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Item No Old DB Ref Title Authors ISBN Publisher Published At Year Published Format NRM Classification Primary Theme Condition
29120 Manual-W 1971 Waterloo & City Line instructions. (I109081) British Railways. Southern Region British Rail Southern Region London 1971 Manual (Operations or Systems)
14440 BR-F003 Want to run a railway? British Railways. Southern Region. Public Relations & Publicity Department., British Railways. Southern Region. Public Relations & Publicity Department. London 1962 Softback G6 Fair
17460 Gen-Bra004 Westinghouse automatic brake: description and operation. British Railways. Southern Region., British Railways. Southern Region. London 1956 Booklet E14 Fair
27820 Manual-Trail-1967 Instructions to drivers when locomotive hauling three or four car trailer units nos 301-303 and 401-428. (X1/208) British Railways. Southern Region., British Railways - Southern Region London 1967 Booklet E9 Fair
29220 Manual-Diesel-1965 1600/600 HP Electro-diesel locomotive 'Type JA' (protoype E6001 to E6006) (X1/144) British Railways. Southern Region., British Railways - Southern Region London 1965 Softback E10A Fair
27310 Manual-Dies-1968 350/400 HP Diesel electric locomotives: fault and failure guide (X1/283) British Railways. Southern Region., British Railways - Southern Region London 1968 Softback E10A Fair
19250 Gen-H004 Handbook for railway steam locomotive enginemen.(Reprint of 1957 ed) British Transport Commission, 0711006288 Ian Allan Shepperton 1998 E8C
27710 Manual-Dr-33014 Handbook for railway steam locomotive enginemen. British Transport Commission, British Transport Commission London 1957 E8C Manual (Operations or Systems)
14760 BR-M005 Modernisation and re-equipment of British Railways British Transport Commission, British Transport Commission London 1955 Softback B8-10 Fair
51180 Welf-BR-1956 Machinery of negotiation for railway staff. British Transport Commission, British Transport Commission London 1956 H2
39462 S-Is021(2) Return to Ryde by steam, v.2 Britton, Andrew 0954850718 Medina Books Warwick 2005 Hardback C0A As New
39461 S-Is021(1) Return to Ryde by steam, v.1 Britton, Andrew 095485070x Medina Books Warwick 2005 Hardback C0A As New
57310 S-We011 Waterloo to Weymouth : a journey in steam Britton, Andrew 9780752498836 History Press, Stroud 2014 Hardback C0A As New
39455 S-Is019 Once Upon a Line. Isle of Wight..Volume 3 Britton, Andrew (comp) Oxford Publishing 1990
17315 Biog-120 Small coal and smoke rings : a fireman on the Great Western. Brock, Derek 0719540763 John Murray London 1983 H1 Biography
17105 Biog-092 The railway navvy : 'that despicable race of men' Brooke, David 071538449X David & Charles 1983 E2 Biography
40640 S-Ly001 Lymington - The Sound of Success Brown, Alan Allan T Condie
41135 S-Ne001 Network South–East Handbook Brown, David; Jackson, Alan 1854141295 Capital Transport Harrow Weald 1990 B8-10
38315 S-Ea008 Eastleigh Railway Institute Centenary 1891-1991 Brown, George J Eastleigh Railway Institute 1991 Places – Eastleigh
41625 S-Go004 Gosport - Transports of Delight Brown, Ron 0903852195 Milestone Publications 1982 Places - Gosport
40685 S-Ly009 The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Brown; Prideaux; Radcliffe David & Charles 1964
40688 S-Ly009a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.The.. Brown/Prideaux/Radcliffe, Brown 0715349589 David & Charles Newton Abbot 1980 Hardback Regional Railways - Southern England - Independent & Light Good
