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Trains & railways: general interest

paperback. Intended for those who wish to travel to Europe and beyond by train, this book offers advice on the quickest routes, the cheapest fares, the best weekends away, travelling with children and changing trains, timetables and maps, and essential items to travel with. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; WGF; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593065303
ISBN
9780593065303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Takes us to the 18th century when the invention of the steam engine gave an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types. This book reveals how the steam engine provided the first practical means of generating power from heat to augment the old sources of power and provided the main source of power for the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 x 8pp (60 pictures). BIC Classification: TGBN1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
BBC Books London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563493952
ISBN
9780563493952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. An overview and introduction to railway goods sheds and warehouses in England with a comprehenzive gazetteer. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 140 pages, 85. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMG; HDT; TNKX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 278 x 10. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Historic England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848023284
ISBN
9781848023284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. For the first quarter of the 20th century, trams constituted the main workhorses of the public road transport system before Birmingham Corporation buses eventually replaced them completely. This book contains archive postcards which depict the tramways operation of the era. It focuses on the tram in its social and historical context. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WGF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453927
ISBN
9780752453927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover. Series: Narrow Gauge. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 Black & White photos with maps. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Middleton Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906008239
ISBN
9781906008239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Hardback. In 1950 Eric Sawford set out to make a photographic record of as many types of steam locomotives as he could that existed on British Railways. This title features among others engines such as: veteran 2-4-OWTs, the 4-4-2 Adams Radial tanks, and heavy tank engines comprising the massive G16 4-8-OTs and H16 4-6-2Ts together with the Z class 0-8-OTs. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750946278
ISBN
9780750946278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s. It will appeal to anyone interested in Britain s railways and the evolution of rail transport." Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 73 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784420338
ISBN
9781784420338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Noodle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909328181
ISBN
9781909328181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

Paperback. An extraordinary social history of Britain's rail networks and its people, that will appeal to railway enthusiasts and commuters. Num Pages: 655 pages, 18 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 201 x 59. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682131
ISBN
9781846682131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. A funny and affecting portrait of Britain's love hate relationship with the railway with a new chapter for this paperback edition Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Macmillan UK
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330512374
ISBN
9780330512374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Hardcover. The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. This book details the history and development of all the classes of pannier tanks, from mid-Victorian age to the end of London Underground steam locomotives in 1971. Num Pages: 192 pages, 261 colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847976536
ISBN
9781847976536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Michael Hymans takes the reader on a unique year-by-year journey through Southern Region in the 1950s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 230. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJPG; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445666198
ISBN
9781445666198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Noodle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909328143
ISBN
9781909328143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the impact of the railroads on 19th and early 20th Century African American society and the many and varied references to this phenomenon in early blues lyrics. Num Pages: 390 pages, 118 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AVGK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954706838
ISBN
9780954706838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Features 26 of the world's greatest railway journeys, from those of epic scope, such as the Trans-Siberian, Australia's Indian Pacific and The Canadian - to those of great scenic beauty, such as the UK's Settle to Carlisle and Switzerland's Glacier Express. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour images, plus individual railway route maps. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
IMM Lifestyle Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780095097
ISBN
9781780095097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Halsgrove United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841144429
ISBN
9781841144429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Middleton Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908174376
ISBN
9781908174376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848689251
ISBN
9781848689251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. The history of the Festniog Railway from 1950 Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752423975
ISBN
9780752423975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 179 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108. Origins of Station Names on the London Underground. 84 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WGF. Dimension: 134 x 179 x 5. Weight: 106.
Publisher
Capital Transport Publishing London
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
4th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854142412
ISBN
9781854142412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.27

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