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Birmingham in the age of the tram, the South-Western Routes.

Birmingham in the age of the tram, the South-Western Routes.
A further volume of photographs showing the enormous changes that have overtaken Birmingham and its surrounding suburbs and towns in the 50 years up to the last tram running in August 1953.

Author: David Harvey. Publisher: Silver Link.

Paperback. 128pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 1857941829.

ISBN-13: 9781857941821.

Original Price £15.99.

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Birmingham in the age of the tram, the Eastern & Western Routes.

Birmingham in the age of the tram, the Eastern & Western Routes.
A further volume of photographs showing the enormous changes that have overtaken Birmingham and its surrounding suburbs and towns in the 50 years up to the last tram running in August 1953.

Author: David Harvey. Publisher: Silver Link.

Paperback. 128pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 1857941837.

ISBN-13: 9781857941838.

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Birmingham in the age of the tram, South-East & North.

Birmingham in the age of the tram, South-East & North.
A further volume of photographs showing the enormous changes that have overtaken Birmingham and its surrounding suburbs and towns in the 50 years up to the last tram running in August 1953.

Author: David Harvey. Publisher: Silver Link.

Paperback. 128pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 1857941810.

ISBN-13: 9781857941814.

Original Price £15.99.

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Branch Lines of Oxfordshire.

Branch Lines of Oxfordshire.
A nostalgic, pictorial look at the many branch lines of Oxfordshire, supported by over 190 black and white photographs, maps and ephemera that capture the history of these lines.

Author: Colin Maggs. Publisher: Amberley.

Paperback. 190pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-13: 9781848683457.

Original Price £16.99.

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Branch Lines of Worcestershire.

Branch Lines of Worcestershire.
A pictorial, nostalgic look at the many and varied branch lines of this county including parts of the Severn Valley Railway, one of the country's largest preserved main lines.

Author: Colin G. Maggs. Publisher: Amberley.

Paperback. 154pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-13: 9781848683440.

Original Price £16.99.

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British Railways: Coaching Stock In Colour.

British Railways:  Coaching Stock In Colour.
One of the 'British railways' series that is an illustrated celebration of coaching stock since 1960 aimed mainly at the modeller and historian.

Author: Robert Hendry. Publisher: Midland.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 28cm.

ISBN-10: 0711031517..

ISBN-13: 9780711031517.

Original Price £14.99.

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British Railways: Infrastructure In Colour.

British Railways:  Infrastructure In Colour.
One of the 'British railways' series that is an illustrated celebration of railway infrastructure including the work of such engineers as Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, aimed mainly at modellers and historians.

Author: Robert Hendry. Publisher: Midland.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 28cm.

ISBN-10: 1857802047.

ISBN-13: 9781857802047.

Original Price £14.99.

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Classes 56 & 58.

Classes 56 & 58.
One of Ian Allan's 'Rail Portfolio' series that is a full colour history of the numerous changes which have occurred to these classes since the late 1980's.

Author: Paul Shannon. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 80pp. 24cm by 19cm.

ISBN-10: 0711030960.

ISBN-13: 9780711030961.

Original Price £12.99.

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Coast to Coast.

Coast to Coast.
A fascinating pictorial journey exploring the multi-faceted 1970's northern rail scene, covering Holyhead and Carnforth in the west to Scarborough and Grimsby in the east.

Author: Andy Sparks. Publisher: Sutton.

Hardback. 160pp. 17cm b y 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780750947091.

Original Price £18.99.

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Creating The Scenic Landscape.

Creating The Scenic Landscape.
A no-nonsense step-by-step guide to creating stations and buildings, fields and trees and roads and rivers. With full construction techniques and painting and detailing instructions.

Author: Trevor Booth. Publisher: Silver Link.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781857940237.

Original Price £15.99.

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Cromptons.

Cromptons.
One of Ian Allan's 'Rail Portfolio' series that is a full colour history of the numerous changes which have occurred to these popular locomotives since the mid 1980's.

Author: Colin Marsden. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 80pp. 24cm by 19cm.

