200 miles vying to do so with varying success.Apart from enabling a great industry to prosper, they brought the benefits of rail connection to some of the remotest parts of Wales, many of which would have been ignored by the railway entrepreneurs.

Artikelname: The Tramways and Railways of John Knowles (Wooden Box Ltd)
Artikelbeschreibung: In many ways Knowles was typical of the better Victorian clay products works. It was, however, its use of steam locomotives on tracks of two different gauges, set in a context of fiery kilns, steam winding engines and smoke blackened buildings, which delighted the eye of the railway enthusiast.Fortunately the spectacle was well photographed and this, together with research and the authors' memories, has enabled the Industrial Railway Society to publish this history of the works' railways and tramways some thirty years after their closure. Within these pages the reader will discover something of the importance of such railways in an era now vanished.

Artikelname: The Way to the Stars: The Story of the Snowdon Mountain Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: Climbing more than 3,100 ft (1,000 metres) in a little under 5 miles (8 km), the Snowdon Mountain Railway was one of the technological wonders of the late Victorian Age. Now over 100 years old, it continues to transport many tens of thousands of passengers every summer on a spectacular journey from its terminus in the lakeside village of Llanberis to the summit of the highest mountain in Wales. In this profusely-illustrated hook, railway historian Keith Turner tells the story of this unique line - a track railway still reliant on steam locomotives and carriages that first saw service more than a century ago.

Artikelname: The Welsh Highland Railway: a history
Artikelbeschreibung: Some may consider it extravagant to attach the dates of 1864 to 1948 to the history of a line that originally only ran from 1923 to 1937. But the history of the Welsh Highland Railway in Gwynedd cannot be considered on its own as the part played by its two forerunners, the Croesor Tramway and the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways, must also be taken into account. This book gives an in-depth account of the history of all these railways, as well providing valuable insights into the business of running a railway in times of intense competition from bigger players, the day-to-day working of the line, and the final decline in the face of the rise of road transport. The story is not all gloom, however, as the company has been resurrected and now runs services over a small section of the original line. The story of this revival is also told. Thirty-seven period photographs give a flavour of life on the line and feature many rare shots of all of the railway's long-serving, but long-lost engines including 'Russell', 'Gowrie' and '590'. Other subjects include the stations of Beddgelert, Porthmadog, Nantmor, Dinas Junction, Bryngwyn (the only known photo of a passenger train there!), Rhyd-Ddu, Snowdon Ranger, Bettws Garmon, Rhostryfan, Tryfan Junction, and Waenfawr, and locations along the line such as Glanrafon and Aberglaslyn Pass. The railway is also featured, along with many other lines, in Gwynedd's Lost Railways which is also available from Stenlake Publishing.

Artikelname: The Welsh Highland Railway:Vol 2
Artikelbeschreibung: Set in the heart of Snowdonia, the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway runs through some of the most scenic countryside in the UK. The railway has been fortunate enough to receive Heritage Lottery funding, which combined with the backing of the Ffestiniog Railway, the hard work of contractors, Welsh Highland supporters and the many un-named volunteers, has allowed nine more miles of track to be re-laid. These efforts were rewarded in August 2003 when there was the opening of the extension of the line to Rhyd Ddu, which sits at the very foot of Snowdon. Passengers can now travel along 13 scenic miles of stunning views and magnificent scenery, many images of which are captured within the pages of this new volume by John Stretton. The past is not forgotten though, and many contrastive old views are featured. With chapters on the railway and its history, this is a fascinating illustrated companion to the railway, which allows the reader to absorb the pictorial delights that can be experienced along the line.

Artikelname: THE Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: The author,Hugh Ballantyne, has known the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway since 1945. Thus he draws upon a lifetime?s knowledge in this photographic tribute to the line, a 2ft 6in gauge railway situated in the beautiful rolling hill country of Montgomeryshire. It was opened in 1903 to link Welshpool with the farming communities up to Llanfair Caereinion, a distance of 9 miles. Passenger trains ceased in 1931 and British Railways closed the railway in 1956, but thanks to the valiant efforts of a preservation society this delightful unspoiled line continues to wind its way through the countryside to Llanfair. The photographs cover scenes from the earliest days, and the GWR and BR eras, and through the preservation years up to the present. Each photograph is captioned with an informative commentary by the author.

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