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  • The Light Railway

    A Journey along the Narrow and Bucolic

    Highlights the development of light railways in rural Britain and Ireland after the 1896 Act, showcasing their infrastructure.The light Railways Act 1896 marked the final phase in the development of the traditional railway in Britain, being designed to open up rural areas of Britain that had been bypassed by the larger railway companies.The promoting and construction of light railways allowed many ... Read more

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  • The East Kent Railway

    The Line That Ran to Nowhere

    Series series Light Railway Profiles
    The East Kent Railway was one of Britain's less well known light railways, a part of the Colonel Stephens group of lines, the East Kent Railway was meant to open up the newly discovered Kent coal field and help to make its shareholders wealthy, however things took a different turn, when the projected colliery's along the line did not materialise the way the promoters had first envisaged. The only ... Read more

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  • The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland

    First published in 1985 by Moorland Press, The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland has remained unavailable for more than twenty-five years, until now. Re-released by Pen & Sword, this is a thorough and engaging book that covers, in depth, the fascinating story of Britain's last railway development, the Rural light railways, constructed as a result of the Light Railways Act 1896.Rigorously ... Read more

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  • The Hayling Island Branch

    The Hayling Billy

    Series series Branch Line Profiles
    This British Railways history presents an in-depth look at the iconic seaside line that brought residents and visitors to the tiny English Channel island.The Hayling Island Branch was one of Britain's most iconic seaside railway lines, connecting the town of Havant with Hayling Island on the south coast of England. First serving as a freight line, it opened to passenger traffic in 1867. It was ... Read more

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  • Southern Railway Gallery

    A Pictorial Journey Through Time

    Southern Railway Gallery is the first volume in a new series of picture books, designed to be of interest to railway historians and modellers. The series subjects are themed to include an interesting mixture of useful historic illustrations, depicting locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure.Southern Railway Gallery covers the history of the Southern Railway from its beginings in 1923, to ... Read more

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  • The Lost Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL is famous for the engineering wonders he left behind - from the SS Great Britain to the delights of Paddington and Temple Meads stations, but much of what he designed has been lost. From the ships Great Western and Great Eastern to the majestic water towers of Crystal Palace, the Hungerford Bridge and the South Devon atmospheric railway, many of Brunel's achievements have ... Read more

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    Series series Through Time
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    The GWR Mail Route to Ireland

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  • The Railways of Glasgow

    Post-Beeching

    The city of Glasgow, formerly one of the largest industrial centres in the world, was once responsible for building about one-quarter of the world's railway locomotives. This was complemented by a massive urban railway network: the second largest in the UK. However, the Beeching Report of 1963 inevitably took its toll on Glasgow. This book examines the changing face of Glasgow's railways ever ... Read more

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  • The Last Years of Steam Around North Wales

    From the Photographic Archive of Ellis James-Robertson

    Robert Ellis James-Robertson (always known as Ellis) was born in Wales but lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway collection. In the 1960s a few of Ellis’s photographs were published in books and magazines and the credit ‘R. E. James-Robertson’ may be familiar to some. This book of mainly unpublished colour and black & white ... Read more

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  • The Branch Lines of Devon Plymouth, West & North Devon

    Series series The Branch Lines of ...
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