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  • British Freight Trains Moving the Goods

    The Amberley Railway Archive Volume 3

    by Paul Manley ...
    Series Book 3 - The Amberley Railway Archive
    Britain's hard-working freight trains are captured in a variety of locations, from the dramatic backdrop of the Cumbrian Hills to the more industrial sites. Featuring a range of freight operators, Paul Manley's photographs have been taken in various parts of the country, in particular around Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, as well as further south in the Midlands area including Staffordshire, ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

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  • The Railways

    Nation, Network and People

    by Simon Bradley ...
    **'A magnificent, rollicking narrative' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Top 25 Non-Fiction Books of the 21st Century'Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Shadows in the Steam

    The Haunted Railways of Britain

    by David Brandon, Alan Brooke ...
    Ghosts traditionally make their presence felt in many ways, from unexplained footfalls and chills to odours and apparitions. This fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings across the length and breadth of Britain's railway network: signals and messages sent from empty boxes; trains that went into tunnels and never left; ghostly passengers and spectral crew; ... Read more

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  • Blood on the Tracks

    A History of Railway Crime in Britain

    by David Brandon, Alan Brooke ...
    Between 1835 and the 1850s, railway mania blossomed around Britain. Crime emerged as the railways developed, at first opportunistic crimes such as fare evasion and robberies, but gradually more inventive forms evolved, notably the minor clerk Redpath in the 1850s, whose shameless cooking of the books to live the high life exposed the lack of any kind of accountancy across the railway industry. The ... Read more

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  • China's Great Train

    Beijing's Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet

    by Abrahm Lustgarten ...
    A vivid account of China's unstoppable quest to build a railway into Tibet, and its obsession to transform its land and its peopleIn the summer of 2006, the Chinese government fulfilled a fifty-year plan to build a railway into Tibet. Since Mao Zedong first envisioned it, the line had grown into an imperative, a critical component of China's breakneck expansion and the final maneuver in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Esk Valley Railway Through Time

    by Alan Whitworth ...
    Series series Through Time
    The Esk Valley Railway is certainly one of the best railway journeys in the North of England, and could be considered far more picturesque than the more famed North York Moors Railway. It passes through woods, valleys, pasture, agricultural plain, moorland and industrial landscape; whereas the North York Moors Railway rumbles its way through the heavily-wooded Newton Dale with almost no view ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Platform Souls

    The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero

    by Nicholas Whittaker ...
    Nicholas Whittaker's much-loved classic recollects the long sunny days of his childhood when, notepad in hand, jam sandwiches in the duffel bag, he happily spent his time jotting down train numbers during the Indian summer of steam and the heyday of diesel.Whittaker returns to his roots in this updated edition, casting a sceptical eye over recent developments, catching up with old acquaintances ... Read more

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  • The East Lancashire Railway

    by Mark Bowling ...
    Despite being a relative newcomer to the preserved railways of Great Britain, the East Lancashire Railway has rapidly grown into a major tourist attraction. Main-line access and generous curves mean that the railway regularly runs visiting stock, including the largest main-line locomotives. The line runs through a diverse landscape, including towns, industrial areas and large rural sections. Along ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Detailing and Modifying Ready-to-Run Locomotives in 00 Gauge

    Volume 1: British Diesel and Electric Locomotives, 1955 - 2008

    by George Dent ...
    The 00 gauge ready-to-run market has changed dramatically over the past decade, with supreme levels of accuracy, detail, finish and mechanical performance now becoming the standard benchmark of all new models. As the hobby continues to blossom, an increasing range of steam, diesel and electric subjects now find themselves in the catalogues of the leading manufacturers. Have the days of super ... Read more

    $20.09 USD

  • The Great Western Railway

    How it Grew

    by Ken Gibbs ...
    The Great Western Railway (GWR) was founded in 1833 and would connect London to the West. It was engineered by the famous Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was known to many as 'God's Wonderful Railway'. Here is the story of how it grew. Ken Gibbs traces the GWR's history from the very beginning. He describes the canals that existed in the approximate area eventually covered by the Great Western Railway ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

  • The Turbomotive: Stanier's Advanced Pacific

    by Tim Hillier-Graves ...
    Series series Locomotive Portfolios
    Turbomotive was unique in Britain's railway history, and an experimental engine that proved successful but came too late to effect the direction of steam development or deflect the onset of diesel and electric locomotives. It was the brainchild of two of the most influential engineers of the twentieth century William Stanier of the LMS and Henry Guy of Metropolitan Vickers. They hoped that turbine ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1

    Building an Empire, 1846-1917

    by Albert J. Churella ...
    Series series American Business, Politics, and Society
    "Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise," Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936. "Think of it as a nation." At the end of the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest privately owned business corporation in the world. In 1914, the PRR employed more than two hundred thousand people—more than double the number of soldiers in the United ... Read more

    $103.49 USD