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  • Railways of the North Pennines

    The Rise and Fall of the Railways Serving the North Pennine Orefield

    by Dr Tom Bell ...
    This illustrated history describes how the two pioneering railways of northern England, the Stockton and Darlington and Newcastle and Carlisle railways, developed from unsuccessful canal proposals and how they, with the ill-fated Stanhope and Tyne Railway, initiated the development of the railway system that served the North Pennine Orefield. It reveals the public and private railways, as well as ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide (full edition)

    by George Bradshaw ...
    A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's fascinating guide to Europe's rail network.Bradshaw's descriptive railway handbook of Europe was originally published in 1913 and was the inspiration behind Michael Portillo's BBC television series 'Great Continental Railway Journeys'.It is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent; short guides to the best places to see and to ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Shadows in the Steam

    The Haunted Railways of Britain

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

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Engines of War

    How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways

    by Christian Wolmar ...
    The birth of the railway in the early 1830's revolutionized the way the world waged war. From armored engines with swiveling guns, to the practice of track sabotage, to the construction of tracks that crossed frozen Siberian lakes, the "iron road" facilitated conflict on a scale that was previously unimaginable. It not only made armies more mobile, but widened fighting fronts and increased the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Tube

    Station to Station on the London Underground

    by Oliver Green ...
    From Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove, London's tube stations are among its most distinctive and iconic buildings. This beautiful hardback edition is a fantastic gift-book, publishing in the run up to Christmas, and sales will be boosted even further by the much-loved network's 150th anniversary ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Train

    Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World-from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

    by Tom Zoellner ...
    An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern worldIn his wide-ranging and entertaining new book, Tom Zoellner—coauthor of the New York Times–bestselling An Ordinary Man—travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the world—and could very well change it again. From the frigid ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • British Railways in the 1970s and ’80s

    by Greg Morse ...
    Series Book 753 - Shire Library
    For British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often belied real achievements, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s.But while television advertisements told of an 'Age of the Train', Monday morning misery continued for many, the commuter experience steadily worsening as rolling stock aged and grew ever ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Railway Accidents

    by Greg Morse ...
    Britain's rail network is now among the safest in the world, but the journey that brought it to that point has been long and eventful. Early incidents like the felling of William Huskisson MP by Stephenson's Rocket (1830) showed how new ideas could bring new dangers; yet from disaster came new safety measures, and within fifty years better signalling and braking methods had been made mandatory. ... Read more

    $12.19 CAD

  • LMS/BR Class 7 4-6-0 Rebuilds

    The Rebuilt Jubilee, Patriot and Royal Scot Locomotives

    by David Clarke ...
    A comprehensive look at the LMS/BR Class 7 4-6-0 rebuilt locomotives, including the rebuilt Jubilees, the rebuilt Patriots and the rebuilt Royal Scots. The book includes hundreds of photographs and feedback from the original crews that operated the engines. Contents include:Origins of the rebuilt Class 7s in the 1940s and the design of the 2A boiler; Differences between the classes; Liveries, ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Signalman's Morning

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    Signalman's Morning is the first of a trilogy tracing a love affair with the coal-fired railway, from love at first sight in 1945 to divorce in 1975. Adrian Vaughan, born in Reading in January 1941, fell in love with the entire spectacle of the steam railway. It was the Greatest Free Show on Earth. It had drama, it had wonderful peace and relaxation, it was musical and it had poetry - to those ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • London Underground Electric Train

    by Piers Connor ...
    The London Underground Electric Train tells the story of the development of electric traction on the London Underground system. It combines technical knowledge, historical context and practical experiences, and covers the history of underground lines since the opening of the first deep-level underground rail system in the world in 1890: the City & South London Railway. The evolution of train ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Real Railway Tales

    by Geoff Body, Bill Parker ...
    Running a railway is a complex business, constantly throwing up drama, misadventure and the unexpected. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a rich selection of railwaymen's memories and anecdotes to create an enjoyable book of escapades and mishaps, illustrating the daily obstacles faced on the railways, from handling the new Eurostar to train catering, nights on the Tay Bridge to rail ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus