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[SP-3050] Siviter, Roger. 50s in Devon & Cornwall. Southampton, Hampshire, England: Kingfisher Railway

Productions, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0946184518. unpaginated approx 56 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos $23.00

[IR35X] Holden, Bryan & Leech, Kenneth H.. A Century in Steam GWR. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 187160835X. 92 pages profusely illustrated b/wphotos $44.85

[SP-3019] Kardas, Handel ( Ed. ). A Collectors Guide to Railwayana. London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2001.First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711026173. 257 black and white photographs. 160 pages - Adetailed and highly illustrated guide to the growing interest in collecting items from the past age of Britain's railways.Chapters deal with tickets, signalling equipment, nameplates, signs, catering items, paperwork, clocks, andstation/office items. Each chapter is written by an expert in the particular field of railwayana and provides aninvaluable overview to the wide range of items for collectors. $45.00

[CP015] Yeadon, W. B.. A Compendium of LNWR Locomotives 1912 - 1949 : Part 1 Passenger Tender

Engines. Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards.New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1899624015. 154 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - mainly pictorial books but havelists of building details for the classes covered. Their coverage starts from 1912, which was when Willie Yeadon sawhis first LNWR engine, so engines withdrawn before that date are not dealt with, but they continue to the finalwithdrawal of LNWR classes by BR and so provide excellent sources of photographs of the later years and the LMSperiod in particular. $90.00

[CP147] Yeadon, W. B.. A Compendium of LNWR Locomotives 1912 - 1964 : Part 2 Goods Tender Engines.

Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / NoJacket. ISBN: 1899624147. 122 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - A reliable reference work on the 16 classesof engine concerned. Includes full listings, numbers, date built or rebuilt, LNWR Number and date withdrawn. $90.00

[IR672] Fairhurst, Doug. A London Trolleybus Experience. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2014.First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919672. 76 pages colour and b/w photos - What is aTrolleybus? In essence it is a bus that runs on rubber tyres (as a normal road vehicle) but is powered by electricitycollected from overhead wires by way of a pair of poles (correct term being booms). It is not like a tram where thepower is collected by a single collector and the return of the current is through steel wheels running on steel rails laidinto the roadway. The trolleybus gives slightly more flexibility than a fixed tram route in that it can overtake ornegotiate normal road vehicles but is still limited to the route of the overhead wiring. Of course, unless on a separate‘track’, they cannot overtake each other - thus the old saying, “another convoy on its way”. London had one of thelargest fleets of trolleybuses in the world and at its peak had about 1,800 such vehicles. They were introduced to givelongevity to the then existing infrastructure of the earlier tram systems. The last London trolleybus ran in May 1962.Except for a few original and earlier models, the London trolleybuses were six-wheeled, unlike in the provinceswhere four-wheelers were more common. Again most British vehicles were double-deck whereas those in the rest ofthe world were and still are single-deck. For the casual observer all London trolleybuses looked the same, but therewere some subtle differences. For example, the class N2 had much thicker corner pillars to the upper deck. Class L2No.954 had a cream band below the driver’s cab windows. (I was lucky to get a photo of this ‘one off’ on Route 621at Holborn Circus. $49.95

[IR910] Smith, Martin. A Year to Remember 1957. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1999. First

Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608910. 76 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - A largerexample of the monthly magazine $29.85

[SP-2032] Bowles, L. J.. ABC 1989 British Rail Hauled Coaching Stock. London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1989.First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711018502. small ABC booklet - 91 pages colour photos $7.00

[SP-2028] Glover, John . ABC National Railways - A Guide to the Privatised Railway . London England: IanAllan Ltd, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 071102457X. small ABC booklet - 128pages b/w photos - Describes the principal changes to the organisation of Britain's Railways under the Railways Actof 1993. $28.60

[CP058] Hooper, John ( Compiler ). An Illustrated Historical Survey of a Great Provincial Station

Manchester London Road. Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover.New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1899624058. 64 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Well illustrated account of theManchester's London Road Station - Piccadilly $32.25

[CP007] Wells, Jeffrey. An Illustrated Historical Survey of the Railways in and Around Bury. Oldham,

Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1899624007.128 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - An excellent publication with lots of information and pictures, not onlyof Radcliffe's railway history, but, as it's name suggests, a good source for all railways around Bury. $46.65

[IR651] Smith, W. A. C. & Anderson, Paul. An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1997. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608651. 92 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - the railway came into Carlisle, not just once but seven times, under the auspices ofa series of different railway companies. The result within the city was a fascinating jumble of lines heading towardstheir own separate stations, and a battle between those gaining access to the centre and those initially denied it.Thestory of rail in the city begins however with a canal. Proposals have regularly been made to construct a canal cuttingacross the country and linking the Irish Sea with the North Sea via the Solway and the Tyne. After a number of falsedawns, what was hoped would be just the first section of the long distance route was opened in March 1823,connecting Carlisle with an exit to the Solway at what was christened Port Carlisle. This 11 mile stretch would initself prove of great benefit to the growing city, facilitating as it did the import of raw materials and the export offinished goods to and from the canal basin situated a mile to the north-west of the city centre. Although demand wasgrowing to complete the cross country link it did not take shape as a canal as originally planned but as a railway,which by that time was clearly the most cost effective option. Construction of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railwaybegan in 1830, but it was not until 1838 that the line was completed to connect the two cities. In Carlisle itselfmoreover the engineer had been faced with a difficult question - where should the line end? Should it terminate at thecanal basin to complete the original plan, or nearer to the city centre for the convenience of passengers? The lure ofrevenue from the traffic in coal for export to the basin from collieries near Brampton to the east won the day, so aroute across the lie of the land to the south of the city was chosen to allow this. Unfortunately for passengers thismeant that the nearest the line approached the city centre was when it crossed under London Road, aboutthree-quarters of a mile outside the city. It was here however that London Road Station was constructed, with thegoods line continuing further as the Canal Branch. In 1843, the arrival of the second line to the city - the Maryportand Carlisle Railway - brought with it the complications and arguments which were to be a continuing feature ofCarlisle's railway history, although not to begin with. The Maryport and Carlisle - approaching the city from thesouth along the Caldew Valley - reached agreement with the Newcastle and Carlisle to turn east and join their CanalBranch for half a mile before reversing into London Road station which they would share. So far so good, but thedirectors of the Maryport and Carlisle had plans for a new station of their own closer to the city centre, and acquireda seven acre site at Crown Street. Objections were raised not only by the Newcastle and Carlisle but also by theapproaching Lancaster and Carlisle whose plans were going through Parliament at the same time, both of which lines

the Maryport and Carlisle would cross on the level! Construction of a temporary station at Crown Street waseventually agreed but using a similar join and reverse method of approach as at London Road. This was not tosurvive for long! The through line from Lancaster to Carlisle opened in 1846 to the background of continuingdisputes about the location and use of a new shared central station. Indeed for nine months the Lancaster and CarlisleRailway terminated in the Newcastle and Carlisle's London Road Station via a curve off its authorised route into thecity. Trains from Lancaster and the south only began to use Court Square ( to be developed as Citadel Station) justoutside the city's medieval walls in 1847. Agreement was finally reached for Maryport and Carlisle trains to use thenew station in 1851, but not before their station at Crown Street had been totally demolished by a gang of onehundred Lancaster and Carlisle men, armed with picks and crowbars, in order to force the issue! At least this avoidedthe situation where every Maryport and Carlisle train crossed the course of Lancaster and Carlisle trains three timeson its approach to the station! The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway remained isolated at their London Road Stationfor another 12 years. Citadel Station grew in importance as lines north from Carlisle into Scotland were developed.The southern section of the Caledonian Railway, from the new joint station, opened in September 1847, with throughservices to Glasgow and Edinburgh in the following February. The Glasgow and South Western Railway followed in1851. This took an alternative route to Glasgow via Dumfries and was regarded by the Caledonian as a bitter rival.Although the Glasgow and South Western was admitted to the Citadel, and shared the same goods yard and engineshed, it had to pay a price for the privilege - £1000 per annum for access to the station ( not to mention the £5000charge for the use of its tracks northwards to Gretna Junction). No wonder then that the Glasgow and South Westerneagerly awaited the opportunity to form a partnership with the Midland Railway's Settle and Carlisle line. The nextdevelopment, although relatively minor in scale, was both a reminder of how this whole story started and theplatform for the arrival on the scene of the third route into Scotland. The Carlisle Canal was by 1850 in seriousfinancial difficulties following competition from the railways. Four years later - in 1854 - the canal had been drainedand converted into a railway itself! Although extended to Silloth this independent venture was never a financialsuccess until in 1861it benefited from the arrival of the North British Railway which linked Carlisle and Edinburghvia Hawick. Determined to take its own route into the Citadel for as long as it could the line chose the option ofbridging the Caledonian north of the city before joining the Port Carlisle/Silloth system near the old canal basin andthen using the sharply carving Caledonian goods branch for the final mile eastwards into the station, despite the heftytolls which the Caledonian imposed! Both the North British and the Glasgow and South Western looked forward tothe completion of the Midland Railway's plans to forge north to Carlisle, which would give them both an alternativeroute south from the city. The story of this remarkable development is told elsewhere, but goods services on thewhole route commenced in 1875, with passenger services the following year. The alliance of the Caledonian and theby now London and North Western did what it could to obstruct the Midland's success, just as it had with othercompanies in the past, but eventually - from the early 1880's - all seven of them settled down under one roof atCitadel Station. $45.90

[IR597] Smith, W. A. C. & Anderson, Paul. An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608597. 112pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - A pictorial delight and a solid, well written and well researched, reliable text.A good coverage of all the many facets of a remarkable railway history $46.65

[IR66X] Smith, Martin. An Illustrated History of Exmoor's Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 187160866X. 76 pages profusely illustrated b/wphotos - A look at the railways of one of the South West's most attractive corners, though it ranges a little beyond thetrue geographical confines. The book devotes a separate section to each of the area's five railway lines, Barnstaple -Ilfracombe, Barnstaple - Taunton, Taunton - Minehead, Lynton and Barnstaple and the ancient West SomersetMineral Railway. Considerable primary source research has been undertaken in a effort to come up with something alittle different and it is hoped that the end result provides a concise, and occasionally offbeat, insight into railwayoperations in West Somerset and North Devon. $38.85

[IR333] Smith, W. A. C. & Anderson, Paul. An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608333. 112pages profusely illustrated b/w photos $39.95

[CP090] Barker, M. A.. An Illustrated History of Hull & Barnsley Railway Locomotives. Oldham, Lancashire,England: Challenger Publication, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1899624090. 184 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos extensively illustrated with black and white photographs. Superbly detailed historyof the locomotives of this short-lived railway company. $97.05

[IR449] Nicholson, M. & Yeadon, W. B.. An Illustrated History of Hull's Railways. Grasscroft, Oldham, UK:

Irwell Press, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608449. 112 pages profusely illustratedb/w photos - this is an account of rail services the city of Hull once had and the lines which were still used at the timeit was written in 1993 $43.10

[IR49X] Stretton, John. An Illustrated History of Leicester's Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell

Press, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 187160849X. 60 pages profusely illustrated b/wphotos $39.45

[IR686] Anderson, Paul. An Illustrated History of Liverpool's Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608686. 78 pages profusely illustrated b/wphotos $44.15

[IR157] Anderson, Paul & Cupit, Jack. An Illustrated History of Mansfield's Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2000. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266157. 76 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - Based in the territory of Britain's favourite legendary hero, Robin Hood, this is the story ofthe movement of coal by rail from the pioneering Mansfield & Pinxton of 1819 to the modern scene of today.Mansfield had a busy network of lines and the present reinstatement of passenger services to freight only routesmeans a healthy future for the railways in the area. A superb selection of photographs and detailed maps bring thearea to life. $32.85

[IR841] Smith, Martin. An Illustrated History of Plymouth's Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell

Press, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608414. 94 pages profusely illustrated b/wphotos - The history of Plymouth's Railways, especially the corporate fisticuffs between the broad gauge companiesand the LWSR camp, is a complex one and it would be a trifle over ambitious to attempt a thorough going account ofthe subject in a modest little book such as this. Instead, the text is, to a great extent, an unpretentious collection ofmaterial from various primary sources - in an attempt to come up with something a little different, long hours havebeen spent delving through assorted official documents, railway company committee minutes, Board of Tradereports, accident investigations and the rest. For the purposes of this book, the geographical boundaries are Laira andPlymstock (in the east) and St. Budeax in the west but including the Royal Albert Bridge; subjects such as theYealmpton branch and Tavistock Junction are therefore excluded. Of which, maybe, more anon. $44.65

[IR376] Wells, J.. An Illustrated History of Rochdale's Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608376. 80 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos -Rochdale railway station serves the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Manchester and LeedsRailway opened a station serving the town in the 19th century. The station was built, for reasons of economy ofbuilding and operation, some distance to the South (and up a steep hill) from the town centre.The original stationopened in 1839 adjacent to Moss Lane, to the east of the current station which was opened in 1889. $32.25

[IR511] Longbone, Bryan . An Illustrated History of Scunthorpe's Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608511. 76 pages profusely illustrated

b/w photos - The greatest and most enduring maybe, of our iron and steel making centres, Scunthorpe - Frodinghamgrew up because wealth was there to be tapped. The story begins with the South Yorkshire Railway building a linealongside its own canal, reaching for the busy waters of the Trent and Humber. Into the cast come and go a host ofcharacters - ironmasters and land-owning gentry, politicians, buccaneering railway magnates, venal local merchantsand above all, the common folk, working 18 hours a day and drinking water brought in tins from miles off. Everyonestrains to carve a slice of the untold commercial and mineral wealth laying all around. The thread connecting them allis the railway, from the Great Central to the LNER and British Railways, to the intricate system of industrial linesand locos serving the great works themselves. This small part of North Lincolnshire rose to become the economicpowerhouse of the LNE Southern Area and the Eastern Region after it. The railway surrounding Scunthorpe wassecure in a monopoly, and relations with the steel men could be fragile. Moreover the railway was ever struggling tokeep pace with developments; it could never keep all its customers happy, despite going to the extraordinary lengthsof involving itself in clandestine and illegal setting of rates for traffic. It had also to manoeuvre with Parliament - andjust one of its endless episodes of twisting and turning was dismissed as 'an act of insanity after the years of agitationto get improved railway facilities. I hear there is great dissatisfaction in Scunthorpe as you may imagine.' Whateverthe trials and tribulations of railway working and steel making on the ground, it made a wonderful theatre for thesteam locomotive in all its many moods - it really was, Steam and Steel. $44.15

[IR619] Deller, A. W.. An Illustrated History of Slade Green Depot - from Steam to Networker. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1871608619. 96 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - An intimate story of this famous South East London depot,from it's early beginnings as the very first 'commuter' shed, to the present day as a Traction Maintanience Depot. $57.45

[IR114] Baker, Allan C.. An Illustrated History of Stoke & North Staffordshire's Railways. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2000. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266114. 66 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos $29.25

[IR732] Smith, W. A. C. & Anderson, Paul. An Illustrated History of Tayside's Railways Dundee and Perth.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1997. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608732.84 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Tayside, a region of great beauty and immense diversity between themighty Grampians and the wide Tay estuary - a land of broad straths, sudden gorges and the almost impenetrableSidlaw and Ochil Hills. These natural features determined the shape of the railway system centred on two Scottishcities - sedate Perth, one of the most important railway centres in Britain, and Dundee, famous for jute, jam andjournalism.... and the Tay Bridge. The region and the railways were characterised by a fascinating diversity , in itslandscape and its railway engineering. In this Illustrated History this contrast comes to life, from A4s on thethree-hour Aberdeen expresses to the horse tram at Inchture Village. Pairs of Inverness-bound Black 5s prepare forthe Highland summit at Drumuachdar, bust residentail services run businesslike from Arbroath and Newport. Mixedtrains rattle along the idyllic Aberfeldy branch and saddle tanks fuss about in the streets of Dundee - a fascinatingslice of Scottish railway history. $36.75

[IR325] Smith, Oliver. An Illustrated History of the Isle of Wight Railways - Cowes to Newport. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608325. 56 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - The first railway line to be built on the Isle of Wight was between Newport andCowes. The Cowes & Newport Railway Company formed by Act of Parliament on 8 August 1859 and beganconstruction of the line on 16 October. The line opened to passengers on 1 July 1862, with the first Cowes-Newportjourney taking under 10 minutes, while the full return trip took less than 30 minutes $28.65

[IR635] Wroe, David. An Illustrated History of the North Cornwall Railway. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608635. 152 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - This work, published shortly after the author's unexpected death, is the definitve

work on the North Cornwall Railway and is, quite possibly, the best book written on any part of the SouthernRailway's "Withered Arm". The author left no stome unturned in his search for information, there are exceedinglywell documented accounts of the background to events leading to the Railway's promotion, to its survey and eventualconstruction. The line is described in great detail with vast amounts of background information and ancedotes.Traffic, operating and eventual sad decline and demise are all documented faithfully. The book is published to a veryhigh standard on glossy paper and is peppered with high quality photographs and diagrams. For anyone with aninterest in the difficulties of railroading through the inhospitable Cornish countryside, or simply wants to indulge inthe nostalgic past of one of our long-lost but not forgotten railways there is no book better than this. $68.25

[IR528] Fell, Mike G.. An Illustrated History of The Port Of King’s Lynn and Its Railways . Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919528. 112pages b/w photos - An informative, personal and graphic portrayal of the Port of King’s Lynn from the railway erauntil the present day. The author spent over forty years in the port transport industry, part of senior management ofthe east coast ports of King’s Lynn, Goole, Hull, Ipswich and Whitby and the Trent wharves of Flixborough andGunness. It was at King’s Lynn that he first held the position of Port Manager, from July 1984 until April 1987. Hebecame passionate about the port’s progress both past and, more importantly, during his reign. It was on Mike Fell’swatch that the annual cargo throughput over the enclosed dock quays surpassed one million tons for the first time, anachievement shared with a highly enthusiastic and well motivated workforce and the King’s Lynn ConservancyBoard. $31.90

[IR627] Baker, Audie. An Illustrated History of the Stratford on Avon to Cheltenham Railway. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1871608627. 156 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Although the Honeybourne to Cheltenham line openedthroughout in the summer of 1906, connecting with the single-line branch from Honeybourne to Stratford upon Avon, it was to be another two years before the line came into its own as a through route. The final section of line to openwas between Bishops Cleeve and Cheltenham. To start with, all trains reversed at Malvern Road Junction to gainaccess to the St James terminus station in Cheltenham , as Cheltenham Malvern Road station did not open until1908. There were proposals to build a spur to gain southbound access to Cheltenham St James but this never came tofruition. With the southern half of the line complete, the engineers moved north to concentrate on completingdoubling of the Stratford branch, which diverged from the Worcester to Oxford line at Honeybourne. HoneybourneJunction was remodelled and a new loop was completed allow access for trains to Stratford from the Oxforddirection. Honeybourne station is actually about half a mile east of the junction and provided access to three routes :north towards Stratford ; east and west towards Oxford and Worcester and south towards Cheltenham. TheStratford-Cheltenham line passed beneath the Worcester-Oxford route and the two routes were connected byjunctions to reach Honebourne station. Thus, through trains on the Stratford to Cheltenham line by-passedHoneybourne station altogether. $64.65

[DLS-026] Bray, Nigel. Andover to Redbridge - the Sprat & Winkle Line. Southampton England: KRBPublications, 2004. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0954485947. 136 pages b/w photos drawings- The Sprat and Winkle Line was the familiar name of a railway line which ran between Andover and Redbridge inHampshire, UK. It was also known as the Andover to Redbridge Line. Passenger services were withdrawn on 7September 1964. The line was then used for freight until 18th September 1967 and the line then closed betweennorth of Romsey and Andover. The track remained for four years after the line was closed, but much of the routebetween Kimbridge and Chilbolton is now used by the Test Way long-distance footpath. $49.95

[RP-003] Garratt, Colin. Best of Britain's Steam Railways - Exploring Britain's Railway Heritage .

Farnborough England: AA Publishing, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0749542128. 144 pagesprofusely illustrated colour photos - This fully illustrated guide offers readers more than 40 of the very bestpreserved and privately owned railways all over the country, including their history and rolling stock. Readers willalso find additional entries for the best-preserved stations, railway museums, and plenty of ideas for walks and cyclerides. $39.95

[IR236] Morgan, John Scott . Bishop's Castle : Portrait of a Country Railway. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 1991. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608236. 48 pages profusely illustratedb/w photos - The Bishop's Castle railway was never a financial success. It was not unusual for little railways to bebuilt speculatively and many went bust all over the country. This particular line, however, was remarkable for itstenacity in the face of impossible economic odds. It ran for seventy years, of which it spent sixty nine in the hands ofthe receivers The original plan was to build a line from Craven Arms to Montgomery, eventually linking tomid-Wales and Shrewsbury, with a branch line from Lydham to Bishop's Castle. The money ran out half way, so thescheme only ever reached Lydham with engines reversing direction to complete the journey to Bishop's Castle. Theroute joined the main Shrewsbury to Hereford line at Craven Arms and wound for ten and a half miles along thebeautiful Onny valley through Stretford, Horderley, Plowden and Eaton. It played a vital role in the lives of the cattlemarket, the gas works, traders and townsfolk alike, yet never made any money. Even in those pre-nostalgic days,visitors enthused over the line, and staff willingly worked for less than the union rates to keep it running. Such wasthe affection the railway generated. It struggled on defiantly until finally closing in 1935. Enthusiasm for the linepersists to this day and sections of the old embankments, bridges and station buildings can still be seen along theA489 road between Craven Arms and Lydham. The memory of the line is kept very much alive by the Bishop'sCastle Railway Society who have preserved many artefacts and photographs which are on permanent display at theBishop's Castle Railway and Transport Museum in High Street $20.85

[DLS-030] Collins, Paul. Black Country - British Railway Pictorial. Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd,2003. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711029695. 80 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos -Paul Collins provides a pictorial survey of the Black Country railway network during the quarter century after theend of World War II. Highlighting both passenger and freight services, the book explores many of the unfamiliar andlong-forgotten routes. $39.95

[IR317] Hitches, Mike. Bournville : Steam & Chocolate. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1996.First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608317. 32 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Open upthe layers of this chocolate box and you might even have George Lazonby leaving his Milk Tray for you. Not onlychocolates on offer but the Bournville railway story and a fascinating tale it is too. $17.85

[IR872] Butlin, Ashley. BR Coaching Fleet Mk2, Mk3 & Mk4 - A Full Listing of Numbers Conversions

Renumbering and Disposals. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. New /No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608872. 36 pages b/w photos $16.15

[ARMP-051] Ware, Mike. British Industrial Steam - ( The Twilight Years ). Elizabeth, South Australia:Railmac Publications Australia, 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0949817414. 52 pagesb/w photos - covers lightly rubbed $6.95

[SP-2052] Harris, Michael. British Main Line Services 1900 - 1968. Yeovil, Somerset, England: Oxford

Publishing Co., 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0860935361. 224 pages b/w photos - A bookwhich looks at the changes that took place in main line railway passenger services during the 20th century. Therewere often special reasons of prestige, competition, local business or political interest for the way that railwayservices developed and their patterns of operation were maintained. All of these are discussed. The book details themain line services of all railway companies in England, Scotland and Wales. The heyday of steam railway operationin the years prior to World War I are compared with the inter-war years, World War II and the final services of the1960s. The complex cross-country services such as Birkenhead to Dover and Aberdeen to Penzance are describedalong with the operation of famous trains such as the "Flying Scotsman", the "Royal Scot", the "Sunny SouthExpress", the "Night Ferry" and the "Cheltenham Flyer". Information is also provided on the pre-Grouping railwaysof 1900-1922, the "Big Four" of 1923-1947 and the nationalized network, 1948-1968. $82.55

[SP-2050] Milner, Chris. British Rail around the East Midlands. Gloucestershire, England: Pathfinder, 1988.First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0906025338. unpaginated approx 64 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos $16.45

[DLS-317] Ball, M. G.. British Railway Atlas ABC Book - 3rd Edition. Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian AllanLtd, 2006. Reprint. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711030596. 76 pages 55 maps - A pocket book with 55pages of maps updated to 2004 showing the railways of Great Britain and Ireland. Information includes : passengerand freight-only lines; all passenger stations; enlargements of major centres; preserved railways; disused andmothballed lines; proposed lines; full gazetteer of stations. $26.95

[CP04X] Johnson, Bill. British Railway Locomotive Works in the days of Steam : An Enthusiast's View.

Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:189962404X. 96 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Filled with great photos of locomotive construction $43.85

[IR007] Hawkins, Chris & Hooper, John & Reeve, George. British Railways Engine Sheds No. 1 - An LNER

Inheritance. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1988. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1871608007. 40 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - No.1 is a review of the principal LNER developments; itbegins with a short discussion of the situation prior to Grouping in 1923 and describes how the LNER embarkedupon a great programme of mechanisation and renewal. Chronically short of cash the company nevertheless set aboutthe work with a considerable ingenuity and fashioned novel (and, essentially, cheaper) solution to problems of enginedisposal. Drawing upon archive sources, contemporary plans and reports and a wealth of other material the accountdescribes how many of the LNER principles were perpetuated on British Railways, in a new and distinct era ofrebuilding in the 1950s. $16.50

[IR082] Hawkins, Chris & Hooper, John & Reeve, George . British Railways Engine Sheds No. 3 - London

Midland Matters . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New.ISBN: 1871608082. 90 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - This book re examines many of the details of the preNationalisation era, drawing upon hitherto poorly known archive material. It reconsiders many aspects and moreimportantly places the story in a continuous historical context. $43.10

[IR22X] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual No. 10. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2001. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 190326622X. 96pages b/w photos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $44.85

[IR300] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual No. 11. Clophill, Bedfordshire,

England: Irwell Press, 2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266300. 96pages b/w photos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $44.85

[IR767] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual No. 5. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608767. 96 pages b/wphotos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $44.85

[IR864] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual No. 6. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1997. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608864. 96 pages b/wphotos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $44.85

[IR791] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual No. 7. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1998. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608791. 96 pages b/wphotos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $44.85





[IR416] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual Number 12. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266416. 96pages b/w photos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $44.85



[IR341] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual Number Four. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1995. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608341. 96pages b/w photos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $53.85

[IR589] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual Number Three. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1871608589. 96 pages b/w photos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usualBritish Railways Illustrated's high standards. $53.85

[IR570] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Annual Number Two . Clophill, Bedfordshire,

England: Irwell Press, 1993. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608570. 96pages b/w photos - A collection of reflective articles with excellent quality photographs to the usual British RailwaysIllustrated's high standards. $53.85

[IR459] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 12. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2004. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266459. 96 pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine BritishRailways Illustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all newmaterial. All the articles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats ofmaterial already used, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of theregular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of newarticles and features. $44.85

[IR572] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 13. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2005. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266572. 96 pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine BritishRailways Illustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all newmaterial. All the articles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats ofmaterial already used, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of theregular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of newarticles and features. $47.85

[IR643] Not Stated. British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 2. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608643. 96 pages b/wphotos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now inits eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original,Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusteddown items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Reportand Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $53.85

[IR724] Not Stated. British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 3. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1995. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608724. 96 pages b/wphotos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now inits eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original,Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusteddown items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Reportand Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $53.85

[IR716] Not Stated. British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 4. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608716. 96 pages b/wphotos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now inits eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original,Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusteddown items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Reportand Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $53.85

[IR813] Not Stated. British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 5. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 1997. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608813. 96 pages b/wphotos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now in

its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original,Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusteddown items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Reportand Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $44.85

[IR848] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 6. Clophill, Bedfordshire,

England: Irwell Press, 1998. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608848. 96pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British RailwaysIllustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All thearticles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material alreadyused, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, DieselDawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $44.85

[IR953] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 7. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1999. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608953. 96pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British RailwaysIllustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All thearticles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material alreadyused, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, DieselDawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $53.85

[IR041] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 8. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1999. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266041. 96pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British RailwaysIllustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All thearticles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material alreadyused, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, DieselDawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $53.85

[IR203] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special No. 9. Clophill, Bedfordshire,


[IR36X] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special Number 11. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:190326636X. 96 pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine BritishRailways Illustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all newmaterial. All the articles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats ofmaterial already used, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of theregular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of newarticles and features. $44.85

[IR289] Hawkins, Chris ( Editor ). British Railways Illustrated - Summer Special Number Ten . Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266289. 96 pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British

Railways Illustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all newmaterial. All the articles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats ofmaterial already used, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of theregular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of newarticles and features. $44.85

[IR801] Hawkins, Chris. British Railways Illustrated Special Number 1 : Steam to Diesel on the Southern .

