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1951 Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company LimitedGloucester: 1951A very smart first edition of this scarce work from Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, published to commemorate The Festival of Britain in 1951. -
1933 Great Western Railway: Instructions for the Guidance of Inspectors and Storekeepers in the Engineering DepartmentLondon: 1933A scarce edition of this guidebook to the Engineering Department of the Great Western Railway. -
1973-1973 2vol A Pictorial Record of Great Western Coaches Including the Brown VehiclesOxford: 1973-1973A complete two volume set of this history of Great Western Coaches, with illustrations throughout. -
1908-1964 Great Western Railway Photograph AlbumSwindon: 1908-1964A fascinating album of original photographs of the Great Western Railway, dating between 1908 and 1967, and compiled by a man who worked in train construction. -
1970 The Book of the Great WesternLondon: 1970A unique and interactively illustrated limited edition of this history of the Great Western Railway with insightful ephemera. -
c1945 Practical Hints for Footplate MenLondon: c1945A very scarce handbook of interest to the engine and footplate man, illustrated with plates and folding diagrams. -
1838 Osborne's Guide to The Grand JunctionBirmingham: 1838The uncommon second edition of this railway guide from the mid nineteenth century with folding maps and plates. -
1983 A Bibliography of British Railway HistoryLondon: 1983The second edition of this bibliography of British railways and their history. -
1884 A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of LevellingLondon: 1884Seventh edition of this work concerning the practice and application of levelling, by Frederick Simms. -
1887 Canada And The States: Recollections, 1851 to 1886London: [1887]A scarce copy of recollections of Canada and the United States from the influential railway entrepreneur Edward Watkin, who was president of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. -
1874 Westward by RailLondon: 1874A charming account of a journey across America using the Pacific Railway. -
1926 Control on the RailwaysLondon: 1926Bright first edition of this scarce volume concerning railway control methods by Philip Burtt. -
1912-14 Modern Railway Working: A Practical Treatise by Engineering andLondon: 1912-14A complete eight volume practical treatise on the railway administration and economics, intended as an educational medium for those connected with railway organisations. With art-deco boards, frontispieces, and various illustrations. -
1891 Blackwall TunnelLondon: 1891A fascinating report on the construction of Blackwall Tunnel, which opened in 1897 and remains today the busiest crossing of the River Thames. -
1911-12 Bradshaw's Railway ManualLondon and Manchester: 1911-12Two volumes of this notable British railway guide, each complete with three folding maps. -
1907-1934 13Vols Great Western Railway Company MemorandumsWestminster: 1907-1934Thirteen volumes of very scarce Great Western Railway company memorandums from the first half of the twentieth century. -
1863 Bradshaw's Railway ManualLondon; Manchester: 1863A scarce Bradshaw's railway guide from the mid nineteenth century. -
1935 2Vol Histoire De La Locomotion TerrestreParis: 1935A two volume French history of locomotion and ground travel, bound in half calf and profusely illustrated. -
c1910 Model Engineering Photo AlbumNot Stated: c1910A photo album containing original images of model vehicles from the early twentieth century. -
1839 Views on the Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Carlisle RailwayNewcastle: 1839An extremely scarce, first edition copy of this suite of plates by John Carmichael on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. -
The Euphrates Valley Route to India. An Examination of the MemoirLondon: 1857A very scarce examination of Sir William P. Andrew's memoir detailing his proposal for the construction of a railway along the Euphrates to the port at Basra, as an alternative route to India. -
1976 Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway FacsimileOldham: 1976A facsimile edition of this collection of coloured plates regarding the Liverpool and Manchester railway. -
1927-31 3 Vols MacDermot The History of the Great Western Railway First EditionLondon: 1927-31A first edition three volume set of MacDermot's History of the Great Western Railway. -
1924 Locomotive Valve Gears and Valve Setting First Ed Illus Folding DiagramsLondon : 1924A scarce work on trains, with a focus upon valves. -
1897-2011 142vols The Railway Magazine Railway Publishing Company IllustratedLondon: 1897-2011A large collection of magazines regarding locomotive history. -
1876 The Midland Railway Its Rise and Progress Frederick Williams IllustratedLondon : [1876]A profusely illustrated copy of this comprehensive history of the Midland Railway. -
1860 Practical Remarks Upon the Principle of Rating Railway Charles PenfordLondon : 1860A scarce text 'In which is explained the impracticality of following judgements of the Court of the Queen's Bench.' -
1888 Lecture The Working of An English Railway George FindlayLondon: 1888A printed account of a lecture on the English Railway delivered in 1888.