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A Life on the Lines - The Grand Old Man of Steam (Hardcover): R. H.  N. Hardy A Life on the Lines - The Grand Old Man of Steam (Hardcover)
R. H. N. Hardy
R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

During much of his early career, from 1944 through to the early 1960s, Richard Hardy took hundreds of pictures of life on the railways and the men he knew and worked with on a daily basis, using his trusty Brownie 620 box camera. These unique behind the scenes images form a fascinating and hugely evocative portrayal of Britain at the height of the era of steam, during the time of the 'Big Four', and after 1947 when the sprawling nationalised network known as British Railways came of age. The second edition contains many new unseen photos which capture the railways in wartime, providing a valuable social record of the nation at war. In addition there is a sequence of rare photographs of French engines, railways and railwaymen, offering a superb contrast to the British rail network (it quickly becomes evident that the British rail system ran on tea, whereas the French system ran on wine). Great characters are the unifying theme of the pictures, and they include famous figures associated with the railways, such as the poet John Betjeman. This wonderfully illustrated book sets Richard's personal photographs and text alongside a carefully collated selection of ephemera, artworks and photographs drawn from the National Railway Museum in York. Collectively these images and artefacts tell the stories of the great brotherhood of railwaymen, brilliantly evoking the speed, heat and dust of the footplate.

Warwickshire's Lime and Cement Works Railways (Paperback): Sydney A. Leleux Warwickshire's Lime and Cement Works Railways (Paperback)
Sydney A. Leleux
R736 Discovery Miles 7 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wrexham to New Brighton - Including Connah's Quay and Chester Northgate (Hardcover, UK ed.): Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith Wrexham to New Brighton - Including Connah's Quay and Chester Northgate (Hardcover, UK ed.)
Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith; Edited by Vic Mitchell
R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Including Connah's Quay and Chester Northgate.

The Welsh Highland Railway - Caernarfon to Porthmadog - A Phoenix Rising (Paperback, UK ed.): John Stretton The Welsh Highland Railway - Caernarfon to Porthmadog - A Phoenix Rising (Paperback, UK ed.)
John Stretton
R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although published in 1999 when the WHR ran only from Caernarfon to Dinas, John Stretton covers the whole route through to Porthmadog. The remarkable archive views of the course of the old line serve to illustrate what has since been achieved in reinstating this railway through some of the most magnificent scenery in the British Isles.

Blossoms in the Gold Mountains - Chinese Settlements in the Fraser Canyon & the Okanagan (Paperback): Lily Chow Blossoms in the Gold Mountains - Chinese Settlements in the Fraser Canyon & the Okanagan (Paperback)
Lily Chow
R511 R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Save R100 (20%) Out of stock
Northern Alpine Narrow Gauge - Interlaken to Pubhberg (Hardcover): John Organ Northern Alpine Narrow Gauge - Interlaken to Pubhberg (Hardcover)
John Organ
R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Branch Lines Around Denbigh - From Saltney Ferry, Rhyl, Corwen and Brymbo (Hardcover, UK ed.): Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith Branch Lines Around Denbigh - From Saltney Ferry, Rhyl, Corwen and Brymbo (Hardcover, UK ed.)
Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith
R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
West Wales (Paperback, UK ed.): Terry Gough West Wales (Paperback, UK ed.)
Terry Gough
R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book talks about: main line through Carmarthen; Whitland to Pembroke Dock; Clarbeston Road to Milford Haven and Fishguard; closed line to Cardigan; and closed line from Llandilo to Carmarthen.

York to Scarborough - Featuring All Change at York (Hardcover): Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith York to Scarborough - Featuring All Change at York (Hardcover)
Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rhyl to Bangor - Including Llandudno and Bethesda (Hardcover, UK ed.): Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith Rhyl to Bangor - Including Llandudno and Bethesda (Hardcover, UK ed.)
Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rail Freight Since 1968 - Coal (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Paul Shannon Rail Freight Since 1968 - Coal (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Paul Shannon
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Rail freight expert Paul Shannon takes a detailed look at rail freight developments since 1968. He examines the gradual decline of coal mining in the UK, the changing requirements of the power generators, and changes brought about by privatization. The text is supported by many photographs, diagrams and maps.