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2015. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919801. 79 pages b/w photos - British Railways organised its sheds - to be designated Motive Power Depots- on the LMS model established in the 1930s. This in theory had a ‘concentration’ depot at the head of a MotivePower District with an ‘A’ code and subordinate ‘garage’ depots. Repairs and maintenance would be, literally,concentrated on the ‘concentration’ depot while the ‘garages’ served in a way that their title suggested, with muchless attention carried out. Even on the LMS, however, anomalies abounded, in which the ‘A’ shed possessed little inrespect of repair facilities while nominally ‘garage’ sheds were much better equipped and so it is little wonder thatwhile, on the pages of the Ian Allan abc, the sheds of every Region seemed to arranged precisely alike, the codingsoften meant little more than that. Each Region had its shed codes organised on the LMS model but as for theactivities at the sheds themselves, these went on much as they had done under the Southern, GWR, LNER and indeedmuch as they had done on the pre-Group companies that had preceded them. So it was that in London 73A ‘East’met 70A ‘West’ curiously within a short stroll of each other, in a somewhat down at heel corner of London near tothe Thames. The old LSW lines and the terminus at Waterloo were served by the ancient and rambling premises atNine Elms while the principal shed for the old Brighton and Chatham sections had emerged as Stewarts Lane. Moreor less the entire range of Southern locomotives could be found at one time or another in this closely confined area ofBattersea and it is principally through the mirror of this remarkable London ‘locomotive town’ that it’s possible toillustrate the variety of Southern Region steam in the early 1950s, finishing up this BRILL Special with theSouthern’s very own main line diesel fleet. $25.00

[IR610A] Not Stated. British Railways Illustrated Yearbook :. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,

2013. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919610. 79 pages - colour photos - The firstBritish Railways Illustrated YEARBOOK including some of your favourite subjects from our other magazine,Railway Bylines too, celebrating a quarter century of transport publishing from IRWELL PRESS. What’s within is aflavour of the varied magazines and books we produce, a sprinkling of special material from the past with updatednotes married to new pictures, new angles on one or two favourites from books and magazines; some insights and afew reflections.Contents include: Old London by the Sea, Clover and Lea, Ireland - North & South, Thirties File,Take a Hike, British Built, Stranger in Town, Britannia Ruled, Steam Across the Regions, The Last Years ofIndustrial Steam, Counties Late in the Day, War Report, Modelling Moment, Beatties Home and Away, ScottishSentinels, Up in the Hills, Deltics in Demand, Sixties Scottish Steam on Shed $25.00

[IR988] Jones, Colin. British Railways in Colour No. 1 : A British Railways Illustrated Special. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1999. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1871608988. 64 pages profusely illustrated colour photos $36.00

[IR05X] Gammell, Chris. British Railways in Colour No. 2 : A British Railways Illustrated Special. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2001. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:190326605X. 64 pages profusely illustrated colour photos $29.95

[IR068] Onley, Graham. British Railways in Colour No. 3 : Northhampton and Beyond : A British Railways

Illustrated Special. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards.New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266068. 62 pages profusely illustrated colour photos $29.85

[ARMP-046] Alexander, W. Brian. British Steam Portfolio. Elizabeth, South Australia: Railmac PublicationsAustralia, 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0949817368. 28 pages b/w photos $4.95

[DLS-187] Lewis, Brian. Brunel's Timber Bridges and Viaducts. Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2007.First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0711032181. 144 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Drawingupon the records of the GWR held by such bodies as the National Archives and the National Railway Museum and invarious county record offices, the book shows how prevalent the use of wooden bridges and viaducts was across theentire Great Western Railway and its satellite companies. Traditionally associated with Cornwall, wooden structuresdesigned by Brunel could be found almost anywhere on the broad gauge, from the Home Counties through to theCotswolds. Illustrated throughout, with both contemporary engineering drawings and photographs of the structures inuse this title represents a detailed study into this important and often overlooked facet of Brunel's work. $75.00

[SP-3014] Ratcliffe, A. R. L.. Bygone South Eastern Steam - Volume Two. Rochester, Kent, England: Rochester

Press, 1980. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0905540646. cover very sunned - 64 pages b/wphotos $5.45

[IR726A] Bartlett, Andrew. Cambus Bus Memories in Colour . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2014. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919726. 64 pages colour photos -Eastern Counties was one of several large companies that the government decreed should be split up prior toprivatisation and on 9 September 1984, its western area operations went to a new company. Cambus Ltd inherited172 vehicles, of which, not surprisingly, given the Tilling Group background, 128 were Bristols. There were depotsat Cambridge, Peterborough, Ely, March, and Newmarket (actually in Suffolk), and stage carriage services wereoperated throughout Cambridgeshire and into neighbouring counties; Spalding and The Deepings in Lincolnshire,King’s Lynn in Norfolk, Haverhill and Mildenhall in Suffolk, Saffron Walden in Essex, Royston in Hertfordshireand Oundle in Northamptonshire. More National Express and tour work came at the end of November 1985 fromAmbassador Travel, the other offshoot of Eastern Counties, along with 24 vehicles. $37.00

[SP-2035] Waters, Laurence. Celebration of Steam : The Chilterns. Weybridge, Kent, England: Ian Allan Ltd,1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711023778. 128 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos- This is a superb portrait of steam operation in this most attractive part of England. The author recalls both main andbranch line steam in the Chilterns during Steam's final decade and includes an excellent collection of photographs $37.00

[SP-2037] Lumb, Geoff. Charles H. Roe - Includes Optare - Ian Allan Transport Library. London England: IanAllan Ltd, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0711026262. 128 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos.- With its origins in the period immediately after WW1, the Leeds-based bus bodybuildingcompany of Charles H. Roe was one of the longest established in the business, before its closure in the 1980s. Thisbook examines the history of the company $63.60

[EBLP-AS0111] Hitches, Mike & Roberts, Jim, Jr.. Cheshire Railways in Old Photographs. Stroud, Glos,

England: Sutton Publishing, 1997. Reprint. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0750907568. 128 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - "Cheshire Railways" is a detailed insight into the branch lines of Cheshire. Mike Hitchesprovides us with a rich pictorial history, highlighting the golden age of steam, through to the sad closure of many ofthe county's lines in the 20th century. Crewe is one of the most famous places for railway history, as it was home toLondon & North Western's railway workshops and a major junction on the West Coast main line. Spreading fromCrewe into Cheshire, are an intricate network of lines, some of which were established at the dawn of the railways."Cheshire Railways" includes the fascinating history of Crewe, at the heart of Cheshire's railway system. This bookwill delight rail enthusiasts and fascinate those who are interested in this key part of Cheshire's history $14.00

[DLS-508] Christiansen, Rex. Chester & North Wales Border Railways - A View from the Past. Hersham,Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2001. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:0711028168. 96 pages b/w photos.- The Cheshire plain was the route through which the London & North Westernrailway gained access to the traffic to and from Ireland. The Wrexham area saw a complex network of the linesconstructed to serve the region's coal and iron industries. $49.95

[DLS-316] McIntyre, Cyril. CIE Buses 1945 - 1987. Hinckley, Leics, England: Midland Publishing Ltd, 2004.First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 185780192X. 88 pages profusely illustrated colour photos - CorasIompair Eireann came into existence on 1st January 1945, the amalgamation of the Great Southern RailwaysCompany and the Dublin United Transport Company. This title in the Midland Publishing's Irish transport seriescovers the buses operated by CIE from its formation to the late 1980s. CIE services throughout the length andbreadth of Ireland are recorded in a superb collection of photographs, all with detailed captions. An introduction isincluded covering the history of the bus operations, plus a summary fleet list. 257 b/w photos. $39.95

[SP-2054] Dewick, Tony. Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2002. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711027986. 62 pages maps plus index $49.95

[IR414] Morgan, John Scott. Corris - A Narrow Gauge Portrait. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,1991. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 187160818X. 92 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos -The Corris Railway (Welsh : Rheilffordd Corris) is a narrow gauge preserved railway based in Corris on the borderbetween Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) and Montgomeryshire (now Powys) in Mid-Wales. The line opened in1859, and originally ran from Machynlleth north to Corris and on to Aberllefenni. Branches served the slate quarriesat Corris Uchaf, Aberllefenni, the isolated quarries around Ratgoed and quarries along the length of the DulasValley. The railway closed in 1948, but a preservation society was formed in 1966, initially opening a museum; ashort section of line between Corris and Maespoeth was re-opened to passengers in 2002. The railway now operatesas a tourist attraction. A new steam locomotive was built for the railway, which was delivered in 2005. The twosurviving locomotives, plus some of the original rolling stock, are preserved on the nearby Talyllyn Railway. Thegauge of the railway is 2 ft 3 in (686 mm). $35.95

[WSP-001] Karau, Paul & Turner, Chris. Country Branch Line an Intimate Portrait of the Watlington

Branch - Volume Two - The Stations. Didcot, Berks, England: Wild Swan Publications, 1998. First Edition. HardCover. New / New. ISBN: 1874103461. 214 pages - Even in the early stages of assembly, the authors had no ideathat Country Branch Line would take over 450 pages. Eventually, it was decided to divide the work into twovolumes, with the main story in the first and individual accounts of each station in the second. In this second volumethe authors have attempted to record something of the staff and their daily routines at each of the stations andcrossings, including a brief account of the junction station at Princes Risborough. They have recorded the traffichandled, together with recollections of the regular traders and even the farmers who used the railway, many of a wayof life which we will not see the like of again. $99.00

[IR521] Baker, Allan C.. Crewe Remembered. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2005. First Edition.

Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266521. 96 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Crewe. What thoughtsthis name conjures up in the enthusiast mind : Oh Mr Porter what can I do, I wanted to go to Birmingham and theytook me on to Crewe . Alan Baker's associations with this railway Mecca go back well into childhood days. He livedin Newcastle - under - Lyme and his Dad used to take him there on Saturday mornings, by train of course, from hislocal station at Etruria, for a morning's train spotting . He bought him his first Ian Allan ABC at the bookstall on theold Platform 5, the 1955 56 Winter Edition for the London Midland Region, and he has it still. The life and times ofa railwayman at Crewe explained and illustrated in exquisite detail. $38.85

[IR015] Hawkins, Chris & Hooper, John & Reeve, George. Diesel Depots : The Early Years. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608015. 80 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - History of the first diesel depots in Great Britain as British Rail struggled to figureout how to maintain the new engines. Provides very interesting look at the influence of American ideas on the designof the new sheds. $19.50

[IR244] Allen, Ian C. Dr.. Doctor on the Line : An East Anglian Railway Album. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608244. 96 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - The final album of Allen's excellent photos of the railways of East Anglia from the 1930s tothe 1970s. $49.35

[SP-3051] Ian Allan. Driven By Steam. London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1992. Reprint. Hard Cover. As New / As

New. ISBN: 0711021155. 144 pages b/w photos - Driven By Steam is the autobiography of someone who really didbecome a self made success. It is the story of a man who surmounted the tragedy of losing a leg at 15 years of age,the appalling difficulties of starting a business in wartime and who won through to become a successful publisherwith a range of other business commitments and a name that is synonymous with his main area of interest - railways.The starting point for this success was the Publicity Department of the Southern Railway at Waterloo in 1939. IanAllan's enthusiasm for the railways led to his first publication which was the abc of Southern Locomotives. 42/ 5/ 6dwas the capital outlay, the cost of printing 2,000 copies and a small classified advertisement in Railway World (amagazine today published by his company). Ian Allan tells his story frankly, humorously and in his usualself-deprecating style. His company celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1992: this book tells how it happened. $55.25

[IR899] Atkins, Philip. Dropping the Fire - the Decline and Fall of the Steam Locomotive. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1999. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1871608899. 106 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - This is not another sadly nostalgic memorial to thesummer of 1968 but a work that covers the final designs and manufacture of the ultimate steam locomotive classesand series in all countries and how and when each nation ended the use of such head-end power. Photographiccoverage of this wide brief is lavish and reproduction, on art paper, excellent. Each chapter and the appendices at theend contain a large quantity of statistical data, much of it in tabular form. The importance of costs and global energyconsiderations feature more than sterile arguments about superior technologies; the rugged US design philosophybecoming the dominating one worldwide, by the end . There is much food for thought in this book and plenty ofreferences to sources mean that interested readers can follow up various implications with their own furtherresearches. $53.85

[SP-3001] Morrison, Gavin. East Lancashire Railway in Colour. London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1996. FirstEdition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711024669. 64 pages profusely illustrated colourphotos $35.75

[ARMP-040] McNicol, Steve. Eastern Somerset Railway Album. Elizabeth, South Australia: RailmacPublications Australia, 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0949817260. 24 pages b/w photos $4.95

[DLS-415] Molyneaux, Tony & Robertson, Kevin. Final Years of Isle of Wight Steam. Hersham, Surrey,

England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2007. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711032416. 80pages profusely illustrated colour photos - The network of lines on the Isle of Wight remained distinctive rightthrough to the end of steam. Victorian coaching stock hauled by small and elderly locomotives operated right up tothe final withdrawal of steam in December 1966. This colour photographic portfolio captures the essence of thesesteam worked services in British Railways days before drastic line closures and the electrification of what remained.Map. 96 colour photos. $45.00

[SP-3010] Rhodes, Michael & Shannon, Paul. Freightfax 1990 - the Comprehensive Guide to BR Freight

Today. Lancashire, UK: Silver Link Publishing, 1990. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN:0947971467. 135 page booklet - $12.30

[EBLP-ATL102] Whitehouse, Patrick B. & Jenkinson, David. From BR to Beeching : Volume 2 - Four

Coupled Twilight Part 1. Penryn, Cornwall, England: Atlantic Transport Publications, 1990. First Edition. SoftCover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0906899419. 60 pages b/w photos - The story of the four-coupled engine inBritain is almost the history of the steam locomotive itself. $9.95

[IR378] Smith, Martin & Reeve, George. From Devon to Dorset - the Story of the Lyme Regis Branch - A

Railway Bylines Centenary Special. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Soft Cover.

New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266378. 52 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The Lyme Regis branch lineextended for 63/4 miles from Axminster in Devon to the historic town of Lyme Regis, just inside the western end ofDorset. The railway meandered and climbed through beautiful scenery and, to cap it all, for almost thirty years theworkings were monopolised by the last three of the charismatic Adams Radial Tanks. What more could any branchline enthusiast possibly hope for? In their forthcoming book, Martin Smith and George Reeve have put together anew history of the railway from its conception in 1897 through to its closure in 1965. The book benefits fromoriginal research and looks at the construction of the line, its opening in August 1903, its development, the trainservices and operations, the locomotives (not only the Radials !) and all the significant events during the railway slife. It includes around 100 superb photographs, many of which have never been published before, plus maps, plans,timetables etc etc. $29.85

[IR092] Anderson, Paul & Smith, W. A. C.. Glasgow Railway Memories. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266092. 52 pages profusely illustratedb/w photos - Compiled from detailed notes taken since 1941, this slice of Glasgow life is the perfect companion tothe popular Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways, by the same authors. Very much personal observations, this isnot just a close-up view of Glasgow trains but a look at life in the city from wartime to the end of steam in 1967. Itwas an era when the railway figured so much more prominently in people's lives; where at need, a light engine wouldbe despatched to fetch a doctor and yet the city's last regular steam working was, amazingly, ignored by all. Theseare snapshots in the life of a great city - snaking queues at Buchanan Street on Cup Final day, blasting ascents ofCowlairs bank from the smoke-wreathed depths of Queen Street, Christmas day at Glasgow Central, and inchingjourneys home in pea-souper fog and driving snow. $28.85

[IR538] Anderson, Paul & Smith, W. A. C.. Glasgow's Trams : The Twilight Years. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608538. 52 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - The Glasgow system was the largest outside London in the UK and operated more trams(over 1200 at its maximum) than all the other Scottish systems put together. It was the last of the big city systems toclose in 1962 and its life was prolonged by being self sufficient to a large extent through having the Coplawhill CarWorks to service the fleet and where most of the trams were built. Glasgow Corporation operated a route coloursystem until 1938 but examples of red, yellow and blue trams were still to be seen until the early 'fifties. From 1871 -1894 the lease of the Corporation-owned tracks was held by the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company. $23.85

[DLS-013] Mourton, Stephen. Gloucester Steam Finale. Cheltenham, Glos., England: Runpast Publishing, 2000.

First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1870754506. 72 pages colour photos - Although regular steamworkings survived on Gloucestershire's railways until 1966, many of the county's best-loved lines and services hadalready disappeared from the timetables. Fortunately, the excellent scenery found on lines in the county meant thatrailway photographers were keen to record steam trains here before they passed into history. Some parts were quiteextensively photographed - around Chipping Campden on the Worcester to Oxford line; the auto-train workings in

the Stroud Valley; around the Gloucester stations; the ex-Midland Railway Bristol - Birmingham main line, whilelines with sparse services, such as in the Forest of Dean, were less well recorded in colour, but this book doesmanage to include rarely photographed locations. A good number of contributors have ensured that there is a veryworthwhile selection of evocative pictures of the final years of steam in Gloucestershire. 82 full colour photos. $35.95

[IR163] Hawkins, Chris. Great Eastern in Town & Country Volume 1. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell

Press, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608163. 92 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos -First in a three volume set devoted to various aspects of the Great Eastern Railway. A mixture of text and black andwhite photographs with extended captions plus fold out maps and other illustrations. $46.65

[IR740] KAY, Peter. Great Eastern in Town & Country Volume Three. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608740. 92 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos -Comprising of text, maps, track diagrams and black and white photographs. $53.85

[IR083] Gordon, Hugh. Great North of Scotland Locomotives - the Steam Locomotives of North East

Scotlands Own Railway. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Laminated PictorialBoards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266083. 91 pages b/w photos line drawning - The Great North of ScotlandRailway was established to connect Aberdeen with Inverness, a target which it never reached due to the hostility ofthe Highland Railway based in Inverness. Furthermore, this impoverished railway built a penetrating line deep intoGNSR territory to reach Keith. Between Aberdeen and Lossiemouth (its furthest point from Aberdeen) the GNSRbuilt a series of lines surving North East Scotland from the fishing ports of Fraserburgh and Peterhead to thedistilleries of Speyside. A separate line (originally entirely separate with its own locomotives : the Deeside Railway)reached Ballater and was used by the Royal Family to reach Braemar. The main station in Aberdeen was ownedjointly by the GNSR and the Caledonian Railway (the North British Railway merely had access to it over the CR).Very little of the GNSR remains other than the mainline to Keith and the main station in Aberdeen. Surprisingly, oneof its typical locomotives (a 4-4-0) has been preserved. $59.85

[SP-3068] Groves, N.. Great Northern Locomotive History - Volume 3b 1911 - 1922 The Gresley Era. Cheam,Surrey, England: RCTS (Railway Correspondence and Travel Society), 1992. First Edition. Laminated PictorialBoards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0901115703. 132 pages b/w photos - Details of origin, dimensions, construction,rebuilding and withdrawal dates of each engine, detail variations, classification, engine diagrams, allocations andwork all described with illustrations. $55.95

[IR074] Griffiths, Roger & Hooper, John. Great Northern Railway Engine Sheds : Volume 1 Southern Area.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608074. 130pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Great Northern Engine Sheds is divided into two parts; this volume describesthe sheds associated with the main line out of Kings Cross and the various branches, beginning with 'Top Shed' andthe terminus working north to conclude with Grantham. $50.85

[CP082] Griffiths, Roger & Hooper, John . Great Northern Railway Engine Sheds : Volume 2 The

Lincolnshire Loop Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1996.First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1899624082. 122 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos The secondvolume in this popular series covers the engine sheds found in Lincolnshire, around what was called "The Loop"line, neighbouring Nottinghamshire and also the solitary examples found in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. $81.00

[SP-3060] Garratt, Colin. Great Railway Photographers : E. R. Wethersett. Worksop, Nottinghamshire,England: Milepost Publications, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. As New / No Jacket. ISBN:

1900193655. 48 pages b/w photos $18.65

[SP-3059] Garratt, Colin. Great Railway Photographers : H. C. Casserley. Worksop, Nottinghamshire,England: Milepost Publications, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. As New / No Jacket. ISBN:1900193558. 48 pages b/w photos $18.65

[SP-3057] Garratt, Colin. Great Railway Photographers : Henry Priestley. Worksop, Nottinghamshire,England: Milepost Publications, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. As New / No Jacket. ISBN:1900193507. 48 pages b/w photos $18.65

[SP-3058] Garratt, Colin. Great Railway Photographers : Maurice Earley. Worksop, Nottinghamshire,

England: Milepost Publications, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. As New / No Jacket. ISBN:1900193604. 48 pages b/w photos $18.65

[SP-3062] Welch, Michael S.. Great Western Branch Lines 1 - the South West. Cheltenham, Glos., England:Runpast Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1870754549. 72 pages profuselyillustrated colour photos - Many of the rural lines in the West Country have now gone for ever, but live on in colourphotography. Lines throughout the area in BR steam days are covered in this all-colour album, with many memorabletop quality images. Lots of detail in the photographs for modellers, plus informative captions. $36.00

[SP-2049] Bullock, Kenneth Allan. H. C. S. Bullock : His Life and Locomotives. Norwich, Norfolk, England:Plateway Press, 1987. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0951110896. 64 pages b/w photos -Bullock was a talented engineer who built a series of very powerful 101/4in gauge locomotives during the 1930s. Hebuilt a line of his own in order to demonstrate them, and this was taken over and revamped to become the SurreyBorder and Camberley Railway. $19.00

[DLS-041] British Transport Commision. Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen. Hersham,

Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1998. Reprint. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0711006288. 196 pages colour andb/w drawings - Reprint of an official handbook issued for the education of, and day-to-day, use by BR enginemen inthe late 1950s. An essential guide to the subject, illustrated with 90 expertly drawn diagrams in colour and b/w. $59.95

[IR566] Roberts, Paul. Harpers Bus Memories in Colour . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919566. 64 pages colour photos - Latestin a growing series of bus topics. Full colour to show the joyous variety of liveries we enjoyed then, described by alife-long enthusiast, technical expert and senior man in the industry today. Most people living in the Cannock Chase,Aldridge and Brownhills areas, before 1975, will have heard of Harper Bros (Heath Hayes) Ltd. This company,almost always simply referred to as ‘Harpers’ was synonymous with public transport in the area, taking manyresidents on their journeys to school, work, days out, tours and even on a summer Saturday coastal express service totheir chosen holiday destination. The company also put the name of Heath Hayes, a small Staffordshire miningvillage, on the national map as bus enthusiasts throughout the country took an interest in this well-known operator.Their mixed fleet amounted to over 50 vehicles, making them the largest independent operator in Staffordshire. Theyincluded buses bodied by their own workshops, ancient second-hand workhorses and purpose-built brand newvehicles. $26.90

[SP-3065] Geddes, Howard & Bellass, Eddie. Highland Railway Liveries - Dathan Na Gaidhealtachd. York,

England: Pendragon Partnership, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 189981602X. 108 pages

profusely illustrated colour and b/w photos illustrations drawings.- This major work describes all the various liveriesused by the Highland Railway on its locomotives, rolling stock, buildings, signals, etc. 108 pages, hardback, fullyillustrated, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the railway or for anyone modelling Highlandsubjects. $76.85

[SP-3043] Binns, Donald. Historic Railway Photographs - Vol. 1 - Around Hellifield - Settle Junction - Long

Preston - Hellifield - Bell Busk. Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK: Trackside Publications, 1999. First Edition. SoftCover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1900095106. 80 pages b/w photos $31.90

[EPPP-8382] Gwynedd Archaeological Trust Staff. Industrial Gwynedd - Gwynedd Diwydiannol - Volume 2.

Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1997. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871980364.48 pages b/w photos - This volume contains a variety of well-researched articles on various features of the industrialand transport history of Gwynedd, including : Two Powder Magazines in the Parish of Llanellchid; Broad Gauge atHolyhead; Development of Slate Transport in the vale of Maentwrog : and Quarrymen and Insanity in North Wales. $16.50


Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871980429.48 pages b/w photos - Containing a variety of excellently researched articles on the industrial and transport history ofGwynedd which are extensively illustrated with drawings, diagrams and photographs. Amongst the articles in thisvolume are : Ynys y Pandy Slate Mill; Dorothea Quarry Painting; A Study of Slate Workers in Wales, France and theUnited States; and Broad Gauge Rolling Stock at Holyhead Breakwater. $19.80


Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1999. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871980445.48 pages b/w photos - The latest issue of Industrial Gwynedd has a particular emphasis on the famous Dinorwic SlateQuarries at Llanberis and their associated plant and railway systems. Noted railway historian Rodney Weavercontributes an article on the Padarn Railway locomotive FIRE QUEEN and its importance as the only survivingCrampton locomotive in Britain. Other articles of related interest include one on the massive De Winton builtwater-wheel at the former Dinorwic Quarry workshops, and an account by the project manager responsible for therecent restoration of the Vivian Quarry incline at Gilfach Ddu. The fourth article relates to the same area, being anarchaeological survey of some early boats recovered from the waters of Nant Peris, some of which are currentlybeing restored for public display $24.75

[IR149] Booth, Adrian. Industrial Railways in Colour - A Railway Bylines Special. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266149. 64pages profusely illustrated colour photos - Irwell Press's first colour survey of the industrial railway scene. Usinglarge format colour transparencies the survey principally features steam traction, but also incorporates arepresentative selection of interesting diesels $30.00

[IR467A] Booth, Adrian. Industrial Railways in Colour - Scotland . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 2012. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919467. 64 pages colourphotos - For this book (fourth in his Industrial Railways in Colour series) attention is turned to Scotland, the countrythat (in the form of Ayrshire) witnessed early personal memories of BR steam, plus events that were significant in histhen-youthful developing interest in industrial railways. From his home in Yorkshire, he had regularly gone north ofthe border for holidays since his early teens and, as he was preparing this book, many personal memories came backto mind. Things such as his first-ever visit to Scotland (as a fourteen year old) when train-spotting interests led to hisfamily eating a sandwich lunch beside the Stranraer to Ayr line, where he witnessed the thrilling spectacle ofdouble-headed ‘Black 5s’ on a northbound passenger train. By the time he was sixteen, he was organising his own

tours and recall that the BR Scottish Region was very friendly towards railway enthusiasts and would issue shedpermits by the handful to private individuals such as himself, particularly if the week’s tour involved purchasing anall-line ‘Railrover’ ticket. He visited Ayr several times, because he loved watching ‘Crabs’ working on the local coaltrains. $23.90

[IR399] Poulter, Michael . Industrial Railways in Colour - South. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2011. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919399. 64 pages profuselyillustrated colour photos - Enthusiasts Club and the Birmingham Locomotive Club-Industrial LocomotiveInformation Section fuelled the explorations. Other locations rapidly followed in the same year. The enchantment ofvisits to the Millwall and Royal Docks, Dagenham Dock, Beckton and Purfleet spread to Barrington and Wissington,the ironstone country of the East Midlands and the Lancashire Coalfield. In the ensuing years most corners of theUnited Kingdom were covered. It was in 1960 that I switched from black and white film to colour. However I laterreturned to pursue the craft of using black and white alongside colour film. London has a particular appeal as my cityof birth. In the sixties the capital was still affectionately known as 'The Smoke' and with good reason. Amidst theclose knit housing of East London; gas works, power stations, chemical and tanning works still gave freely of theirtoxic vapours. Most of the industry was concentrated along the Thames which still provided an economic means oftransport despite the advent of railways. Confluent with the Thames are the Medway and the Lea whose banks werealso home to heavy industry. Taking the Docklands Light Railway through a panorama of familiar names likeCustom House and Gallions Reach it was hard to recognize remnants of the past. The dismal marshes at Becktonwere a reminder that this terrain was originally purchased for the sprawl of Beckton Gas Works. Nowadays with thecountrywide shrinkage of sites boasting industrial locomotives there is only a sprinkling to be found in GreaterLondon. Nevertheless, on a visit to Ford's of Dagenham in August, 2009 it was heartening to enjoy their diesellocomotives still bedecked with the Ford logo and royal blue livery reminiscent of steam days. The focus of the bookis on the old County of London and the Home Counties with an excursion into Hampshire and a cross border visitinto Cambridgeshire from Hertfordshire. $27.85

[IR513] Booth, Adrian. Industrial Railways in Colour - South Wales - A Railway Bylines Special. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2004. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266513. 64 pages profusely illustrated colour photos $29.95

[IR637] Booth, Adrian. Industrial Railways in Colour - South Wales : 2 - A Railway Bylines Special. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266637. 64 pages profusely illustrated colour photos - Trawling through old dusty notebooks and pursuingbackground research in preparation for this book has revived many memories of travels to South Wales in pursuit ofindustrial railways. It has given an opportunity to reflect on why it was my favourite region. Perhaps a combinationof geomorphology, infrastructure and people. The dominant local scenery of steep sided valleys cut down throughthe Pennant Sandstone formation renders the region unique in these Isles. Mines, foundries and housing jostled witheach other for space in these crowded valleys, intertwined with road, river and rail. Fences appeared to be an ideathat had yet to arrive. Paradoxically this close 'connectedness' gave a sense of openness to the visitor which wasmirrored in the local folk. A warm welcome from gaffers who recounted local railway anecdotes over tea dispensedfrom grimy mugs was commonplace. A treasured piece of railwayana would be unwrapped from a greasy cupboardand displayed proudly and possibly presented as a gift. A marked contrast to these days when railwayana isexpensive spoil. With the passing of the mines and foundries so has this tactile and collective culture gone for ever.The more sterile information and consumer age has created light industry and supermarkets on the burial grounds ofthe mines. 'Lived in' overalls have been replaced by high visibility vests, hard hats and safety boots. Permission toview the remaining sites worth visiting can be fraught with bureaucratic difficulty in contrast to the welcoming openaccess that was once widespread in South Wales. $29.95