44435 S-Sou135 Southern Region Steam, Western Section Browne, Hornby & Almark 1977
25625 Local-J004 Official Guide to the Jurassic Coast Brunsden, Prof. Denys (edited by) Coastal Publishing 2003 Local History & Amenities
27415 Manual-Dies-1964 Operating manual: British Railways locomotives D1520 - D1861 excepting D1702 - D1706 Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd & Sulzer Bros. Ltd, Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd & Sulzer Bros. Ltd Loughborough 1964 Softback E10A Fair
18140 Gen-Bri088 British Transport Commission Reports & Accounts BTC HMSO
51305 Welf-Pension BTC BTC. Pension Scheme - Male Wages Grades 1954 BTC (W Tuck) British Transport Commision 1954 Welfare of Railway Staff
23060 Gen-Rail118 A pictorial survey of railway stations Buck, Gordon 0860934594 Oxford Publishing Sparkford 1992 E5B
17645 Gen-Bri022 British Locomotive Builders' Plates Buckle, Keith; Lowe, David 1857800184 Midland Leicester 1994 E17
34925 S-Bo001 Boat trains and channel packets : the English short sea routes Bucknall, R Vincent Stuart London 1957 G5A
21530 Gen-O009 Our railway history (including map). 2nd ed., rev. and enl. Bucknall, Rixon Bucks Head London 1945 A1
37355 S-Bu017 Master Builders of Steam Bulleid, Henry Anthony Vaughan Ian Allan London 1963 Hardback E1 Biography - Locomotive Engineers (Various) Fair
37370 S-Bu017 Master Builders of Steam. 2nd ed. Bulleid, Henry Anthony Vaughan 0711001774 Ian Allan London 1983 Hardback E1 Biography - Locomotive Engineers (Various) Fair
37235 S-Bu009 Bulleid of the Southern Bulleid, Henry Anthony Vaughan 071100689X Ian Allan London 1977 E1
42770 S-Som759 Somerset and Dorset swansong: last days of a steam railway Bunyar, Bob 9780953877140 Wild Swan Bath 2016 L1J As New
24790 Gen-War029 Wartime Purbeck Bunyar, Bob 9781527289796 Wildthyme7 (Publications) Swanage 2021 Softback B4-7 War – Railways during War As New
17005 Biog-075 Rambling railwayman's recollections: secondman, driver and instructor days, 1967-2009 Burch, Geoff 9780956796769 G Burch SI 2014 Hardback H1 As New
17008 Biog-076 Ramblings of a railwayman: life as an engine cleaner and fireman at Guildford MPD (70C) from 1 April 1961 - 9 July 1967 Burch, Geoff 9780956796707 G Burch Guildford 2011 Hardback H1 As New
17012 Biog-077 Further ramblings of railwaymen; featuring stories and photographs [from work colleagues at Guildford, Eastleigh, Salisbury and Weymouth: front cover] Burch, Geoff 9780956796714 G Burch Guildford 2012 Hardback H1 As New
37805 S-De006 Railways of Devon and Cornwall – A BR Pictorial Burges, Anthony Ian Allan 2008
38975 S-Ha015 Railways of Hampshire – A British Railway Pictorial Burges, Anthony W Ian Allan 2006
18245 Gen-C012 Historical sketch showing the evolution of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, with a track mileage of upwards of 20,000 miles, from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, with a track mileage of 31 1/2 miles Burgess, H G London Midland & Scottish Rlys 1925 L1D
17275 Biog-115 Signalman Burke, M. 0851534236 Bradford Barton Truro 1982 Softback H1 Good
25190 Local-Dor023 Dorset Camera 1855-1914 Burnett, David Dovecote Press 2014 Local History & Amenities
11225 S-Na001 Nameplates of the Southern Locomotives Burridge, Frank (comp) Sydenham Bournemouth 1946 Softback M2 Motive Power - ABC Series
16490 Gen-Bi005 Nameplates of the big four : including British Railways Burridge, Frank H. A. 0902888439 Oxford Publishing 1975 M2