Railroad Crossing - Californians and the Railroad, 1850-1910 (Paperback, Revised): William F. Deverell Railroad Crossing - Californians and the Railroad, 1850-1910 (Paperback, Revised)
William F. Deverell
R786 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R113 (14%) Out of stock

Nothing so changed nineteenth-century America as did the railroad. Growing up together, the iron horse and the young nation developed a fast friendship. "Railroad Crossing" is the story of what happened to that friendship, particularly in California, and it illuminates the chaos that was industrial America from the middle of the nineteenth century through the first decade of the twentieth.
Americans clamored for the progress and prosperity that railroads would surely bring, and no railroad was more crucial for California than the transcontinental line linking East to West. With Gold Rush prosperity fading, Californians looked to the railroad as the state's new savior. But social upheaval and economic disruption came down the tracks along with growth and opportunity.
Analyzing the changes wrought by the railroad, William Deverell reveals the contradictory roles that technology and industrial capitalism played in the lives of Americans. That contrast was especially apparent in California, where the gigantic corporate "Octopus"--the Southern Pacific Railroad--held near-monopoly status. The state's largest employer and biggest corporation, the S.P. was a key provider of jobs and transportation--and wielder of tremendous political and financial clout.
Deverell's lively study is peopled by a rich and disparate cast: railroad barons, newspaper editors, novelists, union activists, feminists, farmers, and the railroad workers themselves. Together, their lives reflect the many tensions--political, social, and economic--that accompanied the industrial transition of turn-of-the-century America.

Bagnalls of Stafford - Builders of Locomotives for the World's Railways: the Firm and Its Folk (Hardcover): Allan C.... Bagnalls of Stafford - Builders of Locomotives for the World's Railways: the Firm and Its Folk (Hardcover)
Allan C. Baker, T.D.Allen Civil
R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The steam Engines of World War II - The German 'Kriegsdampflokomotiven' and British and American war engines... The steam Engines of World War II - The German 'Kriegsdampflokomotiven' and British and American war engines (Hardcover)
Philip Horton
R1,188 Discovery Miles 11 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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Rails to Achill - A West of Ireland Branch Line (Paperback): Jonathan Beaumont Rails to Achill - A West of Ireland Branch Line (Paperback)
Jonathan Beaumont
R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Paddington to Ealing (Hardcover): Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith Paddington to Ealing (Hardcover)
Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith
R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Worcestershire (Paperback, Illustrated Ed): Roger Siviter Worcestershire (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
Roger Siviter
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This title talks about: Barnt Green and Bromsgrove to Ashchurch; The Langley, Stourbridge and Worcester line; Worcester to Evesham and Honeybourne; Redditch to Evesham; Worcester to the Malverns and the Bromyard branch; Old Hill to Rubery; and Stourbridge to Dudley.

North Wales (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Paul Shannon, John Hilmer North Wales (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Paul Shannon, John Hilmer
R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Covering almost every line in the country, this acclaimed series of books juxtaposes photographs of the same railway location separated in time by just a few years, or maybe a century or more. Sometimes the result is dereliction or disappearance, in others a transformation into a modern high-speed railway. In both cases, the contrasts are intriguing and informative. This volume includes: Deeside and Chester; Gwynedd coast and branches; Anglesey, Menai Bridge to Bangor; the Flintshire coast; the Wrexham area and around Mold; Ruabon to Dolgellau, Blaenau and Welshpool; and, Cambrian border branches.

Dumfries and Galloway's Lost Railways (Paperback): Gordon Stansfield Dumfries and Galloway's Lost Railways (Paperback)
Gordon Stansfield
R367 Discovery Miles 3 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cirencester Branch (Paperback): Nigel S.M. Bray Cirencester Branch (Paperback)
Nigel S.M. Bray
R486 Discovery Miles 4 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Railways to New Holland at the Humber Ferries (Paperback): A.J. Ludlam Railways to New Holland at the Humber Ferries (Paperback)
A.J. Ludlam
R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead Railway - The Nickey Line (Paperback): Sue Woodward, Geoff Woodward The Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead Railway - The Nickey Line (Paperback)
Sue Woodward, Geoff Woodward
R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
South London Line - London Bridge to Victoria (Hardcover): Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith South London Line - London Bridge to Victoria (Hardcover)
Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith
R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway - A Nostalgic Trip Down the Line from Newton Abbot to Kingswear and Dartmouth... The Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway - A Nostalgic Trip Down the Line from Newton Abbot to Kingswear and Dartmouth (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Peter W. Gray
R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the early 1900s to the present day we can witness the unfolding story of this popular holiday line, from Newton Abbot through Paignton, the start of the preserved section, beside the sea at Goodrington, to Churston and the Brixham branch, through Greenway Tunnel, and down to the terminus beside the yacht-filled estuary.

Edwardian Steam - A Locomotive Kaleidoscope (Hardcover): Philip Atkins Edwardian Steam - A Locomotive Kaleidoscope (Hardcover)
Philip Atkins
R551 R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Save R183 (33%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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