[IR726] Anderson, Paul. Industrial Railways in Colour - The North East. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266726. 64 pagesprofusely illustrated colour photos - This portrait of industrial railways in North East England is very much a

personal view of the scene during the first half of 1968 and is certainly not comprehensive. For example, one of theplaces I did not visit was the well known and extensive National Coal Board system at Ashington, probably becausethe engines were relatively modern and the photographic possibilities not particularly outstanding. At the beginningof the year over sixty NCB and private industrial sites in Northumberland and Durham had steam engines, althoughin some cases they were stored out of use. Almost a third of these locations are featured here. Overall, the NorthEast's industrial railways presented a wonderful array of machines in very varied settings. Engines ranged in agefrom the 1863 Lewin 0-4-0ST at Seaham Harbour to a 1957 Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-6-0ST at Burradon.They also came in various sizes, from a diminutive vertical-boiler Head Wrightson 0-4-0 at Stockton to themagnificent 0-6-2T locos at Philadelphia. There were also unusual specimens, such as the 'long-boiler' atDerwenthaugh, the well-tank at Wallsend Slipway and crane tanks at Doxford's shipyard in Sunderland. In markedcontrast to BR's then corporate blue and grey livery, the engines were variously adorned in green, red, blue, blackand yellow. $29.95

[IR023] Poulter, Michael . Industrial Railways in Colour - The North West . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2009. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919023. 64 pagesproff ill colour photos - On a humid August day in 2007 I searched for any tell-tale signs of a pit once existing atBickershaw. Alighting at the swing bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal where the singularly appropriatelynamed Plank Lane, Slag Lane and Crankwood Road meet up, the scene was set by the derelict pub on the corner.Here I was faced with fenced off, desolate wasteland on one side of Plank Lane and Crankwood Road with denselyovergrown land on the other side of Plank lane. The casual visitor could be forgiven for being unaware that a collieryhad ever been here. The dusty grass and wild bushes on steeply sloping ground that rose from the plain wereovergrown slag heaps and the gas burners gave evidence of what still lurked below. Such was the grim reminder thatthere is precious little to Britain's coal and steel legacy, with no longer the smell of coal in the wind. Surely it musthave been a trick of the human consciousness that proud corporation buses transporting us to collieries on theLancashire Plain infested with steam locomotive gems would last for ever. However the book also traces more recenttimes and within a more clinical world there are some industrial railways of character which still survive. The imagesbegin where the hedgerows of the Midlands meet the dry stone walls of North West Derbyshire. The route followsthe Welsh Borderlands to the western reaches of the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. Then we journeyalong the canal to Manchester with incursions in to Northern Cheshire. From the collieries of the Lancashire Plainthe way lies northwards to the cotton towns of the Pennine Foothills followed by crossing the River Ribble and theRiver Lune to finish in Cumbria. $29.00

[IR467] Booth, Adrian. Industrial Railways in Colour - Yorkshire - A Railway Bylines Special. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2004. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266467. 64 pages profusely illustrated colour photos $29.95

[SP-006] Hall, Victor. Industrial Steam Locomotives. London England: Bracken Books, 1977. First Edition. HardCover. Good / Fair. ISBN: 1851702385. small chip to top edge of front dust jacket - 96 pages $29.70

[IR719] Wright, Tony. Into the Blue : The Blue Days of British Rail. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 2014. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919719. 79 pages colour photos - As anunashamed trainspotter of the ‘urchin’ generation of the 1950s/1960s, as my steam favourites disappeared my lifebecame a natural progression to other activities. Any shabby railway photographs of that time, taken with poorequipment and inadequate expertise, were confined to shoe boxes or discarded. By the time a decent camera wasacquired, all but the fag end of steam presented itself, and just a handful of green or maroon diesel pictures were theresult. Then, after pursuing the End of Steam ‘15 Guinea Specials’ (around Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumberland,in a Ford Zodiac, would you believe?) no more railway pictures were taken. That is until the early 1970s, when aftermy mother’s untimely death and my distraught father’s return to his Yorkshire roots, as part of his recovery he and Iwent back to the places he’d taken my brother and me to watch trains; but this time I did the driving. By then I’dacquired a reasonable 35mm camera (a Pentax K1000 – the best ‘budget’ camera in my opinion) and I decided totake some ‘decent’ railway pictures. But I was astonished at how relatively little the railway infrastructure had

changed. Though the flat crossing and South signalbox had gone, Retford still had a forest of semaphore signals, thelevel crossing gates at Botany Bay were still hand-operated and Black Carr Junction still looked exactly as it haddone nearly two decades before. Thus was reborn my interest in photographing railways. More distant horizons werecontemplated and, over the next fifteen years or so I sought out more and more subjects. Though not geographicallycomprehensive by any means, much of the subject matter was concerned with the steam-age infrastructure and theclasses of locos coming to the end of their lives. Teaching as a career allowed me the freedom of extended holidayperiods to pursue my interest. My wife accompanied me on ‘holiday’ visits (say, a week in Southern Scotland) as didmy two sons as small boys when we holidayed together as a family. Singular days out were in the company oflike-minded friends, where four of us would pool petrol and take turns in our cars to visit our chosen locations.When the Pentax finally gave out, a second-hand Nikon F with a photomic head was acquired. Film was originallyKodachrome but then my preference changed to the faster Fujichrome. All the pictures presented here were takenwith the Pentax or the Nikon, though later still I graduated to a Pentax 6X7 – surely the finest film camera for takingrailway pictures ever produced, but that is another story. There will be a little overlap in the chapters and readers willbe able to deduce which pictures were taken on the same day, but the various themes are appropriate. Sadly, butentirely in keeping with my indolence and lack of foresight, the taking of any contemporary notes with the taking ofthe pictures was non-existent, so the captions are written entirely from memory. Thus, if there are mistakes then theresponsibility for those is entirely mine. $25.00

[IR535] Peaty, Ian Philip . Iron Rails and Whisky Trails . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2013.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919535. 104 pages colour and b/willustrations - The wealth of Scotland’s physical heritage lies in its heather clad mountains, moors and lochs andancient pines with their wild life but of course there is much more; tartan, bagpipes, castles and the stone builtdistilleries with their quirky oriental style pagoda kiln roofs, nestling in Straths and Glens. Here is made Scotland’s‘Liquid Gold’; Scotch Malt Whisky or ‘Usquebaugh’, so closely linked with moors and rivers. The people who workin the whisky industry always extend the warmest of welcomes to visitors, who are now catered for in overseventy-five distilleries, of which some thirty have full facilities including retail shops; it goes without saying that thewelcome extends to a ‘wee dram’. Railways played a major part in the growth of so many of the isolated distilleries.Standing as they do in sparsely populated hill country, such distilleries depended on the local railway to bring in coaland barley and sometimes peat. A vital and equal part of the equation was that railways carried the casks of maltwhisky to a newer and wider market. In the earlier times, whisky was sold by the wooden cask as many localbrewers, pub owners, blenders and retailers blended and bottled by hand or served direct from the cask on stillage.With the growing whisky industry, not only was malting centralised but so were several industries that were onceancillary to the trade. Bottling rose to increasing importance, with the establishment of brands and the marketing ofScotch worldwide. This led to individual bottle shapes and label designs to affirm the brand, supported withmemorable slogans; ceramic flagons have also been used to great effect especially to promote premium blendedwhiskies. Many of these pottery flagons are in turn made in Scotland, as are the glass bottles. Other associatedindustries included the making of copper stills and brass foundry castings for plant, and also the cooperages to repairthe thousands of casks ‘in trade’. The early ‘moonshiners’ should not be forgotten, as are the ‘misdemeanours’ (anabstract noun annexed by the Trade to describe thieves) who illicitly abstracted whisky from railway wagons, in evermore ingenious ways. As well as all this we look at the whisky industry as it was of old down to present times,concentrating on those distilleries which relied upon the local railways, but not forgetting those built beside canalsand those out in the Western Isles that rely to this day on small vessels sailing out of Glasgow. The Clyde ‘Puffers’,special three-man ships, they were made famous in the film Whisky Galore; they keep the islands supplied and bringback to the mainland their precious cargo. Not to be forgotten in these times of environmental concern, the disposalof spent grains and burnt ale is discussed. Last but not least, just what is the ill-sounding but wonderful ‘Reek ofPeat’; that flavoursome fuel with its impact on the malt used to make the initial brewing wort? $47.00

[EBLP-IA161] Harris, Michael. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway . Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd,

1998. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711026319. 96 pages profusely illustratedb/w photos - A pictorial history of this now preserved railway line. $27.00

[IR078] Rundle, Philip E. MBE. Laira Fireman - Footplate Recollections of a GWR Fireman . Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919078. 140 pages b/w photos - The sound of a steam locomotive hauling a regular passenger or freighttrain was once commonplace but alas, is now only a fond memory. We all have, I suspect, some favourite memoryfrom that by-gone age, and mine of course are of the Great Western, when express passenger trains were blessed withnames to conjure up the imagination. Millions of holiday-makers made their way to the resorts of South Devon andCornwall; the Cornish Riviera Express, known to all who worked her as 'The Limited' because at one time her loadwas limited to a specific number of coaches and the Torbay Express along with the Cornishman, the FlyingDutchman and others were almost household names well, in some households. Memories were interlaced with therailway, woven into our everyday life; going on holiday or even on honeymoon, travelling to school or just trainspotting, all linger in the mind as a picture, from those halcyon days. For me, an unforgettable highlight would be aKing or Castle thundering up the fearsome 1 in 41 gradient of Hemerdon Bank east of Plympton, with the exhaustechoing through the trees and rolling across the countryside. For the residents of my adopted home town of Saltash itmight of course, be something altogether more homely, the 'Saltash Motor', 'the Flier', as it was known, simmeringaway in the station, four coaches on, filled to overflowing with supporters on an Argyle Saturday as it waitedpatiently for a path back over the Royal Albert Bridge. $48.00

[IR688] Creese, Geoff. Leicester's and Its Trams Tramscape and Townscape 1903 - 1949. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266688. 56 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - The author's first evocation of the Trams of his boyhood, LEICESTER'S TRAMS,was published by Irwell Press in 2000 and sold out long ago. This new account is compiled from all new material -an unrivalled further sequence of photographs and Leicester streetscapes, from the long-distant days before the GreatWar to the petrol-rationed times of austerity after the Second. Beautifully painted and kept in excellent order theLeicester Trams fought a long rearguard until 1949 - they were the Great Survivors of the tram world. By the 1930s,tramways had been abandoned in every East Midlands municipality, with one notable exception - the City ofLeicester. $29.85

[IR173] Creese, Geoff. Leicester's Trams. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2000. First Edition. SoftCover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266173. 56 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - From 1904 the tramwayused a fleet of 99 double deck trams, supplemented by an additional 40 in 1905. Twenty new trams arrived in1913/1914 for an experiment with "pay as you enter" boarding. The last new, numbers 161-178, came into service in1920. $23.85

[EPPP-3332] Bowtell, Harold D.. Lesser Railways of Bowland Forest and Craven Country and the Dam

Builders in the Age of Steam. Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. New /New. ISBN: 0951110888. 112 pages b/w photos - This book - third in the 'Dam Builders in the Age of Steam'chronology - tells the remarkable story of men and machines engaged in the construction of dams and reservoirs inmuch of Lancashire and Yorkshire during the period from the 1890's to the 1930's. The ground covered is thatsuperb area of Lancashire between the Ribble and the Lune, bounded on the west by the Lancaster -Carlisle Railway,extending eastwards into Yorkshire, touching the Leeds - Settle - Carlisle railway at Long Preston and Hellifield. Thetale then passes into the Craven district of Yorkshire, around Skipton and towards Haworth, of Bronte fame and theKeighley & Worth Valley Railway. Following an outline of the historical background to each scheme, the authordescribes the often complex railway systems developed by the Water Authorities (or their chosen Contractors) toservice the construction works. Daily life on the railways is chronicled as they carry earthfill material to the dam site,clay from the clayfields, stone from the quarries, bricks and cement, and coal for locomotives and other steam plant.To isolated navvy settlements they provide an all-round transport service, for mail, groceries, beer and clothing, andmany railways are used for man-riding by the 'paddy mail' train morning and evening. Railways of 3ft gaugepredominate, but 2ft and 4ft 81/2in. gauges also appear. $42.75

[IR498] Knight, Steve . Let's Stick A Little Bit More : A Further Appreciation of Vintage Plastic Kits .

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012. Second Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 9781906919498. 212 pages colour photos - Since the first publication of Let’s Stick Together 10 years ago, a

lot has happened. No sooner was the book issued than the ‘phone began to ring with ex-Rosebud employees saying‘Why didn’t you talk to me?’. In fact the author had made strenuous efforts to contact as many key players aspossible before writing the first edition, but of course the added publicity of a book launch, local radio and presscoverage and word-of-mouth led inexorably to more former employees coming out of the woodwork. Add to this thediscovery of the artwork for the last three kits, some interesting test shots and more information on certain aspects ofthe kits and the pressure for a second edition became overwhelming. The past ten years also saw the publication offurther essays in the Models in Detail series in The Kitmaster Collectors Club journal ‘Signal’, which have now beencollated into the main text. Recent re-discovery of some important Airfix artwork and transparencies combined withmajor advances in colour reproduction have also allowed us to bring you many more full-colour plates throughoutthe text. We hope that you enjoy reading this much expanded, revamped, updated comprehensive account. $55.90

[IR902] Knight, Stephen. Let's Stick Together - an Appreciation of Kitmaster and Airfix Railway Kits.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1999. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 1871608902. 100 pages profusely illustrated colour and b/w photos - The Kitmaster range of plastic assemblykits was introduced during the period 1959 to1960 by Rosebud Kitmaster Limited. The revolutionary growth in UKplastic injection moulding capabilities at this time led directly to the introduction of a range of 4 mm, 3.5mm and 3mm scale assembly kits moulded in the then-new plastic, polystyrene. Polystyrene is more rugged and durable thancellulose acetate, which had previously been used for trains, can be easily welded with a liquid cement and forms arigid structure, unlike polyvinyl chloride which was the softer, more elastic compound used to make Rosebud Dolls.The wide variety of line side installations, such as Telegraph Poles, Engine Shed and the contents of TracksideAccessories, have provided endless numbers of parts and additional features to improve the detail of many a layout.When introduced in 1956, the earliest packaging for these kits used a common header design carrying line drawingsin black on yellow of the first six kits. These distinguish each kit by a central title panel. They are unofficiallyreferred to as Type 0 headers by Airfix Collectors Club members. The acquisition of all Kitmaster moulds and stockwas formally announced in the Railway Modeler of December 1962, but it was several months before anythinghappened. Throughout 1963, Airfix continued to sell the stock and to supply orders for the promotional Nabiscomodels. After carefully test firing all the tools, Airfix began an evaluation to sort out those kits that could be easilyreintroduced, those that would need some modification and those that should be scrapped altogether. The decisionwas taken to scrap the Class 08, the coaches and all the TT and Continental prototypes at this point. For someinexplicable reason, the Rocket kit had all the parts completely renumbered. At the same time, Airfix engineersreduced the diameter and shape of the sprue runs and made some additions to the tools, usually by lengthening amain sprue, to incorporate more detail in the model. $50.00

[EPPP-0004] Calthorpe, E. R.. Light Railway Construction. Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1997.Facsimilie Reprint. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 187198033X. 34 pages b/w photos - includes article onbarsi light railway in india - This facsimile edition of a paper by E. R. Calthrop was published on the HundredthAnniversary of its first publication, in 1897. In it, Calthrop, who was Engineer to the 2ft 6in gauge Barsi LightRailway in India, sets out the general principles of narrow-gauge construction and operation. Building on hisexperience on the Basri Railway, Calthrop went on to create the Leek and Manifold Light Railway, one of the fewcommercial applications of the 2ft 6in gauge in Britain and the only common carrier railway to use transporterwagons. This paper, published in permanent form for the first time, gives a valuable insight into the theories of itscreator, and acts as a valuable additions to the published data on narrow gauge and Light Railway design andconstruction. $16.50

[IR785] Anderson, Paul. Lincolnshire Railway Memories - A Tribute to the Photographs of Jack Cupit.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 1903266785. 116 pages profusely illustrated b/w photo - The first of this author's many books and articles forIrwell Press was Railways of Lincolnshire, first published in 1992. Fortunately it proved popular and was reprintedtwice, although it has not been available for some years. The book looked at Lincolnshire's railways from a largelyhistorical point of view and used photographs from nearly fifty sources. Although Paul was more than eager tocomply with the publishers' request to write a further book on the area, he had to sideline the idea simply because ofthe lack of available photographs. However, there was a subsequent development which not only made this book

possible, but determined its style. Using the photographs and reminiscences of the late Jack Cupit, the author has puttogether another exciting and evocative look at Lincolnshire in the 1950s. $50.25

[EBLP-JLD110] Saunders, John. Lincs, Notts & Derbyshire By Rail. Norwich, England: Jarrold ColourPublications, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711704473. 64 pages b/w photos $4.00

[IR696A] Nicholas, John & Reeve, George. Lines to Torrington : The Southern Railway Route Between

Barnstaple Junction, Torrington, Hatherleigh and Halwill Junction . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell

Press, 2014. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919696. 368 pages b/wphotos - It is now more than 30 years since publication of the First Edition in 1984, shortly after the line was closed.Fortunately when I first researched the line in the 1970s several of the men who worked on the line, including HaroldMock at Fremington, Owen Hatherell at Bideford, Sid Pring at Torrington, Fred Cooper at Petrockstow and ErnestHolwill of the North Devon Clay Company kindly contributed reminiscences of their work on the line whichextended back to the South Western era. Originally research was concerned with construction of a model of the linein the Edwardian period; the model has been completed but the amount of information gathered resulted in the book.In recent years George Reeve and I have collected much more information, original documents and photographs sowe decided to write a second edition. The order and contents of the chapters have been changed since 1984 to bringLines To Torrington into a similar format to our recent books on the LSWR in the West of England. Some of thebroad gauge content concerning the North Devon Railway between Crediton and Barnstaple has been published inour book The North Devon Line (Irwell Press 2010) so is not included here. $85.50

[IR104] Hawkins, Chris & Reeve, George & Stevenson, James. LMS Engine Sheds - Their History and

Development - Volume Seven - the Glasgow & South Western Railway. Pinner, Middlesex, England: IrwellPress, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608104. 130 pages profusely illustrated b/w photo -The final volume in this well known history of LMS and constituent engine sheds $50.85

[CP066] Cookson, Peter & Farline, John E.. LNER Lines in the Yorkshire Ridings. Oldham, Lancashire,

England: Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1899624066. 96 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - contains many steam photographs from the 1950s and early 1960s, embracingnumerous branch and main lines $46.65

[CP198] Yeadon, W. B.. LNER Locomotive Allocations 1st January 1923 ( the First Day ). Oldham,Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1899624198.48 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Comprehensive list of all 7392 steam locomotives which were allocatedto the LNER from the amalgamation of the Great Central, Great Northern, Great Eastern, North British, Great Northof Scotland, and the North Eastern Railways (plus another 17 non-revenue engines for Departmental use). $25.10

[DLS-104] White, Ron & Johnston, Norman. LNER Locomotives in Colour 1936 - 1948. County Down

Northern Ireland: Colourpoint Books, 2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1898392277. 80 pages profusely illustrated colour photos - The LNER existed between 1923 and 1948, colourphotographs taken between those dates are extremely rare. This volume features colour photographs of a variety ofLNER locomotives, including "Pacifics" in garter blue and "Atlantics" in green. $45.45

[IR641] Townend, Peter . LNER Pacifics Remembered . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2014.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919641. 160 pages b/w photos - Anunusual book ‘Much of it’ ... ‘written by other people’ as author Peter Townend puts it. After the success of TopShed (Ian Allan, 1975 and 1989) he completed a further work entitled East Coast Pacifics at Work (Ian Allan, 1982).

The publishers requested that various chapters might be contributed by other people writing about their owninvolvement and experiences with these locomotives, but this resulted in a book much larger than anticipated and thecontributions were not included. Now, with the passage of over thirty years the material has gained in historicalinterest and is seen here for the first time. The contributors, men of the time and all providing unique insights into thePacifics, their construction and their working, read like a roll-call of the Gresley East Coast Age; many well known,others not so. $62.50

[SP-013] Potts, C.R.. Locomotion Papers No.161: The Brixham Branch. Usk, Monmouthshire, UK: TheOakwood Press, 2000. Enlarged Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 085361556X. 176 Pages withBlack/White Photos. The Torbay and Brixham Railway was a 7 ft 01/4 in broad gauge railway which linked theDartmouth and Torbay Railway at Churston railway station, Devon with the important fishing port of Brixham. Itwas a little over two miles long. The railway was largely built due to the work of Richard Walter Wolston, a localsolicitor, and was sold to the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1883 After 1883 the Great Western Railwayprovided various small locomotives from its fleet to operate the Brixham branch. Up until 1892 broad gaugelocomotives were provided such as ex-South Devon Railway 2-4-0 Prince and GWR Hawthorn Class 2-4-0Ts. Afterthe line was converted to standard gauge on 23 May 1892 a number of small tank locomotives found themselvesspending time at Brixham, including the unique 4-4-0ST 13. In later years standard GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2Tsworked the autotrain. The final trains were worked by British Rail Class 122 single-car DMUs. $56.40

[IR058] Johnson, E. M.. Locomotives of the Great Central Railway - Volume One 1897 - 1914. Pinner,

Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608058. 138 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photo - Including archival material, this volume presents a balanced and objective view ofthe Great Central's locomotive fleet and in particular, J.G. Robinson's contribution to the history of the Britishlocomotive $61.05

[IR279] Johnson, E. M.. Locomotives of the Great Central Railway - Volume Two 1912 to British Railways.

Pinner, Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608279. 168pages profusely illustrated b/w photo - Detailed study of each class with narrative supported by diagrams andnumerous fine photographs. $47.85

[SP-3002] Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. Locomotives of the LNER Part 10A Departmental

Stock Locomotive Sheds Boiler and Tender Numbering. Cheam, Surrey, England: RCTS (RailwayCorrespondence and Travel Society), 1991. Reprint. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0901115657. 140 pagesb/w photos line drawings - This volume covers Departmental Stock, Loco Sheds and Boiler & tender numbering $36.15

[IR066] Yeadon, W. B.. London & North Eastern Railway - Locomotive Allocations - the Last Day 1947.

Pinner, Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608066. 48pages profusely illustrated b/w photo $17.85

[IR112] Hawkins, Chris & Reeve, George. London & South Western Railway Engine Sheds - Western

District. Pinner, Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:1871608112. 138 pages profusely illustrated b/w photo - First of 3 volumes detailing the engine sheds of theL&SWR $57.85

[IR153] Yates, G. M.. London Bus Memories in Colour . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2010.

First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919153. 64 pages colour photos -Having spent his youth photographing steam locomotives Garry Yates switched, in1968, to taking black and white

bus photographs on a 'box' Brownie 127 camera of the exposed radiator Birmingham City Transport buses which, atthe time, were disappearing fast as new Fleetline buses took over. In 1973 he could finally afford a better camera andfrom that time onwards took colour slides and over the last 35 years has covered every bus fleet in the British Islesand Ireland including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Many of the fleets and buildings have disappearedover the years, and today's four large bus companies have certainly made the hobby less interesting with astandardisation of vehicle types and liveries. In this book Garry has tried to give a flavour of London's buses in the1970s showing the variation of vehicle types in an era when many famous LT buses like the RT and RF came to anend in favour of one man operated buses like the Fleetline (DMS), Leyland Titan (T), and Metrobus (M). $29.90

[DLS-043] Welbourn, Nigel. Lost Lines - LMR. Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1994. First Edition.

Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711022771. 128 pages b/w photos - A record of the lines and stations thathave now gone from the railway scene due to the many closures in the 1960s and before. Many of the closed routesin the region are covered, including the much-mourned Great Central main line and the ex-Midland route toManchester via the Peak District. All now only to be seen in photographs - as presented in this fascinating volume.Maps. 231 b/w photos. $39.95

[IR97X] Brown, Colin. Luton Trams - The Story of a Small System 1908 - 1932. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1999. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 187160897X. 50 pages b/w photos -In 1908 a forwarding thinking town council invested in an electronic tram system for the people of Luton. This wasan unusual step for the local borough councillors requiring intervention at a parliamentary level. Given that travel bytram was uncomfortable to both pedestrians and travellers alike and at the mercy of the elements it proved to be amaster stroke and the system enjoyed a 25-year career serving the people of Luton. However, in 1932 the last few ofthese great trams were finally sold off. $28.65

[IR432] Nicholas, John & Reeve, George. Main Line to the West - the Southern Railway Route Between

Basingstoke & Exeter - Part One - Basingstoke to Salisbury. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2004.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266432. 244 pages b/w photos - Firstproposals for a central main railway line from London to the port of Falmouth through Salisbury and Exeter came inthe 1830s, and the first section as far as Basingstoke was opened in 1840 as part of the London & SouthamptonRailway, which in line with its plans for expansion soon became the London & South Western Railway. TheBishopstoke to Salisbury Milford branch opened in 1847 but the route from London to Salisbury was indirect, so adirect Basingstoke to Salisbury line was promoted and after delays following the Railway Mania the single trackbranch from Basingstoke to Andover was opened in 1854, extended to Salisbury Milford in 1857, and then toSalisbury Fisherton in 1859. The Basingstoke & Salisbury Railway is the subject of Part One. $80.85


Basingstoke & Exeter - Part Three - Yeovil to Exeter. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919030. 422 pages b/w photos - Thecharacteristic feature of this main line is illustrated by station and signal box names - Yeovil Junction, ChardJunction, Axminster (Junction for Lyme Regis), Seaton Junction, Sidmouth Junction and Exmouth Junction.Principal Waterloo expresses often passed towns like Crewkerne, Axminster and Honiton, but then stopped atjunction stations in almost uninhabited countryside. This feature of six branch line junctions in less than 50 mileswas on the one hand fascinating for railway enthusiasts, and on the other hand frustrating for passengers travelling toand from towns and villages away from the main line, particularly after the Beeching closures. Between well locatedstations at Sherborne and Exeter Central many of the stations were built in open countryside whilst the main lineavoided towns of Yeovil, Chard, Colyton and Ottery St Mary. Only Honiton had a convenient station - the line'sEngineer Joseph Locke was the town's M.P. $70.00


Basingstoke & Exeter - Part Two - Salisbury to Yeovil. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266580. 322 pages b/w photos The Salisbury &Yeovil line was the central part of the Southern's Main Line to the West. Promoted and built by an independent localcompany, its stations were well placed for the centres of Salisbury, Tisbury, Gillingham, Sherborne and Yeovil. Thestation at the small village of Templecombe prospered as a junction with the Somerset & Dorset line, the route formuch freight traffic to and from the west. Here coal, stone, manufactured goods, milk and Burton beer from theMidland line was transferred. Going north went cider from Whimple, rabbits from Dartmoor, fruit and flowers fromthe Tamar Valley and watercress from Hampshire. The South Western worked and later bought the line, at a veryhigh price, and fast trains from Waterloo provided good services for both business and holiday passengers. AlthoughBeeching cuts reduced the line's status to little more than a single track byway, today it provides a good and frequentservice to London. Part One covered Basingstoke to Salisbury whilst Part Three will deal with the route onwardsfrom Yeovil to Exeter. $74.85

[IR254] Hurst, Tony. Mansfield's Trams. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2002. First Edition. SoftCover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266254. 52 pages b/w photos - The history of this little-known tram systemwhich opened in 1905 and was abandoned in favour of motor buses in 1932. With a detailed, lively text, and packedwith rare archive photographs, this is a fascinating focus on transport from the past. Map. $23.85

[DLS-015] Welch, Michael S.. Memories of Steam from Glasgow to Aberdeen. Cheltenham, Glos., England:Runpast Publishing, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1870754379. unpaginated approx 116pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The superb action pictures in this album pay tribute to the BR steam era onthis attractive route where Sir Nigel Gresley's magnificent Class A4 Pacifics ended their days. Just over 200 nicelyreproduced b/w photos of everyday scenes taken during almost 20 years of BR steam from 1948 to 1967 includingthat memorable period in the 1960s when a clutch of A4s had their final majestic fling. $42.95

[DLS-105] Beddoes, Keith & Wheeler, Colin and Stephen. Metro - Cammell - 150 Years of Craftmanship.

