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ISBN: 9780857332363 - Tracking Down Steam Tracking Down Steam
Peter Nicholson

ISBN10: 0857332368  ISBN13: 9780857332363
Publisher: Haynes Publishing Group J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 22 May 2013
August 11 1968 was the final day of scheduled BR steam, and this delightfully personal account takes a look at the period leading up to this date. Featuring hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, this book covers the main-line steam locos... More

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ISBN: 9780749574086 - Voices from the Railways Voices from the Railways
Julian Holland

ISBN10: 0749574089  ISBN13: 9780749574086
Publisher: AA Publishing Automobile Association
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 May 2013
This collection of over 70 first-hand accounts gives fresh insight into the social changes brought about by our railways. All of these voices, some famous, others previously unheard, give a mouthpiece to this unique period in history for the very... More

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ISBN: 9780857332776 - The Last Decade of British Railways Steam The Last Decade of British Railways Steam
Gavin Morrison

ISBN10: 0857332775  ISBN13: 9780857332776
Publisher: Haynes Publishing Group J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 10 Apr 2013
Good-quality colour photographs of the last days of the steam age are rare. Many of those that do exist have been published repeatedly, but the 250 colour photographs featured in this book, taken between 1958 and 1968, are an exception. More

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ISBN: 9780747812289 - The London Underground The London Underground
Andrew Emmerson

ISBN10: 0747812284  ISBN13: 9780747812289
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Apr 2013
The London Underground is a pioneer and an institution. The first underground railway in the world, and incorporating the first ever deep tunnel 'tube' lines too, it is at the heart of London life. This book focuses on the interesting and quirky... More

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ISBN: 9780752488059 - The LMS Story The LMS Story
David Wragg

ISBN10: 0752488058  ISBN13: 9780752488059
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 26 Mar 2013
The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) claimed to be the largest private enterprise concern in the British Empire. It was Britain's largest steam railway and the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland... More

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ISBN: 9780711035058 - BR AC Electric Locomotives in Colour BR AC Electric Locomotives in Colour
Gavin Morrison

ISBN10: 0711035059  ISBN13: 9780711035058
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 21 Feb 2013
This exciting new title marks the 50th Anniversary of the formal opening of the 1st 25KV Main Line in Britain. This all-colour album follows a similar style to the hugely successful 'in Colour for the Modelling and Historian' series... More

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ISBN: 9781459702226 - End of the Line End of the Line
Don McIver

ISBN10: 1459702220  ISBN13: 9781459702226
Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 16 Feb 2013
In 1857, the Desjardins Canal bridge collapsed under a Toronto-to-Hamilton train, creating one of the worst railway wrecks in North American history. Sixty lives, including that of the main contractor, were lost. This book provides records of... More

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ISBN: 9780752480923 - Beeching Beeching
Anthony Poulton-Smith

ISBN10: 0752480928  ISBN13: 9780752480923
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Feb 2013
In 1963 Dr Beeching's infamous report signalled the end for over 15,000 miles of track, a third of Britain's stations, and for 70,000 jobs, as well as making irrevocable changes to the way of life of many consumers. Much misery was caused and... More

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ISBN: 9780752479576 - The Great Steam Chase The Great Steam Chase
Keith Widdowson

ISBN10: 0752479571  ISBN13: 9780752479576
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Feb 2013
Amassing over 52,000 miles from Kent to Cornwall, this title presents the author's journey as he raced against time to chronicle the steam locomotives on the Southern Railway before its ultimate transferral. It presents one man's journey with 130... More

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ISBN: 9781584799948 - Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Terminal
Anthony W Robins, New York Transit Museum

ISBN10: 1584799943  ISBN13: 9781584799948
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Feb 2013
The New York Transit Museum, in partnership with Metro North Railroad and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is planning a celebration of the Centennial of Grand Central Terminal, which opened with great fanfare in February 1913. More