Trains & railways: general interest
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Bradley’s railway guide
£30.00Bradley’s railway guide
In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with the opening of the world’s first public steam railway. What the S&DR had pioneered soon picked up speed, transforming lives and landscapes, connecting far-flung corners of the nation and creating its own distinctive environments and working worlds. This ambitious and lavishly illustrated volume brings the story of Britain’s railways to life, spanning two centuries of achievement and change. Full of colour and incident, it is an exhilarating journey through time and space, revisiting favourite themes and introducing unfamiliar stories and places.
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Iron, stone and steam
£22.99Iron, stone and steam
Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Victorian icon, engineer, artist, architect, designer and visionary, entrepreneur and celebrity. His astounding feats changed the British landscape, and this new book tells the story of his awe-inspiring achievements and innovations as a railway engineer.
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Murder & mystery on the Great Western Railway
£9.99Murder & mystery on the Great Western Railway
Drawing upon contemporary court records and newspaper accounts of the day, the author recounts compelling stories of murder, death and mystery surrounding those who built, worked and travelled on the Great Western Railway.
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Rail freight in Hampshire
£15.99Rail freight in Hampshire
Here the author showcases many previously unpublished photographs of freight trains on Hampshire’s railways.
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Railways
£12.99Railways
A concise, authoritative and fast-paced telling of how the railways changed the world.
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Railways Around Hampshire
£14.99Railways Around Hampshire
Offers a stunning pictorial guide collection of photographs documenting the traction and traffic of Hampshire.
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Railways of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
£15.99Railways of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Previously unpublished photographs, here the author tell the story of the railways around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
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The Branch Lines of Hampshire
£18.99The Branch Lines of Hampshire
A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Hampshire’s branch lines.
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The cautious traveller’s guide to the Wastelands
£16.99The cautious traveller’s guide to the Wastelands
It is the end of the 19th Century and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing so marvellous as the Wastelands: a terrain of terrible miracles that lies between Beijing and Moscow. Nothing touches this abandoned wilderness except the Great Trans-Siberian Express: an impenetrable train built to carry cargo across continents, but which now transports anyone who dares to cross the shadowy Wastelands. On to the platform steps a curious cast of characters: a grieving woman with a borrowed name, a famous child born on the train and a disgraced naturalist, all heading for the Great Exhibition in Moscow. But the old rules are changing, and there are whispers that the train isn’t safe. As secrets and stories begin to unravel the passengers and crew must survive their journey through the Wastelands together, even as something uncontrollable seems to be breaking in.
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The liberation line
£25.00The liberation line
As the Allied forces advanced through France following the Normandy landings, just behind the frontline the US Military Rail Service and their counterparts in the Royal Engineers were at work, ensuring that crucial supply lines were up and running – without them the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany would founder. Based on original research, ‘The Liberation Line’ reveals how the railwaymen overcame enemy attacks, sabotage and booby traps to repair many hundreds of miles of destroyed railway tracks and dozens of bridges and tunnels in order to deliver victory.
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The Mid Hants Railway Revisited
£16.99The Mid Hants Railway Revisited
This title takes a return trip to the Mid Hants Railway, commonly known as ‘The Watercress Line’, to see what has changed since Matt Allen’s original book on the line was published by Halsgrove in 2007.
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The Train Lover’s Puzzle Book
£12.99The Train Lover’s Puzzle Book
When you’re sitting back in your seat on a long rail journey, why not pause for a puzzle or two? From quick quizzes and riddles to more leisurely crosswords and sudoku, whether you’re a locomotive obsessive or just enjoy the occasional trip, there’s plenty in these pages to fire up your mental furnace and keep you going full steam ahead.
£12.99