Cheltenham, Glos., England: Runpast Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1870754468.112 pages b/w photos - This book follows over 150 years of rolling stock manufacture in the West Midlands by acompany that arguably reshaped the industry through innovation and mergers, Metro-Cammell, now renamedAlstom. $59.95

[SP-2048] Binns, Donald. Midland Lines around Morecambe,Heysham & Lancaster. Skipton, West Yorks.,England: Trackside Publications, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1900095017. 60 pagesb/w photos $36.15

[IR556] Summerson, Stephen. Midland Railway Locomotives Volume Four - the Johnson Classes Part II - (

Goods and Later Passenger Tender Engines ). Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2005. First Edition.Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266556. 220 pages b/w photos - This fourth volumecovers the remaining Johnson classes and those introduced by Deeley and Fowler up to 1922. To facilitate thepresentation of evolving designs in the most appropriate manner, the development of each type is presented to itsconclusions in a continuous sequence rather than record each class strictly by date under the two LocomotiveSuperintendents and Chief Mechanical Engineer. $68.85

[IR106] Summerson, Stephen. Midland Railway Locomotives Volume One - General Survey. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2000. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266106. 154 pages b/w photos - ISBN inside is 1903266025 but isbn on rear of book is 978 - 1903266106 -This comprehensive account is a general survay, 1844 - 1942 including details of boilers, tenders and their fittings. $53.85

[IR262] Summerson, Stephen. Midland Railway Locomotives Volume Three - the Johnson Classes Part I.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 1903266262. 196 pages b/w photos - the slim boiler passenger tender engines, passenger and goods tankengines $59.85

[IR858] Summerson, Stephen. Midland Railway Locomotives Volume Two - the Kirtley Classes. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266858. 154 pages b/w photos - The thirty years of the Kirtley era, 1844-73, are a long time ago now. It was aperiod of rapid change and one of considerable complexity for the historian. Many of the earlier engines did not havelong lives, but those built in the last ten years, with a few exceptions, were very long-lived. Their sturdy constructionand ready adaptability to accept later and larger boilers resulted in examples of both passenger and goods enginesstill in use after the Second World War. In this way the more senior members of our enthusiast fraternity have aready recollection of these ancient engines and form a link with those early days long gone. Indeed, nobody wasAnybody in the late 1940s if they had not been to Bournville to see the last of the double frame 0-6-0s gatheredthere. No.22834 was the ultimate icon. With Johnson pattern boiler, the cab displaying a brass class 1 power classnumeral and that amazing horseshoe tank layout of its tender, it was, even in those days, held in some awe as a relicof the distant past. The fact that the Ian Allan ABC said it was class 2 (which was true) and that its tender plate borethe date 1867 (the book said introduced 1868 ) only increased the fascination. Such little items formed the stimulusfor research to sort it out , ultimately to result in this volume. $72.65

[CP18X] Wells, Jeffrey. Miles Platting to Diggle ( Via Ashton ). Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger

Publication, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 189962418X. 96 pages profusely illustratedb/w photos - Telling the story of this wonderful Lancashire railway. Comprising of text, a map and black and whitephotographs $46.65

[DLS-009] Johnson, Stephen & O'rouke, Allan. Modelling Irish Railways . Hinckley, Leics, England: Midland

Publishing Ltd, 2004. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1857801857. 88 pages colour photos -Interest in Irish railways is on the increase and with it the appearance of more Irish layouts at model railwayexhibitions. This publication shows how to create both broad and narrow gauge layouts, from a simple single linestation to more complex junctions. Advice on signalling, operation and timetabling and many other aspects ofmodelling are provided, resulting in an invaluable and rare insight into this challenging and new area for railwaymodellers. 101 colour and 32 b/w photos. $45.00

[CP031] Yeadon, W. B.. More Illustrated History of the Railways of Hull. Oldham, Lancashire, England:Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1899624031. 112 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - A history of the railways, stations and engine sheds around the city of Hull told in text andphotographs. The illustrations focus on the steam age with a selection of more modern motive power to be seen, plusviews of stations, signal boxes and other infrastructure. Allocation details for the motive power depots are provided.First published in 1995, this is the 2006 reprint. 7 track plans. 156 b/w photos. $46.65

[IR382] Peaty, Ian P.. Mountsorrel And its Associated Quarry Railways. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 2012. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919382. 88 pages b/w photos - Thegeology of Leicestershire is dominated by the igneous rocks which form the beautiful Charnwood Forest,immediately to the west of Leicester city. The eastern boundary is formed by the river Soar and its navigation on anorth-south line. Running in this river valley is the former Midland Railway four track main line to Derby andNottingham. To the east are the Lower Lias beds which reach a depth of over nine hundred feet and have beenactively worked for over a hundred years. This activity is now conducted underground and the modern works,producing plaster products, are at Barrow-on-Soar, opposite the railway sidings of the Lafarge granite stone loadingterminal. To the west, at Coalville, coal has been extracted in and around the appropriately named town. Therenowned Snibston Mine is now a museum under the management of the Leicestershire Museum Service. Other

collieries were at Whitwick, where there was also a granite quarry, and a few miles south there were Ellistown,Ibstock, Desford, Nailstone and Measham Collieries; further west was the well known Moira Colliery nearBurton-on-Trent. The east-west extent of the granite area is eight miles and north-south it extends for some sixteenmiles. At the northern extremity was the Shepshed quarry while the southern-most quarrying took place at StoneyStanton and Narborough, bounded by the old South Leicester line of the LNWR. All the coal collieries and thegranite quarries of any size were once served by railways; many of the quarries had their own railway networks,complete with a wonderful range of locomotives and private owner wagons, employing several different gauges.Today the largest granite quarry in Europe, Mountsorrel, lies on the north-eastern boundary; it still has aconsiderable private railway system in the ownership of the giant French aggregates business Lafarge Aggregates.On the western and southern areas, another firm, Aggregates Industries, have smaller railways, at Bardon Hill andCroft Quarries. Close to the coal measures is Stud Farm rail ballast loading plant; formerly owned by Tarmac Ltd, anarrow gauge railway connected it to the quarry at Markfield. $39.90

[IR139A] Baker, Allan C. & Fell, Mike G.. Newcastle - Under - Lyme - Its Railway and Canal History .

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 9781906919139. 136 pages b/w photos - A complex story that begins before the Battle of Trafalgar; thecanals, industries, railways, political and commercial struggles and rivalries of this little known but fascinatingcorner of a little known but fascinating county, Staffordshire. $47.40

[SP-2030] Groundwater, Ken. Newcastle's Railways - A View from the Past. London England: Ian Allan Ltd,

1998. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711026165. 92 pages profusely illustratedb/w photos - Reflecting the fascinating history of railways in and around Newcastle, this book is a superb pictor ialrecord of the railway development of one of the most int ensive railway operations in the UK outside London. $52.80

[IR597A] Coster, Peter. Ninety Years on : The New Book of the A3 Pacifics. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2013. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919597. 208 pagesb/w photos - In April 2012 it was 90 years since home-going passengers at Kings Cross were astonished at thepresence of a huge, handsome express steam locomotive standing on the empty stock roads, the like of which theyhad never seen before. It was GREAT NORTHERN, awaiting inspection by the GNR Directors. This year will bethe 90th year since the third of these locomotives emerged from Doncaster Works - ‘The Plant’ - 1472, later 4472,soon to be named FLYING SCOTSMAN. These three anniversaries we hope to commemorate with this New Bookof the A3s. The story of the class was set out in the original ‘Book Of’ the A3s by the same author; he has now putdown the history of each individual locomotive, summarising events, together with personal comments. Even now,while the history of the class is generally complete, there is a trickle of new information on the details of individuallocomotives, revealing more about their use and particularly during the sad business of withdrawal and disposal. $60.00

[IR335] Sadler, Ian G.. North Eastern Railway Brake Vans - A Railway Bylines Special. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266335. 60 pagesb/w photos $26.85

[SP-2046] Pixton, Bob. North Midland - Portrait of a Famous Route - Part One - Derby to Chesterfield.

Cheltenham, Glos., England: Runpast Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1870754476. 80 pages b/w photos - In the late 1830s three railway companies sought to establish a presence inDerby and one was the North Midland Railway which constructed a line to Leeds via Chesterfield and Rotherham,but bypassing Sheffield. Railway pioneer George Stephenson was heavily involved with the project. The NorthMidland became absorbed into the Midland Railway in the 1840s and Derby became the centre for that companywith the establishment of a locomotive works and with trains running to all parts of the country. This book traces thehistory of the North Midland route during the steam era, as it became a vital artery of the Midland Railway and,

indeed, is still very busy today. It commences with a number of pictures of Derby over the years and then goes northwith photographs of all major features on the route, such as the unusual triangular station at Ambergate, the highlyindustrial Clay Cross area - opened up by the railway's construction, and the important town of Chesterfield.Informative captions enhance the pictures and give a good account of the line's fortunes over the years. This book isthe first part of a trilogy - part two covers Chesterfield to Rotherham and connections to Sheffield, while part threelooks at the Rotherham to Leeds section. Together the books give an unrivalled comprehensive photographiccoverage of steam days on this very important route $35.95

[SP-2045] Pixton, Bob. North Midland - Portrait of a Famous Route - Part Two - Chesterfield - Sheffield -

Rotherham . Cheltenham, Glos., England: Runpast Publishing, 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 1870754514. 80 pages b/w photos - A photographic journey over the main line from Derby with the focus onthe area around Sheffield. Extended captions give historical facts and the photographs cover the steam era with asmall selection of more modern motive power. Stations, tunnels and locomotive depots are all included. $42.95

[SP-2047] Fisher, Brian. North Norfolk Railway Album. Norwich, Norfolk, England: Becknell Books, 1981.First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0907087051. 32 pages b/w photos $5.70

[SP-2031] Green, C. C.. North Wales Branch Line Album. London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1983. First Edition.Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0711012520. 112 pages b/w photos - Review of the many branch lines, industrialrailways and narrow gauge railways in North Wales $48.75

[IR184] Hockney, Roger. North West Bus Memories in Colour . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2010. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919184. 64 pages colour photos -Everyone knows the significance of the year 1066 and, with luck, that of 1485 too. Few however will regard 1969 ashaving any meaning at all, yet a seismic shift was just about to get underway in the world of British bus transport. Itwould alter radically the character and scope of our bus services. Four factors would soon combine to change thenature of our bus fleets forever. First, the Transport Act 1968 would sweep away many municipal fleets in ourmetropolitan areas; secondly, one of our largest bus operators, British Electric Traction (BET), had decided to throwin the towel and sell out to the state owned Transport Holding Company (Tilling had already been thus absorbed) in1969. This paved the way for wholesale rationalisation which reached its climax with the deregulation of services.Thirdly, car ownership was steadily rising. Customer diversion had started to bite for both bus operators and BritishRailways. Finally, the half cab bus was doomed by government legislation designed to promote one man operation,producing a bias towards the construction of rear engined buses. So in the North West, by the end of 1969, the newPassenger Transport Authority for South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire, SELNEC, had swallowed up noless than eleven municipal transport undertakings and the Transport Holding Company had bought BET's transportinterests. The Transport Holding Company was soon to metamorphose into the National Bus Company and theconsequent rationalisation would, notably, spell the end for the North Western Road Car Company in 1972 whileRibble would be shorn of some of its peripheral operations. SELNEC itself was turned into the Greater ManchesterPTE by 1974 as yet another local government reorganisation took place, following which in 1976 it swallowed upthe largest remaining private operator, Lancashire United, which survived in name only, until 1981. $23.95

[DLS-042] Robertson, Kevin. On Didcot Newbury & Southampton Lines. Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian Allan

Ltd, 2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711029555. 80 pages colour photos -First volume in a series that includes 44 pages of maps updated and revised from the originals published in ColonelCobb's two-volume masterpiece. The detailed mapping includes lines still open, those open for freight traffic only,preserved lines and those closed completely. An outline of the road network in simplified form is both an aid to theidentification of lines and a means of seeing the inter-relationship between rail and road. In addition, 62 pages aredevoted to photographs and historical information on the lines and stations, providing a rich source of referencematerial. 97 b/w photos $45.00

[DLS-654] Welch, Michael S.. Over the Alps - the Mid Hants Railway in Colour. Cheltenham, Glos., England:Runpast Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1870754654. 72 pages - All-colourphoto album featuring the Mid Hants Railway with photos from the BR steam days through to the preserved line as itis today. Top quality photographs from a number of photographers collections are presented, all with detailedcaptions presenting a detailed look at this attractive railway route. 81 colour photos. $29.95

[IR290] Phillips, Derek. Paddington to Weymouth : The Route in the 1950s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 2012. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919290. 148 pagesb/w photos - This book depicts steam locomotives at work on the route between Paddington and Weymouth as itused to be in the age of steam before the advent of mass closures of branch lines and stations and beforedieselisation. The author became entranced with the railway from his first boyhood ‘skool’ trip from Paddington tothe coast and later worked on the footplate at Yeovil engine shed. This is the essential (Great) Western Region of the1950s; a journey from London to Weymouth with innumerable observations and descriptions along the way,celebrating the classic Victorian seaside holiday town with its boarding houses and donkey rides. So come on thetrip, and meet Dick Emery when you get there! You are awful... $49.90

[IR139] Hitches, Mike. Penmaenmawr - Rails of Granite. Pinner, Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1990. FirstEdition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608139. 32 pages b/w photos - The industrial quarrying of graniteat Penmaenan began in the early 19th century with the forming of the Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co.. As theindustry grew workers and their families flocked to Penmaenmawr from all over north-west Wales and beyond. Thelink was especially strong with Trefor, also the home of a significant granite quarry on the slopes of Yr Eifl. Thecommunity which sprang up in the present day wards of Penmaenan and Pant-yr-afon was close-knit and almostentirely Welsh-speaking. By the early years of the 20th century about 1,000 men worked in the quarry and itsassociated workshops. Neighbouring Llanfairfechan was an integral part of this process. The granite was loweredfrom the quarry by self-acting inclines to the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge tramway which ran to jetties from where the settswere loaded into ships. After 1848 the majority of the quarry output was sent by main-line rail, although the quarryand its internal narrow gauge railway continued to thrive through the nineteenth century. Life was far from easy forthe quarrymen, especially those who worked on the higher slopes. They were expected to walk up to the summit areain all weather and faced losing pay if unable to reach the top. Naturally a strong spirit of camaraderie developed andthis was reflected in the town's chapels, pubs and cultural societies. Granite was exported by rail to ports likeLiverpool and the cities of England and by sea from the two quarrying jetties to Liverpool and also to a number ofEuropean ports such as Hamburg. The town grew in popularity as a seaside resort for the well-to-do in the secondhalf of the 19th century, in part due to the enthusiasm shown by statesman and Prime Minister William EwartGladstone who holidayed 11 times in Penmaenmawr between 1855 and 1896 $19.65

[IR503] Smith, Martin. Peto's Register of Great Western Railway Locomotives - Volume One - King 4-6-0s.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608503. 96pages b/w photos - This is volume 1 of Peto's Register of Great Western Railway Locomotives which concentrateson the King 4-6-0s. - the volume describes the background history of the class, operation and details andmodification, then looks at each locomotve in turn charting its history from construction to withdrawal $50.85

[IR880] Smith, Martin. Peto's Register of Great Western Railway Locomotives - Volume Three - 14XX and

58XX 0-4-2Ts. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:1871608880. 96 pages b/w photos - Great book, losts of detailed historic information of all the class members (GWR0-4-2 tank engines of Collet). As model engineer, building this engine, is nice to read about the changes andalterations these locomotive had in their existance. $56.95

[IR678] Smith, Martin ( Editor ). Peto's Register of Great Western Railway Locomotives - Volume Two -

Manor 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:

1871608678. 96 pages b/w photos - losts of detailed historic information of all the class members. This is volume 2of Peto's Register of Great Western Railway Locomotives which concentrates on the Manor 4-6-0s. - the volumedescribes the background history of the class, operation and details and modification, then looks at each locomotvein turn charting its history from construction to withdrawal. The Great Western Railway 7800 Class or Manor Classwas a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were designed as a lighter version of the GWR Grange Class, givingthem a wider Route Availability. Like the 'Granges', the 'Manors' used parts from the GWR 4300 Class Moguls butjust on the first batch of twenty. Twenty were built between 1938 and 1939, with British Railways adding a further10 in 1950. The first of the Manors No.7800 Torquay Manor entered traffic in January 1938 and 20 were in serviceby February 1939. They used the driving wheels, motion components and tenders from withdrawn GWR 4300 Classmoguls.[1] A new standard boiler, type No. 14, was developed for the class.[1] The outbreak of war forced thecancellation of construction of a further batch of 20 locomotives. The Manor class, with an axle loading of just over17 tons, could be utilised on many lines from which the heavier Granges were barred.[1] The first examples weredespatched to depots at Wolverhampton, Bristol, Gloucester, Shrewsbury, Westbury in Wiltshire and Neyland inSouth Wales. In October 1938 No.7805 Broome Manor underwent clearance tests between Ruabon and Barmouth.Subsequently the class were used over the main lines of the erstwhile Cambrian Railways. The Manors were alsosuccessfully employed in the West Country where they were used for banking and piloting trains over the Devonbanks between Newton Abbot and Plymouth. Their light axleloading allowed them across the Tamar Bridge and onto the branch lines of Cornwall. Unlike the Granges of 1936 where the use of standard components and the re-use ofexisting ones had produced a masterpiece the initial performance of the Manors was comparatively mediocre. Wereit not for the constraints of war there is every reason to expect that Swindon would have recalled the engines formodifications. After nationalisation, the newly created Western Region was authorised to build ten more of the class.Nos.7820-29 were outshopped from Swindon in November and December 1950. There was no attempt to improvethe steaming; a British Railway edict permitted construction only of existing pre-nationalisation designs. Subsequenttrials showed the engines did not require too much work to correct their faults. Internal alterations to the blastpipeand an increase in air space in the firegrate added to the new type of narrow chimney noticeably improved thedraughting. After trials on 10 of the class, the improvements became standard after July 1954. By 1959 21 Manorswere congregated in Mid- and South Wales. Their most prestigious working was the Cambrian Coast Express, wherea Manor took over from a King or Castle at Shrewsbury and worked through to Aberystwyth. Others of the classoperated in the Birmingham, Gloucester and Hereford areas while the handful stationed at Reading frequentlyventured on to the Southern Region line to Guildford and Redhill. The first Manor to be scrapped was No.7809Childrey Manor, withdrawn from Shrewsbury depot in April 1963 and cut up at Swindon. By May 1965 the numbershad been halved and the final two, No.7808 Cookham Manor of Gloucester, and No.7829 Ramsbury Manor ofDidcot, were condemned in December 1965. $55.95

[TWTH-06] Sargent, John & Tate, Neil. Photographer Profile - Graham Evans - British Interlude 1960s.

Studfield, Victoria, Australia: Train Hobby Publications Australia, 2003. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / NoJacket. ISBN: 1876249749. 56 pages profusely illustrated colour photos $15.00

[THH-GE] Sargent, John & Tate, Neil. Photographer Profile - Graham Evans - British Interlude 1960s.

Studfield, Victoria, Australia: Train Hobby Publications Australia, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New / NoJacket. ISBN: 1876249749. 56 pages profusely illustrated colour photos $35.00

[SP-3005] Stanistreet, Allan. Portrait of the West Somerset Railway - 25 Years of Preservation Progress.

London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:0711024871. 96 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The aim of this book is to recount, in words and pictures,the history of the 'new' West Somerset Railway Co. from its inception in 1971 to its Silver Jubilee year, 1996. $32.20

[DLS-010] Crockart, Andrew & Patience, Jack. Rails Around Belfast - an Irish Railway Pictorial. Hinckley,Leics, England: Midland Publishing Ltd, 2004. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1857801679. 80pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - A nostalgic look back to the extensive railway network around Belfast

covering the period from the 1930s to the end of steam traction in the early 1970s. This pictorial album presentsmany previously unpublished photographs and concentrates on an area centred on Belfast and out to Lisburn,Antrim, Carrickfergus, Newtownards and Bangor. A section also features the trams that once graced the streets of thecity providing street scenes of a bygone age. Quality photos and informative captions combine to make this anattractive addition to the series. 200 b/w photos. 80 pages. $45.00

[ARMP-039] McNicol, Steve. Rails Around Frome. Elizabeth, South Australia: Railmac Publications Australia,1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0949817317. 56 pages b/w photos $6.95

[IR009] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Annual No. 3. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,

1998. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266009. 96 pages b/w photos -'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Light, narrow gauge and industrial Railways. $44.85

[IR181] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Annual No. 4. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2000. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266181. 96 pages b/w photos -'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Light, narrow gauge and industrial Railways. $44.85

[IR246] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Annual No. 5. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266246. 96 pages b/w photos -'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Light, narrow gauge and industrial Railways. $44.85

[IR319] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Annual No. 6. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,

2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266319. 96 pages b/w photos -'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Light, narrow gauge and industrial Railways. $44.85

[IR929] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Annual Number 2. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 1997. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608929. 96 pages b/w photos -'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Light, narrow gauge and industrial Railways. $44.85

[IR83X] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Annual Number One. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 187160883X. 96 pages b/wphotos - 'Annual' of this popular quality magazine dealing with British Light, narrow gauge and industrial Railways. $44.85

[IR70X] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Collection 2006 - 2007. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 190326670X. 96 pages b/wphotos - Included in this very first volume (all new articles and no repeats) will be articles and features aboutBackworth Colliery, the Westward TV train, J65 0-6-0Ts, Quakers Yard, Marks Tey brick works, Shropshire &Montgomeryshire and much, much more. The book includes about 100 superb photographs, many of which are, tothe best of our knowledge, previously unpublished. $47.85

[IR211] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Summer Special Number 4. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2001. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266211. 96 pages b/wphotos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now inits eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original,Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusted

down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Reportand Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $44.85

[IR297] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Summer Special Number 5. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266297. 96 pages b/wphotos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now inits eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original,Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusteddown items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Reportand Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $44.85

[IR386] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Summer Special Number 6. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266386. 96 pages b/wphotos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now inits eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original,Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusteddown items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Reportand Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $44.85

[IR937] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Summer Special Number One. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1998. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608937. 96pages b/w photos -The Irwell SUMMER SPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British RailwaysIllustrated, now in its eleventh year. The Summer Special has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All thearticles are original, Separately commissioned and designed for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material alreadyused, and no dusted down items left over from the magazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, DieselDawn, War Report and Thirties File but as well as these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $44.85

[IR033] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Summer Special Number Three. Clophill, Bedfordshire,


[IR961] Smith. Martin [ Editor ].. Railway Bylines Summer Special Number Two. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 1999. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608961. 96pages no isbn in book but front cover shows 978 - 1871608960 - isbn is 1871608961 -The Irwell SUMMERSPECIALS are based upon the monthly magazine British Railways Illustrated, now in its eleventh year. The SummerSpecial has hard covers and 96 pages, of all new material. All the articles are original, Separately commissioned anddesigned for the Summer Specials - no repeats of material already used, and no dusted down items left over from themagazine. BRILL readers will know of the regular Fourum, Diesel Dawn, War Report and Thirties File but as wellas these there are a whole range of new articles and features. $44.85

[SP-3023] Stevens - Stratten, S. W. & Aldridge, W. J.. Railway Owned Commercial Vehicles. London England:

Ian Allan Ltd, 1999. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0711016895. 112 pages b/w photos -Taken from early days with special emphasis on the period from the early 1930's to the late 1960's. $48.75

[SP-3022] Middlemas, Thomas. Railway Reflections - A Unique Collection of Photographs from the 30s F. C.

Le Manquais. Somerset, England: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair.ISBN: 1852600896. 176 pages b/w photos - This work is based on the notebooks and photographs of an electricalengineer, Frederick Charles Le Manquais (1910-1968). They reveal details of the many rail journeys which heundertook in England, Scotland, Ireland and on the Continent. - cover has small tear to bottom edge $44.55

[EBLP-IA109] Boocock, Colin. Railway World Yearbook 1991. Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1990.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711019320. 80 pages profusely illustrated b/wphotos $10.00

[ARMP-047] McNicol, Steve. Railways and Buses of Chester. Elizabeth, South Australia: Railmac PublicationsAustralia, 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0949817376. 24 pages b/w photos - a Look at theRail and Bus Scene Around Chester in the Early 1980's $4.95

[DLS-313] Mullay, A. J.. Railways in Retrospect 4 - Railways for the People - the Nationalisation of Britains

Railways in 1948. York, England: Pendragon Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1899816143. 89 pages index b/w photos. - The privatisation of British Railways in the 1990s led to a massivereorganisation of the way the railway system is operated, but 50 years earlier there had been another major upheavalwhen the 1947 Transport Act brought the nation's railways into state ownership. In 1948 25,000 route miles of track,20,000 locomotives, 1.23 million goods wagons, 70 hotels, 50,000 tons of shipping, important harbours such as Hulland Southampton, 1,640 miles of canals and 52,000 houses passed into Government control. A.J. Mullay's carefullyresearched book looks at how the nationalisation of the railways was achieved - what was done, why it was done theway it was, how it all unfolded in that crucial first year and how decisions taken at that time were to affectGovernment policy towards rail transport for the next twenty years. Individual chapters consider the Transport Actitself, the British Transport Commission, the Railway Executive and the Transport Users' Consultative Committees,the Regions and the other transport executives within the BTC. This revealing, fascinating and immensely readableaccount is essential reading for all interested in British railway history. $45.00

[DLS-238] McCarthy, Colin & David. Railways of Britain - Norfolk and Suffolk. Hersham, Surrey, England:

Ian Allan Ltd, 2007. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711032238. 112 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - maps - First volume in a series that includes 44 pages of maps updated and revisedfrom the originals published in Colonel Cobb's two-volume masterpiece. The detailed mapping includes lines stillopen, those open for freight traffic only, preserved lines and those closed completely. An outline of the road networkin simplified form is both an aid to the identification of lines and a means of seeing the inter-relationship between railand road. In addition, 62 pages are devoted to photographs and historical information on the lines and stations,providing a rich source of reference material. $59.95

[IR309] Anderson, Paul. Railways of Lincolnshire. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1992. First

Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608309. 92 pages b/w photos line drawings $35.85

[IR821] Smith, Martin. Railways of the Isle of Portland. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1997.First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608821. 44 pages b/w photos $23.85

[SP-2038] Jeuda, Basil. Railways of the Macclesfield District. Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK: WyvernPublications, 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0907941079. 64 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - spine lightly sunned $19.80

[EPPP-6840] Gradon, W. McGowan. Ratty - A History of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Norwich,Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1997. Reprint. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871980305. 50 pages b/wphotos - When originally published in 1947 "Ratty" (as the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway has always been known)was still very much a working railway, carrying significant quantities of Beckfoot granite as well as large numbers ofholidaymakers in the summer season. McGowan Gradon's book was the first complete history of the railway, tracingits origins from the original 3ft gauge railway opened in 1875 for mineral and passenger traffic, through the period ofdereliction and rebuilding to 15 inch gauge in 1915 and its varied fortunes over the next 30-odd years. Included arefull details of the locomotives and stock and a complete description of the line. This new edition retains all theoriginal text with only minor factual corrections, but with an entirley new collection of illustrations, covering theentire period of the railway's life before the rescue for preservation in 1960. The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway isa 15 in (381 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. The seven-mile line runs from Ravenglass toDalegarth Station near Boot in the valley of Eskdale, in the Lake District. At Ravenglass the line ends at Ravenglassrailway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line. Intermediate stations and halts are at Muncaster Mill, Miteside,Murthwaite, Irton Road, Eskdale Green, Fisherground and Beckfoot. The railway is owned by a private company andsupported by a preservation society. The oldest locomotive is River Irt, parts of which date from 1894, while theyoungest is the diesel-hydraulic Douglas Ferreira, built in 2005. The line is known locally as La'al Ratty and its3-foot gauge predecessor as Owd Ratty The original Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) lineopened on 24 May 1875 to transport hematite iron ore from mines around Boot to the Furness Railway standardgauge line at Ravenglass.There has been dispute about the gauge. It is shown as 3 feet in records but is quoted as 2 ft9 in (838 mm) in some books such as the ABC of Narrow Gauge Railways. This figure was believed for many yearsuntil the present company discovered a sleeper from before the line closed, with spacings between holes made bytrack spikes confirming the gauge was the wider one. The confusion probably stems from the fact that the line wasbuilt under the condition that it was 'of a gauge not less than 2' 9"' $26.40

[ARMP-118] McNicol, Steve. Search for Steam - Scotland 1965. Elizabeth, South Australia: RailmacPublications Australia, 1997. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0958650055. 16 pages b/wphotos $5.45

[SP-3025] Siviter, Roger. Settle & Carlisle Memories. Paddock Wood, Kent, England: Unicorn Books, 1990.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 1852410124. 126 pages b/w photos - includes 178 b/wphotographs from the author's collection and the work of Britain's leading railway photographers to capture theessence of England's most scenic line. The feats in engineering of the viaducts and tunnels and the ruggedcountryside provide a great backdrop for railway photography. Following an historical introduction, the book isdivided into three parts : Working Steam, Diesel Power and Preserved Locomotives that have graced the line and itwas these enthusiast's specials that helped keep the line open when threatened with closure. $32.00