39395 S-Is016 The Great Isle of Wight Train Robbery Burroughs, R E Railway Invigoration Soc 1968
39410 S-Is016 The Great Isle of Wight Train Robbery Burroughs, R E Railway Invigoration Soc 1969
40115 S-Lon006 LB & SCR Locomotives 1870-1927 Burtt, F Ian Allan 1946 Companies – LB&SCR
40325 S-Lon018 LSWR Locomotives 1873-1923 (Soft Cover) Burtt, F Ian Allan Companies – LSWR
40340 S-Lon018 LSWR, SE&C, LBSC Locomotives 1873-1923 (Bound) Burtt, F Ian Allan (ABC Loco Series) Companies – LSWR
43085 S-Sou007 SE&CR Locomotives, 1874-1923 Burtt, F Ian Allan 1947 Motive Power – Steam – SE&CR
22055 Gen-Pu008 Pullman and perfection Burtt, Frank; Beckerlegge, W Ian Allan London 1948 E12
16970 Biog-070 LMS Locoman: : Wellingborough (or Willesden?) footplate memories Bushell, G 0851534244 Bradford Barton 1982 H1 Biography
22940 Gen-Rail098 Railways Restored 2007 Butcher, Alan (edited by) Ian Allan 2023 Q1A
22955 Gen-Rail099 Railways Restored 2008 (29th Edition) Butcher, Alan (edited by) Ian Allan 2023 Q1A
22960 Gen-Rail100 Railways Restored 2012 (33rd Edition) Butcher, Alan (edited by) 0711036949 Ian Allan 2012 Railway Preservation - General History
18680 Gen-Dies015 The Heyday of the DMU Butcher, Alan C 0711023190 Ian Allan Shepperton 1994 E10B
40490 S-Lon025 On London & South Western Lines Butcher, Alan C Ian Allan 1995 Companies – LSWR
15230 BR-Tr002 On-track plant on British Railways 5th Ed Butcher, R 1872768148 SCT Publications 1991 E3 Companies – British Railways - General
92296 S-Ha022 Harmans Cross Railway Station - A Pictorial and written history of the construction of this new country station on the Purbeck Line in Dorset .(compiled/edited by Don Butler) Butler, Don 2018 Folder Architecture/construction Good
13955 BR-C008 BR coaching fleet : BR mk2, mk3, & mk4 Butlin, Ashley 1871608872 Irwell Press Clophill 1998 E6 Carriages / Coaches - British Railways
23375 Gen-Sc002 Diesels & electrics for scrap : [the withdrawal and scrapping of the British Rail modern traction fleet]. vol. 1 Butlin, Ashley 0906899273 Atlantic Transport Penryn 1988 E10A
23390 Gen-Sc004 In focus: Vic Berry's. Butlin, Ashley 0948069074 Coorlea Publishing Norwich 1988 Softback E10A Good
41015 S-Min004 Purbeck's Clay Railways Buxton, Ben Dorset Life 2008 2008 Article
25980 Local-Sa-001 Sandford heritage: history and wildlife of a Dorset parish Buxton, Ben Sandford Heitage Sandford, Dorset 2018 Softback Local History & Amenities - Dorset As New
23700 Gen-Sig031 First principles of railway signalling : including an account of the legislation in the United Kingdom affecting the working of railways and the provision of signalling and safety appliances. 2nd ed. Byles, C B Railway Gazette London 1918 Hardback E15 Signalling Fair
21140 Gen-Model009 Shops, Shed and Road (L.B.S.C.) C, L B S (Curly Lawrence) Percival Marshall 2023 Q2A Modelling
39740 S-Le001 Lecture on the Working of Locomotive Engines C.E., D Drummond, Waterlow 1907
19925 Gen-Li008 Lost liveries of privatisation in colour for the modeller and historian. Cable, David 9780711033610 Ian Allan Surrey 2009 M1 Liveries
14815 BR-Pa006 BR passenger sectors in colour : for the modeller and historian Cable, David 0711034419 Ian Allan Hersham 2012 E12 Modelling
46250 S-Swa818 Swanage Branch Pictorial Caddy, C L Purbeck Railway Enterprise 1985 Swanage Railway
47300 S-We010 The Weymouth Quay Tramway Caddy, C L Dorset Transport Circle 2015 D1B Places – Weymouth
41105 S-Min004 Kimmeridge Coal Money -Romano British Shale Industry Calkin, F Bernard Dorset Natural History Archaeological Soc 1955