ISBN-10: 0711031029.

ISBN-13: 9780711031029.

Original Price £12.99.

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Deltics, The Final Roar.

Deltics, The Final Roar.
A last nostalgic photographic record of Britain's fastest and most powerful locomotives, taken during their last year of service in 1980.

Author: Alistair McLean. Publisher: Amberley.

Paperback. 128pp. 16cm by 23cm.

ISBN-13: 9781445600987.

Original Price £12.99.

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Devon & Cornwall Lines.

Devon & Cornwall Lines.
No 12 in Booklaw's Steam Memories series that is a nostalgic and pictorial look at the Great Western and Southern Region including locomotive depots and branch lines of Devon & Cornwall.

Author: D.H.Beecroft. Publisher: Book Law.

Paperback. 72pp. 21cm by 20cm.

ISBN-13: 9781901945638.

Original Price £9.99.

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Diesel Days, Devon & Cornwall.

Diesel Days, Devon & Cornwall.
A nostalgic pictorial tribute to the first generation of diesel locomotives that operated in the far Southwest. Complete with over 280 supporting photographs.

Author: John Vaughan. Publisher Ian Allan.

Hardback. 160pp. 21cm by 26cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711030404.

Original Price £19.99.

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Diesels in Wessex.

Diesels in Wessex.
A full colour pictorial record of many diesel locomotives along the tracks and stations that formed the Wessex area.

Author: Tony Molyneaux & Kevin Robertson. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 80pp. 24cm by 19cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711030107.

Original Price £14.99.

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Dublin & South Eastern Railway.

Dublin & South Eastern Railway.
The definitive publication about this significant Irish Railway Company that is also a valuable look at the social and economic history of the area served by the railway company.

Author: Ernie Shepherd & Gerry Beesley. Publisher: Midland.

Hardback. 160pp. 22cm by 29cm.

ISBN-13: 9781857800821.

Original Price £19.99.

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Eastern Electric.

Eastern Electric.
A detailed and complete account of the history of electric traction in Eastern England, supported with many archive photographs.

Author: John Glover. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 160pp. 22cm by 30cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711029347.

Original Price £21.99.

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First Generation DMU's in East Anglia.

First Generation DMU's in East Anglia.
One of the 'British Railway Pictorial' series that is a pictorial, nostalgic look at the first generation of DMU's on the many lines of East Anglia.

Author: John Brodribb. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Paperback. 80pp. 21cm by 28cm.

ISBN-10: 0711031398.

ISBN-13: 9780711031395.

Original Price £12.99.

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Great Eastern Railway.

Great Eastern Railway.
A pictorial history of the Great Eastern Railway which became one of the greatest of all passenger-carrying lines, covering North East London and East Anglia from its base at Liverpool Street.

Author: Gavin Smith. Publisher: Tempus.

Paperback. 128pp. 16cm by 23cm.

ISBN-13: 9780752443201.

Original Price £12.99.

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Great Western Road Vehicles.

Great Western Road Vehicles.
The most thorough study available of the road vehicles, both horse-drawn and mechanical, operated by GWR. Comprehensively illustrated with line drawings and photographs.

Author: Philip Kelley. Publisher: Oxford Publishing Co.

Hardback. 256pp. 22cm by 30cm.

ISBN-13: 9780860935681.

Original Price £35.00.

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Hampshire Steam.

Hampshire Steam.
A full colour nostalgic look at scenes from the 1950's and 1960's in Hampshire.

Author: Michael Welch. Publisher: Capital Transport.

Paperback. 80pp. 21cm by 20cm.

ISBN-13: 9781854142290.

Original Price £8.95.

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Irish Broad Gauge Carriages.

Irish Broad Gauge Carriages.
A nostalgic pictorial look at the Broad Guage carriages of the Irish Railways from the 1840's to the present day.

Author: Desmond Coakham. Publisher: Midland.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 28cm.

ISBN-13: 9781857801750.

Original Price £14.99.

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Last Days of Steam in Bristol & Somerset.