[SP-3013] Hogarth, Ian & Whitehouse, Michael. Shakespeare Express - the Heyday of the Birmingham

Stratford Line . London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1999. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 0711026726. 64 pages profusely illustrated colour photos - Published in conjunction with the BirminghamRailway Museum, this book is a pictorial tribute to the operation of main line steam over this route prior todieselisation in the 1960s.' $33.00

[SP-3026] Not Stated. Shed By Shed - 1982 Edition. Oxford, England: D & L Railway Publications, 1982. ThirdEdition. Soft Cover. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0907974007. 112 pages b/w photos $5.45

[SP-3004] Not Stated. Shed By Shed - 3rd Edition. Oxford, England: D & L Railway Publications, 1984. ThirdEdition. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0907974031. 144 pages b/w photos $5.45

[SP-3027] Binns, Donald. Skipton - in - Craven in the 20th Century. Skipton, West Yorks., England: Trackside

Publications, 1999. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1900095092. 96 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos $35.75

[EPPP-007] Binns, Donald. Skipton 160 Years of the Railways 1847 - 2007 - A Yorkshire Rail Centre on the

Midland Route from Leeds and Bradford to Morecambe Carlisle and Scotland . Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK:

Trackside Publications, 2007. Reprint. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1900095335. 96 pages colour and b/wphotos - Skipton is a Yorkshire rail centre on the Midland route from Leeds and Bradford to Morecambe, Carlisleand Scotland and this publication looks at the traffic and infrastructure as well as the changing motive power fromthe early years through to today. Packed with previously unpublished photographs, all supported with an informativetext, the history of this important rail location is related As the "Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales", Skiptonhistorically has had high volumes of leisure traffic. The original station was opened on 7 September 1847 by theLeeds and Bradford Extension Railway, as a temporary terminus of its line from Bradford.The line was extended toColne a year later on 2 October 1848. Initially, passengers would leave the train at Skipton for onward travel to thevillages of Wharfedale by horse-drawn coach. There are still over 20 hotels clustered around the station, includingthe historic Herriots Hotel (formerly the Midland Hotel). The next year, the "little" North Western Railway opened aline from Skipton to Ingleton on 30 July 1849 (which was eventually extended to Lancaster and Morecambe in1850). On 30 April 1876, Skipton station was relocated a quarter of a mile northwest of its original location. Bynow, both the Leeds and Bradford and North Western railways had been absorbed by the Midland Railway. The newstation coincided with the opening of the Midland's Settle-Carlisle Line, which made Skipton a station on the LondonSt Pancras to Glasgow main line. The new station had four platforms and cost over £15,000, compared with theoriginal stations's cost of £2,300. Platform 1 was a bay platform at the Bradford end, adjacent to the station buildingalong with through platform 2, while platforms 3 and 4 formed an island platform. On 1 October 1888 platforms 5and 6 were added to serve the Skipton to Ilkley Line, which opened that day. These platforms were at a slightlyhigher level on a rising gradient, as the new line ran southwest of the existing line and then crossed over it by bridgeeastwards. These platforms were also later used by the Yorkshire Dales Railway, a short branch to Grassington from1902 to 1930. Passenger services to Ilkley ceased on 22 March 1965, after which platforms 5 and 6 were closed topassengers and their access subway was bricked off. However, the line through platform 5 is still in use as asingle-track freight line to Swinden Quarry via the former Yorkshire Dales line. The track through platform 6 hasbeen lifted.The line to Colne closed on 2 February 1970 and its tracks have since been lifted. An organisation calledSELRAP is campaigning for the re-instatement of the link and runs occasional charter trains between the twostations, using a long diversionary route to point out the eleven mile "missing link." In the 1970s, the track wasremoved from platform 1, and platform 4 was used as a siding. However, all four platforms were back in use whenthe track layout and signalling were updated in 1994 for electrification. In 1998, the station underwent completerenovation, in preparation for the introduction of direct InterCity services to London. In 2004 the station underwentanother minor renovation in preparation for a visit by Prince Charles. Following a change of cleaning contract inearly 2007, users of the station began to complain about an alleged deterioration in cleanliness at the station,particularly in the waiting rooms.The station is used for the overnight stabling of trains. On 9 August 2003, an ArrivaTrains Northern employee was seriously assaulted by a group of vandals after challenging two males daubing graffition a stabled train.Skipton railway station is currently the terminus of the 280/X80 cross-Pennine bus routes toPreston. It has been proposed as the focus of a park-and-ride scheme serving commuters to Lancaster and Leeds $48.00

[SP-1121] Sprinks, Neil. Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway - an Irish Railway Pictorial . Hinckley,Leics, England: Midland Publishing Ltd, 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1857801121. 80pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The SLNCR was a remarkable concern in many ways. The last standardgauge railway in these islands to retain its independence, latterly all its locomotives, which only ever had names -they were never given numbers, were of the unusual 0-6-4 tank type, and all were built by Beyer Peacock inManchester. It was also a diesel pioneer, railbuses and a railcar operated most of the passenger service from the1930s onwards. The line's single track connected Sligo, on the west coast, to Enniskillen. Never prosperous, theSLNCR relied heavily on its powerful neighbour, the Great Northern, which it joined at Enniskillen, as an outlet forits traffic, of which livestock was a major component. Ironically, it was the demise of these GNR lines, whichprecipitated the closure of the SLNCR in 1957. The book takes a gentle photographic ramble along the course of theline, lingering at the wayside stations. Many aspects of the system are explored including its locomotives, passenger

and goods stock, signalling and the company's bus services. Examples of timetables, tickets and other SLNCRephemera are also recorded. The memory of this delightful, singular, quirky, this somehow quintessentially Irishrailway system, is beautifully evoked in the book's superb collection of photographs, which mostly date from the last20 years of the line's existence. The sixth title in Midland's successful and acclaimed Irish Railway Pictorial series;Covers a line which is known to many but on which Iittle has been published over the years; The photographs andstation plans will be be of interest to modellers looking for interesting and unusual prototypes; The same excellentreview coverage, which the other titles in the series have received, is anticipated on publication; The book willreceive strong local promotion in the counties in Ireland once served by the railway $52.00

[IR146] Jackson, Bob. South East Bus Memories in Colour . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2010.

First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919146. 64 pages colour photos - Theauthor was persuaded to write this book by his friend Paul Roberts, who has produced two books in this series,Yorkshire Bus Memories in Colour and Midland Bus Memories in Colour. It is not intended to be a photographicrecord of every bus operator in the South East, more a selection of views that the author took during his travels in theearly to mid-1970s. All are from colour transparencies, or slides. The photographs are arranged so as to take thereader on a clockwise circular tour of Hampshire, Surrey, Kent and Sussex although the author has deliberatelyavoided straying into London Transport territory, which is the subject of another title in this series. $29.90

[IR025] Winkworth, D. W.. Southern Special Traffic. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2000. FirstEdition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266025. 76 pages b/w photos - Well illustrated account of thevarious types of special traffic trains to have operated on the Southern Region and its pre-decessors. $36.00

[ARMP-018] McNicol, Steve. Southern Steam in the 60's. Elizabeth, South Australia: Railmac Publications

Australia, 1982. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0949817058. 72 pages b/w photos $8.10

[SP-3009] Jordan, Arthur & Elisabeth. Stamford All Change - How the Railway Came To Stamford. Stamford

United Kingdom: Amphion Press, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0951656317. 80pages b/w photos - A history of the Syston To Peterborough line with particular emphasis on its physical and socialimpact on Stamford. $33.00

[SP-3029] Crombleholme, Roger & Kirtland, Terry. Steam 82. London England: George Allen & Unwin Ltd,1982. Third Edition. Soft Cover. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 004385091X. unpaginated approx 200 pages b/w photos $16.45

[IR823] Routledge, Howard. Steam City Carlisle. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266823. 108 pages b/w photos - The history ofCarlisle as a major railway centre has been well documented over the years, the seven different railway companiesthat served the city prior to the 1923 Grouping leaving a legacy that lasted well into the 1960s. This book, althoughnot intended to give an historical account of the subject, provides a photographic record from 1951 until the demiseof steam operations in the city on 31st December 1967. It also includes a look at two of the lines with summits mostassociated with Carlisle, Shap and Ais Gill, both of which saw steam activities end on the same date. $53.05

[IR777] Knox, Harry. Steam Days at Haymarket - the Collected Reminiscences of Shed Life Both on and Off

the Footplate. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New /No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266777. 132 pages b/w photos - The Collected Reminiscences of Shed Life both on and offthe Footplate Life in the days of BR steam at one of the most renowned locomotive depots in Scotland, thecelebrated Haymarket, 64B. A well-written worm's eye view from a Cleaner/Office Boy/Fireman who before hemoved on to (much) higher things on the railway experienced every facet of locomotive life at Haymarket. This

meant work in and around the Scottish capital and out to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Newcastle and the Waverley route.Star studded cast of LNER Pacifics, from SPEARMINT and MERLIN to AULD REEKIE, BONNIE DUNDEE andall the rest. Breathtaking collection of unseen photographs. $53.85

[SP-3012] Hill, Norman. Teesside Railways - A View from the Past. London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2001. FirstEdition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0711028036. 96 pages prof. ill. b/w photos. - It was in 1825, almost exactly175 years ago, that the railway age was traditionally regarded as having been born, with the opening of the Stockton& Darlington Railway. This railway, after to form part of the North Eastern Railway, came to play a dominant role inthe development of the intricate railway network that was developed over the succeeding decades to serve theindustrial needs of Tees-side and its hinterland. The importance of the region for the railway industry was furtherincreased by the opening of workshops at Darlington and Shildon. Today, although the railway network has beenmuch reduced, railways still play a critical part in the local economy. In his first book for Ian Allan Publishing,Norman Hill examines the history of the railway network of Tees-side from the earliest days of the Stockton &Darlington through to the end of main line steam in the area in the late 1960s. Drawing upon the photographiccollections of many of the best-known railway photographers of the region, he records the changing face of theregion over a 150 year period. Effectively covering the region in an arc, starting from Redcar and Saltburn on thesouth side of the river, before heading westwards as far as the line towards Stainmore and then towards Hartlepoolon the north bank, the author shows that, whilst much of the local railway scene was heavily oriented towardsindustry, passenger traffic and rural lines were also important. $46.95

[SP-3053] Clements, R. N. & Robbins, J. M.. The ABC of Irish Locomotives . London England: Ian Allan Ltd,

2000. Reprint. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711027676. 56 pages b/w photos - small booklet $24.55

[DLS-5051] Rippon, Bartle. The Amble Branch. Southampton, UK: Kestrel Railway Books, 2007. First Edition.

Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781905505050. 68 pages - Northumberland, steeped in ancient history andwith a stunning coastal beauty, also has an industrial heritage. Thanks to George Stephenson, railways were bornhere, and although much has been written about the county's railways, one line - the branch line to Amble - hasescaped detailed attention over the years. The fascination of the author with his home-town railway has, and manyyears of enjoyable research, culminated in the production of this book. Lying between Chevington and Acklingtonstations was Amble Junction, the beginning of the 5-mile branch line to the seaside town of Amble, where coal wasexported from Warkworth Harbour. Although a mineral line in essence, it flirted with a passenger service for some50 years before returning to its original purpose to serve the collieries in the area. Along the branch were twostations, the intermediate one at Broomhill and the terminus at Amble. As well as personal accounts andrecollections, this book includes a selection of photographs showing the several types of steam locomotive to befound on the branch (NCB and British Railways), its buildings and staiths, and maps and track plans of the variouslocations along the route. It recalls with nostalgia the influence that coal and railways once had on the prosperity ofthis small coastal town. $32.95

[DLS-310] Dean, Martin & Robertson, Kevin & Simmonds, Roger. The Basingstoke and Alton Light

Railway. Southampton England: Barton Publishing, 2003. Reprint. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0954561708.

128 pages - Published by Barton Publishing, and distributed by Kestrel, this is a limited edition reprint of the historyof the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway that was privately published in 1998. The original print run sold outwithin a matter of months, and this reprint has been produced to the same high quality as the original. Caseboundwith full cover jacket, printed on quality art paper and lavishly illustrated with copious contemporary photographsand plans. $62.95

[IR84X] Coster, Peter. The Book of The A1 and A2 Pacifics. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 190326684X. 232 pages b/w photos - In thisbook dealing with the principal steam express locomotives of the LNER and its nationalised successor, we considerthe Pacifics that followed those of Sir Nigel Gresley, finishing with the last, and perhaps by post-war railway

operational standards, the most successful steam design, the A1 Pacific of Arthur Peppercorn. The A1 wasintroduced not merely in the eleventh hour of the old Big Four , but almost in the last five minutes of that hour. In themêlée of nationalisation, the new Railway Executive's mechanical engineering team, determined to create a newrailway with the new standard locomotives, turned its back on the most successful large passenger designs. Thesewere Gresley's A4 and Sir William's magnificent Duchess Pacific, joined by Peppercorn's A1. The sequence ofevents that led to the A1 actually started with Gresley's Mikado of 1934, and it was the need to resolve the problemsof these magnificent but flawed locomotives that led to the emergence firstly of the Pacifics of Edward Thompson,then secondly those of Arthur Peppercorn. With the relatively abrupt abandonment of steam in favour of diesel andelectric traction, the working life of all post-war designs was truncated, and the engines working life became shorterwith the later designs. $72.65

[IR645] Coster, Peter. The Book of The A4 Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment 1. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266645. 64 pagesb/w photos - The ever-expanding Book Of locomotive series from Irwell Press now has a burgeoning paperbackseries to supplement the various titles the Photographic Accompaniments. Following the success of the CoronationPacific Accompaniments 1 and 2 and Accompaniments also to the Britannia Pacifics and the Lord Nelsons, it's athrill to announce two more : The Book of the A4 Pacifics, A Photographic Accompaniment :1 The Book of the A4Pacifics, A Photographic Accompaniment :2 Every single A4, twice over! With a third to follow very soon! $23.95

[IR653] Coster, Peter. The Book of The A4 Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment 2. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266653. 56 pagesb/w photos - The ever-expanding Book Of locomotive series from Irwell Press now has a burgeoning paperbackseries to supplement the various titles the Photographic Accompaniments. Following the success of the CoronationPacific Accompaniments 1 and 2 and Accompaniments also to the Britannia Pacifics and the Lord Nelsons, it's athrill to announce two more : The Book of the A4 Pacifics, A Photographic Accompaniment :1 The Book of the A4Pacifics, A Photographic Accompaniment :2 Every single A4, twice over! With a third to follow very soon! $23.95

[IR661] Coster, Peter. The Book of The A4 Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment 3. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266661. 56 pagesb/w photos - This is our third collection of photographs of the 35 A4 Pacifics and the W1 4-6-2-2. With The Book ofthe A4 Pacifics and the previous two Accompaniments, a considerable portfolio has been built up. Of course it is notquite as we would have wished, for (as ever) there are too few of pre-war days and rather more of their latter days,which gives a false impression to those not lucky enough to see the engines in their prime. We would have liked toinclude the work of famous names such as Cyril Herbert, who specialised in the pre-war LNER and the Bishop ofRailway Photography, Eric Treacy, to name but two and perhaps this might be possible in a future Accompaniment.A lot of photographs were taken on shed, which cramps one's style when trying to depict the engines working hard,or at speed. It is easy to forget how slow emulsions were half a century ago, and how expensive good cameras withlarge apertures were. Not every day was sunny and not many engines were clean, taxing the ingenuity of thephotographer and his light meter, and often calling for a longer exposure than was practicable just in order to get adecent shot of an elusive engine. - Peter Coster $29.85

[IR405] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Black Five LM Class 5 4-6-0s Part 1 45000 - 45074. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2011. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919405. 144 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - When asked by our esteemed publishers for help inputting together a tome on the LMS Black 5s in the Book Of series the first question to be answered was, how manyvolumes? Surely even the mighty Irwell machine would struggle to cope with a thousand pager! After muchdiscussion over sausage sandwiches and pints we came up with the answer - five. So, this Part 1 covers the 1934batch from Vulcan Foundry and the 1935 engines from Crewe and Part 2 the similar 1935 Vulcan Foundry andArmstrong Whitworth locomotives. Part 3 will describe the 'Mark 2' 1936 Armstrong Whitworth locomotives andwill sweep up the remaining pre-war engines. Part 4 will deal with the war-time and immediate post-war LMSbatches leaving part 5 with the Caprottis and the final LMS and BR-built examples. As we will discover, the Black

5s were not all the same - far from it - and I trust the reader will follow through the story in the approximatechronological sequence which seemed at the time to make sense. The books therefore are arranged by the order inwhich the locomotives were introduced, with an added twist that, particularly in matters such as boilers and tenders,there is a certain amount of back and forward cross-referencing. In the belief that if you buy one book you will surelyneed the others to complete the set, some details are covered in more depth in the earlier books and only summarisedin the later parts. $55.80

[IR504] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Black Five LM Class 5 4-6-0s Part 2 Nos. 45075 - 45224. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919504. 194 pages b/w photos - Part 1 covered the background to the design, the first fifty locomotivesfrom Vulcan Foundry and the 1935 engines built at Crewe, and this part deals with the similar 1935 Vulcan Foundryand Armstrong Whitworth locomotives. Part 3 will describe the ‘Mark 2’ 1936 Armstrong Whitworth locomotivesand will sweep up the remaining pre-war engines. Part 4 will deal with the war-time and immediate post-war LMSbatches leaving Part 5 for the Caprottis and the final LMS and BR-built locomotives. As we will discover, the Black5s were not all the same – far from it . The story unfolds in an approximate chronological sequence, which makessense – at least more sense than other approaches. So the books are arranged in the order in which the locomotiveswere introduced, with an added twist that particularly in matters such as boilers and tenders there is a certain amountof back and forward cross-referencing. Some details are covered in more depth in the earlier books and onlysummarised in the later parts $49.90

[IR603] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Black Five LM Class 5 4-6-0s Part 3 Nos 45225 - 45471. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2013. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919603. 296 pages b/w photos - After a short pause to gather breath following Parts 1 and 2 covering the‘Mark 1’ Black 5s it was time to embark on this, Part 3, which deals primarily with what came to be the largest batchof ostensibly identical locomotives to run on the LMS. These ‘Mark 2’ Armstrong Whitworth locomotives may havestarted life all the same but there will be sufficient for the engine picker to work with, and the final twenty pre-warengines also covered in this volume introduce plenty of subtle differences. The books are arranged in theapproximate chronological sequence in which the locomotives were introduced, with an added twist that particularlyin matters such as boilers and tenders there is a certain amount of back and forward cross-referral. In the spirit ofensuring that if you buy one book you will surely need the others to complete the set then some details are covered inmore depth in the earlier books and only summarised in the later parts. $70.00

[IR733] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Black Five LM Class 5 4-6-0s Part 4 44800-44996, 45471-45499.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2014. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 9781906919733. 280 pages b/w photos - Part 1 covered the background to the design, the first fiftylocomotives from Vulcan Foundry and the 1935 engines built at Crewe, and this part deals with the similar 1935Vulcan Foundry and Armstrong Whitworth locomotives. Part 3 will describe the ‘Mark 2’ 1936 ArmstrongWhitworth locomotives and will sweep up the remaining pre-war engines. Part 4 will deal with the war-time andimmediate post-war LMS batches leaving Part 5 for the Caprottis and the final LMS and BR-built locomotives. Aswe will discover, the Black 5s were not all the same – far from it . The story unfolds in an approximate chronologicalsequence, which makes sense – at least more sense than other approaches. So the books are arranged in the order inwhich the locomotives were introduced, with an added twist that particularly in matters such as boilers and tendersthere is a certain amount of back and forward cross-referencing. Some details are covered in more depth in theearlier books and only summarised in the later parts. $82.50

[IR795] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Black Five LM Class 5 4-6-0s Part 5 44658-44799, 44997-44999.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2015. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 9781906919795. 200 pages b/w photos - Part 5 completes this series, with the Caprottis and the final LMSand BR-built locomotives. As we’ve discovered, the Black 5s were not all the same - far from it. The story hasunfolded in an approximate chronological sequence, which makes sense - at least more sense than other approaches.So the books are arranged in the order in which the locomotives were introduced, with an added twist that

particularly in matters such as boilers and tenders there is a certain amount of back and forward cross-referencing.Some details are covered in more depth in the earlier books and only summarised in the later parts. $72.00

[IR320] Sixsmith, Ian & Derry, Richard . The Book of The BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire,

England: Irwell Press, 2011. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919320.208 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Latest in 'The Book Of' series, charting in depth the life and times of the172 Class 5 4-6-0s in the 73000 series, the popular BR successors to the LMS 'Black 5s'. Extensive and detailedcoverage extends to the variants of course; the Caprottis, the air pump fitted examples and so on. The exceptionalrange of photographs show both the detailed engineering and construction of the 73000s and the varied work theycarried out, across all the Regions of BR. They were both workhorse and warhorse on BR and constituted one of themost numerous and successful of the Standard designs. $65.50

[IR805] Derry, Richard. The Book of The BR Standards. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1997.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608805. 90 pages b/w photos - The BRStandards comprised twelve classes amounting to the semi-mystical total of 999 locomotives, built between 1951[Britannia) and March 1960 [Evening Star). By any measure it was a remarkable decade for British Steam, beginningin a Britain still pinched and drawn by austerity and ending as a time of undreamed-of, dazzling prosperity beckoned.For long an ideal, a truly comprehensive locomotive range enjoying an extensive interchange of parts and roles wasat last ushered in. It ended after only nine brief years and reassuring talk of a long, honourable bowing out for steamproved false. Comfortably switching emphasis from the political, to the engineering and economic to plain oldtrainspotting and back again, with contributions from men who worked and operated the Standards, Richard Derry'saffectionate account is the life and times of 999 locomotives - -The Book of the Standards. $57.45

[IR327] Derry, Richard. The Book of The BR Standards : 2. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2002.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266327. 92 pages b/w photos - A follow upvolume to Volume 1 by Richard Derry, The story continues with contributions by Phil Atkins of the NRM, AllanBaker and Richard Hardy. - The BR Standards comprised twelve classes amounting to the semi-mystical total of 999locomotives, built between 1951 [Britannia) and March 1960 [Evening Star). By any measure it was a remarkabledecade for British Steam, beginning in a Britain still pinched and drawn by austerity and ending as a time ofundreamed-of, dazzling prosperity beckoned. For long an ideal, a truly comprehensive locomotive range enjoying anextensive interchange of parts and roles was at last ushered in. It ended after only nine brief years and reassuring talkof a long, honourable bowing out for steam proved false. Comfortably switching emphasis from the political, to theengineering and economic to plain old trainspotting and back again, with contributions from men who worked andoperated the Standards, Richard Derry's affectionate account is the life and times of 999 locomotives - -The Book ofthe Standards. $47.85

[IR491] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Britannia Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2004. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266491. 52 pagesb/w photos - The idea of this Pictorial Accompaniment is to serve up a wider range of photographs for the particularclasses covered and this first one, for the Britannias will, it is hoped, presage further efforts directed at some of theother classes covered so far. It accompanies, supplements and complements the latest 'Book Of', The Book of theBritannias by Richard Derry. $20.95

[IR945] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Coronation Pacifics. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1998.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608945. 100 pages b/w photos - ThePrincess Coronation Pacifics, the mightiest express locomotives to run in Britain, began life in the streamlinedrazzmatazz of the 1930s, shimmering by in dizzying blue and silver, red and gold. Clothed in muted wartime black,they performed vast feats of haulage in the Second World War and their like will never be seen again. The last twoof 1947/48 provided a template for many of the new features of the BR Standards. With a truly scintillatingcollection of unpublished photographs and all the Record Card histories transcribed and tabulated, this is the tale of

the Big Uns writ larger than ever $53.85

[IR53X] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Coronation Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment 1. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2005. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 190326653X. 60pages b/w photos These two paperback Accompaniments are the latest in a fast growing series of pictorials, packedwith further information and pictures. Each one covers every single member of the class. All the photographs aredifferent, too. They follow on the highly successful introduction of the Photographic Accompaniment to the Book ofthe Britannia Pacifics last year. $21.00

[IR548] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Coronation Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment 2. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2005. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266548. 50 pagesb/w photos These two paperback Accompaniments are the latest in a fast growing series of pictorials, packed withfurther information and pictures. Each one covers every single member of the class. All the photographs aredifferent, too. They follow on the highly successful introduction of the Photographic Accompaniment to the Book ofthe Britannia Pacifics last year. $21.00

[IR793] Baker, Allan C.. The Book of The Coronation Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment 3. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266793. 56 pagesb/w photos - The Book Of series of locomotive studies has developed into something of a library devoted to moreand more of the principal BR steam classes. A number of titles have sold out over and over, and have been reprintedor are in the process of being reprinted. Beyond this are the Photographic Accompaniments to further celebrate thesefamous classes. The Accompaniments are fast progressing into a de facto magazine, so frequently are they appearing.The latest is from regular Irwell Press contributor Allan C. Baker who takes a further look at the Coronation Pacifics.A 56 page paperback stuffed with mostly new photographs $27.30

[IR542] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The County 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012. FirstEdition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919542. 128 pages b/w photos - This is thesecond ‘Book Of’ to describe a Great Western class and it is a cause for rejoicing or lamentation, according to taste,that the detail variation within the class is minimal, at least compared to the devilish Castle brew. The Counties werecompleted in under two years, remarkably quickly for the Great Western, which rather liked to build its engines overgenerations. So no ‘joggled’ frames, fluted cylinder casings or a mysterious voyage through two, three, four rowsuperheater boilers and occasionally back again. But we hope one or two revelations – the much-prized ‘nuggets’ -have emerged. $53.90

[IR689] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of the Grange 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2014. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919689. 176 pages b/w photos - The secondrank of Great Western motive power - the mixed traffic engines if you like - was for years made up of the humblemogul, but this began to come to an end with the widespread use of the new Hall 4-6-0s. The Halls were Saints withwheels reduced from 6ft 8½in to 6ft but most proposals on the GWR went back decades and as far back as the turnof the century, years before even the Halls appeared, a version with even smaller wheels had been mooted. In the1930s Collett decided to use some of the parts of older 2-6-0s, such as wheels, coupling rods and cab steps, in a classof 80 ‘different Halls’ - a new class called the Granges because of their 5ft 8in driving wheel diameter. The Grangesand their smaller brethren, the Manors, were announced at the same time, as ‘the engines replacing the 2-6-0s’. $72.70

[IR306] Coster, Peter J.. The Book of The Great Northern - The Main Line Then and Now : An Engineering

Commentary Part One : Kings Cross to Welwyn Garden City. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,

2010. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919306. 224 pages b/w photos -The sum of all the books ever published on the Great Northern Railway from Kings Cross to Doncaster, its

successors the LNER, then the Eastern Region of British Railways, and now including Railtrack and Network Rail,together with the engineers and their locomotives, if laid end to end, would take us well down the line itself, maybeeven beyond it. And that's without the outpourings of the Internet. This is different; a book about the GNR, of course,but from the engineering and operational perspective in particular, continuing from the last days of the GNR up tothe present time. It is a description of the heritage that our predecessors created, their skill, experience andoccasional mistakes, judged intelligently (it is to be hoped) with hindsight. The two volumes describe the GNR mainline in the form of a journey northwards to the centre of the universe for aficionados, Doncaster; Part One takes us asfar as Welwyn Garden City. Inevitably, for one whose acquaintance with the 'GN', as we called it, started a quarter ofa century after the company's demise, it is seen through the prisms of engineering knowledge and personalexperience. It is illustrated with Ordnance Surveys of the period in most cases, although some post-date the 1922Grouping, complemented with photographs. It describes what would now be termed the 'infrastructure' of the GNRexisting at the time of Grouping, describing the methods of construction used, the implications for subsequentmaintenance and renewals and the methods used, over the decades up to the present. The commentary continues withsubsequent events on the working railway up to more recent times, particularly methods on maintaining the workingrailway, with anecdotes from that working railway. $53.95

[IR313] Coster, Peter J.. The Book of The Great Northern - The Main Line Then and Now : An Engineering

Commentary Part Two : Welwyn North to Doncaster . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2011. FirstEdition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919313. 240 pages b/w photos - With thesecond book of the pair examining the engineering and operation of the GNR main line from Kings Cross toDoncaster over the years, we turn our attention away from the metropolis towards the countryside. I have notrepeated the preface of Part One, but the comments apply equally to Part Two. This is not a detailed history of theGN main line, but an engineering and operational commentary. However, it would not be possible nowadays to writea reflective account of this nature without acknowledging the enormous archive of historical material from the manyauthors who have already written on this subject and I am happy to do so. As I wrote in Part One, the definitive workwas that of Charles H Grinling, "The History of the Great Northern Railway". Then there was the work of such asJohn Wrottesley, R A H (Bob) Weight, F A S Brown, E A J Neve, W A Tuplin and others, latterly Dr BenBrooksbank. To all these I give my grateful thanks. While my knowledge of the GN main line is good, it is notinfallible, and where there is doubt over any issue or caption, I have said so. Anecdotes were part of the workingrailway at all levels and I have included a selection where it seemed apposite, as I recall them together with my ownmemories. Comments and clarification should be forwarded to Irwell Press in the usual way. My grateful thanks goto friends and colleagues over the years, particularly Ken Haysom, formerly Assistant Chief Civil Engineer on theSouthern Region of BR and previously Divisional Engineer at Kings Cross. This has been assembled for yourinterest, nostalgia and perhaps even amusement. This is my tribute to generations of "GN men and women" who builtand ran a good railway that I remember with admiration and fondness. $62.80

[IR559] Swift, Peter. The Book of The H15 & S15 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012.