25010 Local-B005 Discovering prehistoric Bournemouth and Christchurch. A record of local finds in the twentieth century, etc. [With illustrations, including maps.] Calkin, J Bernard Red House Museum and Art Gallery Christchurch 1966 Booklet Z Local History & Amenities
23165 Gen-Rail130 An Outline of Railway Traffic Operation Cameron, T F Railway Publishing Co London 1946 G1
18789 Gen-E014 The Environmental Impact of Railways Carpenter, T G 0471948284 John Wiley & Sons Chichester 1994 Hardback K1 Railway History - Social Good
19895 Gen-Li006 Britain's railway liveries : colours crests and linings, 1825-1948. 2nd ed. Carter, Ernest F Harold Starke London 1963 M1 Liveries
29495 Observer RL55 Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain Carter, Ernest F Frederick Warne London 1955 E8F Motive Power – General – Observer Series
33500 REF-R004 Railway Encyclopedia Carter, Ernest F Harold Starke London 1963 GR
25970 Local-R004 Royal Navy & Portland Carter, G H; Prince, A K H M S Osprey 1978 Local History & Amenities
25760 Local-P003 Poole's My Port (Boats etc - bits of history) Carter, Herbert S (to be determined) 1946 Local History & Amenities
17075 Biog-088 To the railway born : reminiscences of station life, 1934-92 Carter, Tony 0947971793 Silver Link Kettering 1996 H1 Biography
17690 Gen-Bri032 British locomotive names of the twentieth century. Casserley, H C Ian Allan 1963 M2
18230 Gen-C010 H. C. Casserley Casserley, H C 0715356313 David & Charles Newton Abbot 1972 Q3-4
21785 Gen-Pr005(2) Preserved Locomotives 2nd edn. Casserley, H C 0711001200 Ian Allan London 1969 Q1A
21800 Gen-Pr005(5) Preserved Locomotives 5th edn. Casserley, H C 0711009910 Ian Allan London 1980 Q1A
22280 Gen-Rail030 Railways Between the Wars Casserley, H C David & Charles Newton Abbot 1971 B5-6
23020 Gen-Rail114 Railways since 1939 Casserley, H C 0715354876 David & Charles Newton Abbot 1972 B8-10
23990 Gen-Ste028 Steam Locomotives of British Railways. 3rd edn Casserley, H C 0600022102 Hamlyn Books London 1973 E8E Steam
29510 Observer RL57 Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain Casserley, H C Frederick Warne London 1957 E8F Motive Power – General – Observer Series
29525 Observer RL58 Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain Casserley, H C Frederick Warne London 1958 E8F Motive Power – General – Observer Series
29540 Observer RL60 Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain Casserley, H C Frederick Warne London 1960 E8F Motive Power – General – Observer Series
29555 Observer RL62 Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain Casserley, H C Frederick Warne Motive Power – General – Observer Series
29570 Observer RL64 Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain Casserley, H C Frederick Warne Motive Power – General – Observer Series
29585 Observer SL74 Observer's Book of British Steam Locomotives Casserley, H C Frederick Warne 1974 Motive Power – Steam – Observer Series
29600 Observer SL77 Observer's Book of British Steam Locomotives Casserley, H C Frederick Warne Motive Power – Steam – Observer Series
29615 Observer SL79 Observer's Book of British Steam Locomotives Casserley, H C Frederick Warne Motive Power – Steam – Observer Series
29630 Observer SL85 Observer's Book of British Steam Locomotives Casserley, H C Frederick Warne Motive Power – Steam – Observer Series
29645 Observer SL88 Observer's Book of British Steam Locomotives Casserley, H C 1854710133 Frederick Warne Motive Power – Steam – Observer Series