Last Days of Steam in Bristol & Somerset.
A pictorial, nostalgic look at the last days of the steam locomotives in the early 1960's in the Bristol and Somerset region.

Author: Colin G. Maggs. Publisher: Amberley.

Paperback. 128pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-13: 9781848683402.

Original Price £16.99.

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LNER: Six-Coupled Tank Locomotives 1948-68.

LNER: Six-Coupled Tank Locomotives 1948-68.
A classic photographic record of the many superb examples of six-coupled tank locomotives which were used mainly for shunting work, but also on local passenger trains, secondary and cross-country duties.

Author: Eric Sawford. Publisher: Sutton.

Hardback. 132pp. 20cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9780750943468.

Original Price £19.99.

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Locomotives In Detail 2: Class 5.

Locomotives In Detail 2: Class 5.
This series designed specifically for the modeller and historian provides a comprehensive history of the locomotives featured, supported by colour photographs and a selection of 4mm scale drawings.

Author: John Jennison & David Clarke. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 104pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711030145.

Original Price £16.99.

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Locomotives In Detail 4: King Arthur Class.

Locomotives In Detail 4: King Arthur Class.
This series designed specifically for the modeller and historian provides a comprehensive history of the locomotives featured, supported by colour photographs and a selection of 4mm scale drawings.

Author: Peter Swift. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 96pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711030862.

Original Price £16.99.

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Locomotives In Detail 5: Standard Pacifics.

Locomotives In Detail 5: Standard Pacifics.
This series designed specifically for the modeller and historian provides a comprehensive history of the locomotives featured, supported by colour photographs and a selection of 4mm scale drawings.

Author: David Clarke. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 96pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711031777.

Original Price £16.99.

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Locomotives In Detail 6: Schools Class.

Locomotives In Detail 6: Schools Class.
This series designed specifically for the modeller and historian provides a comprehensive history of the locomotives featured, supported by colour photographs and a selection of 4mm scale drawings.

Author: Peter Swift. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 96pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711031784.

Original Price £16.99.

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Locomotives In Detail 7: Riddles Class 9F.

Locomotives In Detail 7: Riddles Class 9F.
This series designed specifically for the modeller and historian provides a comprehensive history of the locomotives featured, supported by colour photographs and a selection of 4mm scale drawings.

Author: David Clarke. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 96pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711032460.

Original Price £16.99.

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Locomotives In Detail 8: Lord Nelson Class.

Locomotives In Detail 8: Lord Nelson Class.
This series designed specifically for the modeller and historian provides a comprehensive history of the locomotives featured, supported by colour photographs and a selection of 4mm scale drawings.

Author: Peter Swift. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 96pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780711032477.

Original Price £16.99.

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Memories of Steam.

Memories of Steam.
A nostalgic look at the final three and a half years of steam working on Britain's railways. From January 1965 to the preservation of loco's at Carnforth shed yard in 1968.

Author: Roger Siviter. Publisher: Sutton.

Hardback. 144pp. 20cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9780750944113.

Original Price £19.99.

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Middle East Movers.

Middle East Movers.
A fully illustrated history of the Royal Engineer transportation in the Suez Canal Zone between 1947 and 1956, full of nostalgic archive photographs.

Author: Hugh Mackintosh. Publisher: Northfleet Press.

Paperback. 72pp. 15cm by 21cm.

ISBN-10: 094830510X.

ISBN-13: 9780948305108.

Original Price £6.99.

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North Eastern Record, Volume 2.

North Eastern Record, Volume 2.
Volume 2 of the survey of the Rolling Stock of the North Eastern Railway and the Hull and Barnsley Railway, complete with archive photographs and technical line drawings.

Author: Various. Publisher: Historic Model Railway Society.

Hardback. 160pp. 25cm by 31cm.

ISBN-13: 978090283519X.

ISBN-10: 0902835198.

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North Eastern Record, Volume 3.

North Eastern Record, Volume 3.
Volume 3 of the survey of the Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway, complete with archive photographs and technical line drawings.

Author: J M Fleming. Publisher: Historic Model Railway Society.