First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919559. 232 pages b/w photos - In2008, Irwell Press published The Book Of The King Arthur 4-6-0s, to complete a sequence of three volumes on thenamed express locomotives of the pre-second world war Southern Railway. In this volume, we will look at the mixedtraffic and freight versions of the King Arthur, which the Southern classified H15 and S15. Whilst the H15s were allbasically LSWR locomotives, although the last fifteen were built or rebuilt by the Southern, the S15s, like the KingArthurs, were the products of two very different groups of locomotive designers. All three classes were initiallyproduced from the Eastleigh based design team of Robert Urie, the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London &South Western Railway. All were solidly built, easily maintained and, once initial problems with heated axleboxeshad been overcome, reliable. $65.50

[IR450] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of the Ivatt 4MTs LM Class 4 2-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell

Press, 2012. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919450. 250 pages b/wphotos - When a class of engine is christened by enthusiasts ‘Doodlebugs’ or ‘Flying Pigs’, amongst a number ofother less than admiring nicknames, there is an implication that the LMS Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0s were not the mostadmired of locomotives. Little has been written about them compared with their more glamorous brethren and it

seems that in their early days there was some confusion about their purpose. They were the last steam designproduced by the LMS and intended as a replacement for the 4F freight engines, but much of their time was spent onpassenger work. They were quickly re-designated mixed traffic engines by their new British Railways owners andthis book uses ‘4MTs’ as an appropriate short-hand for these 2-6-0s. In their early days the 4MTs had something of aJekyll and Hyde existence: although fitted with all the post-war labour-saving fixtures and equipped withwell-intended creature comforts for the enginemen, there was obviously something amiss in their proportionsbecause they were often chronically short of steam. It took several years and some Swindon magic to make a fewsimple but transformational changes to put them right. After that, they settled down and became widely travelled andgenerally well regarded, at least by railwaymen if not by enthusiasts. As is now standard in the Book of series a largechunk of the material by volume comes from the Engine History Cards and Engine Record Cards aided and abettedby information begged and borrowed from a number of sources, and backed up by a large number of photographs. $55.90

[IR953A] Derry, Richard. The Book of The King Arthur 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2008. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266953. 204 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - Long-awaited volume to complete the former Southern Railway big passenger classes.Bigger and better than ever with over 200 pages of exhaustive detail and of course a sack full of photographsillustrating every phase of their existence and almost every one of the endless detail variations $80.85

[IR830] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The LM Garratts. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266831. 108 pages b/w photos - Two into OneDoes Go - It was George Hughes, CME of the new LMS, that got development work under way, or at least it was hewho first began to think about, a Garratt design for the LMS. This was at the end of 1923, according to E.S. Cox; amogul and a Pacific had been proposed, together with a Garratt for heavy freight work. The notion of the articulatedGarratt, it should be recalled, was the stuff of newness at this time, the design being barely more than a decade old. Itis always said of course that the reasoning behind the Garratts was to supersede double headed coal trains on theMidland main line between Toton and Brent and this was indeed the case, though it seems clear that wider horizonswere envisaged, or at least contemplated at one stage. The mighty Garratts would replace a pair of 3Fs/4Fs and onevery one of the countless coal trains that so characterised the Midland main line and a crew (or rather their wages)would be saved. While it is true that Garratts were indeed able to accomplish this (in spades; their power wasrestricted only by the loading gauge and the firing rate) and while the Toton-Brent workings may well have been atthe forefront of his thinking, the fact that the first stirrings in the evolution of an LMS Garratt should take place atHorwich, and as part of a standard range, rather suggests that Hughes had a wider sphere of operation in mind, atleast initially. Not that this matters; within a year or so the strange dynamics of dynasty change and its unexpectedconsequences meant the Garratt solution was indeed applied to a strictly Midland problem. There were practicalreasons too, why it was the Midland main line and no other; it has to be borne in mind (shades of the Mikados on theGN main line) that the operation of long freights was not determined solely by the capacity of the locomotive. Shortblock sections and refuge sidings hamper and inhibit such workings but the Midland between Toton and Brent wasmore suited than most, where extensive use was made of the permissive block. Two of the four lines were designatedgoods and under permissive block trains could back up one behind the other if necessary. There are many referencesto this sort of working in The Book of the 9F 2-10-0s (Irwell Press 2006). The 9Fs of course, were the successors tothe Garratts on this work. $55.85

[IR160] Wright, Tony. The Book of The LNER Pacifics - Modelling Options. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2010. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919160. 120 pagescolour & b/w photos - By modelling icon, guru, Knight of the Order of the Soldering Iron and general titan - nay,colossus - of the hobby, Warner's and British Railway Modelling's Tony Wright. Gresley, Raven, Thompson andPeppercorn Pacifics of every stripe in every hue, gauge, scale and form - well, most of them. What to do, how to doit; turn your kitchen table into Doncaster or Darlington - the money you save from this 'how to do it cheaply andeasily' book will nearly pay your wife's lawyers when she finally gives up and leaves! $49.95

[IR599] Derry, Richard. The Book of The Lord Nelson 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,

2005. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266599. 92 pages b/w photos - In thelatest in the popular Book Of locomotive series author Richard Derry returns us to his pet Southern Railway and theremarkable Lord Nelson 4-6-0s. Famous in the 1930s for working express boat trains such as the Golden Arrow andNight Ferry, they were somewhat overshadowed by the Bulleid Pacifics after the war still they continued to run mainline expresses right into the 1960s. All were named after celebrated British Naval Heroes Nelson, Drake, Raleigh,Hawkins and the other great Sea Dogs who saw off the Spanish, French and Dutch over hundreds of years ofglorious Empire. October 21st is Trafalgar Day and the 200th Anniversary of Nelson's brilliant victory $50.85

[IR718] Derry, Richard. The Book of The Lord Nelsons - A Photographic Accompaniment 2. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266718. 48 pagesb/w photos - Following on from Richard Derry's book on the Lord Nelson 4-6-0s we have pleasure in producinganother of the very popular Photographic Accompaniments. All new photos and something all Southern fans musthave! All the Lord Nelson's were named after celebrated British Naval Heroes - Nelson, Drake, Raleigh, Hawkinsand the other great Sea Dogs who saw off the Spanish, French and Dutch over hundreds of years of glorious Empire.October 21st is Trafalgar Day and the 200th Anniversary of Nelson's brilliant victory $29.85

[IR408] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Patriot 4-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2003. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266408. 100 pages b/w photos - Totalling 52examples, the "Patriot" class 4-6-0 express passenger locomotives were built by the LMS at their Crewe and Derbyworks between 1930 and 1934. They were a smaller version of the well-known "Royal Scot" class and were soonnicknamed "Baby Scots". In order to restore some dignity to these locomotives it was decided to name the first, No.5500, "Patriot", with its nameplates inscribed "In memory of the Fallen L&NWR Employees 1914-1919". All werewithdrawn and scrapped between 1960 and 1965. Although none have survived in preservation, this class oflocomotive still has a strong following among railway enthusiasts. This book provides a complete list of the "Patriot"locomotives, with their building details, namings and withdrawal dates. It is also useful as a reference for railwaymodellers. $70.00

[IR815] Onley, Graham. The Book of The Patriot 4-6-0s - A Photographic Accompaniment 1. Clophill,

Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266815. 56 pagesb/w photos - The Book Of series of locomotive studies has developed into something of a library devoted to moreand more of the principal BR steam classes. A number of titles have sold out over and over, and have been reprintedor are in the process of being reprinted. Beyond this are the Photographic Accompaniments to further celebrate thesefamous classes. The Accompaniments are fast progressing into a de facto magazine, so frequently are they appearing.The latest is from regular Irwell Press contributor Graham Onley who takes a look at the Patriot 4-6-0s. A 56 pagepaperback stuffed with mostly new photographs. $30.65

[IR017] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Princess Royal Pacifics. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2000. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266017. 92 pages b/w photos - Littlethat is wholly new remains to be said concerning any major class of British steam locomotive, though of course thereis still a lot to celebrate and illustrate. A similar point was made in the three preceding books of this series - TheBook of the BR Standards, The Book of the Coronation Pacifics and The Book of the Royal Scots. There are alwaysa few nuggets to be had, and one or two particularly glistening ones have been introduced to the story of the PrincessRoyals. $53.85

[IR750] Onley, Graham. The Book of The Princess Royal Pacifics - A Photographic Accompaniment 1.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266750.56 pages b/w photos - The Accompaniments are fast progressing into a de facto magazine, so frequently are theyappearing. The latest is The Princess Royals, another 56 page paperback stuffed with mostly new photographs. $29.85

[IR696] Derry, Richard. The Book of The Schools 4-4-0s - A Photographic Accompaniment 1. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266696. 56 pagesb/w photos - In the last few years we have seen the Book Of series of locomotive studies develop into something of alibrary devoted to more and more of the principal BR express classes. Beyond this a de facto journal has sprung up,in the shape of the Photographic Accompaniments to further celebrate these famous classes. Now it's the Schoolsturn and once again the purpose is to serve up further photographs for a memorable class. Again, the idea is toaccompany, supplement and complement the parent volume, The Book of the Schools 4-4-0s. The Southern, like allfour pre-Group companies, had a keen eye and ear for publicity and, like its rivals, was not above tweakingdimensions on a new design not for strictly engineering reasons but to get one over the opposition, statisticallyspeaking. The all things to all men and largely meaningless tractive effort came in particularly useful. Thus theNelsons, briefly, could be claimed as the most powerful express engines in the country while the Schools (thoughhere we are on much firmer ground) could be hailed as the most powerful locomotives of their type in the country .This had the added merit of obscuring the fact that a 4-4-0 for top express work in 1930 could be portrayed, by thoseof an unkind mien, as something of a retrograde step. $23.95

[IR807] Sixsmith, Ian. The Book of The Stanier 2-6-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2007. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266807. 100 pages b/w photos - When WilliamStanier, C.B. Collett's Principal Assistant at Swindon on the GWR, walked out of the Traveller's Club after a goodlunch with Sir Harold Hartley of the LMS, one day in the autumn of 1931, he was looking forward to taking over asCME on the LMS first thing in the new year. At that moment he could hardly have thought that the first design onwhich he could bring his notions to bear would be a modest and destined-to-be anonymous 2-6-0. Freight power onthe LMS was not nearly as good as Stanier had a right to expect. The Midland 4F 0 6 0 had been widely perpetuated;a good machine, it could have been much better if the axle box bearing surfaces had been man enough for the job.The same failing prematurely terminated the careers of the Fowler 7F 0-8-0s, all the more regrettable for the boilerbeing an excellent steamer. Similar woes afflicted the Garratts, leaving only the curious Hughes Crab 2-6-0s to shine,relatively, on freight working. In the Stanier revolution that was coming, the hordes of 8F 2-8-0s and Class 5 4-6-0swould alter this picture beyond recognition, but it was destined to start in a small way. One of them, The MightyMogul , is prominent in preservation today. $50.25

[IR122A] Derry, Richard. The Book of The T9 4-4-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009. FirstEdition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919122. 208 pages b/w photos - Usual 'BookOf' format, with comprehensive history, photographs, every detail variation and change, works histories. The nation'sfavourite 4-4-0, a splendid Victorian design modernised by the Southern and best remembered for a protracted finalfling on the 'Withered Arm' west of Exeter, out across Dartmoor to the sea at Padstow. Recently issued by Hornby asone of the firm's superlatively detailed models; the thousands of OO enthusiasts out there who bought one can hardlywait to get started on customising them using this book. $69.90

[IR939] Coster, Peter. The Book of The V2 2-6-2s - Includes the V4s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 2008. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266939. 200 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - Final volume in Peter Coster's monumental survey of the LNER Gresley,Thompson and Peppercorn big engines . Completes the set and is sure to be much sought after. Begins with the usualauthoritative man on the spot account of their construction and running followed by illustrations of individuallocomotives. Familiar format with hundreds of first class photographs, performance appendices and all the rest. $77.85

[IR960] Derry, Richard. The Book of The WD 2-8-0s and 2-10-0s. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,

2008. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266960. 208 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - This Book Of varies somewhat from others in that it omits the usual works histories. A lot ofthe information survives of course though not from the engines days abroad. But the plain fact of the matter is lack of

space. We hope readers will be content with the allocations and that this will be enough of a fix so far as tabulation isconcerned. As for details and differences in the case of the WDs these were probably the leastpronounced/confusing/maddening of any large BR class (in terms of mods per engine they must be minimal) and weve elected this time to note them in pictures as we go along, in the captions. we hope fellows in the engine pickingfraternity will approve $77.85

[IR238] Derry, Richard. The Book of The West Country and Battle of Britain Pacifics. Clophill, Bedfordshire,

England: Irwell Press, 2002. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266238. 172pages b/w photos - Little that is wholly new remains to be said concerning any major class of British steamlocomotive, though of course there is still a lot to celebrate and illustrate. A similar point was made in the fivepreceding books of this series. The Book of the BR Standards, The Book of the Coronation Pacifics, The Book ofthe Royal Scots, The Book of the Princess Royal Pacifics and the Book of the Merchant Navy Pacifics. There arealways a few nuggets to be had, and one or two particularly glistening ones have been introduced to the story of theWest Country and Battle of Britain Pacifics. $59.85

[IR472] Carvell, Roger. The Chester to Denbigh Railway . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266472. 344 pages b/w photos - Asecondary line wandering through rolling countryside bordered by brooding hills; obscure to modern minds but asubstantial double track railway nonetheless, curving and twisting through the pleasant, rural, Alyn and Wheelervalleys, linking the Welsh county towns of Flintshire and Denbighshire with North West England. The Denbigh linewas very good, they said, 'but too good to last.' Like so many, it certainly was. $44.90

[EPPP-6837] Billington, M. H.. The Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway. Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press,1997. Revised. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871980232. 78 pages b/w photos - A definitive account of the2 ft. gauge railway that served the granite quarries at Cliffe Hill, Leicestershire. Opened in 1896, it was worked by avaried fleet of Bagnall locomotives, later joined by two Sentinel geared locomotives and a Kerr Stuart 0-6-0T. For aperiod there was also a standard gauge internal system employing two 0-4-0ST of typical contractor's design.Replaced by road haulage in 1948, 3 locomotives survive - two narrow gauge and one standard gauge, having beensaved by enthusiasts, and this new edition coincides with the centenary of one of them, the 2ft. gauge Bagnall0-4-0ST ISABEL. The book by Maurice H. Billington was originally published in 1974. This new edition has beencompletely revised by David H. Smith (who has been closely involved with the preservation of the Cliffe Hill locoPETER) and includes much new information, photographs and drawings as well as bringing the story right up todate. The Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway was an industrial narrow gauge railway that connected the Cliffe Hill granitequarry to the nearby London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) between Leicester and Coalville. The line openedin 1896 and operated until 1948. $33.00

[IR783] Coleford, I. C.. The Cromford & High Peak Railway. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,

1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608783. 28 pages b/w photos - The Cromford andHigh Peak Railway in Derbyshire, England, was completed in 1831, to carry minerals and goods between theCromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge $25.10

[SP-3066] Woodley, Richard. The Day of the Holiday Express - Western Region Services on 9 July 1960.

London England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0711023948. 184 pages b/wphotos - Detailed account of BR (WR) train operations on Saturday 9th July 1960 - at the heyday of steam hauledholiday expresses $60.75

[IR287] Ellaway, K. J.. The Great British Railway Station Euston. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608287. 92 pages b/w photos - The original station wasopened on 20 July 1837, as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway constructed by William Cubitt. It

was designed by a well-known classically trained architect, Philip Hardwick with a 200-ft (61 m) long train shed bystructural engineer Charles Fox. Initially it had only two platforms, one for departures and one for arrivals. Alsodesigned by Hardwick was a 72 ft (22 m) high Doric propylaeum, the largest ever built, which was erected at thestation's entrance to serve as a portico and became renowned as the Euston Arch. Stephenson's original plan was toroute the railway through north London so that it terminated where King's Cross station currently stands, but afterencountering severe opposition from landowners, he was forced to build the railway through Tring, Watford andHarrow, terminating at its present site at Euston. Until 1844, trains were pulled up the incline to Camden Town bycables because the London and Birmingham Railway's Act of Parliament prohibited the use of locomotives in theEuston area; this prohibition is said to have been at the request of Lord Southampton, who owned land bordering thissection of the line. The station grew rapidly over the following years as traffic increased. It was greatly expanded inthe 1840s, with the opening in 1849 of the spectacular Great Hall (designed by Hardwick's son, Philip CharlesHardwick), built in classical style. It was 126 ft (38 m) long, 61 ft (19 m) wide and 64 ft (20 m) high, with a cofferedceiling and a sweeping double flight of stairs leading to offices at the northern end of the hall. Architectural sculptorJohn Thomas contributed eight allegorical statues representing the cities served by the line : London, Liverpool,Manchester, etc. The station was further from Euston Road than the front of the modern complex; it was onDrummond Street, which now terminates at the side of the station, but then ran all the way across the front of it. Ashort road called Euston Grove ran from Euston Square towards the arch. Two hotels, the Euston Hotel and theVictoria Hotel, flanked the northern half of this approach. Apart from the lodges on Euston Road and statues now onthe forecourt, few relics of the old station survive. The National Railway Museum's collection at York includes acommemorative plaque and E.H. Bailey's statue of George Stephenson, both from the Great Hall, the entrance gatesand an 1846 LNWR turntable discovered during demolition. $47.85

[IR147] Hawkins, Chris. The Great British Railway Station Kings Cross. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608147. 92 pages b/w photos - King's Crosswas originally designed and built as the London hub of the Great Northern Railway and terminus of the East Coastmain line. It took its name from the Kings Cross area of London, which itself was named after a monument to KingGeorge IV. The monument was demolished in 1845. Plans for the station were first made in December 1848 by andunder the direction of George Turnbull, who was the resident engineer for construction of the first 20 miles of theGreat Northern Railway north out of London.The detailed design, by Lewis Cubitt, and construction was in 1851 -1852 on the site of a former fever and smallpox hospital. The main part of the station, which today includesplatforms 1 to 8, was opened on 14 October 1852. It replaced a temporary terminus at Maiden Lane that had openedon 8 August 1850.The platforms have been reconfigured several times. Originally there were only one arrival andone departure platform (today's platforms 1 and 8 respectively), with the space between used for carriage sidings. Inlater years, as suburban traffic grew, space for additional platforms was added with considerably less grandeur. Thesecondary building now containing platforms 9 - 11 (and the fictional Platform 9 3/4) survives from that era. $46.65

[SP-2053] Tyson, Colin. The Great British Steam Railway Timetable 1994. Stroud, Glos, England: Alan SuttonPublishing, 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0750906162. 160 pages b/w photos - Anannual guide book to Britain's private preserved railways, timetables, fares, operational trains, special events andattractions. $24.20

[SP-3055] Robotham, Robert & Stratford, Frank. The Great Central from the Footplate. Runnymede, Surrey,England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 071101759X. 112 pages profuselyillustrated b/w photos - Comprising of text, tables, illustrations, timetables, gradient profiles, maps/track diagramsand more than 170 black and white photographs. A most wonderful look at work on a major Great Centrallocomotive shed $54.95

[SP-3056] Healy, John M. C.. The Great Central Rail Tour. Paddock Wood, Kent, England: Unicorn Books,1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 1852410051. 92 pages b/w photos - Outlines the story ofthe Great Central London route, comparing aspects of the line past and present. Illustrated throughout with b/wphotographs, plus a few maps and plans $26.85

[SP-3046] Thomas, David St. John. The Great Way West - the History and Romance of the Great Westerns

Route to the West . Newton Abbot, Devon, England: David & Charles, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New /As New. ISBN: 0715370634. unpaginated approx 96 pages - From the days of Brunel's atmospheric trains to thepresent day. Book mainly consists of B&W Photos, with some text and a chronology. $33.00

[SP-3044] Gale, P. R.. The Great Western Railway - Routes Statutes Opening Dates & Other Particulars.

Weston-suoer-Mare, Avon, UK: Avon-Anglia Publications, 1986. Facsimilie Reprint. Soft Cover. As New / NoJacket. ISBN: 0905466772. 142 pages - facsimilie of 1926 edition $20.00

[ETRA-02] Binns, Donald. The Haw Bank Railway - Skipton Castle Estate Limestone Quarries. Skipton,North Yorkshire, UK: Trackside Publications, 2004. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1900095211.48 pages profusely illustrated b&w photos - A historical review with a collection of many unpublished archivephotographs along with a detailed text of the Skipton Castle Estate Limestone Quarries and their tramways at MassaFlatts, Castle Woods and Haw Bank. The Skipton Rock Company from its opening in 1895 to sale in 1967 is alsoincluded. 9 maps/track plans. 59 b/w photos. $28.95

[DLS-503] Whitehouse, Michael & Hogarth, Ian. The Heyday of Tyseley and Its Locomotives. Hersham,Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:0711029261. 80 pages colour photos - This work provides an evocative portrait of one of the most importantlocomotive sheds in the West Midlands. $45.00

[SP-3045] Hart, Brian. The Hundred of Hoo Railway . Didcot, Berks., England: Wild Swan Publications, 1989.First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0906867738. 84 pages b/w photos - line drawings - Situated onthe bleak and lonely Kentish peninsula bordering the River Thames, this remarkable railway was opened in 1882with the intention of establishing a vast continental port on the banks of the River Medway. Eventual failure left theweird and mysterious station, pier and hotel at Port Victoria isolated and rotting, but not before it had found favourwith Queen Victoria, Edward VII and the German Kaiser. While ghostly Port Victoria faded into oblivion, theSouthern Railway built a spur to Allhallows-on-Sea, dreaming of a new suburban town and seaside resort. For a time,happy holidaymakers followed 'Sunny South Sam' to the empty marshes on the Thames, but this dream was likewiseextinguished. The colourful history of the Hundred Of Hoo Railway is supported by a wide selection of recently,discovered and hitherto unpublished photographs as well as a range of detailed plans and diagrams $32.00

[IR775] Nicholas, John. The Ilfracombe Line. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 1998. First Edition.Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608775. 92 pages b/w photos - Includes a wide variety oftrack plans, signalling diagrams and photographs never previously published $59.85

[IR351] Baker, Allan C.. The Iron Steel and Coal Industry in North Staffordshire. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266351. 64 pages b/w photos -North Staffordshire was a centre for coal mining. The first reports of coal mining in the area come from the 13thCentury. Part of the North Staffordshire Coal Field, the Potteries Coal Field covers 100 square miles and the city hadseveral pits including Hanley Deep Pit, Trentham Superpit (formerly Hem Heath), Fenton and Wolstanton The lastmine to close was the Trentham Superpit in 1994. The industry developed greatly with new investment in miningprojects within the City boundaries as recently as the 1960s and 1970s Other industries have also occupied importantroles in the development of the city both before and after federation. Notably the iron and steel making industrylocated in the valley at Goldendale and Shelton below the hill towns of Tunstall, Burslem and Hanley. Shelton SteelWorks production of steel ended in 1978 and the final parts of the plant closed in 2002 From 1864 to 1927 Stokehoused the repair shops of the North Staffordshire Railway and was also the home from 1881 to 1930 of independent

railway locomotive manufacturers Kerr Stuart & Co. Ltd. $26.85

[IA-001] Robotham, Robert. The Last Years of the Great Central Main Line. Weybridge, Kent, England: IanAllan Ltd, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 0711016135. 112 pages b/w photos - The story of theGreat Central, the British railway which was not quite like any other, both in the way it was constructed, and in thetype of railwaymen it produced. $60.45

[IR473] Goslin, Geoff. The London Extension of the Midland Railway St Pancras to Bedford. Caernarfon,Wales: Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608473. 110 pages b/w photos - Anew London line was proposed around 1845, towards the end of the period of speculation later dubbed "RailwayMania". The Great Northern line was approved by Parliament in 1846 and a Midland Railway spur from Leicester toHitchin was agreed in 1847. While the Great Northern line was constructed, the Midland spur was quietly abandonedin 1850 due to financial problems. Pressure from businesses in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire,notably from William Whitbread, who owned roughly 12% of the land over which the line would run, revived thespur scheme. The line was re-presented to Parliament and approved in 1853. Building began quickly but did notproceed at any great pace : the line was opened in mid-1857. The Midland Railway secured initial running power forseven years at a minimum of £20,000 a year. The Midland Company now had two routes into London, throughEuston and King's Cross, and traffic quickly expanded to take advantage, especially with the coal trade with theMidland Railway transporting around a fifth of the total coal to London by 1852. In mid-1862, due to the enormoustraffic for the second International Exhibition, the Great Northern and the Midland companies clashed over therestricted capacity of the line. This was regarded as the stimulus for the Midland Company to build its own line andsurveying for a 49.75-mile (80-km) line from Bedford to London began in October 1862. However, the MidlandCompany had been buying large portions of land in the parish of St Pancras since 1861 $50.85

[SP-2043] Rose, Douglas. The London Underground - A Diagrammatic History. London England: by theAuthor, 1994. Reprint. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1870354060. an extremely large fold out map boundin card covers $20.50

[IR120] Robertson, Kevin & Abbott, David. The Marlborough Branch. Pinner, Middlesex, England: IrwellPress, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608120. 90 pages b/w photos - With the northernextension to Cheltenham complete, the M&SWJR turned its attention in the early 1890s to resolving its problem atMarlborough, where it was paying £1,000 a year to run over the GWR Marlborough branch tracks. It negotiatedsuccessfully with the Marquess of Ailesbury to run a new line from the M&SWJR station in Marlborough, through a640-yard tunnel and across Savernake Forest. The new section then crossed the GWR's Berks and Hants Extensionline and joined the southern section of the original SM&AR line just north of Grafton and Burbage station. The newdouble-track section was called the Marlborough and Grafton Railway and was given the parliamentary go-ahead in1893. It opened for through traffic on 26 June 1898, at which point the link just outside Marlborough station to theGWR branch line was closed. The only intermediate station on the new section was at Savernake, about 200 yardsfrom the GWR Savernake station but not connected to it. The Marlborough and Grafton Railway was formally takenover by the M&SWJR in 1899 and for the next quarter century Marlborough had regular services on both lines. TheApril 1910 timetable, for example, shows each line offering about eight services a day, though the GWR did not runany trains on Sundays - The beautiful county of Wiltshire played host to many railway schemes but none moreintriguing than that of the Marlborough Branch. This ancient market town with its roots deep in British history,nestling between the Cotswold Hills and the plains to the south, boasted two stations and a direct route to London atSavernake. The Midland and South Western Junction line with its own station (latterly known as Marlborough LowLevel to distinguish it from the Marlborough branch station) skirted the town to the east with the little Marlboroughline winding its way southwards to its link with the great Western at Savernake. Here the branch train would trundleto Marlborough from a bay platform along the five or so miles to a compact terminus sited just south of the town.Early rationalisation in the Wiltshire area after Grouping consigned the line to no more than a siding, the bulk oftraffic being centred at the Low Level station. The relatively early closure of the line has made research all the moredifficult but the authors have nevertheless unearthed a wealth of previously unpublished material including many

maps, timetables and photographs. $46.50

[SP-3061] Shepherd, Ernie. The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland : An Illustrated History.

