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Lost Privatised Liveries in Colour for the Modeller and Historian by David Cable Publisher Comments Although railway privatisation is only just over a decade old, there have been a great variety of liveries that have been introduced since then that have, for a variety of reasons, disappeared. The factors behind these losses are many and varied. In... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Trade Paper 
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The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives by David Ross Publisher Comments This comprehensive guide to locomotive development includes descriptions of more than 900 trains and locomotives. Arranged in four sections ? steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, and trains ? listed chronologically within each... (read more) List Price $34.98 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hst: The Second Millennium by Colin Marsden Publisher Comments This is a unique volume examining the opposing air forces in the Spanish Civil War as well the intervention of the German, Italian and Soviet air forces in their respective guises. The air campaigns fought during the Spanish Civil War prompted important... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Bulleid: Man, Myth and Machines by Kevin Robertson Publisher Comments This title is a new and enlightening look at Oliver Bulleid's life, was undoubtedly one of the most controversial railway engineers of the 20th century. The author uncovers some startling new facts which run contrary to popular beliefs. Born in New... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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Rail Blue by Paul Shannon Publisher Comments This is a companion volume to Paul Shannon's Blue Diesel Days with a further selection of unseen photographs that will be invaluable to modellers of the British blue rail era, plus all general railway enthusiasts. Introduced in 1966, Rail Blue was the... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Yesterday's train :a rail odyssey through Mexican history by Terry Pindell Book News Annotation Pindell and collaborated Ramirez Mallis travel throughout Mexico by train, weaving travel narrative with history and chronicling Mexico's turbulent past up to the present including the effects of the NAFTA agreement on various Mexican communities and... (read more) Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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An Illustrated History of the Atlantic Coast Express by John Scott Morgan Publisher Comments This volume is a highly detailed illustrated history of the perennially popular Atlantic Coast Express, which continues to capture public and enthusiast interest over forty years after its final trip. The Atlantic Coast Express, or ACE, was the Southern... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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Great Western 'Kings' (Haynes Great Locomotives) by Kevin Mccormack Publisher Comments The 30 ‘King’ class 4-6-0s were the GWR’s most prestigious express passenger engines. When introduced in 1927 they were the most powerful steam locomotives in Britain. The most famous was No. 6000 King George V which visited the USA... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Locomotive Compendium: Southern by Colin Boocock Publisher Comments This is a detailed and comprehensive survey of all the locomotive classes that were in use throughout the history of British Rail's Southern Region, including steam, diesel and electric locomotives. Aimed at enthusiasts of the Southern Railway this new... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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Great Days of the Country Railways by David St Thomas Publisher Comments Unique in its coverage, evocative and beautifully illustrated, this celebration of the British country lines in their heyday captures the total experience of railway life -- the sights, the sounds, the smells, the very essence of the steam age. There is... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Early Railways, 1569-1830 (Shire Library) by Andy Guy Publisher Comments To many people, the history of the railway begins with the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830. By that time, however, the concept of the railway in Britain was already over 250 years old, a fascinating but little-known period of... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Blood, Iron, & Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar Publisher Comments The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of a transport revolution that would forever transform the way we live. Blood, Iron, and Gold takes us on a journey encompassing jungle, mountain, and desert, revealing the... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Discovering London Railway Stations (Shire Discovering) by Oliver Green Publisher Comments London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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Britain's Railways in Colour: Br Diesels in the 1960s and 70s by Colin G Maggs Mbe Publisher Comments This book, covering the early years of diesel on Britain’s railways, presents a wonderful array of over 200 color photographs, many of them previously unpublished. All the imagery is reproduced from original transparencies that have remained... (read more) Your price: $44.95 New - Hardcover
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Hydraulic Vs Electric: The Battle for the Br Diesel Fleet by David Clough Publisher Comments This latest title explores the history of the standard classes that emerged after the victory of the diesel-electric school. The follow up to the author's Diesel Pioneers, Hydraulic vs. Electric provides significant primary research into official records... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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Illustrated Dictionary of Trains of the World by Brian Hollingsworth Publisher Comments Detailed technical descriptions and info on more than 150 international steam and modern trains. 350 colour photos.... (read more) Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways by Christian Wolmar Publisher Comments Before the nineteenth century, armies had to rely on slow and unreliable methods of transportation to move soldiers and equipment during times of conflict. But with the birth of the railroad in the early 1830s, the way wars were fought would change... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914: Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-Era Japan by Dan Free Publisher Comments Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era. The 19th century was the first age of sustained, comprehensive contact between Asia and the West. This book describes the history... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Great Western Railway: A History by Andrew Roden Publisher Comments The Great Western Railway company is remembered with nostalgia, 175 years after its foundation Covering the most beloved of Britains prenationization railway companies, this history details how the Great Western Railway built and ran the great main... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Lner Six-Coupled Tank Locomotives 1948-68 by Eric Sawford Publisher Comments The year 1923 was a year of great change on the railways. Formation of the 'Big Four' resulted in the LNER taking over the Great Northern, Great Eastern, Great Central, North Eastern, North British and Great North of Scotland railway companies. Railway... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Hardcover
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