Hardback. 160pp. 25cm by 31cm.

ISBN-13: 9780902835203.

ISBN-10: 0902835203.

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North-West England.

North-West England.
One of the "Latter Days of Steam" series that is a nostalgic, pictorial record of the final days of BR steam in North-West England.

Author: Malcolm Castledine. Publisher: Book Law.

Hardback. 96pp. 28cm by 22cm. ISBN 1901945391.

Original Price £19.99.

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On the Trail of the Royal Scot.

On the Trail of the Royal Scot.
A nostalgic and pictorial journey along the route of one of the world's most famous trains, which through most of its history was hauled by some of the fastest locomotives available, from Euston, through 400 miles of wonderful scenery to Glasgow.

Author: David Packer. Publisher: History Press.

Hardback. 150pp. 17cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780750946254.

Original Price £19.99.

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Oxford - Birmingham.

Oxford - Birmingham.
A nostalgic pictorial look at this famous route that covers some of the country's classic stations such as Banbury and Leamington Spa.

Author: Bob Pixton. Publisher: Runpast.

Paperback. 80pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781870754668.

Original Price £14.99.

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Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton: Part 1.

Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton: Part 1.
A nostalgic pictorial look at this famous route, this volume covers the section from Oxford to Worcester.

Author: Bob Pixton. Publisher: Runpast.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781870754590.

Original Price £14.99.

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Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton: Part 2.

Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton: Part 2.
A nostalgic pictorial look at this famous route, this volume covers the section from Worcester to Wolverhampton.

Author: Bob Pixton. Publisher: Runpast.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781870754606.

Original Price £14.99.

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Profile of the Duchesses.

Profile of the Duchesses.
A pictorial and nostalgic history of the Coronation Class - to give the Duchesses's their correct name, here are all 38 of them in all their glory.

Author: David Jenkinson. Publisher: Ian Allan.

Hardback. 80pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN-13: 9780860931768.

Original Price £14.99.

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Profile of the Westerns.

Profile of the Westerns.
A pictorial look at the Class 52's of the Western's.

Author: D Nicholas & S Montgomery. Publisher: Oxford Publishing Co.

Hardback. 80pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN-13: 9780860931164.

Original Price £14.99.

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Railway Ships at War.

Railway Ships at War.
In two World Wars nearly 200 railway-owned ships were converted to operate as troop carriers, hospital ships, minesweepers and seaplane carriers, this is their story.

Author: A.J.Mullay. Publisher: Pendragon.

Hardback. 127pp. 22cm by 28cm.

Original price £25.00.

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Railways for the People.

Railways for the People.
Volume 4 of the 'Railways in Retrospect' series that charts the nationalisation of Britain's railways in 1948, supported by many nostalgic black and white photographs.

Author: A..J.Mullay. Publisher: Pendragon.

Paperback. 88pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781899816149.

Original Price £15.00.

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Return To Ryde. Vol 2.

Return To Ryde. Vol 2.
A full colour nostalgic commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the final full year of railway operation of the Ryde-Newport-Cowes and Ryde-Sandown-Shanklin-Ventnor lines.

Author: Andrew Britton. Publisher: Medina Books.

Hardback.100pp. 30cm by 22cm.

Original Price £18.99.

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Rex Conway's Steam Album.

Rex Conway's Steam Album.
A collection of 300 images that are a glimpse into this remarkable archive of railway photographs that has remained unpublished for over 30 years.

Publisher: Sutton.

Hardback. 174pp. 20cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9780750946261.

Original Price £19.99.

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Running Out of Steam.

Running Out of Steam.
A collection of unpublished photographs illustrating the rapid changes on Britain's railways in the early 1960's, concluding with a look at the fortune of a group of locomotives recently retired and still working.

Author: Ray Fincham. Publisher: Landmark.

Paperback. 96pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-13: 9781843065043.

Original Price £12.99.

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Show That Never Ends.

Show That Never Ends.
A fully illustrated nostalgic look at 40 years of the York Model Railway Show, from it's humble beginnings in Acomb Church Hall in 1962 to the major national event it is today.