Hinckley, Leics, England: Midland Publishing Ltd, 1994. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Very Good / NoJacket. ISBN: 1857800087. 144 pages b/w photos - The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) main lineextended from Broadstone in Dublin to the Midlands, (Mullingar, to Athlone) and onwards to Galway and Clifden inwhat is now the Republic of Ireland. The Midland Great Western Railway Act of 1845 was passed by the Parliamentof the United Kingdom and the first route, to Enfield, opened in 1847. At its peak the MGWR extended over anetwork of 538 miles (866 km), making it the third largest network, after the GS&WR and the Great NorthernRailway of Ireland, or GNR $77.85

[SP-2029] Maggs, Colin G.. The Nailsworth and Stroud Branch. Usk United Kingdom: The Oakwood Press,2000. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0853615594. 176 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos -This is the fascinating story of the railway, which had its junction with the Midland Railway's Bristol to Gloucesterline at Stonehouse. Initially the line was built to Nailsworth. The intermediate station of Dudbridge became ajunction when the line to Stroud was opened. The railway carried an extraordinarily varied range of goods trafficincluding cattle feed, stone, timber, bricks, coal also serving various mills producing cloth, flour etc and even violinstrings and umbrellas! The author is well-known for his railway historys in and around Bristol and south-westEngland. Colin Maggs' local knowledge make this a vibrant and colourful story and it is interspersed with first-handreminiscences from some of the line's railway staff. $52.90

[IR283] Nicholas, John & Reeve, George. The North Devon Line - the Southern Railway Route Between

Exeter and Ilfracombe . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2010. First Edition. Laminated PictorialBoards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919283. 444 pages b/w photos - For more than a century trains to theNorth Devon line commenced their journey at Exeter Central station, 171 miles from Waterloo and the centre of theSouthern network in the West Country. Although North Devon line trains usually started their journey from here theyoften incorporated through coaches from Waterloo, brought down in an express which was re-marshalled at ExeterCentral. The restaurant cars would be taken off, the through carriages to Plymouth, Padstow and Bude leaving firston the Plymouth train and the through carriages to Ilfracombe and Torrington following on the North Devon train.The most famous of these trains was the 'Atlantic Coast Express' or 'ACE', the 11 o'clock from Waterloo but ofcourse the 1.10am, 9am, 1pm and 3pm expresses from Waterloo usually conveyed through coaches to North Devon.This is not simply a reprint of two former titles but a complete revamp, update and expansion to give the reader anew insight into the line from Exeter to Ilfracombe. $59.95

[IR122] Lovett, Dennis. The North London Railway 1846 - 2001 - London's Own Railway. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2001. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:1903266122. 106 pages b/w photos - The North London Railway began life in 1846 as the East and West IndiaDocks and Birmingham Junction Railway, intended to link the London and Birmingham Railway with the docks atPoplar. Before it was completed in 1850, overtures made by the small London and Blackwall Railway, which wasanxious to expand, saw the introduction of a passenger service from its terminus at Fenchurch Street to Camden. Infact goods traffic was not carried for another year or so. The company's name was changed to the more succinctNorth London Railway in 1853, and the same year, when the North and South Western Junction Railway openedfrom Willesden to Kew, the NLR was invited to extend its passenger trains to Kew via the L&NWR main line. Ayear later a connection was laid in by the Eastern Counties Railway (later to become the Great Eastern Railway)between Victoria Park and Stratford. A major extension of services took place in 1860, when the HampsteadJunction Railway was opened from Camden to Willesden direct, and again the NLR was asked to work the trainservice. With the increasing use of Fenchurch street, relations with the London and Blackwall became strained, andthe NLR directors decided to build an independent line to the City, and a new line, mostly on viaduct, was openedfrom Dalston to Broad Street in late 1865. A period of expansion of railways in the late 1860s saw the opening ofconnections to the LT&SR at Bromley, to Richmond from Acton via the L&SWR, and two with the newly builtMidland Railway London extension one near St. Pancras the other at Acton Wells. In 1875 the Great Northern

opened a chord line at Canonbury, allowing NLR trains from Broad Street to run as far as Potter's Bar, Barnet andEnfield. Two years later another curve was laid in at Acton Wells to allow GWR trains to reach the docks. By 1900,the NLR had connections with the Great Eastern, Great Northern, Great Western, L&NWR, L&SWR, LT&SR,Midland and Metropolitan District Railways, with nearly 50 miles of running powers, compared with the 13 miles itactually owned. Unusually for such a small railway, the NLR built its own works at Bow, and from 1863, constructedall its own locomotives, carriages and wagons, and manufactured its own signalling equipment. In 1909 it owned 122locomotives, 734 carriages and 568 wagons. Although at its peak the railway handled some 85,000 passengerjourneys a day, by 1908 trams and underground railways were taking a growing proportion of them and it wasarranged that the L&NWR would assume day-to-day control. It was not long before this railway saw the advantagesof electrification, and the main line from Broad Street to Kew and Richmond was so equipped by 1916, although atthe same time wartime restrictions had caused to curtailment of some services and the closure of stations - some forever. The Grouping of 1923 saw the NLR become a busy part of the new London, Midland and Scottish Railway.During the Second World War bombing caused severe damage, and resulted in the withdrawal of the Poplarpassenger trains. Nationalisation soon followed in 1948, and with lack of investment the lines became run down andclosure of all passenger services was threatened. $47.85

[IR130] Nicholas, John & Reeve, George. The Okehampton Line - the Southern Railway Route Between

Exeter Tavistock and Plymouth. Caernarfon, Wales: Irwell Press, 2001. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards.New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266130. 236 pages b/w photos - The Okehampton line from Exeter was a main linerailway some sixty miles in length which for almost a century provided an alternative route to Plymouth. It passedthrough spectacular countryside as well as the important market town of Tavistock which boasted Sir Francis Drakeas one of its notable residents. This book gives a detailed account of all aspects of the line between Cowley Bridgeand Devonport Junctions, together with some background of the railway beyond at Exeter and Plymouth. A fulldescription of the line including maps, track and signalling diagrams and many photographs, mostly previouslyunpublished, complete we hope, a definitive account of THE OKEHAMPTON LINE. $74.85

[IR922] Derry, Richard. The Pannier Papers No. 1 - 94XX 84XX 34XX . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266922. 56 pages b/w photos - The 94XX0-6-0PTs were designed by F.J. Hawksworth, last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway. Theyeventually came to 210 in number; a further hundred in the 84XX series and the final ten, 3401-3409. Though a pureGW design they were GW engines, just; only the first ten, 9400-9409, were actually constructed at Swindon andwere the only ones built in GW days. The remaining two hundred were all built by outside contractors spread over anumber of years, 1949-1956. $32.85

[IR337] Sixsmith, Ian & Derry, Richard . The Pannier Papers No. 2 - the 57XX Engines : 36XX 37XX 46XX.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2011. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919337. 56 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Being a part of the Irwell Press 'The Book of thePannier Tanks' Intended to Make Up into a Set as a Volume in the Famous 'Book - The vast army of modern (postGrouping) pannier tanks is thus dealt with over several volumes in a highly collectable series. The GWR hadfavoured Pannier Tank locomotives since 1911 when they had started rebuilding saddle tank locomotives builtbetween 1870 and 1905 into this style. By 1929 these older locomotives were in need of replacement. The first5700s were almost identical in appearance to several of the older converted locos (e.g. classes 645, 1701, 1854,2721) and had round spectacles (windows) in the cab front, but those built after 1933 from 8750-onwards hadrectangular windows and a slightly different cab profile virtually identical to the style introduced with the 5400 Classin 1931. Whilst they can be viewed as a simple update of the 2721 Class, the Collett improvements were worthwhileand the class became as synonymous with the GWR as Castles and Kings, lasting until the end of steam on theWestern Region of British Railways. The size of the class demanded that the 5700 class locomotives were spreadacross several series of numbers. 3600 - 3699 3700 - 3799 4600 - 4699 5700 - 5799 6700 - 6779 7700 - 7799 8700 -8799 9600 - 9682 9701 - 9799 Most were built at Swindon Works, but about 25% were built by private builders:-Armstrong Whitworth 7775 - 7799 (25) W. G. Bagnall 6700 - 6724, 8725 - 8749, 8400 - 8449 (100) Beyer, Peacock& Co. 8700 - 8724 (25) Kerr Stuart - 7700 - 7724 (25) North British 5700 - 5749, 7725 - 7749 (75) YorkshireEngine Co. 6725 - 6749 (25) $27.85

[IR443] Sixsmith, Ian & Derry, Richard . The Pannier Papers No. 3 - the 57XX Engines : 57XX 67XX 77XX.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2011. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919443. 56 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Being a part of the Irwell Press 'The Book of thePannier Tanks' Intended to Make Up into a Set as a Volume in the Famous 'Book - The vast army of modern (postGrouping) pannier tanks is thus dealt with over several volumes in a highly collectable series. The GWR hadfavoured Pannier Tank locomotives since 1911 when they had started rebuilding saddle tank locomotives builtbetween 1870 and 1905 into this style. By 1929 these older locomotives were in need of replacement. The first5700s were almost identical in appearance to several of the older converted locos (e.g. classes 645, 1701, 1854,2721) and had round spectacles (windows) in the cab front, but those built after 1933 from 8750-onwards hadrectangular windows and a slightly different cab profile virtually identical to the style introduced with the 5400 Classin 1931. Whilst they can be viewed as a simple update of the 2721 Class, the Collett improvements were worthwhileand the class became as synonymous with the GWR as Castles and Kings, lasting until the end of steam on theWestern Region of British Railways. The size of the class demanded that the 5700 class locomotives were spreadacross several series of numbers. 3600 - 3699 3700 - 3799 4600 - 4699 5700 - 5799 6700 - 6779 7700 - 7799 8700 -8799 9600 - 9682 9701 - 9799 Most were built at Swindon Works, but about 25% were built by private builders:-Armstrong Whitworth 7775 - 7799 (25) W. G. Bagnall 6700 - 6724, 8725 - 8749, 8400 - 8449 (100) Beyer, Peacock& Co. 8700 - 8724 (25) Kerr Stuart - 7700 - 7724 (25) North British 5700 - 5749, 7725 - 7749 (75) YorkshireEngine Co. 6725 - 6749 (25) $27.85

[IR481A] Sixsmith, Ian & Derry, Richard. The Pannier Papers No. 4 - The 57XX engines: 87XX, 96XX, 97XX

. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:

9781906919481. 56 pages b/w photos - Being a part of the Irwell Press ‘The Book of the Pannier Tanks’ Intended toMake Up into a Set as a Volume in the Famous ‘Book Of’ Series No.1 94XX No.2 57XX (36XX, 37XX, 46XX)No.3 57XX (57XX, 67XX, 77XX) No.5 16XX No.6 1366, 15XX No.7 54XX, 64XX, 74XX The vast army ofmodern (post Grouping) pannier tanks is thus dealt with over several volumes in a highly collectable series. $23.90

[IR214] Pile, Kevin . The Pannier Papers No. 5 - 16XX . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2010.First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919214. 56 pages b/w photos - The 16XXs were thesmallest and prettiest of them all, Swindon's 'lightweight panniers' of 1949. $29.90

[IR861] Yate, Bob. The Railways and Locomotives of the Lilleshall Company. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266861. 136 pagesb/w photos - The area around today's Telford, and specifically that of Coalbrookdale, is well known as the cradle ofthe industrial revolution. However, the story goes much further back than Abraham Darby. The Roman settlement ofUscocona became that latterly known as Oakengates. The Romans are known to have worked outcrops of coal in thispart of East Shropshire, and this mining continued on right through the Middle Ages. Locally, the longwall techniqueof mining was developed, which involved excavating along the lateral face of the coal seam, rather than head firstinto the seam. Such small pits were typically only 60 to 100 feet deep at the start of the industrial revolution, andmany of this depth continued, even into the 20th century. Not surprisingly, such mining activities revealed otherminerals for which uses were either initially apparent, or for which the resourcefulness of the miners found a newuse. The deposits of ironstone and fireclay were exploited in this way, and thus new products were developed andnew markets opened throughout Britain, and eventually exported. As an example, one early blast furnace was openedin Lilleshall village in 1591. Later, and nearby, the well established Coalbrookdale Company built blast furnaces onland leased from Earl Gower at Donnington Wood in 1783. This area was one of the most heavily industrialised inthe country for many decades, and its contribution to the nation's wealth is often under appreciated. For example, it isrecorded that around one quarter of the iron produced in Britain in 1806 came from here. The Lilleshall Companycame to be the largest employer in the region, utilising the local iron, coal and limestone reserves and developingthese heavy industries by the application of the accumulated skills in the area, and drawing on new technology fromfurther afield. $62.85

[EPPP-4512] Cooksey, Laurie A. The Rye & Camber Tramway : A Centenary History. Norwich, Norfolk,England: Plateway Press, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871980267. 160 pages b/w photosmaps - First ever full-length history of the 3ft gauge light railway connecting Rye (Sussex) with Camber Sands. TheRye and Camber was part of the celebrated "Colonel Stephens" group of light railways, and operated from 1895 upto the beginning of World War 2. Exclusively a passenger carrying line, its motive power was two attractive Bagnalltanks, replaced in later years by a petrol tractor. This centenary history gives the full story of its turbulent life anduntimely demise, plus newly discovered facts about its service after 'closure' in the defence of the realm.Comprehensively illustrated with many 'new' photographs, plus track plans and scale drawings for the guidance ofthe railway modeller. The Rye and Camber Tramway was an English narrow gauge railway in East Sussex. It was of3 ft (914 mm) gauge. It operated from 1895 until 1939, connecting Rye to the nearby coast at Camber. It was a veryshort line, only about 13/4 miles (2.8 km) in length, and boasting only three stations - Rye, Golf Links and CamberSands. It operated mainly to transport golfers from Rye to the nearby golf links and holidaymakers to the coastaldunes.Although initially quite successful, increasing competition from automobile and bus transport eventuallycaused the tramway to enter a gradual economic decline, as was the case with many small railways. Passengerservice was ended at the outbreak of World War II but was extensively used by the Government to convey parts forthe P.L.U.T.O. (Pipe Line Under The Ocean) project for which a special siding leading to a new pier near Golf ClubStation was constructed by Canadian troops.The line was in such a run-down a condition by the end of the war that itwas deemed irrecoverable and was sold for scrap in 1947. The Rye & Camber Tramways Co. Ltd. was liquidated inFebruary 1949. $59.40

[SP-3028] Binns, Donald. The Skipton - Colne Railway & The Barnoldswick Branch. Skipton, West Yorks.,

England: Trackside Publications, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1900095009. 48 pagesprofusely illustrated b/w photos - looks at one of the last outposts of the Midland Railway empire and the early lackof co-operation between it and the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway $29.55

[IR878] Smith, Martin. The Somerset & Dorset Files - A Railway Bylines Special No. 1. Clophill, Bedfordshire,

England: Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266878. 56 pages b/wphotos - The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 711/2-milejourney from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, thena dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. And then there was the S&D'sown withered arm - the oft-forgotten branch to Glastonbury, Highbridge and Burnham, which had its own branchesoff the branch to Wells and Bridgwater. A West Country jewel, the S&D has, over the years, justly been the subjectof many books, magazine articles, videos and DVDs and there's even a 45rpm record knocking about somewhere.Each of the six books looks at selected stations along the line, extending through the series to every one of the 45stations on the main line between Bath and Bournemouth, the Withered Arm to Burnham-on-Sea and the Bridgwaterand Wells branches. We also have special features about selected aspects of, not only the S&D proper , but also itsappendages : for example, the famous 7F 2-8-0s, Bulleid Pacifics on the S&D, the Oakhill Brewery railway etc etc.And there's even more There's also a major feature about the run-down and closure of the line; this is accompaniedby various extracts from official documents about this most controversial of closures - material which has not beenseen in print before. $32.85

[IR885] Smith, Martin. The Somerset & Dorset Files - A Railway Bylines Special No. 2. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266885. 56 pages b/wphotos - The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 711/2-milejourney from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, thena dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. And then there was the S&D'sown withered arm - the oft-forgotten branch to Glastonbury, Highbridge and Burnham, which had its own branchesoff the branch to Wells and Bridgwater. A West Country jewel, the S&D has, over the years, justly been the subjectof many books, magazine articles, videos and DVDs and there's even a 45rpm record knocking about somewhere.Each of the six books looks at selected stations along the line, extending through the series to every one of the 45stations on the main line between Bath and Bournemouth, the Withered Arm to Burnham-on-Sea and the Bridgwater

and Wells branches. We also have special features about selected aspects of, not only the S&D proper , but also itsappendages : for example, the famous 7F 2-8-0s, Bulleid Pacifics on the S&D, the Oakhill Brewery railway etc etc.And there's even more There's also a major feature about the run-down and closure of the line; this is accompaniedby various extracts from official documents about this most controversial of closures - material which has not beenseen in print before. $32.85

[IR908] Smith, Martin. The Somerset & Dorset Files - A Railway Bylines Special No. 3. Clophill, Bedfordshire,

England: Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266908. 56 pages b/wphotos - The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 711/2-milejourney from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, thena dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. And then there was the S&D'sown withered arm - the oft-forgotten branch to Glastonbury, Highbridge and Burnham, which had its own branchesoff the branch to Wells and Bridgwater. A West Country jewel, the S&D has, over the years, justly been the subjectof many books, magazine articles, videos and DVDs and there's even a 45rpm record knocking about somewhere.Each of the six books looks at selected stations along the line, extending through the series to every one of the 45stations on the main line between Bath and Bournemouth, the Withered Arm to Burnham-on-Sea and the Bridgwaterand Wells branches. We also have special features about selected aspects of, not only the S&D proper , but also itsappendages : for example, the famous 7F 2-8-0s, Bulleid Pacifics on the S&D, the Oakhill Brewery railway etc etc.And there's even more There's also a major feature about the run-down and closure of the line; this is accompaniedby various extracts from official documents about this most controversial of closures - material which has not beenseen in print before. $32.85

[IR915] Smith, Martin. The Somerset & Dorset Files - A Railway Bylines Special No. 4. Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266915. 56 pages b/wphotos - The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 711/2-milejourney from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, thena dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. And then there was the S&D'sown withered arm - the oft-forgotten branch to Glastonbury, Highbridge and Burnham, which had its own branchesoff the branch to Wells and Bridgwater. A West Country jewel, the S&D has, over the years, justly been the subjectof many books, magazine articles, videos and DVDs and there's even a 45rpm record knocking about somewhere.Each of the six books looks at selected stations along the line, extending through the series to every one of the 45stations on the main line between Bath and Bournemouth, the Withered Arm to Burnham-on-Sea and the Bridgwaterand Wells branches. We also have special features about selected aspects of, not only the S&D proper , but also itsappendages : for example, the famous 7F 2-8-0s, Bulleid Pacifics on the S&D, the Oakhill Brewery railway etc etc.And there's even more There's also a major feature about the run-down and closure of the line; this is accompaniedby various extracts from official documents about this most controversial of closures - material which has not beenseen in print before. $32.85

[IR009A] Smith, Martin. The Somerset & Dorset Files - A Railway Bylines Special No. 5. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919009. 56pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highlyphotogenic line, the 711/2-mile journey from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills ongradients of up to 1 in 50, then a dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset.And then there was the S&D's own withered arm - the oft-forgotten branch to Glastonbury, Highbridge andBurnham, which had its own branches off the branch to Wells and Bridgwater. A West Country jewel, the S&D has,over the years, justly been the subject of many books, magazine articles, videos and DVDs and there's even a 45rpmrecord knocking about somewhere. Each of the six books looks at selected stations along the line, extending throughthe series to every one of the 45 stations on the main line between Bath and Bournemouth, the Withered Arm toBurnham-on-Sea and the Bridgwater and Wells branches. We also have special features about selected aspects of,not only the S&D proper , but also its appendages : for example, the famous 7F 2-8-0s, Bulleid Pacifics on the S&D,the Oakhill Brewery railway etc etc. And there's even more There's also a major feature about the run-down andclosure of the line; this is accompanied by various extracts from official documents about this most controversial of

closures - material which has not been seen in print before. $32.85

[IR016] Smith, Martin & Reeve, George. The Somerset & Dorset Files - A Railway Bylines Special No. 6.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919016. 56 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfullycharismatic and highly photogenic line, the 711/2-mile journey from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over therugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, then a dash along the beautiful Stour Valley throughpicture-book-perfect North Dorset. And then there was the S&D's own withered arm - the oft-forgotten branch toGlastonbury, Highbridge and Burnham, which had its own branches off the branch to Wells and Bridgwater. A WestCountry jewel, the S&D has, over the years, justly been the subject of many books, magazine articles, videos andDVDs and there's even a 45rpm record knocking about somewhere. Each of the six books looks at selected stationsalong the line, extending through the series to every one of the 45 stations on the main line between Bath andBournemouth, the Withered Arm to Burnham-on-Sea and the Bridgwater and Wells branches. We also have specialfeatures about selected aspects of, not only the S&D proper , but also its appendages : for example, the famous 7F2-8-0s, Bulleid Pacifics on the S&D, the Oakhill Brewery railway etc etc. And there's even more There's also a majorfeature about the run-down and closure of the line; this is accompanied by various extracts from official documentsabout this most controversial of closures - material which has not been seen in print before. $35.85

[IR991] Anderson, Paul. The Steaming Sixties - 1 - A North East Redoubt. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2008. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266991. 64 pagescolour photos - Paul Anderson begins a new series of steam colour albums looking at the grimy and gritty freightworkings in the North East. They were scruffy, typified a dying era and were about to close when most of thephotographs in this book were taken, but the sheds at Tyne Dock, Blyth, West Hartlepool and Sunderland had adefinite charm about them, of not-too genteel decay. They housed the remaining BR steam locomotives employed onmoving mineral traffic in County Durham and Northumberland, a pedigree stretching back over a century and a half.Furthermore, some of the mainly unkempt engines allocated to the four sheds in their last year had experienced veryinteresting careers. Locos still active in the North East during 1967 included two venerable and robust North EasternRailway designs, the P3 0-6-0s (later J27) and T2 0-8-0s (later Q6). The other surviving engine of North Easterndesign was a J72 0-6-0T, this particular example having been built by BR. There were three other types of main linelocomotives in the North East. These were the War Department 2-8-0 'Austerities', originally meant to last just twoyears, the K1 2-6-0s, of LNER design but built after Nationalisation and the Ivatt 2-6-0s of LMS origin, but mainlybuilt by BR. Fortunately there is one of each of the above classes preserved. $32.95

[IR788] Anderson, Paul. The Steaming Sixties - 10 - Scottish Sheds Swansong . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:Irwell Press, 2015. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919788. 64 pagescolour photos - There were 44 coded sheds in Scotland during BR days and with one exception all of them lasteduntil the 1960s. In addition around forty sub-sheds and a number of signing-on points were in use. St Margarets, inthe east end of Edinburgh, was a classic example of a shed having outstations, no less than eight sub-sheds andeleven signing-on points existing at one time or another. There were little sheds like Helmsdale and Forres, with anallocation of just five locos some time during the 1950s and enormous depots such as St Margarets, with 221 enginesin 1950 and Polmadie in Glasgow with 182 in 1959. Each shed had its own character and the allocation reflected itsduties. In 1950, nine out of twelve locos at Fort William were named K2s and K4s, the balance being three 0-6-0sfor goods. At the same time, the six residents of Helensburgh were all V1 2-6-2Ts for suburban passenger work.Also in 1950, only three of the 35 engines at Grangemouth were classed as passenger locos. Then there were the twomain sheds with Pacifics and other large engines for express passenger trains, Polmadie serving the West Coast southfrom Glasgow Central and Haymarket for East Coast services out of Edinburgh Waverley. This book is a glimpse oflocos on shed in Scotland during the last decade of steam, although a few interesting 1959 views have been included.It is obviously not comprehensive as everything depended on where A.G. Forsyth ventured, when he went (theweather was always vital for success) and what he decided to photograph. Haymarket, St Margarets and Dalry Roadin Edinburgh are featured, but in their declining days. The same applies to Polmadie, Eastfield and Corkerhill inGlasgow. Perth and Dundee are covered well, as are less celebrated sheds such as Bathgate and Dunfermline. Thereis also an impression of the final years at Thornton, Ferryhill and Stirling. Hints of Hawick, Dawsholm, Balornock,

Ardrossan and Kittybrewster are included. Finally, the sub-shed at Montrose gets a look-in and two immaculate locosare seen at Inverurie Works. The reader will no doubt enjoy seeing several engines in sparkling condition, includingWD 2-8-0s. Not every BR loco was disgracefully filthy in the 1960s! $33.00

[IR832] Dorrity, Terence. The Steaming Sixties - 12 - Central Wales . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 2015. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919832. 64 pages colourphotos - A collection of colour photographs from the ancient counties of Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire andCardiganshire. Manors, moguls and many others amid glorious scenery. Early narrow gauge too, in thoseunimaginable mists of time when BR actually owned the Welshpool and Llanfair! $33.00

[IR054] Wilkinson, Ronald. The Steaming Sixties - 2 - Steam in the Suburbs - Changeover on the GN.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 9781906919054. 64 pages colour photos The year 1963 was a momentous one for steam on BR. Finally, thetide of diesels could no longer be ignored and even the biggest and best of passenger steam power was now only tooobviously under threat. This series almost by definition chronicles the decline of steam and on 'the GN' (that bit ofrailway out of Kings Cross to Peterborough, for our purposes) that decline was horribly abrupt. A handful of mainline diesels turned into a torrent and between the Beatles first No.1, From Me To You in April 1963 and theirsecond, She Loves You in the summer, Kings Cross shed had closed and steam on 'the GN' had been pronounceddead. It took BR some frantic months of repeated stakes through the heart before steam finally ceased to rise from itscoffin but it was, to most intents and purposes, over. The last scheduled steam working out of Kings Cross took placeon Sunday 16 June; Kings Cross 'Top Shed' closed from 17 June 1963 and that was it. This is what some of it lookedlike. $29.00

[IR061] Anderson, Paul. The Steaming Sixties - 3 - The Shed and the Pit - Rose Grove Homage. Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919061. 64 pages colour photos Bushbury, but during the late 1960s it meant something very different torailway enthusiasts. There was smoke, steam, oil and general grime at a certain place on the outskirts of Burnley,together with a token display of foliage in the form of weeds. This was, of course, Rose Grove shed and though intruth it sat outside the town amid green fields and moor so that it did, in a way, live up to it name these pleasantsurrounds were largely invisible to the hordes who descended upon it in those last days, intent on one thing only. Bythe summer of 1968 it had become a place of pilgrimage where the dying days of still very active main line steamwere being played out. Then there was Copy Pit, not some deep Stygian hole, but a railway summit 749ft above sealevel in a harsh yet scenic valley between Burnley and Todmorden. There were fearsome gradients in either directionand Rose Grove shed provided the banking engines, particularly from Todmorden where they helped trains ofYorkshire coal over the hill towards Lancashire power stations. Stanier 8F 2-8-0s performed this duty until the verylast day, Saturday 3 August 1968. $29.00

[IR092A] Coster, Peter. The Steaming Sixties - 4 - The Days That Were - The Withered Arm in Cornwall .

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2009. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 9781906919092. 64 pages colour photos - This book has a common thread in reminiscing about thefascinating railway that once ran through Devon into Cornwall, terminating at the Shangri-La of fish cuisine,Padstow. That common thread is the letter W. Think about it - West, Withered Arm, Wadebridge, Wenford, WellTanks, Woolworths, er - Western, and yes, to many of us, Wonderful. My visits to the West Country, before I movedhere, were opportunities to photograph a railway that was almost diametrically opposite to my daily experience onthe electrified main lines, yet still a railway, with some common features. So these photographs tend to be bunchedinto certain dates, but still a reflection of many things that were going on at the time. The low speed and vagaries ofcolour film half a century ago have led to some wastage of precious shots, something that continues to irritate. TheO2 0-4-4Ts had just gone, alas, displaced by Ivattisation with his excellent 2-6-2Ts. The marvellous little N 2-6-0swere still in evidence, and among the engines that I rode on, I had the particular privilege of riding on No.31837 onher last day in revenue earning service - so far as I know, that is. It was a very sad experience to ride on such a finelittle engine that had years of good running in her, soon to be reduced to scrap by an accountant's pen. I can also

claim to have ridden on both the very last up and down Atlantic Coast Expresses to and from Okehampton, onSeptember 5th 1964, but the weather later was not good and few photographs were possible. By Padstow it wasdrizzling - perhaps even God was sad, too. The North Cornwall was a fine railway in difficult terrain, wellengineered, and despite its distance from villages and towns, is still sadly missed. The Wadebridge-Padstow track isnow the Camel Trail, and has more users than the railway ever did. It was one of the most beautiful stretches ofrailway on the system, and is ever more widely enjoyed today. The book tends to concentrate on the Wenford Bridgebranch and its freight service, for which I make no apology. I had a few shots of the Beatties, but on travelling on theline, the GWR panniers had just started work. The countryside was - and still is - remote and beautiful, and therailway was utterly basic and yet a common sense one. When the Beeching Report was officially launched upon BRstaff, I remember my horror at the opening shot - a Beattie well tank chugging along through fields south of HellandBridge. If the Good Doctor had stumbled on Wenford, the fat was well and truly in the fire. But it was a beautifulshot - I wonder whether it survives anywhere? $29.00

[IR238A] Anderson, Paul. The Steaming Sixties - 5 - Steam Amid the Spoil : Coal Train Survivals in the

North East . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2010. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New /No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919238. 64 pages colour photos - During the summer of 1967, despite the imminentextinction of BR steam in the North East, there were two lines where ageing locos could be seen in all their volcanicglory. These were the railways serving coal mines at Silksworth and South Hetton south of Sunderland. Both of theminvolved very steep gradients, but the origin and setting of these railways were entirely different. The Silksworthbranch was built specifically to give access to the colliery of that name. Part of it was completely dominated by thegigantic spoil heap of Ryhope pit and the views of J27s slogging uphill were truly spectacular. Access to SouthHetton involved the very early Durham & Sunderland Railway, which was almost entirely worked by stationaryengines and ropes for many years. The steepest part of the line was Seaton Bank in open farmland, so there were nobirds-eye panoramas to be had. However, J27s and Q6s were pounding away just as heavily and the visual effects onthese pages are virtually audible. $23.95

[IR245] Reeve, George. The Steaming Sixties - 6 - From Woking to Weymouth . Clophill, Bedfordshire,England: Irwell Press, 2010. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919245. 64pages colour photos - How a boy's horizon has widened from those far off days. The height of adventure for us in1964 was an afternoon/early evening session watching trains at Woking - the highlight of course being hauled byPacifics there and back - something not possible anywhere much else in the country by then. A cheap day return fromStreatham Hill was the order of the day (or rather long summer evening) which cost about 3/4d - I remember thatbecause one day we didn't get the right train from Waterloo and to our horror the guard warned that 'next time hecaught us' (and we believed him) he'd charge us the full adult fare of Waterloo to Woking which was 6/8d, a third ofa pound and the price of a 45 rpm single. A faded and folded but precious relic, one of my surviving notebooks for1964/65; on a special 25th May 1964 we left Waterloo (me, Les Hewitson, Les Tibble and Lucien Kmiotek) on the4.15 behind 34005 BARNSTAPLE to arrive at Woking, returning behind 35019 FRENCH LINE CGT as duskbeckoned. But of the wider Southern beyond, we knew too little until our holiday in Bournemouth that same year,staying with another class mate, a one Robert Millard, and his aunt - a strange woman to say the least... Thefollowing summer the railway press (I've never been able to establish the veracity of this) announced that it 'wasunderstood' that ten Duchess Pacifics might be coming from the London Midland Region 'to replace the MerchantNavy class on the Bournemouth line'. We were outraged! $23.95

[IR252] REEVE, George & HAWKINS, Chris. The Steaming Sixties - 7 - The Southern Shore : Dorset Devon

and Cornwall Seaside Branches of the Southern . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2010. First

Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919252. 64 pages colour photos - The map ofthe Southern, or rather the South Western part of it, rather resembles a river flowing east, that dendritic, tree-likepattern that ends 'upstream' at its extremities in the west in branches, though 'twigs' are what some of its farthestreaches call to mind. In winter a South Western branch to the seaside might be a branch like any other yet, especiallyin summer, they became linked directly to London, as a sequence of expresses were timed to make a succession ofmain line connections, dropping off coaches in an intricate system that would be wholly impossible with the stock,low staffing levels and simplified layouts we have now. Not to mention the closed and lifted branches! This access to

the capital was unique; nowhere else in the country could you board a coach at your local sleepy station, amid fields,hedgerows and twittering birds and expect next to be in London, more than 200 miles away. It derived of coursefrom the West Country and its singular attraction to Britain's growing army of holidaymakers. It was what historianscalled the 'seaside holiday habit' (making it appear slightly disreputable) and they came not just from London butfrom the Midlands and the North. In a direct through coach your bulging suitcase, hoisted with a sigh of regret (ormaybe not, given the weather) into the luggage rack within sight and sound of seagulls and the sea, didn't move tillthe slamming of doors and the steam and smoke of Waterloo. A perfect system! $23.95

[IR269] Charlton, Robin. The Steaming Sixties - 8 - LMR : London and the North : Euston to St Pancras via

Yorkshire . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2010. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New /No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919269. 64 pages colour photos - A giant cake slice of London Midland steam, roamingnorth on Cup Final Day from Euston, then in the turmoil of rebuilding, followed by a ramble around some of the coalcountry of Yorkshire, still barely touched by diesels and returning via the Midland to St Pancras, on yet another CupFinal Day. Magical. $23.95

[IR740A] Nicholas, John & Reeve, George. The Steaming Sixties - 9 - London to Carnforth Via the Midlands

. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2014. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 9781906919740. 64 pages colour photos - One summer’s day in July 2010 the author made an excursion tothe Peak District to revisit haunts of times past, to discover if any of that sixties nostalgia still lingered on in thoselimestone hills. He trod once again on the ground of the Cromford and High Peak Railway at the bottom of the SheepPasture Incline nestling in the Derwent Valley about a mile south east of Cromford Village. It was the water towerhere that seemed to embody that nostalgia with fatigued paintwork and blobs of mold. Out of use since closure inApril 1967 the four ton wrought iron water tank still sat on a five metre high stack of tar covered timber baulks. Itwould have probably lived through a hundred years in this form. In sharp contrast a steaming sixties reminiscencewas sampled on the 30th January 2010 in the form of ‘The Cotton Mill Express’. A bright frosty morning yielded aday of bitter cold. Huddled in the waiting room at Lancaster were many expectant passengers of a more than acertain age. The lack of heating was a chilling reminder of the sixties although when the special rolled in over anhour late with a paucity of information there was a sense that not much had changed after all. $37.00

[IR511A] Sixsmith, Ian. The Steaming Sixties : Steam on Shed - A Tour of BR Engine Sheds Hunted Down By

Hugh Ramsey. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2012. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket.

ISBN: 9781906919511. 80 pages colour photos - In the 1960s Hugh Ramsey toured the engine sheds of Britainrecording the everyday scene to be had with the locomotive in its lair. Join us on his journey and glory in the days ofsteam. $25.00

[EPPP-960] Mitchell, Peter & Townsend, Simon & Shelmerdine, Malcolm. The Surrey Border and

Camberley Railway. Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / No

Jacket. ISBN: 1871980143. red boards with gilt title - 112 pages b/w photos - History of the SB&CR, the mostambitious 101/4' gauge railway of all time, and its antecedents the Foxhill and Farnborough Miniature Railways.Laid down in 1938, the SB&CR connected Farnborough and Camberley 21/2 miles away; timetabled trains were run12 months a year and locomotives included Bullock Pacifics and Kitson 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratts. Chapters cover theorigins of the 101/4' gauge, history of the Foxhill and Farnborough railways; construction and operation of theSB&CR; 'biography' of all 13 locomotives. The book is illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs,maps, contemporary advertisements, tickets etc. $59.25

[EPPP-0957] Mitchell, Peter & Townsend, Simon & Shelmerdine, Malcolm. The Surrey Border and

Camberley Railway . Norwich, Norfolk, England: Plateway Press, 1993. Reprint. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket.

ISBN: 1871980151. 112 pages b/w photos - History of the SB&CR, the most ambitious 101/4' gauge railway of alltime, and its antecedents the Foxhill and Farnborough Miniature Railways. Laid down in 1938, the SB&CRconnected Farnborough and Camberley 21/2 miles away; timetabled trains were run 12 months a year and

locomotives included Bullock Pacifics and Kitson 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratts. Chapters cover the origins of the 101/4'gauge, history of the Foxhill and Farnborough railways; construction and operation of the SB&CR; 'biography' of all13 locomotives. The book is illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, maps, contemporaryadvertisements, tickets etc. $42.90

[SP-3008] Weston, Philip. The Weston Collection. Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK: Wyvern Publications, 1983.First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0907941087. 64 pages b/w photos $19.80

[SP-3038] Clifford, David. The World's Most Famous Steam Locomotive : Flying Scotsman. Swanage, Dorset,England: Finial Publishing, 1997. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 190046702X. 96 pages b/wphotos - It was the London and North Eastern which, in 1924, officially renamed the 10:00 Special Scotch Expresslinking Edinburgh and London in both directions as the Flying Scotsman, its unofficial name since the 1870s. Tofurther publicise the train, a recently-built Gresley A1 Class locomotive was named after the train, and put on displayat the 1924 British Empire Exhibition. Due to a long-standing agreement between the competing West and East coastroutes since the famous railway races of 1888 and 1895, speeds of the Scotch expresses were limited, the time for the392 miles (631 km) between the capitals being a pedestrian 8 hours 15 minutes. However, following valve gearmodifications, the A1 locomotive's coal consumption was drastically reduced and it was thus found possible to runthe service non-stop with a heavy train on one tender full of coal. Ten locomotives of classes A1 and A3, which wereto be used on the service, were provided with corridor tenders; these avoided engine crew fatigue by enabling areplacement driver and fireman to take over halfway without stopping the train. The A1 class locomotive number4472, "Flying Scotsman" was used to haul the inaugural train from London on 1 May 1928, and it successfully ranthe 392 miles between Edinburgh and London without stopping, a record at the time for a scheduled service(although the London Midland and Scottish Railway had four days earlier staged a one-off publicity coup by runningthe "Royal Scot's" Edinburgh section non-stop from Euston - 399.7 miles). The 1928 non-stop Flying Scotsman hadimproved catering and other on-board services - even a barber's shop. With the end of the limited speed agreement in1932, journey time came down to 7 hours 30 minutes, and by 1938 to 7 hours 20 minutes. The Flying Scotsmanceased to be a non-stop train, calling at Newcastle upon Tyne, York and Peterborough in the British Rail era. Thisbook is a true story of national and international interest that tells the story of 'The World's Most Famous SteamLocomotive - Flying Scotsman' and illustrates in photographs - many previously unpublished - the legend that isFlying Scotsman. With introductions by the locomotive's two previous owners in preservation - Alan Pegler whosaved the locomotive from the scrapyard in 1963 to be used to haul excursion trains the length and breadth of Britainand took Flying Scotsman on the famous tour of North America, and the Hon. Sir William McAlpine Bt. whorescued the locomotive from the USA to continue hauling excursion trains in the UK and took it on the amazing28,000 mile tour across Australia - the book traces the history of Flying Scotsman from its debut in 1923 up to itspurchase in 1996 by Dr Tony Marchington. The book catalogues in photographs and words - and with an easyreference at-a-glance chronology - all the major events in Flying Scotsman's long and historic life, including beingdisplayed at the British Empire Exhibitions of 1924/25, the inaugural non-stop London to Edinburgh service in 1928,the first authenticated 100mph by a steam locomotive in 1934, the tours of North America from 1969 to 1971 and ofAustralia in 1988/89 and the many years of service in preservation in the UK. With the locomotive making atriumphant return to the main line and preserved railways in Britain during 1999, this book takes the lid off the lifeand times of this historic locomotive. $23.95

[ERTA-YDR] Binns, Donald. The Yorkshire Dales Railway of Yesterday and the Mineral Branch of Today -

Skipton - Swinden - Grassington . Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK: Donald Binns Publication , 2008. First Edition.

Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. 50 pages b/w photos This is a detailed historic account and affectionate reflection onthe railway from Skipton via Embsay junction to Grassington. Opened in 1902, it was operated by the MidlandRailway and as the Grassington branch became part of the LMS after Grouping in 1923. The account also includesindustrial railway activities along the line, some of which have survived as rail operations to the present day. Thisbook is heavily illustrated with pictures covering the line from inception to recent years. There are appendicesdealing with contractors locomotives and bus competitors $26.60

[DLS-122] Hammond, Alan & Christine Hammond & Derry, Richard. Ticket to Minehead - the West

Somerset Railway Recalled. Bath, England: Millstream Books, 2005. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket.ISBN: 0948975733. 144 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - A collection of nostalgic memories andphotographs presenting the workings, the staff and events on the Minehead branch from the 1920s to closure in1971. The atmosphere of a working railway and a way of life now long gone are captured, forming a fascinatinginsight into the many aspects of a country railway line and its inevitable change and decline. $45.95

[SP-3035] VAUGHAN, Adrian. Tracks to Disaster. Runnymede, Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2000. FirstEdition. Hard Cover. As New / As New. ISBN: 0711027315. 160 pages b/w photos - A carefully balanced andilluminating read which explains clearly, through the text, diagrams and photographs, the causes of these terribleevents. $74.30

[IR757] Marden, Dave. Twilight of Southampton's Trams : Images of Their Final Years . Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2014. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919757. 64pages b/w photos - Only a small and dwindling proportion of Southampton’s population will remember its trams as itis now 65 years since the last one ran to carry passengers on 31st December 1949, setting off from the FloatingBridge for Shirley at around 11.00pm. Festooned with lights and amid crowds of onlookers it rattled off into history. $42.60

[IR228] Hooper, John . Wagons on the LNER - North British No. 1. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: IrwellPress, 1991. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1871608228. 96 pages b/w photos line drawings $31.80

[IR412] Jennison, John. Warships in Colour . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2011. First Edition.Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919412. 64 pages profusely illustrated colour photos -The Warships were amongst the most controversial of the early BR diesel classes; the WR management had to fighttooth and nail to get them built in the first place and they were continually attacked by the diesel-electric proponentsuntil they were taken out of service prematurely in the early 1970s under the guise of standardisation. They carriedthe standard BR green livery with a grey horizontal lining band, enhanced from 1962 by the addition of small yellowwarning panels on the nose-end. Almost half were repainted during1965/6 in the maroon which had been adopted fortheir Western contemporaries, before the majority were given BR's Corporate blue livery which it has to be said didnothing to improve their appearance, even though it was not dissimilar to the colour originally recommended butsubsequently rejected in 1959. The Warships became Class 42/43 under TOPS but new numbers were not appliedbecause they were pencilled in for early withdrawal under the National Traction Plan. There were only a fewnoticeable changes over the fourteen years the locomotives were in service. Those built without train indicator panelshad them added, the multiple working equipment was taken off and restored, and there were minor changes on thenose-ends of some locomotives. The Warships were originally employed primarily on the Western RegionPaddington-Bristol and West of England services, venturing onto the North-West line up to Crewe between 1962 and1964. They took over the former SR Waterloo-Exeter trains in 1964 where they held sway until October 1971. In1967 the North British built locomotives were tried on the Paddington-Birmingham passenger services but afternumerous failures they were quickly removed from this work, although they did take over the Worcester/Herefordservices which they worked until 1971. The class was ousted from much of their principal WR express work in themid-1960s, but they did stage a brief comeback in 1968 when pairs of Warships were employed on the acceleratedservices to the West of England. Over their last few years they were to be found increasingly on freight andsecondary workings before the final survivors succumbed in late-1972. Two D800s escaped the cutters torch andalthough neither has been on the mainline they have both appeared $27.85

[IR440] Oldham, Kenneth. Wartime Woodhead - Steam Over the Woodhead Line in the Second World War.

Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2004. First Edition. Soft Cover. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266440.76 pages b/w photos - The Woodhead Line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the

north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under the high moorlands of the northern Peak Districtthrough the Woodhead Tunnels. The line was electrified in 1953 and closed east of Hadfield in 1981. The route fromManchester to Sheffield was 41.5 miles with stops at Manchester, Guide Bridge, Newton, Godley Junction, Mottram,Glossop and Dinting, Glossop Central, Hadfield, Crowden, Woodhead, Dunford Bridge, Hazlehead Bridge,Penistone, Wortley, Deepcar, Oughty Bridge, Wadsley Bridge, Neepsend and Sheffield. The line opened in 1845. Itwas built by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway with Joseph Locke as its engineer. In 1847the railway merged with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, the Great Grimsby and Sheffield JunctionRailway, and the Grimsby Docks Company to form the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, whichchanged its name to the Great Central Railway (GCR)) in 1897. Ownership passed to the LNER in 1923, and finallyto British Railways Eastern Region in 1948. The original eastern terminus of the line was at Bridgehouses station. Bythe time of the creation of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847 the station at Bridgehouseshad been outgrown. A 1 km extension ( including the Wicker Arches viaduct, engineered by John Fowler ) wasconstructed to the new Sheffield Victoria Station, which opened in 1851. Electrification was first mooted by theGreat Central Railway owing to the difficulties of operating heavy steam-hauled coal trains on the Penistone-Wathsection (the Worsborough branch), a line with steep gradients and several tunnels. Definitive plans were drawn up bythe LNER in 1936; many of the gantries for the catenary (electric wires) were erected before World War II. WorldWar II prevented progress on electrification, but the plans were restarted immediately after the war. $35.85

[IR191] Roberts, Paul. West Country Bus Memories in Colour . Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press,2011. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919191. 64 pages profuselyillustrated colour photos - Just over 10% of the UK population inhabits the West Country, but a much larger numberwill have visited the area, at some time in their life, as a holiday destination. My parents took me to Paignton in 1960where the Devon General fleet of smart red and cream AECs, with musical sound effects, immediately entranced me.Seven years later a college friendship lead me to pay several visits to Exeter and South Devon, enabling me tocapture the local scene when Exeter still had municipal buses and Devon General had yet to be absorbed into theNational Bus Company. My employment as a full-time PSV-driver ensured that working visits to the area wouldfollow and soon I was despatched on a holiday tour to Teignmouth and, later in the year, to Newquay in Cornwall.On a trip to Torquay I parked my Midland Red coach in Torwood Street garage where the inspector told me that Imust report to him on my rest day and operate a local excursion using my coach. This I was more than happy to doand with a hastily assembled set of notes I managed to locate my passengers at various hotels, find the destinations ofCockington and Totnes and complete the tour to everyone's satisfaction. I can now say that 'I worked for DevonGeneral' even if only for a day - and it nearly got me the sack from Midland Red. I did not realise that I neededpermission from my Heath Hayes traffic manager and effectively I had been using the vehicle without the owner'sconsent! All the operators included in this book were in the old "Western Traffic Area" as defined by the TrafficCommissioners in the 1960s. This neatly covered the counties of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire andGloucestershire. I have started the 'journey' in Exeter from where we travel to the south-west. Next we go north-eastthrough to Gloucestershire and finally head east towards Wiltshire. $27.85

[IR702] Dorrity, Terence. West Midlands Industrial Steam in Colour Part 1. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 2014. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919702. 64 pagescolour photos - All the photographs in this book were taken in the West Midlands area as it was considered to be inthe 1960s. This included the present West Midlands region around Birmingham and Coventry, the “Black Country”parts of Staffordshire and Worcestershire and the county of Warwickshire. In the 1960s heavy freight trains were, atleast at the beginning of the decade, still hauled by steam engines on the railway main lines. These were the lines,and in most cases the locomotives, which before nationalisation in 1948 had belonged to the competing LondonMidland and Scottish Railway (formerly the London and North Western Railway and the Midland Railway) and theGreat Western Railway. Alongside these transport giants, and usually connecting with them, were many industrialrail systems which, because they were seen as less glamorous than their big cousins, were often overlooked despitebeing an essential part of the distribution network. If railways have trunk lines and branches, these were theimportant ‘twigs’ where much of the freight started and finished. In the 1960s many of them were still worked byinteresting industrial steam locomotives which serviced the factories of this renowned manufacturing area bringing inthe raw materials, starting the finished products on their way or shunting around the site. $37.00

[IR764] Dorrity, Terence. West Midlands Industrial Steam In Colour Part 2. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 2015. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781906919764. 64 pagescolour photos - As in the sister book of non-National Coal Board industrial locomotives, all the photographs in thisvolume were taken in the West Midlands area as it was considered to be in the 1960s. This covered a wider area thanthe West Midlands region as it is to be found today and included the present West Midlands region aroundBirmingham and Coventry, the ‘Black Country’ parts of Staffordshire and Worcestershire and the county ofWarwickshire. Collieries in this region were at the time divided into two NCB areas: Cannock Chase (Area 2) andWarwickshire (Area 4). These collieries had been nationalised on what was termed ‘Vesting Day’: 1 January 1947.The considerable industry in this area depended greatly on coal either directly delivered to the factories or, moreoften by that time, indirectly in the form of electricity or gas generated and produced from coal. The huge quantitiesof this bulk raw material were obviously best transported by rail and this needed interchange sidings, branches to themines, systems within the mining area serving washeries etc. Not surprisingly, the NCB continued using coal firedsteam engines for longer than most industrial systems and in the 1960s there were some real veterans and a numberof unusual types in use. Most of them were saddle tanks but there were also some side tanks and three ex-BritishRailways pannier tanks as well as a very special 0-4-4-0 Beyer Garratt. Those mines which were a distance awayfrom the main lines or where there were severe gradients needed powerful locomotives to haul the heavy loads. Allin all, there was quite a variety of motive power to be seen and this book contains a visual record of almost all of theNational Coal Board steam locomotives that were to be found in the area at the time. $33.00

[DLS-324] Page, Darren. Western Steam Farewell. Hersham, Surrey, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 2004. First Edition.Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0711029989. 80 pages profusely illustrated colour photos - Anall-colour portfolio of the author's photographs recording ex-Great Western steam locomotives at work and at rest.The period covered is from 1961 to 1964 when steam traction was rapidly disappearing and the Western Regionturning over to diesel traction. The part of the region around the West Midlands became LMR property and it washere that many of the GWR engines lingered on, with many of the images recorded in the area and further afield.With detailed captions, this is an evocative look at the last years of GWR steam. 80 colour photos. $39.95

[IR343] Anderson, Paul. Wonderful Waverley - Edinburgh in the Glory Days. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England:

Irwell Press, 2003. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 1903266343. 76 pages proffill b/w photos - This book celebrates a station, and no ordinary station at that. Edinburgh Waverley and itsapproaches provided a spectacular and immensely photogenic theatre for the cream of East Coast motive power andits less glamorous brethren. Historical information concerning the railway system has been kept to a minimum. Thatwas covered by An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways by W.A. C. Smith and Paul Anderson, published byIrwell Press in 1995, which also included detailed maps. Instead, Wonderful Waverley is a portrait in words andpictures of the Scottish capital's world famous station, its magnificent surroundings, the engines and trains whichserved it and the running sheds which were so crucial. Photographs range from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, withan emphasis on the first half of the 1950s. This thirty year period is just a cameo of a station which has been aroundfor a century and a half, yet the locomotives portrayed represent a hundred years of railway history, from 'Pugs' builtfor Leith Docks in the early 1880s to the demise of the 'Deltics' on principal East Coast expresses in the early 1980s. $39.00

[IR436] Rundle, Philip E. MBE. Working with Steam in Cornwall - Tales from the Clay Country . Clophill,Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2011. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN:9781906919436. 152 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - Following the interest shown in his first book, LairaFireman, it was put to Phil that a second might be of interest, broadening the scope across Cornwall, a county so dearto his heart. In Tales from the Clay Country, he has attempted to portray the work of the Great Western in Cornwalland in particular the steam sheds at St Blazey, Truro and Penzance. After a while it seemed natural to include theSouthern men and their engines at Wadebridge, on the North Cornwall line, to make this an account of CornishSheds. $46.50

[CP023] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Eight - Gresley K3 & K4 Classes.

Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:1899624023. 94 pages b/w photos - The K3s were first introduced in 1920 and proved to be a very successful class,with one being rebuilt as a K5. The K4s were built in 1937 with only five constructed. All the usual detailedinformation is provided for each locomotive including dates to traffic and withdrawal, repair dates, boilers fitted andallocations. 107 b/w photos. $57.45

[CP163] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Eleven - Gresley J39 Class.

Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1996. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / NoJacket. ISBN: 1899624163. 94 pages b/w photos - Definitive register containing meticulous tables which present allbuilding dates, shipping dates and venues, boiler and tender details, renumbering and eventual demise, allinterspersed with 83 black/white photographs, each with detailed captions, providing a complete history of theGresley J39 Class. $61.00

[IR384] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Five - Gresley B17 & Thompson

B2 Classes. Pinner, Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:1871608384. 94 pages b/w photos - The series Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives lists, in chronologicalorder, details such as building and shopping dates, major and minor events, modifications, alterations, boiler andtender numbers, allocations and dates, renumberings, namings and finally the disposal of each locomotive. Illustratedfrom a large photographic collection it leaves the reader in no doubt as to what happened to any particular LNERlocomotive during its lifetime. $53.85

[CP074] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Nine - Gressley 8 Coupled

Engines Classes 01 02 P1 P2 & U1. Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1995. First Edition.Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1899624074. 94 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The 2-8-0s designed byGresley for heavy freight work plus the 2-8-2s for freight and passenger workings and the unique U1 Garrattlocomotive are given the usual detailed coverage. Includes dates to traffic and withdrawal, repair dates, boilers fittedand allocations. 146 b/w photos. $57.45

[BLR473] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Nineteen - Class D1 D2 D3 &

D4 & the M&GN 4-4-0s. Nottingham, England: Booklaw Railbus, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New.

ISBN: 1899624473. 94 pages b/w photos - Eight classes of 4-4-0 engines are featured, with rare complete coverageof the Midland & Great Northern Locomotives that were built by Beyer Peacock and Sharp Stewart. Full data forevery engine provides a reference source that will become the definitive work on the subject. $69.55

[IR090] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume One - Gresley A1 and A3 Classes.

Pinner, Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608090. 90pages b/w photos - Every locomotive in the class is recorded with details of repairs, boilers carried, dates to traffic,withdrawals, rebuilds, renumberings and allocations. 125 black/white photos - The series Yeadon's Register OfLNER Locomotives lists, in chronological order, details such as building and shopping dates, major and minorevents, modifications, alterations, boiler and tender numbers, allocations and dates, renumberings, namings andfinally the disposal of each locomotive. Illustrated from a large photographic collection it leaves the reader in nodoubt as to what happened to any particular LNER locomotive during its lifetime. $85.00

[IR481] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Seven - B12 Class. Pinner,Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608481. 94 pages b/wphotos - The series Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives lists, in chronological order, details such as buildingand shopping dates, major and minor events, modifications, alterations, boiler and tender numbers, allocations anddates, renumberings, namings and finally the disposal of each locomotive. Illustrated from a large photographic

collection it leaves the reader in no doubt as to what happened to any particular LNER locomotive during itslifetime. $63.35

[BLR457] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Seventeen - Class B13 B14 B15

& B16 - the North Eastern 4-6-0s. Nottingham, England: Booklaw Railbus, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. New /New. ISBN: 1899624457. 94 pages b/w photos - The North Eastern 4-6-0s. The B13s took to the rails in 1899 andlasted until 1938 running alongside the B14s which had all gone by 1931. The B15s ran from 1911 until 1947, butthe B16 class lasted well into BR days, the final one being scrapped in 1964. Every locomotive in each class isrecorded with full details of repairs, boilers carried, dates to traffic, withdrawals, renumberings and allocations. $69.55

[IR392] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Six - Thompson B1 Class. Pinner,

Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608392. 102 pages b/wphotos - The series Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives lists, in chronological order, details such as buildingand shopping dates, major and minor events, modifications, alterations, boiler and tender numbers, allocations anddates, renumberings, namings and finally the disposal of each locomotive. Illustrated from a large photographiccollection it leaves the reader in no doubt as to what happened to any particular LNER locomotive during itslifetime. $57.45

[CP120] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Ten - Gresley D49 & J38 Classes.

Oldham, Lancashire, England: Challenger Publication, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN:1899624120. 94 pages b/w photos - Definitive register containing meticulous tables which present all building dates,shopping dates and venues, boiler and tender details, renumbering and eventual demise, all interspersed with 140 b/wphotographs each with detailed caption, providing a complete history of the Gresley D49 and J38 classes. $61.00

[BLR627] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Twenty Eight - Class R1 S1 T1

& WM & CQ 0-8-0T - the Pre Group 8 Coupled Tank Engines. Nottingham, England: Book Law Publications,

2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1899624627. 78 pages b/w photos - The R1 0-8-2Ts were allwithdrawn prior to nationalisation, but the S1 0-8-4Ts and the T1 4-8-0Ts survived to be numbered into BR stock.This further volume in this definitive series records the history for each locomotive, with allocations, repair andwithdrawal dates, and much more. The one and only Wrexham, Mold & Connah's Quay Railway 0-8-0T, which waswithdrawn in 1923, has a page to itself $79.90

[BLR554] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Twenty Three - Class Q5 Q6 Q7

& Q10 - the North Eastern 0-8-0s. Nottingham, England: Booklaw Railbus, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. New

/ New. ISBN: 1899624554. 126 pages b/w photos - A further issue in this definitive series with the 0-8-0 freightlocomotive classes covered. Every class member is recorded with allocations, dates to traffic, boilers carried, worksvisits and withdrawal dates, renumberings and where cutting up was carried out $83.45

[IR155] Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Two - Gresley A4 and W1 Classes.

Pinner, Middlesex, England: Irwell Press, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1871608155. 92pages b/w photos - reference work which includes the world steam speed holder no. 60022 'Mallard' The detailed lifeof each locomotive is given with all the usual data associated with this series - The series Yeadon's Register OfLNER Locomotives lists, in chronological order, details such as building and shopping dates, major and minorevents, modifications, alterations, boiler and tender numbers, allocations and dates, renumberings, namings andfinally the disposal of each locomotive. Illustrated from a large photographic collection it leaves the reader in nodoubt as to what happened to any particular LNER locomotive during its lifetime. $85.00

[IR984] Roberts, Paul. Yorkshire Bus Memories in Colour. Clophill, Bedfordshire, England: Irwell Press, 2008.First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. New / No Jacket. ISBN: 9781903266984. 64 pages colour photos - In thefirst book in this series the author mentioned that he was brought up in Doncaster in the West Riding of Yorkshire,before moving to the West Midlands. Just over twenty bus companies operated stage carriage services into the townwhere they terminated at one of three different bus stations. This offered many different photographic opportunities.In his free time Paul Roberts often caught buses to nearby towns and cities and, where finances permitted, would alsotake photographs of buses on these journeys. He occasionally travelled further afield with members of the DoncasterOmnibus & Light Railway Society to see and record less common buses and liveries.This book is presented in theform of a tour of the three Yorkshire Ridings which existed until local government reorganisation in 1974. $32.95

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