Author: Mike Cook. Publisher: Santona.

Paperback. 126pp. 15 x 23cm. ISBN 0953844838.

Original Price £7.95.

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Sir Vincent Raven.

Sir Vincent Raven.
A biography of the North Eastern Railway Co. chief mechanical engineer who rose from the ranks of engineering apprentice to design some stylish and practical steam locomotives.

Author: Andrew Everett. Publisher: Tempus.

Paperback. 223pp. 17cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9780752439242.

Original Price £19.99.

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Somerset & Dorset Steam Finale.

Somerset & Dorset Steam Finale.
A full colour nostalgic pictorial look at the last years of steam in Somerset and Dorset.

Author: Michael S Welch. Publisher: Runpast.

Paperback. 72pp. 20cm by 21cm.

ISBN-13: 9781870754521.

Original Price £10.99.

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Somerset Steam.

Somerset Steam.
A full colour nostalgic look at scenes from the 1950's and 1960's in Somerset.

Author: Michael Welch. Publisher: Capital Transport.

Paperback. 84pp. 21cm by 20cm.

ISBN-13: 9781854143181.

Original Price £8.95.

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Southern Branch Lines.

Southern Branch Lines.
A full colour nostalgic look at some of the beautiful country lines that were still to be found in the south of England during the closing years of the branch line age.

Author: Michael Welch. Publisher: Capital Transport.

Hardback. 120pp. 22cm by 25cm.

Original Price: £18.95.

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Steam Journey.

Steam Journey.
A nostalgic look at BR steam in the 1950's and 1960's, preserved lines, industrial steam, South African steam and BR main line steam, the 1970's and onward. Many in full colour.

Author: Roger Siviter. Publisher: Great Bear.

Hardback. 80pp. 22cm by 29cm.

ISBN-13: 9780956518903.

Original Price £17.99.

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Steam Locomotive Casualty Reports.

Steam Locomotive Casualty Reports.
A collection of casualty reports salvaged from Gloucester Barnwood motive power depot dated between 1958 and 1963 and provide a valuable insight into BR operations during the last years of steam.

Author: Stephen Mourton. Publisher: Runpast.

Paperback. 80pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781870754620.

Original Price £12.99.

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Steam Memories: Southern. Part 1.

Steam Memories: Southern. Part 1.
No 10 in Booklaw's Steam Memories series that is a nostalgic and pictorial look at the South Eastern and Central Division.

Author: Keith Pirt/Don Beecroft. Publisher: Book Law.

Paperback. 72pp. 21cm by 20cm.

ISBN-13: 9781907094538.

Original Price £9.99.

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Steam Traction in the Royal Engineers.

Steam Traction in the Royal Engineers.
A history of the use of steam traction engines in the Royal Engineers, illustrated with many archive photographs.

Author: Col. J. Nowers. Publisher: North Kent Books.

Paperback. 72pp. 14cm by 21cm.

ISBN-10: 094830507X.

Original Price £4.50.

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Sussex and Hampshire.

Sussex and Hampshire.
One of the 'Branches & Byways' series that is a nostalgic and pictorial look at the history of the myriad branches and secondary lines of this region from the late 1920's to the early 1970's.

Author: John Vaughan. Publisher: Oxford Publishing Co.

Hardback. 256pp. 22cm by 30cm.

ISBN-13: 9780860935858.

Original Price £35.00.

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Tracks On Canvas.

Tracks On Canvas.
A superb full colour collection of the railway paintings of Philip D Hawkins. Supported with photos and explanations of the various locations.

Publisher: HRP.

Hardback. 96pp. 32cm by 29cm.

ISBN-13: 9781906974008.

Original Price £34.99.

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Two Centuries of Railway.

Two Centuries of Railway.
Volume 1 of the Illustrated History of British Railways that is a nostalgic look at 200 hundred years of railways.

Author: Alan Earnshaw. Publisher: Nostalgia Road.

Paperback. 72pp. 21cm by 20cm.

ISBN-13: 9781903016640.

Original Price £9.95.

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